2026-05-12 テキサスA&M大学
The Boundary Layer Transition and Turbulence (BOLT) Program spent nearly a decade launching rocket labs to investigate key phenomena in hypersonic flight.Credit: Dr. Bryan Morreale/Texas A&M University
＜関連情報＞
- https://stories.tamu.edu/news/2026/05/12/cracking-the-code-of-hypersonic-flight-a-decade-of-bolt-breakthroughs/
- https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2026-0957
BOLT実験：極超音速飛行における10年間の基礎科学研究の成果 The BOLT Experiments: Outcomes from a Decade of Fundamental Science in Hypersonic Flight
Bradley M. Wheaton, Ivett Leyva, Rodney Bowersox, Graham V. Candler, Scott Berry, Aaron Dufrene and Sarah Popkin
AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum. January 2026 Published:8 Jan 2026
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2026-0957
Abstract
The paper highlights major accomplishments, outcomes, new knowledge, and lessons learned from nearly a decade of research surrounding the three BOLT flight experiments (BOLT-1A, BOLT-2, and BOLT-1B) and associated preflight and postflight research surrounding the flights. It is hoped that documentation of the BOLT program outcomes will highlight the progress made in fundamental understanding of transition and turbulence from the flights. Major topics addressed include outcomes from wind-tunnel testing of this common geometry in many facilities over the years, key advancements in numerical simulation techniques motivated by the need to model physics on the complex BOLT geometry, progress in flight experimentation methodologies, the importance of combining hypersonic flight test with atmospheric measurements, and the value of programs like BOLT for accelerating workforce experience.
