General Applied Science Laboratory
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The General Applied Science Laboratory (GASL) was an American aerospace company.
Description
The General Applied Science Laboratory (GASL) is a pioneer of hypersonic propulsion.[1] The company participated in the NASA X-43 program.[citation needed]
GASL was founded in 1956 by Antonio Ferri[1] 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) 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 (ATK) acquired GASL from Allied Aerospace.[2][3] It operates as a subsidiary of ATK.[citation needed]
GASL developed Scramjet technology for propulsion such as the GASL Projectile fired in 2001.[4][5]
GASL upgraded the NASA-HYPULSE test facility to simulate Mach 7 and Mach 10 flight speeds.[6]
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
References
- ^ a b T. A. Heppenheimer (September 2007). Facing The Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonics (PDF). National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 103, 115, 198. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ Benno Groeneveld (November 24, 2003). "ATK buys hypersonic flight businesses". Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ "ATK Acquires Hypersonic Flight Sectors From Allied Aerospace". Defense Daily. December 1, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ David Schneider (November–December 2002). "A Burning Question". American Scientist. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ "Hypersonic Scramjet Projectile Flys In Missile Test". Space Daily. September 4, 2001. Retrieved August 13, 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)