Facilities and Instrumentation for Study of Turbulence-Chemistry Interactions in High-Speed, Compressible Flows

Abstract

The Hanson Research Group at Stanford University proposes to acquire new instrumentation toprovide transformative advances in the e xperimental study of compressible, non-equilibriumturbulent flows. Two, related groupings of instrumentation are proposed:1. Imagi ng test section and dump tank for flow studies in a dual-use shock/expansion tube2. Imaging instrumentation for expanded optical di agnostic capabilitiesThe acquisition of components to construct a new high-speed-flow facility and imaginginstrumentation is propo sed to support current and future ONR- and DoD-relevant research in bothcompressible flows and, more generally, in chemically react ing systems. The reinvented shock-tubefacility will provide game-changing in-house capabilities for the Hanson Labs development of laserand imaging diagnostics and their application to high-speed flow fields.Measurements obtained in the proposed facility and u sing the proposed imaging instrumentationwould be used to provide high-quality experimental benchmarks against which the next gener ationof theories and models for hypersonic applications could be validated, advancing a critical DoDresearch priority. These facil ities and diagnostics will also be used to advance parallel DoD-fundedresearch activities underway in the Hanson Lab, significantly broadening the potential impact of theinvestment.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Oct 22, 2021
Source ID
N000142112926

Entities

People

  • Ronald Kent Hanson

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • Stanford University
  • United States Navy

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Research Science/Academic Research
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Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow