Design and evaluation of candidate pressure ports for the HYFLITE experiment
Abstract
A concept for placing a pressure transducer directly in a shuttle type tile was developed at Langley Research Center. A 5 inch long quartz with a .020 inch inner diameter provides the thermal isolation necessary to allow 2800 F surface pressure measurements to be taken by pressure transducer rated at 250 F. The assembly is potted in place with RTV 560 in a piece of FRCI-12 thermal protection system insulation tile. The integrity of the thermal protection system is maintained even with the intrusion of the pressure port assembly and the pressure port does not disrupt the air flow across the lifting body. Approximately 200 of these pressure ports are to be used in each of the Hypersonic Flight Experiment (HYFLITE) flight tests. Initial vibroacoustic and aerothermal testing of the pressure port designs have been completed at Langley Research vibration laboratory and the 20 MWatt 2 x 9 turbulent duct facility at Ames Research Center. The performance of the pressure ports were found to be well within the required design limits for all cases. In addition, a failure mode in which the entire pressure port assembly was removed proved to be a begin case.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- July 1994
- Bibcode:
- 1994STIN...9511003T
- Keywords:
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- Hypersonic Flight;
- Ports (Openings);
- Pressure Measurement;
- Pressure Sensors;
- Thermal Insulation;
- Thermal Protection;
- Failure Modes;
- High Temperature Tests;
- Quartz;
- Tiles;
- Vibration Tests;
- Spacecraft Instrumentation