The supersonic/hypersonic ground testing serves a multitude of purposes and objectives. From structural and material integrity, to force and moment models; from pressure mapping, thermal imaging, shock structure to scramjet/ramjet engine operability and ignition studies. Hypersonics has become more of a high profile area of late. Compared to flight testing, ground testing typically it is less expensive and usually is not a one single-test test program. It is more forgiving in the fact that a test program can utilize a single test article and get data from a number of tests. Ground test data is the input to the formation of research databases, as well as, validation of CFD models/tools. To understand the output, one must first understand the inputs. To achieve supersonic/hypersonic speeds the use of compressors or compressed air storage along with converging-diverging nozzles are needed. Flight temperatures also need to be achieved for the ground test to truly simulate flight conditions. At NASA Langley's 8' High Temperature Tunnel (HTT), compressed natural gas (methane) is burned to heat the air. To validate that the desired test condition is met, test instrumentation is used and data is collected from the combustor all the way through the nozzle exit plane. In this talk, NASA Langley's 8' HTT will be the basis for what kind of test capabilities hypersonic ground testing offers. It certainly does not offer every capability within ground testing, nor will the discussion cover all types. Specific test techniques used and data collection methods will be discussed and how these confirm certain flight conditions have been achieved. There will be subsequent thoughts on experimental methods that aid test articles such as thrust stands, model actuation, etc.


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    Titel :

    Supersonic / Hypersonic Ground Testing Capabilities and Test Techniques


    Beteiligte:
    Aaron W Fuchs (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    Hypersonic Facilities Technologies ; 2019 ; College Station, TX, US


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2019-03-28


    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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