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Frank K. Lu, University of Texas at Arlington
Dan E. Marren, Arnold Engineering Development Center
Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics Series, V-198
Published by AIAA, © 2002, 659 pages, Hardback
ISBN-10: 1-56347-541-3
ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-541-2
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The recent interest in hypersonics has energized researchers, engineers, and scientists working in the field, and has brought into focus once again the need for adequate ground test capabilities to aid in the understanding of the complex physical phenomenon that accompany high-speed flight. Over the past decade, there have been noteworthy improvements in the worldwide hypersonic ground testing infrastructure that will be important in furthering hypersonic technologies.
The current inventory of hypersonic testing facilities has been very successful, with few major failures or problems. Many of the enhancements highlighted have been driven by requirements for quiet tunnels for hypersonic boundary layer transition; long run times, high dynamic pressure, nearly clean air, true enthalpy, and larger sized facilities for hypersonic and hypervelocity air breathers; and longer run times, high dynamic pressure/enthalpy facilities for sensor and maneuverability issues associated with interceptors.
Timing is critical for new facility development, since one to two decades for research, design, development, construction, and calibration are needed. Experience shows that capability should be in place before a project that requires the new facility capability is started.
This book presents a number of new, innovative approaches to satisfying the enthalpy requirements for air-breathing hypersonic vehicles and planetary entry problems. It is divided into five parts: Introduction; Hypersonic Shock Tunnels; Long Duration Hypersonic Facilities; Ballistic Ranges, Sleds, and Tracks; and Advanced Technologies for Next Generation Facilities.
About the Author:
Frank Lu is a professor in mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). He directs the UTA Aerodynamics Research Center, a facility unique among academia in possessing test capabilities from low-speed through hypersonic. Professor Lu's recent research is in hypersonic facility and propulsion systems development. He is an associate fellow of AIAA and was a former member of its AIAA Ground Test Technical Committee.
Dan Marren is the USAF Hypersonic Lead at the Arnold Engineering DevelopmentCenter (AEDC). AEDC maintains the largest ground test infrastructure of hypersonic test and evaluation facilities in the U.S. Dan's involvement in recent National hypersonic studies has provided a unique insight into the direction of hypersonic technologies and the ground test needs of the future. Dan is a senior member of the AIAA and recently chaired the AIAA Ground Test Technical Committee.
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Table of Contents:
- Hypersonic Ground Test Requirements
- Principles of Hypersonic Test Facility Development
- NASA's HYPULSE Facility at GASL - A Dual Mode, Dual Driver Reflected-Shock/Expansion Tunnel
- LENS Hypervelocity Tunnels and Application to Vehicle Testing at Duplicated Flight Conditions
- The U-12 Large Shock Tube
- Detonation-Driven Shock Tubes and Tunnels
- Aerothermodynamics Research in the DLR High Enthalpy Shock Tunnel HEG
- Characteristics of the HIEST and its Applicability for Hypersonic Aerothermodynamic and Scramjet Research
- Piston Gasdynamic Units with Multicascade Compression
- Arc-Heated Facilities
- The SCIROCCO 70-MW Plasma Wind Tunnel: A New Hypersonic Capability
- Aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit
- Arc-Heated Facilities as a Tool to Study Aerothermodynamic Problems of Reentry Vehicles
- The NASA Langley Research Center 8-ft High Temperature Tunnel
- NASA Glenn Research Center's Hypersonic Tunnel Facility
- The ONERA F4 High-Enthalpy Wind Tunnel
- The AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9
- A Hypersonic Ground-Test Facility Using Magnetic Levitation and Electromagnetic Propulsion
- Hypersonic Test Capabilities at the Holloman High Speed Test Track
- Increased Launching Capabilities at AEDC's Range/Track G
- A New Mach 8-15 True Temperature Test Facility Concept
- New-Generation Hypersonic Adiabatic-Compression Facilities with Pressure Multipliers
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