The facility blow-down type, pressurized. The main functionality is the measurement of forces and moments with six component strain gage balances. Pressure instrumentation is available for the models, as well as a Schlieren vizualisation system. Mach number is in the range from 0.3 to 3.5. Maximum reynolds number is 100 Million for a reference length of 1m.
Supersonic Wind Tunnel
• blowdown type
• 1.2m x 1.2m test sections (3D)
• Mach number range : 0.1 … 3.5
• Reynolds number up to 100 millions/m
• Max test run duration : 90 sec.
• Max pressure : 12 bar (settling chamber)
• Interchangeable porous transonic test section
• Variable porosity from 0.01% up to 9%
• Interchangeable 3D/2D 0.48m x 1.2m test section
• Active model/combustion capability
Equipment:
• Sting mounted, internal balance
• TASK & TEM equipment
• home made systems
• Side-wall, half model balance
• Pressure measurements
♦ Digital scanning systems : 2×128 ports
♦ Dynamic pressure systems : 64 kulites
• Mach control system
• CTS system (closed loop)
• 800 mm schlieren system
• PIV under development
• IR camera
• ultra fast digital camera
Up to six polars per day, depending on the regimes/air consumption and model complexity.