Instrumentation and Control of a Novel Device to Simulate a Hypersonic Environment

<p>The hypersonic flow regime poses several challenges regarding the design of hypersonic vehicles. Among them is the massive energy and economic expense associated with ground- testing evaluation of material responses within this extreme environment. In order to provide a low-cost, rapid option for preliminary material analysis within hypersonic applications, a novel device is under production to replicate this environment on the surface of these materials. This device has been designed to work in conjunction with Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) Advanced Photo Source (APS) synchrotron, to allow for in-situ characterization of ablation and oxidation on the sample surface.</p> <p>To achieve this, the device induces a large shear stress and heat flux on the surface of a material sample to replicate the hypersonic flow regime. This thesis will address the efforts thus far regarding the instrumentation and control of this device, alongside a discussion regarding the successes of the device’s development, and required improvements for future work.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Open Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Aerospace Engineering

Year

2026

Author dc:creator

• Marcello, Andrew

• Hypersonics
• Control
• Instrumentation
• Electrical
• High-heat-flux testing
• Shear-stress testing
• Electromechanical systems
• LabVIEW
• PID
• Stability
• Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
• Other Aerospace Engineering
• Structures and Materials
• Systems Engineering and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.erau.edu/edt/963

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.erau.edu:edt-2010