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Design of Conventional and Detonation-Driven Hypervelocity Expansion Tubes

Lawson, Joel M. and Austin, Joanna M. (2018) Design of Conventional and Detonation-Driven Hypervelocity Expansion Tubes. In: 2018 Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics , Reston, VA, Art. No. 2018-3566. ISBN 978-1-62410-561-6. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20190816-105723199

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Abstract

Freestream disturbances can have a significant impact on studies of boundary layer transition in ground tests, including experiments in high-enthalpy hypersonic facilities such as an expansion tube. Freest ream noise reduction in expansion tubes can be achieved by increasing the driver-to-driven pressure ratio p₄/p₁, so we seek .methods to increase this ratio in Caltech's HET facility. Towards this end, an in-house modular parametric code has been developed using Python to explore possible modifications to the HET. The effect of increasing the pressure in a passive driver on potential noise reduction is investigated. Optimization of acceleration section length is also explored for conventional drivers. The performance of detonation drivers using H₂ and C₂H₂ fuels with He, Ar, and CO₂ diluents is examined.


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Lawson, Joel M.0000-0002-3042-0909
Austin, Joanna M.0000-0003-3129-5035
Additional Information:© 2018 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Published Online: 24 Jun 2018. The authors would like to thank the Office of Naval Research for supporting this work under the award N00014-16-1-2503, entitled ‘Advancing Transition Experiments in High Enthalpy Flows’.
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Office of Naval Research (ONR)N00014-16-1-2503
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AIAA Paper2018-3566
DOI:10.2514/6.2018-3566
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Official Citation:Design of Conventional and Detonation-Driven Hypervelocity Expansion Tubes. Joel M. Lawson and Joanna M. Austin. 2018 Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference. June. doi: 10.2514/6.2018-3566
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