Hypersonics Training Workshop

Date:

10th July 2024 - 12th July 2024

Location:

Oxford

Organisation:

University of Oxford

Host(s):

Hypersonics Group at the University of Oxford

National Wind Tunnel Facility workshop hosted by the Hypersonics Group at the University of Oxford. The event provided a theoretical and experimental introduction to hypersonic ground testing. Spanning three days, attendees engaged in three different experiments covering a wide range of hypersonic testing methodologies. These consisted of:

Fundamental shock-and-expansion wave experiments in a miniaturised shock tube with subsequent numerical simulation of the flows.
Plasma heating of high-temperature material samples using optical emission spectroscopy and infrared imaging.
Hypersonic boundary layer transition and high-speed imaging experiments in a large-scale heated Ludwieg Tube.

All experiments included hands-on elements where attendees get the chance to interact with test articles, prepare and operate facilities, and post-process data. Experiments were underpinned by small lectures providing the necessary background and fundamentals required to perform the experiments and interpret the measurement data.

Attendees were from academia and industry. The level of the workshop was tailored to people who were new to hypersonic ground testing.

The workshop provided specific insight into three different types of facilities, optical diagnostics, instrumentation, data-post processing, and numerical simulation tools for ground testing facilities.

This event took place at the Oxford Thermofluids Institute.

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