Hypersonic Boundary Layer Turbulence (BOLT-II) Flight Test Experiment

Abstract

A basic research hypersonic flight experiment was executed. The objective was to improve the understanding and prediction of heat flux and skin friction associated with hypersonic boundary layer turbulence during flight on a geometry that created a complex flow path with pressure gradients, stationary vortex streaks, and competing transition mechanisms. The accomplishments included design and fabrication of flight hardware, supporting numerical simulations, ground test, flight stability, preliminary/critical design reviews, ground test of the flight hardware, integration into payload, flight experiment (March 21, 2022), and post-flight data analyses. The database was delivered to AFOSR.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 28, 2024
Accession Number
AD1231194

Entities

People

  • Aaron Dufrene
  • Ed White
  • Helen Reed
  • Rodney D W Bowersox
  • Tim Wadhams

Organizations

  • Calspan-University of Buffalo Research Center
  • Texas Engineering Experiment Station

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Boundary Layers
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow