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Published 2015 | public
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Shock Tunnel Operation and Correlation of Boundary Layer Transition on a Cone in Hypervelocity Flow

Abstract

The Caltech T5 reflected shock tunnel is used to produce hypervelocity flow over a range of velocities and pressures by varying the test gas and operating parameters of reservoir enthalpy (hres) and reservoir pressure (Pres). One area of research in T5 is the measurement of boundary layer behavior and transition from laminar to turbulent flow on a smooth 5-degree half-angle cone [3, 1, 11].

Additional Information

© 2015 Springer International Publishing Switzerland. The authors thank the T5 group members: Prof. Hans Hornung, Mr. Nick Parziale, andMr. Bahram Valiferdowsi; Dr. RossWagnild for substantial assistance with the flow and boundary layer analysis; and Miss Elizabeth Jewell for her statistical advice. This project was sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under award number FA9550-10-1-0491 (J. Schmisseur, program manager). The views expressed herein are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies or endorsements, either expressed or implied, of AFOSR or the U.S. Government.

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