2024年9月11日 · The Ames Arc Jet Complex is key for customers involved in the three major areas of TPS development: selection, validation and qualification. The arc jet data are critical for validating TPS thermal models, heat shield designs and …

An arcjet rocket or arcjet thruster is a form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion, in which an electrical discharge (arc) is created in a flow of propellant [1][2] (typically hydrazine or ammonia).

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2023年9月18日 · An arc jet is a device in which gases are heated and expanded to very high temperatures and supersonic/hypersonic speeds by a continuous electrical arc between two sets of electrodes.

The paper describes the consolidation of NASA’s high powered arc-jet testing at a single location. The existing plasma arc-jet wind tunnels located at the Johnson Space Center were relocated to Ames Research Center while maintaining NASA’s technical capability to ground-test thermal protection system materials under simulated atmospheric entry

2023年8月28日 · From the dawn the space race, through the development of the Orion spacecraft, the Arc Jet facility allowed researchers the opportunity to test and refine spacecraft material and structural designs to determine what could withstand the extreme temperature, physical and chemical changes required to penetrate the atmosphere and return safely to ...

The arc heaters are key features of the arc jet complex; they contain three fundamental elements: a cylindrical volume for containment of the arc discharge (or arc), a pair of electrodes (anode and cathode), and a nozzle [72].

2019年8月26日 · This course will cover an overview of the Entry Systems and Technology Division (TS) at NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) and descriptions of the extensive arc jet testing complex managed within the branch.

2020年9月24日 · Arc-jets are unique facilities used to evaluate the performance of TPS for hypersonic vehicles. They produce high pressure and high enthalpy plasma flows to simulate the extreme heat encountered during atmospheric entry.

2023年8月7日 · The Aerodynamic Heating Facility is part of NASA’s Arc Jet Complex, providing data on thermal protection systems (TPS) for space probes and human-carrying spacecraft to enable safe planetary-atmospheres entry.