Facility Type: Fluid Dynamics

Glossary for Test Techniques Acronyms

Facility Name	Mach Number	Reynolds Number	Dimensions h x w (x l)	Test Techniques
20-Inch Supersonic Wind Tunnel	1.6 to 5.0; 0.35 to 0.75 (2-D)	(2-D) 1.0 x105 to 20 x 106; 0.35 x105 to 20 x 106/ft	20 in x 18 in	Heat transfer, hot-wire/film, Non-instrusive laser methods (flow can be seeded), Mean pressure/temperature, Schlieren, TSP/PSP, hot-wire/film, injection mechanism
Supersonic Low Disturbance Tunnel	3.5	(depending on extent of quiet core flow) 1.7 x 106 to 20 x 106/ft	6 in x 10 in x 15 in	Mean pressure/temperature, Schlieren, TSP/PSP, hot-wire/film