Development of a high-pressure detonation-driven shock tube facility

Abstract

AIAA 34th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV Jan 15-18, 1996The Hypersonic Shock Tunnel at The University of Texas at Arlington is being converted from a pressure-driven to a detonation-driven shock tunnel. This modification was necessitated by a requirement to provide a high pressure/temperature test environment for research to support the development of MHD-augmented hypersonic test facility concepts. A description of the existing shock tunnel, review of the detonation-driven shock tunnel concept, predicted performance of the detonation-driven shock tunnel, and results from an experimental simulation of the tunnel operation, are provided. AbstractThe Hypersonic Shock Tunnel at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is being converted from a pressure-driven to a detonation-driven shock tunnel. This modification was necessitated by a requirement to provide a highpressure, high-temperature test environment for research to support the development of MHDaugmented, hypersonic test facility concepts. A description of the existing shock tunnel, review of the detonation-driven shock tunnel concept, predicted performance of the detonation-driven shock tunnel, and results from an experimental simulation of the tunnel operation are provided in this paper.