Plasma Torch (IMAGE)

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Plasma Torch

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Sandia National Laboratories’ inductively coupled plasma torch is very similar to the University of Texas at Austin’s torch used to test heat-shield materials for this project. Data from the lab tests was used to refine a computer model to more rapidly evaluate materials for hypersonic vehicles.

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Photo by Craig Fritz/Sandia National Laboratories

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