The Worthey Connection

Propulsion Test Facilities

National Aeronautics & Space Administration

NASA Glenn Research Center

United States Department of Defense

Arnold Engineering Development Center

U.S. Aerospace Industry

Boeing

Aero Systems Engineering

GASL

Calspan - University of Buffalo Research Center (CUBRC)

International Installations

National Aeronautics & Space Administration

NASA Glenn Research Center

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 106)

Hypersonic Tunnel Facility

42 in dia x 120 in

5 - 7

0.97 at Mach 7 to 2.41 at Mach 5

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U.S. Department of Defense

Arnold Engineering Development Center

Wind Tunnel Facility

Test Section
(ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

Reynolds No.
(per ft x 106)

Aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit

 

 

 

Von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility

 

 

 

High Pressure ARCS

 

 

 

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U. S. Aerospace Industry

Aero Systems Engineering

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

 

High Area Ratio Nozzle Test Stand and Hypersonic Wind Tunnel

20 in dia

7, 11, 14

 

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Boeing

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

 

B30 HST

12-inch diameter contoured nozzle

30-inch contoured nozzle

Mach = 5 - 8

Mach = 8 - 20

 

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GASL

Facility

Duct (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

 

Leg I

Duct A - 6.6 in x 30 in max
Duct B - 9 in x 30 in max

2 - 8

 

Leg II

8.5 in x 32 in max

2 - 8

 

Facility

Test Section

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

 

Leg V - Free jet
Flight Acceleration Simulation Testing

6 ft dia, 15 ft long test cabin

2 - 8

 

Facility

Max Model Size

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

 

Leg IV - Free jet

Max Frontal Area - 120 in2
Max Length - 8 ft

2 - 8

 

Facility

Pressure

Flow Rate

Time

Leg IV - Gas Turbine Component Development

1500 psia

40 lb/sec

20 min

Facility

Pressure

Temperature

Heat Flux

Leg III-POET
(Panel Oxidation & Erosion)

1200 psia

4500 oR

3500 BTU/ft2/sec

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CUBRC

Wind Tunnel

Test Section (ft)

Speed Range
(Mach No.)

 

LENS

8 ft dia

5.5 - 15

 

LENS II

8 ft dia

3 - 8

 

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International Installations

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Boundary Layer Test Facilities

    
International Installations

Australia

CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra Laboratories

Canada

The University of Western Ontario

Norway

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim

U.S. Installations

 

International Installations

 

Australia

CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra Laboratories

Wind Tunnel

Test Section

Speed Range

 

Prye Laboratory Wind Tunnel

1.8m x 0.9m x 16m

 

 

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Canada

The University of Western Ontario

Wind Tunnel

Test Section

Speed Range

 

BLWT1

2.4m x 2.1m x 33m

0 - 15 m/sec

 

BLWT2

High Speed Test Section: 3.4m x 2.5m x 39m

Low Speed Test Section: 5.0m x 4.0m x 52m

2 m deep Wave Tank located in Low Speed Test Section

0-30 m/s (HSTS)

0-10 m/s (LSTS)

Hydraulic Wave Paddle (0-2Hz)

 

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Norway

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim

Wind Tunnel

Test Section

Speed Range

 

Boundary Layer Tunnel 1

1.4m x 0.3m x 5.6m

 

 

Boundary Layer Tunnel 2

0.7m x 0.7m x 4m

 

 

Large Scale Offshore Tunnel

1.8m x 2.7m x 11m