Location
Havener Center, St. Pat's Ballroom C
Presentation Date
April 21, 2023, 11:30am-12:30pm
Session
Session 1
Description
This work presents an approach to the design, and theoretical application, of a new test section for the Missouri S&T Supersonic Wind Tunnel to be used with advanced laserbased non-intrusive diagnostics. Supersonic wind tunnel test sections present multiple challenges. They need to ensure proper flow by avoiding jet-flow interactions and ensuring started conditions; they need to withstand large pressure loads in the case of tunnel unstart; they need to provide easy optical access for advanced diagnostics; they need to be modular and adaptable for different experiments. This work presents detailed analytical and numerical analyses of the mechanical loads. Based on this design approach, a modular test section optimized for laser-based non-intrusive diagnostics has been proposed. The final test section design features a square test section with 4 large ports, one on each side. These modular ports can be equipped with either optical windows for non-intrusive diagnostics, or lead plates for mounting experiments.
Meeting Name
32nd Annual Spring Meeting of the NASA-Mo Space Grant Consortium
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Document Type
Presentation
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 The Authors, all rights reserved.
Supersonic Wind Tunnel Improvement for Advanced Laser-Based Non-Intrusive Diagnostics
Havener Center, St. Pat's Ballroom C
This work presents an approach to the design, and theoretical application, of a new test section for the Missouri S&T Supersonic Wind Tunnel to be used with advanced laserbased non-intrusive diagnostics. Supersonic wind tunnel test sections present multiple challenges. They need to ensure proper flow by avoiding jet-flow interactions and ensuring started conditions; they need to withstand large pressure loads in the case of tunnel unstart; they need to provide easy optical access for advanced diagnostics; they need to be modular and adaptable for different experiments. This work presents detailed analytical and numerical analyses of the mechanical loads. Based on this design approach, a modular test section optimized for laser-based non-intrusive diagnostics has been proposed. The final test section design features a square test section with 4 large ports, one on each side. These modular ports can be equipped with either optical windows for non-intrusive diagnostics, or lead plates for mounting experiments.
