| Hypersonic Shock Tunnel |
The UT Arlington hypersonic shock tunnel has an operational Mach number range of about 4 to 16. The value of Re/L ranges from as low as 100 up to 50 million per meter. The run time varies between 0.5 and 5.0 milliseconds. The pictures below show the original assembly. The facility is very versatile, and the individual tube sections often serve as drivers for other shock and detonation experiments.
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| A model mounted on a sting showing the optical access of the shock tube. |
The variable throat nozzle (right) and the test section assembly. |
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| A close-up view of the sting assembly in the test section. |
Another view of the sting assembly in the test section. |
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Upstream view of the assembly.
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