Test & Evaluation for Science & Technology
Abstract
Completed technology development to upgrade the high-pressure, vacuum, and data systems for the CUBRC Large Energy National Shock (LENS) Tunnels enabling the efficient high productivity operation for flight conditions at Mach 4 to 9. Completed improved intrusive and non-intrusive measurements in hypersonic flow fields aiding vehicle design of ongoing hypersonic technology demonstrators. Technology development creating a new force balance capable of directly measuring force and moment components of an X-51 scale hypersonic vehicle was completed enabling the direct force measurements at flight conditions to compare with flight test data and computationally predicted performance data.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- d193f4f225f86146010e1333527eee4b