Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
- J. M. Meyers and D. G. Fletcher, “Nitrogen Surface Catalyzed Recombination Efficiency from Two-Photon Laser Induced Fluorescence Measurements,” Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 2018
doi: 10.2514/1.T5455 - D. G. Fletcher and J. M. Meyers, “Surface Catalyzed Reaction Efficiencies in Oxygen Plasmas from Laser-Induced Fluorescence Measurements,” Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 2017, Vol.31: 410-420.
doi: 10.2514/1.T4923 - J. M. Meyers, S. Paris, and D. G. Fletcher, “Characterization of CO2 flow in a hypersonic impulse facility using DLAS,” Experiments in Fluids, February 2016, 57:25.
doi: 10.1007/s00348-015-2112-6 - W. P. Owens, D. Merkel, F. Sansoz, and D. G. Fletcher, “Fracture Behavior of Woven Silicon Carbide Fibers Exposed to High-Temperature Nitrogen and Oxygen Plasmas,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Aug. 2015
doi: 10.1111/jace.13826 - D. Hurley, D. Huston, and D. Fletcher, “Remote Monitoring of Harsh Environments Using Acoustic Emissions,” Journal of Engineering Mechanics Vol. 139, No. 3, 2013
doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000477 - J. M. Meyers, S. Paris, D. G. Fletcher, “Diode Laser Absorption Sensor Design and Qualification for CO2 Hypersonic Flows,” AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 25, No. 2 pp 193-200, April-June 2011.
doi:10.2514/1.49270 - J. Marschall, D. G. Fletcher, “High-enthalpy test environments, flow modeling and in situ diagnostics for characterizing ultra-high temperature ceramics”, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 30 (2010) 2323–2336
doi:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.01.010 - R. Vallon, J. Soutadé, J.-L. Vérant, J. Meyers, S. Paris, and A. Mohamed, “A Compact Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectrometer to Monitor CO2 at 2.7 µm Wavelength in Hypersonic Flows”, Sensors 2010, 10(6), 6081-6091
doi:10.3390/s100606081 - M. Pläyez and D. G. Fletcher, J. Marschall, W. Fahrenholtz, G. Hilmas, and S. Zhu, “Optical Emission Spectroscopy During Plasmatron Testing of ZrB2-SiC Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic Composites”, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol 23, No 2, pp 279-285, (2009).
doi:10.2514/1.39974 - J. Marschall, D. Pejakovic, W. Fahrenholtz, G. Hilmas, S. Zhu, J. Ridge, D. Fletcher, C. Asma, J. Thoemel, “Oxidation of ZrB2-SiC Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic Composites in Dissociated Air”, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol 23, No 2, pp 267-278, (2009).
doi:10.2514/1.39970 - M. Pläyez and D. G. Fletcher, “Spectroscopic Analysis of Titan Atmosphere Plasmas”, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol 22, No 2, pp 150-156, (2008).
doi:10.2514/1.30442 - A. Orsini, P. Rini, V. Taviani, D. Fletcher, E. V. Kustova, and E. A. Nagnibeda,” State-to-State Simulation of Nonequilibrium Nitrogen Stagnation-Line Flows: Fluid Dynamics and Vibrational Kinetics,” Journal of Themophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 22, No. 3, 2008
doi: 10.2514/1.34545 - D. G. Fletcher, “Arcjet flow properties determined from laser-induced fluorescence of atomic nitrogen”, Applied Optics, Vol. 38, No. 9, March, 1999, pp 1850-1858.
doi:10.1364/AO.38.001850
Conference Proceedings
- N. Martin, L. Hantsche, R. Herrmann-Stanzel, J. M. Meyers, and D. G. Fletcher, “Steady-State Experimental Evaluation of Pyrolysis Gas and Plasma Reactions,” 56th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 2018.
doi: 10.2514/6.2018-1482 - C. Tillson, J. M. Meyers, and D. G. Fletcher, “Spectrally Resolved Emission Measurements from Pyrolyzing Ablators in an Inductively Coupled Plasma Facility,” 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 2017.
