Two-stage light gas gun (IMAGE)

Southwest Research Institute

Two-stage light gas gun

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Southwest Research Institute’s two-stage light-gas gun simulates hypersonic flight conditions and allows researchers to image objects in hypersonic flight. It will be instrumental in the Institute’s efforts to design experiments that advance knowledge of hypersonic separation events.

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SwRI

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