Dynamic Force Measurement Capabilities for Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Testing

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dc.contributor.advisorLee, Sung W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCollopy, Arianne Xavieraen_US
dc.contributor.departmentAerospace Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-17T05:36:11Z
dc.date.available2015-07-17T05:36:11Z
dc.date.issued2015en_US
dc.description.abstractThe object of this research is to characterize a new hybrid force measurement methodology using a piezoelectric balance in parallel with a conventional strain gauge balance, with the goal of enabling wide frequency range measurements for use in hypersonic ground test facilities. This technology, developed in collaboration with the Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 at AEDC in White Oak, Maryland, is expected to provide accurate static and dynamic force and moment measurements on conventional test articles, providing simultaneous force, moment, heat transfer, and pressure measurements for maximal test productivity. A finite element model of the model-balance-sting assembly was developed to perform static and transient simulations and thereby characterize the influence of design parameters such as model weight, stiffness, and placement of load cells. This thesis describes the work done with the computational model, paralleling ongoing laboratory work, which includes development of methodologies for static calibration and dynamic calibration using acceleration compensation.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2HW6J
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/16804
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledAerospace engineeringen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledForce Balancesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledGround Testingen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHypersonicsen_US
dc.titleDynamic Force Measurement Capabilities for Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Testingen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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