Hypersonic Intake Testing with Varying Wall Temperature
Abstract
This project set out to experimentally characterise a three-dimensional shape transition scramjet intake at off-design, low Mach number (M = 5) test conditions. The intake of interest was a Conical-Rectangular-to-Elliptical-Shape-Transition (C-REST) intake developed by Dr Rowan Gollan and Prof. Michael Smart of the University of Queensland (Gollan and Smart, 2013) for the three-stage access-to-space vehicle SPARTAN (Preller and Smart, 2017). It had a design point of Mach 10 and was required to operate down to at least Mach 5. Although the C-REST intake was an evolution of the earlier REST methodologies of Smart (1999), prior to this project the mass capture, back-pressure and self-starting capabilities of this class of intake had not been characterised. Such a characterisation is typically undertaken experimentally in relatively long-duration hypersonic facilities such as the Oxford High Density Tunnel (HDT). Initially a one-year project which coincided with Prof. Smarts sabbatical visit to the University of Oxford, this project was extended to three years to allow development of a novel mass capture device known as MassCap.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 30, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1137280
Entities
People
- Chris Hambidge
- Luke Doherty
- Matthew Mcgilvray
- Michae Smart
Organizations
- University of Oxford