DESIGN, INSTRUMENTATION AND PERFORMANCE OF THE UTIAS 4-IN.X 7-IN. HYPERSONIC SHOCK TUBE

Abstract

A detailed account is presented of the research and development, design, calibration, and performance of the UTIAS 4-in.x 7-in. Hypersonic Shock Tube, which is used as a modern aerophysical research facility for dissociated and ionized gas flows. The component design and construction features, operating and control systems, safety features, and the diaphragm techniques employed, are described. The instrumentation for monitoring tube performance and operation is also discussed. The operating characteristics, including theoretical and observed performance, are presented. An account of various problems which arose during the development and operation of this very large facility, and the corrective measures taken, is included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0621447

Entities

People

  • A. G. Boyer

Organizations

  • University of Toronto

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Construction
  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Explosives
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Ignition Systems
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Tensile Strength
  • Transducers
  • Yield Strength

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow