Defense facilities in OH
59 facilities · 8 categories
Materials
Materials in OH →Ceramic Composite Research Laboratory
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Coatings Technology Integration Office (CTIO)
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
CTIO offers a unique combination of broad technical capability, staff experience, and a current database of coating system supplies, equipment, and methodologies in Air Force use. CTIO provides immediate assistance, including field support for aircraft outer mold line coating issues as well as troubleshooting and solving problems with existing materials, equipment, or facilities.
Composites Characterization Laboratory
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
The purpose of the Composites Characterization Laboratory is to investigate new and/or modified matrix materials and fibers for advanced composite applications both experimentally and analytically.
Elastomers Laboratory
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Primary capabilities include: elastomer compounding in various sizes (micro, 3x5, 8x12, 8x15 rubber mills); elastomer curing and post curing (two 50-ton presses, one 10-ton press; four ovens with 600°F capability; fluid aging of elastomers (low temperature and explosion proof ovens; dynamic testing of O-ring and special designed seals (8,000 psi, 350°F capability); testing of candidate seals for chlorotrifluoroethylene hydraulic fluid at 350°F; measurement of drag force and correlation with seal designs; wide frequency range of dynamic seal testing.
Electron Optics Laboratory
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
The purpose is to characterize advanced research materials utilizing electron microscopy and develop innovative microstructural characterization techniques.
Electronic Failure Analysis Laboratory
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Propulsion
Propulsion in OH →Electric Propulsion Laboratory (EPL)
Cleveland, OH
The Electric Propulsion Laboratory (EPL) supports research and development of spacecraft power and electric propulsion systems. EPL features two very large space environment chambers; intermediate and smaller environment simulation chambers for testing small engines or components; bell jars used for small-scale development and component testing; and support areas.
Electric Propulsion Research Building (EPRB)
Cleveland, OH
The Electric Propulsion Research Building (EPRB) capability centers on its suite of vacuum chambers, which are configured to meet the unique requirements related to electric propulsion, spacecraft power, and space environmental effects. EPRB chambers range in size from bench top bell jars to 3-meters in diameter and are equipped with a variety of pumping systems (cryopumps, diffusion pumps, oil-free pumping trains, and high-throughput roots-blowers). In addition to the vacuum chambers, EPRB provides over 20,000 sq ft of specialty labs, clean rooms, and assembly rooms.
Engine Components Research Lab (ECRL)
Cleveland, OH
This facility houses three separate test rigs, each focused on a unique area of research. ECRL-1B is used to test and evaluate advanced combustor concepts for full-scale engine combustors and augmentors. High-temperature materials and cooling concepts for advanced engines are explored in ECRL-2A. ECRL-2B is a small turbine engine test facility.
Engine Research Building (ERB)
Cleveland, OH
With 152,235 square feet of floor space and housing more than 60 test rigs, the massive Engine Research Building (ERB) is the largest and most adaptable test facility complex at NASA Glenn. Almost half of the rigs support aeronautics programs in four general areas of research -- turbomachinery, combustion and aerochemistry, aeropropulsion, and aerodynamic fluid flow.
Heated Tube Facility
Cleveland, OH
The Heated Tube Facility at NASA GRC investigates cooling issues by simulating conditions characteristic of rocket engine thrust chambers and high speed airbreathing propulsion systems.
Propulsion Systems Laboratory (PSL)
Cleveland, OH
The Propulsion Systems Laboratory is NASA's only ground-based test facility that can provide true flight simulation for experimental research on air-breathing propulsion systems. Altitudes to 70,000 ft and Mach numbers to 3.0 in one cell and 6.0 in the other can be simulated continuously.
Aviation
Aviation in OH →1'x1' Supersonic Wind Tunnel
Cleveland, OH
Used to conduct fundamental research in supersonic and hypersonic fluid mechanics. It is also used for supersonic-vehicle-focused research and detailed benchmark quality experiments for CFD code validation.
8' x 6' Supersonic Wind Tunnel (8x6)
Cleveland, OH
The 8- by 6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (8x6 SWT) is an atmospheric tunnel with perforated stainless steel walls that provide boundary control during transonic operations. It is the only transonic propulsion wind tunnel at NASA. Aircraft such as the Advanced Turboprop, the National Aerospace Plane, the Advanced Tactical Fighter, the Joint Strike Fighter and the High Speed Civil Transport have been tested in this facility.
9' x 15' Low Speed Wind Tunnel (9x15)
Cleveland, OH
The 9- by 15-Foot Low Speed Wind Tunnel (9x15), housed in the return leg of the 8- by 6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel, provides a unique facility for testing large-scale hardware in a continuous subsonic air stream. The test section is 9 ft. high and 15 ft. wide by 28 ft. long and provides airspeeds from 0 to 175 mph. The facility is used to evaluate aerodynamic performance and acoustic characteristics of nozzles, inlets, and propellers and to test short and vertical take off and landing aircraft systems.
