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RDMS X-Jet Facility Conditions at a Glance:
Test gas: Air, Nitrogen (N2), Oxygen (O2)
Max Power: 33 kW
Test Section Size: 30 in. diameter, 60 in. length
Max Bulk Enthalpy: ~40 MJ/kg
Max Flow Speed: Mach 4
Heat Flux: 100 - 720 W/cm² (1,000 W/cm² projected peak)
Sample Stagnation Pressure: 200 Pa - 2 kPa
Sample Surface Temperature Range: 600 – 3,000 °C
Run Duration: up to 15 minutes
SiC sample ablation while inserted into the RDMS X-Jet.
Measured heat flux vs. current at varying mass flow rates.
Slug calorimeter undergoing sequential insertions and retractions into the plasma jet as current steps up from 50 amps to 200 amps in 25-amp increments.
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Calculated bulk enthalpy vs. current at varying mass flow rates.
High Heat Flux
(>500 W/cm²)
Low Heat Fux
(~100 W/cm²)
Slug calorimeters inserted into flow recording dT/dt and a heat flux of over 500 W/cm².
We've Upgraded our Facility!
Flow Simulations
Robust cooling on start-up for longer run times as nozzle temperatures nearly plateau within a minute.
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