DocumentCode
3232105
Title
Developing a stress wave thrust balance for a hypersonic shock tunnel
Author
Tuttle, S.L. ; Simmons, J.M. ; Mee, D.J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Queensland Univ., St. Lucia, Qld., Australia
fYear
1997
fDate
29 Sep-2 Oct 1997
Firstpage
362
Lastpage
368
Abstract
The development of a thrust balance for the measurement of the net thrust produced in a scramjet nozzle is described. The balance has been designed and tested in the T4 shock tunnel at the University of Queensland. Numerical simulations of the balance and measurements made in the shock tunnel demonstrate that the thrust is correctly recovered when the loading in the nozzle is symmetric, but unexpected pressure asymmetry in some cases prevented successful recovery of the thrust
Keywords
aerodynamics; aerospace propulsion; hypersonic flow; nozzles; wind tunnels; T4 shock tunnel; University of Queensland; airbreathing propulsion; hypersonic shock tunnel; pressure asymmetry; scramjet nozzle; stress wave thrust balance; symmetric nozzle loading; Aerodynamics; Bars; Combustion; Electric shock; Force measurement; Friction; Skin; Stress measurement; Testing; Vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Instrumentation in Aerospace Simulation Facilities, 1997. ICIASF '97 Record., International Congress on
Conference_Location
Pacific Grove, CA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4167-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICIASF.1997.644754
Filename
644754
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