Flow characterization of the UTSA hypersonic Ludwieg tube

ENA Hoffman, EJ LaLonde, A Andrade, I Chen… - Aerospace, 2023 - mdpi.com
The characterization of a hypersonic impulse facility is performed using a variety of methods
including Pitot probe scans, particle image velocimetry, and schlieren imaging to verify …

Characterization of the UTSA Mach 7 Ludwieg Tube

EN Hoffman, EJ LaLonde, M Garcia… - AIAA SciTech 2022 …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1600. vid The UTSA hypersonic
Ludwieg tube wind tunnel completed in Spring 2021 has undergone extensive testing and …

Effects of surface roughness on shock-wave/turbulent boundary-layer interaction at Mach 4 over a hollow cylinder flare model

M Garcia, ENA Hoffman, EJ LaLonde, CS Combs… - Fluids, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although it is understood that surface roughness can impact boundary layer physics in high-
speed flows, there has been little research aimed at understanding the potential impact of …

Preliminary testing of the UTSA Mach 7 ludwieg tube

EN Hoffman, JM Rodriguez, M Garcia… - AIAA Aviation 2021 …, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-2979. vid A hypersonic Ludwieg
tube wind tunnel facility has been completed at the University of Texas at San Antonio …

Design and Initial Characterization of the UTSI Mach 7 Ludwieg Tube

M Gragston, K Davenport, F Siddiqui… - AIAA SCITECH 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-1457. vid A new hypersonic
Ludwieg tube has been constructed at the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) to …

10 kHz laser-induced schliere anemometry for velocity, Mach number, and static temperature measurements in supersonic flows

L Lester, M Gragston - Applied Optics, 2021 - opg.optica.org
A new, to the best of our knowledge, technique for measuring velocity and Mach number in
freestream flow is discussed and demonstrated. The technique, laser-induced schliere …

Laser-Induced Diaphragm Rupture for Improved Sequencing and Repeatability in a Hypersonic Facility

B Birch, D Buttsworth, F Zander - Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
For hypersonic facilities where the flow conditions are established through the rupture of a
diaphragm, such as in the University of Southern Queensland's hypersonic wind-tunnel …

10 kHz acetone molecular tagging velocimetry in a Mach 4 Ludwieg tube

CD Smith, LE Lester, F Siddiqui… - AIAA SCITECH 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-0630. vid 10 kHz molecular
tagging velocimetry (MTV) in a M∞= 4 Ludwieg tube is done using a partial pressure of …

[PDF][PDF] Development of High-Speed Data Acquisition Triggering System for Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Applications

EJ LaLonde, VD Elizondo, CS Combs - AIAA Region III & IV Student …, 2021 - ceid.utsa.edu
The rise in hypersonic aerothermodynamic research with applications in the development of
hypersonic commercial flights [1], space missions [2], and advancement of aerospace …

Direct Measurements of Shock Impingement in a Busemann Inlet via a Miniature Embedded Imaging System

GD Eagan, CJ Lewis, RM Alles, KC Klingaman… - AIAA Scitech 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-2256. vid An improved version of a
previously developed camera system has been implemented in a production-scale wind …