TY - GEN
T1 - Initial Shakedown Testing of the Stevens Shock Tunnel
AU - Shekhtman, D.
AU - Hameed, A.
AU - Segall, B. A.
AU - Dworzanczyk, A. R.
AU - Parziale, N. J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The Stevens Shock Tunnel is designed to replicate hypersonic, Mach 6 flow conditions. The tunnel produces a core flow of 0.3 m in the test section and a test time of at least 4 ms. This paper describes the tunnel’s operation and flow characterization for a range of run conditions: Mach 5.8-6.0, enthalpy 1.5 MJ/Kg, and unit Reynolds number 0.35-8.1 × 106 1/m (with a potentially lower limit available). This paper also describes the use of a nozzle centerbody flow terminator and debris blocker and tunnel cleaning to remove residual debris from a previous experiment. Reservoir, static, and Pitot pressure measurements are presented for a range of run conditions and compared to nozzle flow calculations.
AB - The Stevens Shock Tunnel is designed to replicate hypersonic, Mach 6 flow conditions. The tunnel produces a core flow of 0.3 m in the test section and a test time of at least 4 ms. This paper describes the tunnel’s operation and flow characterization for a range of run conditions: Mach 5.8-6.0, enthalpy 1.5 MJ/Kg, and unit Reynolds number 0.35-8.1 × 106 1/m (with a potentially lower limit available). This paper also describes the use of a nozzle centerbody flow terminator and debris blocker and tunnel cleaning to remove residual debris from a previous experiment. Reservoir, static, and Pitot pressure measurements are presented for a range of run conditions and compared to nozzle flow calculations.
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U2 - 10.2514/6.2022-1402
DO - 10.2514/6.2022-1402
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85123619207
SN - 9781624106316
T3 - AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2022
BT - AIAA SciTech Forum 2022
T2 - AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2022
Y2 - 3 January 2022 through 7 January 2022
ER -