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University of Oxford Hypersonics Group Stalker Tube Details
20 Nov 2018
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T6 Stalker Tunnel specifications in different modes of operation:

FacilityReflected Shock TunnelExpansion TunnelShock Tube
Testing typeSubscale modelSubscale modelShock layer radiation
Test duration1-3 ms50-500 μs2--50 μs
Flow core diameter150-200 mm50-120 mm

96 or 250 mm

 

Max flow speed6.5 km/s12 km/s18 or 9 km/s
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​​   T6 Stalker Tube schematic

Specifications:

  • Free piston driver
  • 9.5 m long, 300 mm dia. driver
  • 250 MPa max pressure (cap at 75 MPa)
    • Driven 1 & Driven 2 tubes
    • 8.65 m long, 96.3 mm dia. shock tube
    • Connections at 2.75 m, 7 m from P.D.
    • Max 100 MPa (cap at 75 MPa, nominally Copper electroplated at throat
    • Mach 7 and 8 contoured nozzles for reflected shock tunnel mode
  • Aluminium Shock Tube
    • 7 m long, 250 mm dia. shock tube
    • Couples via expansion nozzle to Driven 1 tube
  • Actuated traverse +/- 15 deg AoA. +/- 5 deg AoY
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