JAPANESE
    Equipment

    The following equipment is used for research.

    • Goettingen type wind tunnel 1unit(Mach number:~0.1, Size of the test section:Length 1.4m Width 1m Height 0.7m)
    • ゲッチンゲン型風洞1 ゲッチンゲン型風洞2
    • Suction type wind tunnel 2unit (Mach number:~0.1)
    • 吸い込み式風洞1 吸い込み式風洞2
    • Water tunnel
      (speed of moving fluid:~0.7m/s, Size of the test section:Length 0.7m Width 0.3m Depth of water 0.2m)
    • 回流式水槽
    • Supersonic wind tunnel
      (Mach number:~1.7, Size of the test section:Length 200mm)
    • 超音速風洞
    • Arc Plasma Wind Tunnel
      (Enthalpy:14.5~15MJ, Size of the test section:Diameter 200mm Length 300mm, Power of electricity:3.0〜10.5kW, Volume flow rate:3〜30L/min, Mass flow rate(For nitrogen):0.0625〜0.625g/s)
    • アークプラズマ風洞
    • Free Piston Type Shock Wave Tubes
      (Mach number:~19, Size of the test section:Length 200mm Width 44mm Height 44mm)
    • 衝撃波管
    • Surface wave plasma system
      (Size of the test section:Radius220mm Width 130mm, Microwave frequency:2.5GHz, Pressure environment:0.1~105Pa, Power supply power:0〜3kW, Gas type: Ar, O₂, N₂)
    • 表面波プラズマ装置

    For numerical calculations, we use the computers in our laboratory and large computers at JAXA, Institute of Fluid Science (Tohoku University), Hokkaido University, and Tottori University.