Advanced Technical Facilities
Amentum is a recognized world leader in the design and construction of advanced technical facilities in the defense and commercial sectors, industry-leading modeling and analysis capabilities, and a reputation for sustained superior performance in operations and maintenance of technical facilities for the U.S. Government and many commercial clients.
Capabilities
Propulsion Test Facilities
Our storied history designing and operating propulsion test facilities began at Arnold Air Force Base over 70 years ago with the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Arnold Engineering and Development Center (AEDC) under contract to the United States Air Force. Amentum has continued to support new test capabilities and upgrades to existing facilities worldwide for various commercial engine manufacturers and government clients. We have a focus on sustained superior performance, managed by our ISO 9001 accredited processes for design engineering and construction.
Solutions
- Full suite of advanced engineering services, including machine design, structural, mechanical process, controls and instrumentation, and electrical engineering.
- Recognized leader in advanced engineering methods, such as:
- Computational fluid dynamics, conjugate and radiative heat transfer
- Transient thermal modeling
- Acoustic modeling and field measurements
- Aero-acoustic computation
- Design/build of propulsion test facilities, including Altitude test cells, sea-level test cells, and hush houses
- Component and rig test facilities, including:
- Combustor test facilities
- Crosswind facilities
- Corrosion test facilities
- Compressor and spin rig facilities
- Facility upgrade projects
- Data Acquisition Systems
- Control System Integration
- Construction and integration Services
Hypersonic Test Facilities
Our expertise in hypersonics is a natural outgrowth of our long history designing high-speed aerothermal test facilities and our expertise in multi-physics analysis techniques required for such facilities. We have a focus on sustained superior performance, managed by our ISO 9001 accredited processes for design engineering and construction.
Solutions
- Full suite of advanced engineering services, including machine design, structural, mechanical process, controls and instrumentation, and electrical engineering.
- Recognized leader in advanced engineering methods, such as:
- Computational fluid dynamics, conjugate and radiative heat transfer
- Transient thermal modeling
- Acoustic modeling and field measurements
- Aero-acoustic computation
- Design/build of hypersonic test facilities, including component testing and ground simulation.
- Construction and integration Services
- Model injection and captive trajectory systems
- Arc heater design/build
Aerospace Wind Tunnels
Our storied history designing and operating propulsion test facilities began at Arnold Air Force Base over 70 years ago with the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Arnold Engineering and Development Center (AEDC) under contract to the United States Air Force. Amentum has continued to support new test capabilities and upgrades to existing facilities worldwide for various commercial and government clients.
We have a focus on sustained superior performance, managed by our ISO 9001 accredited processes for design engineering and construction.
Solutions
- Full suite of advanced engineering services, including machine design, structural, mechanical process, controls and instrumentation, and electrical engineering.
- Recognized leader in advanced engineering methods, such as:
- Computational fluid dynamics, conjugate and radiative heat transfer
- Transient thermal modeling
- Acoustic modeling and field measurements
- Aero-acoustic computation
- Design/build of subsonic, transonic, and supersonic wind tunnels for model or full-scale testing.
- Construction and integration Services
- Model injection and captive trajectory systems
Space Systems Test Facilities
As NASA’s largest services contractor, Amentum provides design and construction services for new and upgraded test facilities, as well as operational support for multiple NASA facilities.
We have a focus on sustained superior performance, managed by our ISO 9001 accredited processes for engineering and construction.
Solutions
- Full suite of advanced engineering services, including machine design, structural, mechanical process, controls and instrumentation, and electrical engineering.
- Recognized leader in advanced engineering methods, such as:
- Computational fluid dynamics, conjugate and radiative heat transfer
- Transient thermal modeling
- Acoustic modeling and field measurements
- Aero-acoustic computation
- Design/build of various space system test facilities, including:
- Arc jet facilities
- Rocket engine test stands
- Flight vehicle static fire test stands
- Test load facilities
- Rocket diffusers
- Ejector and altitude simulation facilities
- Facility upgrade projects
- Data Acquisition Systems
- Control System Integration
- Construction and Integration Services
Automotive / Motorsports Wind Tunnels
Amentum has been designing and building wind tunnels for the international automotive industry since the 1970s with a focus on minimum aerodynamic drag for optimum fuel economy. As the market shifted to require a quiet interior environment isolated from road and wind noise, we have designed and built state-of-the-art aeroacoustic wind tunnels on three continents that combine the fuel economy/range and interior comfort requirements. We have also designed and built more than 30 climatic wind tunnels around the world, which can simulate any environmental condition that may occur on the road (wind, snow, rain, humidity, altitude, solar load, etc.). Our development of the patented adaptive wall wind tunnel test section allows us to provide unparalleled precision of downforce, drag, and pitching moment simulation to our motorsport clients.
We have a focus on sustained superior performance, managed by our ISO 9001-accredited processes for design engineering and construction.
Solutions
- Full suite of advanced engineering services, including aeroacoustic analysis, machine design, structural, mechanical process, controls and instrumentation, and electrical engineering.
- Recognized leader in advanced engineering methods, such as:
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Computational Aeroacoustics
- Transient thermal modeling and field measurements
- Subsystem design and build
- Overhead probe traverse systems
- Model positioning systems
- Flexible nozzles
- Adaptive wall test section
- Controls and data acquisition
- Turnkey design, build, construction, and integration services
- Operational readiness test development and execution
- Operations and Maintenance
- Upgrade and Modernization