Browsing Library by Author "Maddalena, Luca"
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A MODULAR PLATFORM FOR INTRUSIVE DIAGNOSTICS AND TPS TESTING IN THE ONR-UTA ARC-JET FACILITY
Hamilton, Blake Anthony; 0000-0001-8965-2387 (2021-12-21)This work presents an approach to the design, and successful experimental implementation, of a modular platform for intrusive diagnostics and TPS testing in the ONR-UTA Arc-Heated Wind Tunnel "Leste" Facility. The harsh ... -
A Study on the Turbulence Characteristics and Mixing Performance of Streamwise Vortex Interactions in Supersonic Flow
Ground, Cody R.; 0000-0002-6490-7627 (2017-12-18)The scramjet engine offers the unique capability to enable sustained airbreathing flight at hypersonic speeds. However, in order to reach its full application potential, further technological maturation of several system ... -
ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON MIXING IN SUPERSONIC FLOWS
Gopal, Vijay (2020-12-08)Mixing enhancement in supersonic flow is an important domain of research for enabling the realization of efficient and scalable high speed air-breathing engines (scramjet). Introducing streamwise vorticies in supersonic ... -
Computational Study and Error Analysis of an Integrated Sampling-Probe and Gas-Analyzer for Mixing Measurements in Supersonic Flows
Zhu, Wenbo; 0000-0002-7684-8716 (2016-05-10)Concentration probes are employed in supersonic flow mixing experiments for binary gas mixture composition measurements. These measurements are fundamental for the advancement of the scramjet technology. While non-intrusive ... -
CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER AND THERMO-STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE ACTIVELY COOLED MULTI-STAGE CONICAL NOZZLE AND HYPERSONIC LOW-REYNOLDS DIFFUSER OF THE NEW ARC-HEATED WIND TUNNEL (AWHT-II) OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
Campbell, David Ray; 0000-0002-3949-4883 (2017-05-24)Arc-heated wind tunnels are the primary test facility for screening and qualification of candidate materials for hypersonic thermal protection systems (TPS). Via an electric arc that largely augments the enthalpy (by tens ... -
Development And Operation Of An Integrated Sampling Probe And Gas Analyzer For Turbulent Mixing Studies In Complex Supersonic Flows
Wiswall, John D. (Aerospace Engineering, 2013-10-22)For many aerospace applications, mixing enhancement between co-flowing streams has been identified as a critical and enabling technology. Due to short fuel residence times in scramjet combustors, combustion is limited by ... -
Development of Femtosecond Laser Electronic Excitation Tagging (FLEET) and Femtosecond Two-Photon Absorption Laser Induced Fluorescence (fs-TALIF) Diagnostics for Species Number Density and Velocity Measurements in Arc-Jet Flows
Palmquist, Daniel William; 0009-0003-0411-0864 (2023-05-19)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 05/16/2024** ABSTRACT: Arc-jet flows are the only ground-test facilities that can recreate hypersonic high-enthalpy flight conditions for long durations. Characterizing ... -
NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON TURBULENCE PRODUCTION OF A SELECTED MODE OF STREAMWISE VORTEX INTERACTION IN SUPERSONIC FLOW
Viganó, Davide; 0000-0003-0734-1249 (2019-05-10)The development of effective mixing strategies of air/fuel mixtures in supersonic flows has been the subject of a significant body of research for the last 60 years due to the hindering effects of compressibility. Particular ...