Completion of the 9.5-Inch Mach-6 Ludwieg Tube: Enabling Low-Cost Hypersonic Quiet-Flow Experiments

Abstract

This grant supported fabrication of the 9.5-inch Mach-6 quiet-flow Ludwieg tube at Purdue University. Due to delays in fabrication, the facility is not yet complete. Fabrication continues under AFOSR Grant F49620-00-1-0016 and other funds. Fabrication status is reported in several open-literature publications, here cited. Most parts of the tunnel have been completed and tested. The critical quiet-flow nozzle is nearly complete, with the last parts scheduled for shipment during early March 2000.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 20, 2001
Accession Number
ADA388244

Entities

People

  • Steven P. Schneider

Organizations

  • Purdue University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Classification
  • Fabrication
  • Information Operations
  • Pressure Vessels
  • Research Facilities
  • Scientific Research
  • Security
  • Specifications
  • Stress Analysis
  • Stress Relieving
  • Test Facilities
  • Tubes
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

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