The SHARP scramjet launcher

Conference · Tue Jan 10 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:94661

Cartland, H; Fiske, P; Greenwood, R; Hargiss, D; Heston, P; Hinsey, N; Hunter, J; Massey, W

The worlds largest light gas gun at SHARP (Super High Altitude Research Project) is completed and in the past year has launched 9 scramjets. Typical masses and velocities are 5.9 kg at 2.8 km/sec.and 4.4 kg at 3.1 km/sec. In so doing SHARP launched the first fully functioning, hydrogen burning scramjet at mach 8. The SHARP launcher is unique in having a 4 inch diameter and 155 foot-long barrel. This enables lower acceleration launches than any other system. In addition the facility can deliver high energy projectiles to targets in the open air without having to contain the impact fragments. This allows one to track lethality test debris for several thousand feet.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 94661
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-119633; CONF-9410305-2; ON: DE95014681
• Resource Relation: Conference: 45. Aeroballistic Range Association (ARA) meeting, Huntsville, AL (United States), 10-14 Oct 1994; Other Information: PBD: 10 Jan 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES
PROJECTILES
LAUNCHING
GUNS
IMPACT TESTS
KINETIC ENERGY
VELOCITY
HYDROGEN
COMPRESSION