Computational Modeling of a Table-Top Shock Tunnel Concept
Abstract
Hypersonic flight through the atmosphere generates extreme aerothermodynamic conditions. Specifically, a high-temperature shock layer is formed in front of the vehicle that can exceed 10,000 degrees Kelvin. Recently, a novel experimental approach for measuring shock layer physics has been designed and constructed; called the Table-Top Shock Tunnel (TTST). The basic idea is that a pulsed molecular beam, when targeted at a small blunt object, can generate a hypersonic shock layer that exhibits relevant gas-phase dissociation and gas-surface reaction physics in a small lab setting. This project involves computational research to characterize the flow conditions in the TTST facility and then validate gas-phase and gas-surface reaction chemistry models with the new data.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 26, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1205428
Entities
People
- Thomas E. Schwartzentruber
Organizations
- Regents of the University of Minnesota