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Langley Research Center continues to forge new frontiers in aviation and space research as it has since 1917, when it was established as the nation's first civilian aeronautics laboratory. Langley's mission and contributions to aerospace, atmospheric sciences and technology commercialization are improving the way the world lives. More than half of NASA Langley's research is in aeronautics. Many of the facility's 3,300 civil service and contract employees focus on improving today's military and civilian aircraft, while designing tomorrow's jets. Not only does Langley develop Airframe Systems, scientists also examine the layers of air planes and spacecraft fly through in Atmospheric Sciences. Researchers have expanded their studies into other atmospheres, the kind spacecraft will find on distant planets. Next generation spaceships will be able to survive unforgiving extraterrestrial environments, because of work done at Langley in NASA's Center of Excellence for Structures and Materials and in wind tunnels and test facilities. Langley leads NASA initiatives in aviation safety, quiet aircraft technology, small aircraft transportation and aerospace vehicles system technology. It supports NASA space programs with atmospheric research and technology testing and development. Its research has a significant impact on the global economy, making the skies safer, quieter and more efficient.
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Solving the tough problems in air, space and earth science is what Langley is known for. Researchers at Langley are focusing on some of the biggest technical challenges of our time: global climate change, access to space and revolutionizing airplanes and the air transportation system.
Langley scientists study the atmosphere to improve life here on Earth and to better understand the conditions planes and spacecraft fly through. Langley engineers work on technologies to make civilian and military planers safer, quieter and more efficient, while designing tomorrow's supersonic and even hypersonic aircraft. Langley researchers analyze materials and structures to help spacecraft withstand unforgiving extraterrestrial environments.
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Semi-Anecho Electromagnetic Comp Test Complex/B1220
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P: 757-864-3848Security Clearance : Non Security Lab Structural Acoustic Loads & Transmission Facility
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Rich Silcox
The Structural Acoustic Loads and Transmission (SALT) facility at Langley Research Center consists of an anechoic chamber, a reverberation chamber, and a transmission loss (TL) window. The reverberant acoustic chamber can be used as a traditional acoustic test cell or as part of transmission loss suite; the adjacent anechoic test cell is used for transmission loss measurements. The acoustic chamber uses air as the acoustic noise media and can obtain an overall SPL of 154 db. The acoustic test cell has an access door that measures 10 high by 10.1 wide and the anechoic test room has an access door that measures 10 high and 9.5 wide. The link below describes the transmission loss features of the facility in detail. Technical Point of Contact: Rich Silcox, phone 757-864-3590 or e-mail: r.j.silcox@nasa.gov http://stab.larc.nasa.gov/Fac-SALT.html
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Capabilities: acoustic chamber acoustic test cell anechoic test chamber data reduction and data acquisition sound transmission loss test/anechoic
Structural Dynamics Research Lab
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P: 757-864-3848Security Clearance : Non Security Lab Structures and Materials Lab
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P: 757-864-3848Security Clearance : Non Security Lab Thermal Acoustic Fatigue Apparatus
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The Thermal Acoustic Fatigue Apparatus (TAFA) is a progressive wave tube test facility that is used to test structures for dynamic response and sonic fatigue due to combined, high-intensity thermal acoustic environments. The chamber in its full capability configuration uses eight (8) Wyle WAS 3000 modulators. Prior to 1994, it was used to support development of the thermal protection system for the Space Shuttle and the National Aerospace Plane, and various generic hypersonic vehicle structures. Extensive modifications to the sound generation system and to the wave tube itself were made in 1994 and 1995 to improve the facilitys performance. Since these improvements, it has been used for sonic fatigue studies of the wing strake subcomponents on the High Speed Civil Transport. In 2000, enhancements were made to the acoustic control system to provide an automated means of shaping of a wide variety of spectrum shapes in a fast and efficient manner. As a result, acoustic control was improved in spectrum shaping ability, test section coherence, the addition of multiple inputs to the control, and the time required to attain control. Also, a new closed-loop temperature controller and thermocouple data acquisition system was developed to replace the previous system. These improvements make possible the generation of a wide variety of test spectra, including blast or transient loadings. The facility has a frequency range of 40 to 500 Hz and an OASPL range of 126 to 172 dB. A 360 kW quartz lamp heating system provides radiant heat with a peak heat flux of 54 W/cm2.
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Capabilities: acoustic chamber acoustic test cell high temperature test noise research test/acoustic model
Thermal Structures Lab
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P: 757-864-3848Security Clearance : Non Security Lab Transonic Dynamics Tunnel
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P: 757-864-3848Security Clearance : Non Security Lab Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel
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