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5 Hypersonic Facilities
Pages 37-40

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... The National Research Council noted in a 1989 study that ground test facilities did not exist to support complete testing of scramjet engines (NRC, ~ 9891. Development of such facilities normally takes 10 years, and it is unlikely they could be available if not started before a new development program is underway.
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... and flight tests help to define ground test facility requirements. Although CFD modeling has made impressive progress, the validity of CFD results are highly dependent upon the accurate modeling of various flow fields, including complex dissociated and combustion-type flows.
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... Finding 5-~: The National Facilities Study report is consistent with prior studies of hypersonic test capabilities. Recommendation 5-~: To address the hypersonic ground test deficiencies identified in previous studies, the ASEB endorses the objectives of the two-phase program recommended in the National Facilities Study report.
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... Dcp=~nt of the Air Force. Washington, D.C.
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