NASA’s National Transonic Facility is one of the few cryogenic wind-tunnel facilities in the world, where tunnel conditions may reach -250 F. Model angle of attack (AoA) at NTF is typically measured by an on-board accelerometer package that is exposed to the cryogenic tunnel conditions. These NTF AoA packages house two Q-Flex accelerometers in a compact heated environment in order to maintain constant temperature of the sensors for stability. Recently, drift in sensor output was observed in one of the NTF AoA packages. The drift is correlated with the AoA package temperature and cryogenic soak time. This paper studies the temperature and time dependent behavior of the NTF AoA packages, and reviews their design and calibration. Recommended improvements to the AoA packages are made to improve the stability of the model angle of attack measurements at cryogenic conditions.
Cryogenic Angle Measurement at NASA Langley
2018 AIAA Aviation ; 2018 ; Atlanta, GA, United States
2018-06-25
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