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The
10x10 SWT can be run in aerodynamic (closed-loop) cycle or propulsion
(open-loop) cycle. It can also run at subsonic test conditions in
aerodynamic and propulsion cycles. Subsonic test conditions range
from 5 to 240 kn and altitudes up to 50000 feet.
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Aerodynamic
Cycle |
Propulsion
Cycle |
Altitude:
(supersonic operation) |
50,000
- 154,000 ft |
57,000
- 77,000 ft |
Reynolds
No./ft:
(supersonic operation) |
0.1
- 3.4 x 106 |
2.1
- 2.7 x 106 |
Mach
No. |
0
- 0.36 & 2.0
- 3.5 |
Tunnel
Support Systems
High
Pressure Air
• High Pressure Air Storage: 981,000 scf at 2,600 psig
• Combustion Air: 450 psig at 12 lbm/s (300 °F max. temp)
• Service Air: 125 psig at 2 lbm/s
Hydraulics
• Model hydraulics: 3,000 psig at 75 gpm
Fuels
• Gaseous hydrogen: 1,200 psig at 2 lbm/s
• Gaseous oxygen: 1,500 psig at 23 lbm/s
• Liquid jet fuel: 40 psig 70 gpm
Vacuum/Exhaust
• Model exhaust: 20 lbm/s (2 lines at 10 lbm/s)
Model
Support Systems:
- Lower
Strut Assembly: angle of attack range between
-6.0 and 19.0°, height translation
- Upper Strut Assembly: angle of attack range between
-5.0 and 15.0°
- Gust
Plates: Extends local conditions down to Mach Number 1.5 or up
to Mach Number 4.
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NASA's ATP Program
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10- by 10-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel
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"The right facility at the right time" - NASA Aeronautics Test Program |
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