Customers and cooperating partners

Partners in industry:

Project	Partner	Contents
METEOR missile	Bayern-Chemie	Ramjet inlet development
METEOR missile	MBDA	Ramjet inlet development
Missile aerodynamics	Diehl BGT Defence	Aerodynamic testing
Nanoparticle production using gas dynamic processes	Degussa	Design and instrumentation of a pilot facility for the nanoparticle production
EXO-MARS-Programme	Astrium GmbH Fluid Gravity (FGE)	Experimental simulation of Martian entry conditions
Active cooling concepts	Astrium GmbH	Experimental investigation into the cooling of rocket nozzles

Universities:

Project	Partner	Contents
IMENS+ (Multi-disciplinary analysis)	Technical University Braunschweig	Fluid-structure coupling (Project Managament)
Virtual Institute (HGF) RESPACE	RWTH Aachen, University of Stuttgart, Technical University Munich	Base flow and active cooling (Speaker function)
DFG Graduate College: Aerothermodynamic design of a propulsion system for future space transportation systems	University of Stuttgart, RWTH Aachen, Technical University Munich	Inlet and nozzle flow (two Ph.D students)
DFG research group: Nanoparticle production using gas dynamic processes	RWTH Aachen.University of Stuttgart, Technical University Munich, Karlsruhe University. Duisburg/Essen University	Sub-project for the design and instrumentation of a pilot facility
DFG-SFB (TransRegio): Technological basis for increased efficiency and reliability of space transportation systems	RWTH Aachen , University of Stuttgart, Technical University Munich, Technical University Braunschweig	Base flow and fluid-structure coupling (currently in the application stage with two sub-projects)

Research departments:

Project	Partner	Contents
ESA Plasma Working Group	ESA, ONERA, CIRA, VKI	High enthalpy facilities (co-chair)
Standard Model testing ESA-TRP	ESA, CIRA, VKI	Comparison of European high- enthapy facilities by means of standard model testing (chair)
Long-Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies (LAPCAT)	EU, ESA, ONERA, CIRA	Inlet and nozzle for scramjet technology
Aerodynamic and Thermal Load Inter-actions with Lightweight Advanced Materials for high Speed Flight (ATLLAS)	EU, ESA, ONERA, FOI	High temperature measurement techniques for rocket combustion chambers, fluid-structure interaction
EXPERT	ESA, CIRA	Responsibility for the instrumentation of control surfaces of a flight experiment
Missile	ISL	Aero-thermodynamics and reaction control system