WEST LAFAYETTE − The Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI) opened a new facility dedicated to enhancing Purdue’s hypersonics evaluation and testing capabilities Tuesday.
Leaders within Purdue, the federal government and the hypersonics industry joined PARI staff in celebrating the opening of the Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility (HARF).
This is a $41 million, 65,000square-foot building that houses two wind tunnels, including the only Mach 8 quiet wind tunnel in the world, and a hypersonic pulse (HYPULSE) reflected shock/expansion tunnel.
The new facility is also home to the Hypersonics Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center (HAMTC), a location for industry partners to “work on materials and manufacturing innovations and provide access to testing capabilities,” the release said.
“The Hypersonic Applied Research Facility is an investment in test and evaluation and research capabilities that this country desperately needs,” said Mark Lewis, chief executive officer for PARI, in the release. “Through facilities such as HARF, we will help solve some of the most challenging and relevant problems in the field of high-speed flight while also building the future workforce.”
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