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Tekna supersonic enthalpy probe

By Tekna Plasma Systems Inc.

The Tekna supersonic enthalpy probe is used for local plasma enthalpy, plasma temperature, plasma velocity and Mach number measurements. [1] The main advantage of Tekna supersonic enthalpy probe is designed to have the measurement of the static pressure of the flow and the total pressure on the same probe as shown on the fig. 6. This design allows reducing the uncertainty of measurement which may occur by using various probes, such as aerodynamic wedge probe used to measure Mach number or pitot tube used to measure dynamic pressure [2], that are reported on literature, and which can lead to perturb the plasma differently because of their different shapes. The hole on Tekna probe, measure the static pressure after shock, when other instruments are considering a static pressure to be equal to the pressure inside the vacuum chamber which can increase errors. Indeed, the static pressure of the plasma jet, in supersonic mode, is not constant and vary along the jet axis. This is even more important when the supersonic flow impact the enthalpy probe which result in occurring a bow shock on the nose tip of the probe and lead inevitably in the static pressure variation. The post-shock static pressure described by [3] measures the static pressure after a shock generated on the nose tip of enthalpy probe by using a separate probe. Even if this probe tends to reproduce the shock it has the disadvantage to use 2 different probes which inevitably leads to increase error in measurements. The Tekna enthalpy probe measure static and stagnation pressure using the same probe.

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