doi: 10.2514/6.2017-0435 - R. Herrmann-Stanzel, L. Allen, J. M. Meyers, and D. G. Fletcher, “ Spatially Resolved Measurements of Simulated Pyrolysis Gases ,” 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 2017
doi: 10.2514/6.2017-0436 - N. Martin, J. M. Meyers, D. G. Fletcher, D. Dang, and I. D. Boyd, “ Investigation of Pyrolyzing Ablators Using a Gas Injection Probe ,” 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 2017
doi:10.2514/6.2017-0437 - C. C. Tilson, J. Uhl, J. M. Meyers, and D. G. Fletcher, “Investigation of Pyrolysis Gas Chemistry of PICA in an Inductively Coupled Plasma Facility,” 46th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Washington DC, June 2016
doi:10.2514/6.2016-3235 - L. D. Allen, J. M. Meyers, and D. G. Fletcher, “Characterization of NO Production Over Metallic Surfaces in Air Plasmas Using Laser Induced Fluorescence,” 47th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference, Washington DC, June 2016
doi:10.2514/6.2016-3380 - D. G. Fletcher, W. P. Owens, and J. M. Meyers, “Surface Reaction and Oxidation Effects on Flexible Thermal Protection Materials,” The Composites and Advanced Materials Expo, Dallas, TX, Oct. 2015
doi: - C. C. Tilson, L. D. Allen, J. M. Meyers, and D. G. Fletcher, “Investigation of Pyrolysis Gas Chemistry in an Inductively Coupled Plasma Facility,” 7th Ablation Workshop, The University of Tennessee Space Institute, 2015
doi: - J. M. Meyers, D. G. Fletcher, “Planar Two-Photon LIF Measurements of Atomic Species in a High-Temperature Inductively Coupled Plasma Environment,” (AIAA 2015-2959) 46th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference, 2015
doi: 10.2514/6.2015-2959 - A. J. Lutz, D. G. Fletcher, (J. M. Meyers), “Investigation of Non-Equilibrium Nitrogen Plasmas,” (AIAA 2015-2961), 46th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference, 2015
doi: - D. Fletcher, J. Meyers, and W. Owens, “Measurement of Surface Catalyzed Recombination Efficiencies by Laser Induced Fluorescence,” 38th Annual Conference on Composites, Materials, and Structures, Cocoa Beach, FL, 2014
doi: - W. Owens, J. Meyers and D. Fletcher, “Oxidation of SiC Thermal Protection Blankets,” 38th Annual Conference on Composites, Materials, and Structures, Cocoa Beach, FL, 2014
doi: - W. Owens, J. Meyers, and D. G. Fletcher, “Surface Catalyzed Recombination Efficiencies for Flexible Thermal Protection Materials in Air Plasma,” AIAA 2103-3141, 44th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, San Diego, California, June 2013
doi: - J. Meyers, W. Owens, and D. G. Fletcher, “Investigation of Surface-Catalyzed Reaction Efficiencies,” AIAA 2103-3140, 44th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, San Diego, California, June 2013
doi: - J. Meyers, W. Owens, and D. G. Fletcher, “Detection of Surface Catalyzed Reaction Products in Air Plasmas,” AIAA 2103-3139, 44th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, San Diego, California, June 2013
doi: - A. Lutz, J. Meyers, W. Owens, S. Smith, and D. G. Fletcher, “Experimental Analysis of Carbon Nitridation and Oxidation Efficiency with Laser-Induced Fluorescence” AIAA 2103-024, 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Dallas 2013
doi: - J. M. Meyers, W. P. Owens, and D. G. Fletcher, “Detection of Surface Catalyzed Reaction Products”, NATO AVT-199 Specialists Meeting on Catalytic Gas Surface Interactions, Rhode-St-Genese, Belgium, Oct. 2012
doi: - J. M. Meyers, W. P. Owens, and D. G. Fletcher, “Direct Assessment of Surface-Catalyzed Reaction Efficiency on SiC Materials”, NATO AVT-199 Specialists Meeting on Catalytic Gas Surface Interactions, Rhode-St-Genese, Belgium, Oct. 2012
doi: - W. P. Owens, J. M Meyers, D. G. Fletcher, and A. M. Calomino, “Flexible TPS Surface Catalysis in a 30 kW ICP Torch Facility”, AIAA 2012-3095, AIAA 43rd Thermophysics Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 2012.
