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Diffuser Testing for NASA’s Space Launch System

The low-profile diffuser undergoes a round of tests at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
The low-profile diffuser undergoes a round of tests at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

The low-profile diffuser undergoes a round of tests at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. For the testing, the hardware is mounted to a test rig, and run for two to three minutes to gather velocity data and validate computational fluid models used to design it.

Image credit: NASA/MSFC

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