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The University of Queensland’s (UQ) X3 facility (Figure 1) is the world’s largest free-piston driven expansion tube. It is used to generate hypersonic test flows such as simulation of planetary entry (6-15 km/s) or scramjet flight (3-5 km/s).
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Gildfind, D.E., Morgan, R.G., Sancho, J. (2015). Design and Commissioning of a New Lightweight Piston for the X3 Expansion Tube. In: Bonazza, R., Ranjan, D. (eds) 29th International Symposium on Shock Waves 1. ISSW 2013. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16835-7_57
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