UK testing facilities
ESA Plume-Regolith Interaction Facility
European Space Agency hosted at University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Access: Conditional
Testing capabilities
- Thermal vacuum
- Materials and structural testing
- Propulsion and fluid systems
- Aerodynamics and aerothermal testing
Services
Vacuum plume-regolith interaction studies and crater-formation testing for lunar/Mars/asteroid exploration; high-speed flow/impact diagnostics and data acquisition.
Equipment
Total volume over 70 m³; vacuum level as low as 0.8 Pa; high-speed shadow/schlieren photography, pressure measurements, PSP, PIV and data acquisition systems.
Standards
No accreditation or test standards stated on cited page.
Contact
Email: s.subramanian.1@research.gla.ac.uk; Named contact: Dr Senthil Subramanian (corresponding research contact); operator route: University of Glasgow Aerospace Sciences / Dr Richard Green
Approximate location
Glasgow · Town location