Apparatus and process for testing an aero vehicle at high Mach number
US10288520B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M15/14
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and a process for testing a large combustor or a high Mach aero vehicle in a wind tunnel, where liquid air stored in a tank is pumped to a high pressure above 1,500 psi, then vaporized to produce gaseous air at the same high pressure, where the high pressure gaseous air is then heated to a high temperature and then passed into a combustor for testing or passed through a converging diverging nozzle and then into a wind tunnel to produce a non-vitiated gaseous air flow of at least Mach 5 for testing of an aero vehicle. Water can be added to the high pressure liquid air to produce an air flow having a normal water content.
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