Facility Type:  Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion

Glossary for Test Techniques Acronyms

Facility Name	Mach Number	Reynolds Number	Dimensions h x w (x l)	Test Techniques
8-Foot High Temperature Tunnel	4, 5, 7	0.3 to 5.1 x 106/ft	8 ft diameter x 12 ft	Airbreathing engine testing, thermal structure testing, flight-weight component validation, Schlieren, infared thermography, gas analysis
Arc-Heated Scramjet Test Facility	4.7 to 8.0	0.04 to 2.2 x 106/ft	4 ft diameter x 11 ft	hydrogen/silane fueled airbreathing engine testing, Schlieren
Combustion-Heated Scramjet Test Facility	3.5 to 6.0	1.0 to 6.8 x 106/ft	42 in x 30 in x 96 in	complete scramjet component integration testing, temperaure, heat flux , Schlieren
Direct Connect Supersonic Combustion Test Facility	4.0 to 7.5	1.8 to 31.0 x 106/ft	(Mach 2 nozzle) 1.52 in x 3.46 in (Mach 2.7 nozzle) 1.50 in x 6.69 in	scramjet combustor model testing, temperaure, heat flux, CARS
HYPULSE	5.0 to 21.0	0.50 to 2.5 x 106/ft	(Chamber) 7 ft diameter x 19 ft (Nozzle) 18 to 26 in	scramjet propulsion and aerothermal tests