NASA Ames Research Center arc-jet facilities
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NASA Ames Research Center arc-jet facilities are high-enthalpy ground-test installations used to simulate the extreme aerodynamic heating of atmospheric entry for evaluating and qualifying spacecraft thermal protection systems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NASA Ames Research Center arc-jet facilities canonical | 1 |
| NASA Ames arc-jet facilities | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerothermal test facility
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arc-jet facility ⓘ ground-test facility ⓘ |
| capability |
convective heating simulation
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high-enthalpy CO2–N2 mixtures ⓘ high-enthalpy air flows ⓘ long-duration heating tests ⓘ radiative heating simulation support ⓘ stagnation heating simulation ⓘ steady-state testing ⓘ subsonic to hypersonic flow conditions ⓘ |
| environment |
high-enthalpy
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high-temperature ⓘ low-pressure ⓘ |
| hasPart |
10-MW class arc-jet facility
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20-MW Panel Test Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ 60-MW Interaction Heating Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ Aerodynamic Heating Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ Interaction Heating Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ Panel Test Facility 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Panel Test Facility 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Moffett Field, California
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| operator | NASA Ames Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| simulates |
Earth atmospheric entry heating
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Mars atmospheric entry heating ⓘ Venus atmospheric entry heating ⓘ gas giant entry heating ⓘ |
| supports |
TPS failure investigation
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TPS material development ⓘ aerothermal model validation ⓘ flight-to-ground test correlation ⓘ |
| supportsProgram |
Earth reentry vehicle programs
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Mars 2020 Perseverance rover NERFINISHED ⓘ Mars Science Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA Commercial Crew Program NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA Orion spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ planetary entry probe missions ⓘ |
| technology |
constricted-arc heater
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transferred-arc plasma ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NASA
NERFINISHED
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U.S. government agencies ⓘ aerospace industry ⓘ international space agencies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
TPS certification testing
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TPS design validation ⓘ TPS material screening ⓘ aerothermal environment simulation ⓘ high-enthalpy flow testing ⓘ qualifying heat shield materials ⓘ simulating atmospheric entry heating ⓘ testing spacecraft thermal protection systems ⓘ |
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