doi: - J. Uhl, W. P. Owens, M. J. Dougherty, A. J. Lutz, J .M. Meyers and D. G. Fletcher, “Pyrolysis Simulation in an ICP Torch Facility”, AIAA 2011-3618, AIAA 42nd Thermophysics Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 2011.
doi: - J. M. Meyers, “Near Surface CO2 Detection in an Inductively Coupled Plasma Facility Using Diode Laser Absorption”, AIAA 2011-3788, AIAA 42nd Thermophysics Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 2011.
doi: - J. M. Meyers, S. Paris, D. G. Fletcher, “Diode Laser Absorption Sensor Design and Qualification for CO2 Hypersonic Flows,” AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 25, No. 2 pp 193-200, April-June 2011.
doi: - D. Fletcher, J. Meyers, A. Lutz, M. Dougherty, W. Owens, J. Uhl, “Species and Temperature Gradient Measurements in the Reacting Boundary Layer over ICP Test Samples”, ESA 7th European Aerothermodynamics Symposium, Brugges, Belgium, May 2011.
doi: - M. Dougherty, W. Owens, J. Meyers, D. Fletcher, “Investigations of Surface-Catalyzed Reactions in a Mars Mixture” , ESA 7th European Aerothermodynamics Symposium, Brugges, Belgium, May 2011.
doi: - M. Dougherty, W. Owens, J. Meyers, D. Fletcher, D., “Investigations of Surface-Catalyzed Recombination Reactions in the Mars Atmosphere“, AIAA 2011-1326, Paper presented at the 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2011
doi: - A. Lutz, W. Owens, J. Meyers, D. Fletcher, and J. Marschall, “Investigations of Surface-Catalyzed Recombination Reactions in N2 Plasma“, AIAA 2011-901, 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2011
doi: - W. P. Owens, J. Uhl, M. Dougherty, A. Lutz, Jason Meyers and D. G. Fletcher, “Design of a 30kW ICP Torch for Aerospace Material Testing“, AIAA 2010-4322, 10th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Chicago, IL, 2010
doi: - J. M. Meyers, W. P. Owens, M. Dougherty, A. Lutz, J. Uhl, and D. G. Fletcher, “Laser Spectroscopic Investigation of Surface-Catalyzed Reactions for Mars Exploration Vehicles“, AIAA 2010-4915, 27th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference, Chicago, IL, June 2010
- Fletcher, D. G., Thomel, J., Chazot, O., and Marschall, J., “Realization of a Gas-Surface Interaction Test Case for Model Validation,” AIAA 2010-1249, January 2010.
- R. Vallon,A. Mohamed, J. Soutade, S. Paris, J. Meyers, “Hypersonic Flows Probing with a Compact Absorption Spectrometer Monitoring CO2 at 2.7µm,” AIAA 2010-304, January 2010. doi: 10.2514/6.2010-304
- Zhang, L., Pejacovic, D., Marschall, J. and Fletcher, D. G., “Laboratory Investigation of Active Graphite Nitridation by Atomic Nitrogen,” AIAA 2009-4251, June 2009.
doi: - C. Thompson, D. Fletcher, and D. Bose “Analysis of Spectrally Resolved Shock-Layer Emission for Lunar Trajectory Conditions”, 40th Thermophysics Conference, Seattle, Washington, June 23-26, 2008 AIAA-2008-3813.
doi: - D. Bose, E. McCorkle, C. Thompson, D. Bogdanoff, D. Prabhu, G. Allen, and J. Grinstead, “Analysis and Model Validation of Shock Layer Radiation in Air“, AIAA-2008-1246, 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 7-10, 2008.
doi: - D. G. Fletcher and M. Playez, “Characterization of Supersonic and Subsonic Plasma Flows”, AIAA Paper No. 2006-3294, AIAA Thermophysics Conference, San Francisco, June, 2006.
doi: - Vancrayenest B. and Fletcher, D. G., “Emission Spectroscopic Survey of Graphite Ablation in the VKI Plasmatron,” AIAA Paper 2006-2907, June 2006.
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