RELIABLE prediction of the high heat transfer rates experienced during the hypersonic
portion of planetary entry and descent is critical to vehicle survival. Two types of sensors that …

Measuring the thermal environment in scramjet engines is essential for develo** a high-
quality database on thermal loads, which is crucial for engine performance analysis and …

Coaxial surface junction thermocouples (CSJTs) are commonly applied to transient thermal
measurements. Based on the measurement principle of CSJT, one-dimensional analytical …

Shock tubes consistently maintain normal shock waves to produce high pressure, high
temperature environments on microsecond time scales. The University of Central Florida …

The present research campaign centered on static and hypersonic experiments performed
with a two-dimensional, repetitively-pulsed (RP) laser Lightcraft model. The future …

Due to high heat transfer rates in hypersonic flight and its consequent necessity of
prohibitively massive thermal protection system, new methods of flow control are required to …

A new 0.6‐m. diameter Hypersonic Shock Tunnel is been designed, fabricated and will be
installed at the Laboratory of Aerothermodynamics and Hypersonics IEAv‐CTA, Brazil. The …

Prediction of heat transfer is integral to development of hypersonic vehicles. Underprediction
of heat transfer rates can result in catastrophic failures during flight testing. An example …

Aiming at the hypersonic phase of the Earth‐to‐Orbit trajectory for a laser propelled vehicle,
a 2‐D Lightcraft model was designed to be tested at the T3 Hypersonic Shock Tunnel at the …

Atmospheric reentry vehicles have wing-body configuration with blunt leading edges on
wings and slender fuselage. These vehicles pass through several phases of flight during …