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Test Capabilities of the NASA Langley Direct Connect Supersonic Combustion Test Facility with Historical PerspectiveIn 1969, a combustion-heated direct-connect test facility was assembled at the NASA Langley Research Center to conduct basic research in ramjet and scramjet propulsion systems. The facility was initially used in assessing the mixing, ignition, flame holding, and combustion characteristics of various ramjet and scramjet combustors. Over the years, the facility was updated and modified to conduct increasingly longer and more complicated tests. Today, the facility is known as the Direct Connect Supersonic Combustion Test Facility and is part of the NASA Langley Scramjet Test Complex. More recently, the facility has been used by external customers to test fuel-cooled and uncooled, flight-like test articles. Tests have been conducted at ramjet flight conditions for up to 15 minutes of continuous operation. Even though the facility is nearly 50 years old, it remains a viable and useful tool in the support of various U.S. hypersonic programs.
Document ID
20205010450
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Diego P. Capriotti
(Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, United States)
Date Acquired
November 19, 2020
Subject Category
Aircraft Propulsion And Power
Meeting Information
Meeting: JANNAF 50th Combustion, 38th Airbreathing Propulsion, 38th Exhaust Plume and Signatures, 32nd Energetic Systems Hazards, JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
Location: Virtual
Country: US
Start Date: December 7, 2020
End Date: December 17, 2020
Sponsors: Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force (JANNAF)
Funding Number(s)
WBS: 725017.02.07.02.01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Technical Review
NASA Peer Committee
Keywords
direct connect test facility
ramjet test facility
scramjet test facility
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