33th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences

03.2 - Experimental Aerodynamics

A NEW FACILITY FOR HYPERSONIC FLOW SIMULATION DRIVEN BY A HIGH VELOCITY OXYGEN FUEL GUN

A. Esposito, DEPT.OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II, Italy; C. Allouis, STEMS-CNR, Italy; M. Lappa, Dept of Mech. and Aer.Engineering, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

This paper reports on the development of a new Blowdown-Induction Facility driven by a High Velocity, Oxy Fueled Gun. The facility is conceived for Aerothermodynamic Applications, specifically to Test candidate materials for Thermal Protection Systems and simulate effectively Hypersonic Sustained Flows.


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