High Speed Propulsion and Advanced Weapon Technologies
Abstract
This activity is focused on applied research to support the development of vehicle and propulsion technology for high-speed weapons operating from Mach 3 to Mach 8 and beyond. The goal is to develop computational, experimental and flight testing capabilities along with the workforce needed to support the development of hypersonic weapons. Research includes: Objectives: - Prediction and control of hypersonic boundary-layers and shock-wave boundary-layer interactions - Development of hypersonic ground test facilities, instrumentation and nonintrusive diagnostics - Prediction of interactions between materials and the high-speed flight environment such as flight through weather and oxidation of thermal protection systems - Development of improved modeling tools to predict the aerothermal and aerodynamic performance of hypersonic weapons over a wide range of velocities and altitudes - Development of ultra-high temperature materials, cooling strategies and thermal protection systems that can survive the launch and flight environment - Development high-speed propulsion technologies such as solid fuel ramjets
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 3e646edb4ab7ec149e7ac5db0d9b88c4