The NASA Glenn Research Center's Hypersonic Tunnel Facility (HTF), located at the Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, is a non-vitiated, free-jet facility, capable of testing large-scale propulsion systems at Mach Numbers from 5 to 7. As a result of a component failure in September of 1996, a restoration project was initiated in mid- 1997 to repair the damage to the facility. Following the 2-1/2 year effort, the HTF has been returned to an operational condition. Significant repairs and operational improvements have been implemented in order to ensure facility reliability and personnel safety. As of January 2000, this unique, state-of-the-art facility was ready for integrated systems testing.


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    Title :

    Restoration of the Hypersonic Tunnel Facility at NASA Glenn Research Center, Plum Brook Station


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Aerospace Sciences ; 2000 ; Reno, NV, United States


    Publication date :

    2000-03-01


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English