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HAMTC is a research center at Purdue University where experts work with industry to create new materials and manufacturing methods. It’s the only place in the country that brings together all the steps — designing, building, joining and testing — needed to make hypersonic parts in one location. This speeds up development, lowers costs and encourages innovation through university partnerships.
The goal is to move these technologies into action more quickly.
TWO Cutting-Edge Wind Tunnels
PARI is home to the only Mach 8 quiet wind tunnel in the world, and a hypersonic pulse (HYPULSE) reflected shock/expansion tunnel.
The Mach 8 quiet wind tunnel and the HYPULSE tunnel offer controlled environments to research several facets of high-speed flight, and more closely simulate flight and provides more accurate data than conventional hypersonic wind tunnels.
The HYPULSE tunnel uses a shock wave of high-temperature air to recreate specific hypersonic flight conditions. It allows flight simulations at speeds ranging from Mach 5 to as high as Mach 40.
THE PARI DIFFERENCE
Count the ways this innovative lab makes an impact to hypersonics research.
Technology transfer
HAMTC makes it easier for new technologies to move from research into real-world use by working side-by-side with industry partners. These partners help define the problems and requirements, and HAMTC supports them through a fully integrated process, all in one place, from design to testing. This allows companies to quickly apply innovations developed at HAMTC to their own operations.
Risk mitigation
HAMTC builds prototypes at scale to help reduce the risks of trying out newtechnologies. This gives industry partners the confidence to explore innovative solutionswith trusted experts and without interrupting their existing production schedules. It’s asmart way to test and refine new ideas while keeping operations running smoothly.
Cutting-edge materials development
HAMTC helps solve key challenges for the warfighter by developing advancedmaterials, like alloys, ceramics and composites, that can handle the extreme heat andstress of hypersonic flight. These breakthroughs make it possible for vehicles to performreliably at incredibly high speeds and temperatures.
Manufacturing innovations
HAMTC works closely with Colibrium Additive (formerly GE Additive), sharing spaceand expertise to develop new and innovative ways to use 3D printing in manufacturing.This collaboration opens up unique approaches to producing advanced parts forhypersonic systems.
Securing the U.S. supply chain
HAMTC brings supply-chain partners together in one place, making it easier for them tocollaborate directly with HAMTC experts and each other. This close workingenvironment encourages teamwork, sparks new ideas and helps drive innovation faster.
Workforce development
Through hands-on experience and cutting-edge research, HAMTC equips students withthe skills and security clearances needed to become the next generation of hypersonicsexperts. These future-ready professionals are trained to tackle the toughest challengesin high-speed flight and defense innovation.
Reducing protyping time and cost
In bringing together all the steps of hypersonic development — designing, building,joining, and testing — into one location, HAMTC makes the process faster and moreefficient. Because everything is housed in the same facility, teams can quickly analyzedata from thermal, wind tunnel and combustion tests and use it to improve their designs.This allows them to rapidly create and test updated prototypes. By combining thesecapabilities with Purdue’s broader hypersonics research network, HAMTC helps reducethe cost and time needed to develop and evaluate new hypersonic technologies.
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