The Hypersonic Shock Tunnel at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) has been converted from a pressure-driven to a detonation-driven shock tube. This modification was required to provide a high pressure, high temperature gas environment. The existing shock tunnel is described along with the modifications needed for the conversion.The predicted performance is compared with the actual experimentally measured performance.
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