This manuscript describes the wide variety of optical measurement techniques for
characterizing the flow in hypersonic wind tunnels. The introduction briefly describes …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-1338. vid Inductively coupled
plasma wind tunnels accurately replicate the harsh conditions that hypersonic vehicles …

The development of well-characterized, reliable, and cost-effective platforms for
experimental aerothermodynamic research is a key factor to advance hypersonic …

High-fidelity modeling tools are essential for accurate predictions of planetary entry. The
same tools can also be used to interpret ground test data. A hypersonic aerothermodynamic …

Two-color ratio pyrometry is commonly used to measure the surface temperature of
aerospace materials during plasma wind tunnel experiments. However, the effect of the …

In this study, a combined test facility was developed using a combination of an arc-jet tunnel
and a shock tunnel for aerothermodynamic testing. The performance validation of individual …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-3327. vid This work discusses the
ablative response of thermal protection system materials when exposed to aerothermal …

The exploration programs of our solar system involve the design of manned or unmanned
spacecraft that enter a planet atmosphere at hypersonic velocity. After the successful …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-1456. vid The development of well-
characterized, reliable and cost-effective platforms for experimental aerothermodynamic …

Experimental values of cold wall heat flux are crucial to characterize ground test facilities
used to design and study thermal protection materials for reentry vehicles. Slug calorimeters …