3 papers
physics.comp-ph2014
Electromagnetic Wave Propagation In The Plasma Layer of A Reentry Vehicle
Madhusudhan Kundrapu, John Loverich, Kris Beckwith +3
The ability to simulate a reentry vehicle plasma layer and the radio wave interaction with that layer, is crucial to the design of aerospace vehicles when the analysis of radio com…
physics.comp-ph2014
Modeling radio communication blackout and blackout mitigation in hypersonic vehicles
Madhusudhan Kundrapu, John Loverich, Kristian Beckwith +3
A procedure for the modeling and analysis of radio communication blackout of hypersonic vehicles is presented. The weakly ionized plasma generated around the surface of a hypersoni…
physics.plasm-ph2010
Two-Dimensional Modeling of Ideal Merging Plasma Jets
John Loverich, Ammar Hakim
Idealized merging argon plasma jets are simulated in 2D using both gas dynamic and MHD models. Results indicate that peak pressures of several hundred kilobar can be achieved for h…