T3 Hypersonic wind tunnel
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The T3 Hypersonic Wind Tunnel is a hypersonic wind tunnel
of the Institute for Advanced Studies (IEAv) of the Brazilian Air Force
. The T3 is largest hypersonic wind tunnel in Latin America
. The tunnel is capable of producing airflow at speeds up to 25 times the speed of sound (Mach
25). It was fully constructed by the IEAv with national technology. The tunnel is used by the Brazilian Air Force
and the Brazilian Space Agency
in its advanced projects.
Hypersonic wind tunnel
A hypersonic wind tunnel is designed to generate a hypersonic flow field in the working section. The speed of these tunnels vary from Mach 5 to 15. As with supersonic wind tunnels, these types of tunnels must run intermittently with very high pressure ratios when initializing.Since the temperature...
of the Institute for Advanced Studies (IEAv) of the Brazilian Air Force
Brazilian Air Force
The Brazilian Air Force is the air branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces and one of the three national uniformed services. The FAB was formed when the Army and Navy air branch were merged into a single military force initially called "National Air Forces"...
. The T3 is largest hypersonic wind tunnel in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. The tunnel is capable of producing airflow at speeds up to 25 times the speed of sound (Mach
Mach number
Mach number is the speed of an object moving through air, or any other fluid substance, divided by the speed of sound as it is in that substance for its particular physical conditions, including those of temperature and pressure...
25). It was fully constructed by the IEAv with national technology. The tunnel is used by the Brazilian Air Force
Brazilian Air Force
The Brazilian Air Force is the air branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces and one of the three national uniformed services. The FAB was formed when the Army and Navy air branch were merged into a single military force initially called "National Air Forces"...
and the Brazilian Space Agency
Brazilian Space Agency
The Brazilian Space Agency is the civilian authority in Brazil responsible for the country's burgeoning space program. It operates a spaceport at Alcântara and a rocket launch site at Barreira do Inferno...
in its advanced projects.