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Experimental investigation of the magnetohydrodynamic parachute effect in a hypersonic air flow

V. P. Fomichev, M. A. Yadrenkin

Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk

Abstract: New data on experimental implementation of the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) parachute configuration in an air flow with Mach number $M$ = 6 about a flat plate are considered. It is shown that MHD interaction near a flat plate may transform an attached oblique shock wave into a normal detached one, which considerably extends the area of body-incoming flow interaction. This effect can be employed in optimizing return space vehicle deceleration conditions in the upper atmosphere.

Received: 21.03.2012

 English version: Technical Physics, 2013, 58:1, 144–147

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