Flight Research Building (Hangar)
Cleveland, OH
The NASA Glenn Flight Research Building is located at the NASA Glenn Research Center with aircraft access to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. The facility is heated and spacious, 165 feet by 250 feet, and is large enough to hold numerous aircraft of various sizes. The facility houses the Learjet Model 25 and Twin Otter Icing Research Aircraft.
Hypersonic Tunnel Facility (HTF)
Cleveland, OH
The Hypersonic Tunnel Facility (HTF) is a blow-down, non-vitiated (clean air) free-jet wind tunnel capable of testing large-scale, propulsion systems at Mach 5, 6, and 7 flight enthalpies. Currently, it is the only large high-mass-flow nonvitiated, hypersonic test facility in the United States.
KC-135 Operations Facility
Cleveland, OH
The KC-135 Low-G Flight Research aircraft (a predecessor of the Boeing 707) is used to fly parabolas to create 20-25 seconds of weightlessness so that the astronauts can experience and researchers can investigate the effects of "zero" gravity. As NASA's lead center for microgravity research in the areas of fluid physics and combustion science, NASA Glenn hosts the KC-135 for 6-10 weeks each year in support of its ground-based microgravity research.
Space Science Technology
Space Science Technology in OH →2.2 Second Drop Tower
Cleveland, OH
The 2.2 Second Drop Tower supports programs sponsored by the Microgravity Research Division and the Space Product Development Division of the Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications of NASA Headquarters. This facility specializes in testing experimental packages in a Microgravity environment for a period of 2.2 seconds. The Drop Tower executes ground-based science programs, performs precursor tests to define space experiment science requirements and conceptual designs, and tests space experiment technology in development and verification. Used extensively by both NASA research scientists and university principal investigators, the facility is used to conduct research on combustion science, fluid physics and biotechnology.
Cryogenic Components Laboratory
Cleveland, OH
The Cryogenic Components Laboratory (CCL) is a new, state-of-the-art facility for research, development and qualification of cryogenic materials, components and systems. CCL specializes in cryogenic research utilizing liquid hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. The CCL is a complex of buildings and systems that is ideally suited for high-energy, high-risk development of cryogenic systems.
Cryogenic Propellant Tank Facility (K-Site)
Cleveland, OH
The Cryogenic Propellant Tank Facility (K-Site) is a space-environment test chamber 25 feet in diameter with a 20 ft diameter door. The design and construction of this facility allows large-scale liquid hydrogen (LH2) experiments to be conducted safely. Control and data systems are located in a separate, remote building and electrical control systems include explosion-proof hardware.
Space Power Facility (SPF)
Cleveland, OH
The Space Power Facility (SPF) houses the world's largest space environment simulation chamber, measuring 100 ft. in diameter by 122 ft. high. In this chamber, large space-bound hardware can be tested in a severe environment similar to that encountered in space. The facility can sustain a high vacuum; simulate solar radiation via a 4-MW quartz heat lamp array, solar spectrum by a 400-kW arc lamp, and cold environments with a variable geometry cryogenic cold wall.
Acoustics
Acoustics in OH →Acoustical Testing Laboratory (ATL)
Cleveland, OH
The Acoustic Testing Laboratory performs tests to ensure that components, payloads, and racks comply with International Space Station noise emission criteria. Acoustical measurements of noise emissions from aerospace flight hardware and similar noise producing equipment are acquired in a free-field acoustical environment with low background noise levels.
Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Lab (AAPL)
Cleveland, OH
This facility is an acoustically treated geodesic dome. The 130-ft-diameter dome is 65-ft high and acts as a noise barrier, protecting adjacent Glenn buildings and surrounding residential communities from the high levels of noise. The dome serves double duty by providing an anechoic environment for acoustic measurement of aeropropulsion components.
Computer Systems
Computer Systems in OH →Advanced Computational Concepts Laboratory (ACCL)
Cleveland, OH
Most activities are collaborations between teams in the Computer Services Division and various research groups throughout the center. Current research examines parallel and distributed processing, interprocessor communication via advanced networks and switches, and the development of workstation clusters as low-cost alternatives to conventional supercomputing. The ACCL also supports the NASA Glenn testbeds for the National Research an Education Network and the Computing, Information, Communications Technologies/the Numerical Propulsion System Simulator, and the CICT Space Communications Program.
GRUVE Laboratory
Cleveland, OH
The GRUVE (Glenn Reconfigurable User-interface and Virtual reality Exploration) Lab is a reconfigurable, large screen display facility at Nasa Glenn Research Center. It has been designed to allow researchers and engineers to explore their data and interact with one another in a computer generated environment. The display screens can be moved into different configurations from a single 8ftx24ft display wall to an 8ftx8ft, fully immersive virtual reality room, similar to a virtual reality 'CAVE', with images almost totally surrounding the users. Screens can be reconfigured for different display modes from a large, flat wall to a wrap-around stereoscopic theater, to a fully-immersive, virtual reality 'CAVE' . A CAVE(tm) (which stands for CAVE Automated Virtual Environment) typically refers to fully-immersive environment consisting of projections on at least three walls and floor with appropriate stereoscopic and position-tracking capability. The RAVE can also emulate an InfinityWall or other display systems.