Performance Improvements in Boeing/AFOSR Mach 6 Quiet Wind Tunnel Based on CFD Predictions

Abstract

MOTIVATION: Importance of quiet tunnels for hypersonic research -- Understanding the nature of laminar-to-turbulent transition is crucial for: * Reusable launch vehicles * Hypersonic reconnaissance aircraft * Hypersonic cruise vehicles * Ballistic reentry vehicles * Current Programs * DARPA FALCON glide vehicle * X-51 * Orion

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA515575

Entities

People

  • Doyle D. Knight
  • Hadassah Naiman
  • Selin Aradag
  • Steven P. Schneider
  • Thomas J. Juliano

Organizations

  • Rutgers University–New Brunswick

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Heating
  • Air Force
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Transition
  • Bow Shock
  • Geometry
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Layers
  • Mach Number
  • Reconnaissance Aircraft
  • Reusable Launch Vehicles
  • Stagnation Pressure
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • United States Air Force Academy
  • Vehicles
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

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