Quiet Tunnel Measurements of HIFiRE-5 Boundary-Layer Transition

The Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentation (HIFiRE) program is a hypersonic flight test program executed by the Air Force Research Laboratory and Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation. The principal goal of HIFiRE flight five is to measure hypersonic boundary-layer transition on a three-dimensional body. The HIFiRE flight tests are supported by a ground test campaign; this paper presents measurements of heat flux and boundary-layer transition in the Boeing/AFOSR Mach-6 Quiet Tunnel. This facility has been developed to provide quiet flow at high Reynolds number, with low noise levels comparable to flight. This tunnel’s good optical access enabled global measurement of the heat flux by means of temperature-sensitive paint. Two modes of transition were observed: transition along the centerline, suspected to arise from the amplification of second-mode waves in the boundary layer, and transition roughly halfway between the centerline and leading edges, probably due to the bre...

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