Meteorite temperature measurements during ground testing
Ground testing meteorite samples offer in-situ measurements of known materials in
conditions that occur during entry into Earth's atmosphere. 22 meteorite samples with a wide …
conditions that occur during entry into Earth's atmosphere. 22 meteorite samples with a wide …
Meteorite material luminous efficiencies from ground testing of meteoroid entry
The paper reports the determination of luminous efficiency values from ground testing of a
comprehensive set of meteorite samples. The ground testing data is translated with …
comprehensive set of meteorite samples. The ground testing data is translated with …
Plenoptic imaging of meteorite shape change during plasma wind tunnel experiments
Experimental meteors are produced by exposing samples of meteoritic material to an air
plasma flow in an arcjet driven plasma wind tunnel facility, simulating the aerothermal …
plasma flow in an arcjet driven plasma wind tunnel facility, simulating the aerothermal …
[HTML][HTML] Visual observation of meteorite ablation in plasma wind tunnel experiments
A set of 28 different meteorites was tested in 32 ablation experiments in the plasma wind
tunnel PWK1 at the Institute of Space Systems. All meteorites were exposed to the same flow …
tunnel PWK1 at the Institute of Space Systems. All meteorites were exposed to the same flow …
Emission spectroscopy at high frame rates during ablation tests of meteorite samples in plasma wind tunnel
Optical emission spectra between 522–580 nm of ablating meteorites have been recorded
at frame rates as high as 1 kHz for the first time during ground testing with simultaneous …
at frame rates as high as 1 kHz for the first time during ground testing with simultaneous …
Numerical simulation of an iron meteoroid entering into Earth's atmosphere using DSMC and a radiation solver with comparison to ground testing data
Observation missions of meteoroids entering the Earth's atmosphere are conducted
regularly. Meanwhile a method to replicate the flight in a ground test facilities has been …
regularly. Meanwhile a method to replicate the flight in a ground test facilities has been …