General Applied Science Laboratory

The General Applied Science Laboratory (GASL) is an American aerospace company.

Description

The General Applied Science Laboratory (GASL) is one of the pioneers of hypersonic propulsion in the world.^[1] and was an active participant of the NASA X-43A program.^{[citation needed]}

GASL was founded in 1956 by Antonio Ferri and became a developer and testing house for advance propulsion systems. Its expertise in hypersonic harsh environments has allowed it to research and test materials and methods for extreme high temperatures as well as combustion systems relevant to current power generation and clean energy. The company is based in Ronkonkoma, New York.^{[citation needed]}

GASL has a propulsion and combustion test complex with seven high pressure, high temperature test cells, NASA's Hypersonic Pulse Facility (HYPULSE)<test facility and shock wave (blast simulating) test facility.^{[citation needed]}

GASL, Inc. was founded in 1956 as Gruen Applied Science Laboratories, Inc. Later in 1958 it changed its name to General Applied Science Laboratories, Inc. and subsequently changed its name to GASL, Inc. in 1995. On November 20, 2003, Alliant Techsystems acquired GASL and it operates as a subsidiary of ATK.^{[citation needed]}

Markets

GASL provides research, engineering and testing to governments and businesses in 12 primary areas:.^{[citation needed]}

Hypersonic and propulsion systems testing
Combustion systems and components testing
High shear testing
High temperature material testing (Up to 4350F and 1500 psi)
Simulated blast testing (Shock Wave Tube)
Energy systems integration and testing

Gasification systems and components
Fuel reforming systems
Hydrogen based energy systems
Light weight energy storage devices
MEMS sensors for harsh environments
Cooling, Micro-cooling and fuel injected cooling systems

GASL developed Scramjet technology for propulsion such as the GASL Projectile. ^{[citation needed]}

GASL upgraded the NASA-HYPULSE test facility to simulate Mach 7 and Mach 10 flight speeds.^[2]

References

^ Heppenheimer, "Facing The Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonics",Sep 2007, "[1]", 8/10/2011
^ Bakos, R. J.; Tsai, C.-Y.; Rogers, R. C.; Shih, A. T.,"The Mach 10 Component of NASA's Hyper-X Ground Test Program," Langley Research Center (1999)

External links

[1] Heppenheimer, "Facing The Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonics",Sep 2007, "[1]", 8/10/2011

[2] Bakos, R. J.; Tsai, C.-Y.; Rogers, R. C.; Shih, A. T.,"The Mach 10 Component of NASA's Hyper-X Ground Test Program," Langley Research Center (1999)

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