Aerospace & Defense Flow Control Solutions

Mass flow and pressure testing instruments for today's missions

The space race is on, and aerospace and defense teams demand technology that can keep up. Alicat^® Scientific mass flow and pressure instruments are trusted by startups, researchers, and organizations advancing the aerospace and defense industries. You can find our instruments in hundreds of defense and aerospace applications, including:

Valve leak testing stands
Controlling high-pressure systems for aerodynamics
Propulsion testing equipment
Flow control for aerospace simulations
Spacesuit air delivery systems

Product guides

Vacuum Applications Brochure
Fusion Flow MXM Gas Blending Systems

Product guides

Vacuum Applications Brochure
Fusion Flow MXM Gas Blending Systems

Aerospace leak testing stands, improved.

With scheduled launches in the hundreds each year, today’s aerospace hardware cannot fail, and must be tested to NASA standards and safety requirements. Space Valves, a startup in aerospace manufacturing, used an Alicat mass flow meter to speed up and streamline their valve leak testing application.

Higher resolution and more repeatable data than a bubble test:

Data logging for continuous performance monitoring
Accuracy: ± 0.6% of reading or ± 0.1% of full scale
Flow measurement range: 0.01 – 100% of full scale
Sensor response time: < 1 ms
Warm-up time: < 1 ms

Applications in aerospace and defense

Aerospace leak testing: high resolution with better data recording

Aerospace teams need to be able to rely on their test results with confidence. From integrated test-stand leak detection to independent handheld verification, Alicat Whisper™ meters provide high-resolution data visibility and create minimal pressure drop (as low as 0.07 PSID). More about valve leak testing…

Looking to improve your leak testing application? $

Independent verification with an Alicat Whisper meter

Alicat Low Pressure Drop Mass Flow Meter

MW-Series

Highly responsive pressure control

Aerospace pressure control systems require high flow rates to pressurize large volumes. In an aerodynamics application, engineers integrated a custom gauge pressure controller with side-by-side hammerhead valve, capable of operating at pressures up to 1000 PSIG, with control response times under 30 ms. Read a case study on pilot pressure control…

Exploring devices for pressure control testing applications? $

Done loaded pressure regulators with pilot pressure control

PCD-Series

Alicat Intrinsically Safe Pressure Controller

ISPCD-Series

Propulsion testing: high volume mixes, dynamically delivered

Combustion and propulsion testing are rigorous operations, measuring a wide range of operating and atmospheric conditions. Integrating Alicat’s FusionFlow™ MXM gas blender simplified repeatable testing for engineers, by delivering controlled flow across 10 combustible gas channels. Read a case study on doing propulsion testing…

Want accurate, repeatable, and dynamic gas compositions? $

MXM-Series

Aerospace and defense flow control solutions

To understand how their payloads will withstand conditions on other planets, aerospace engineers need to simulate that environment by flowing precise ratios of gases into an atmospheric chamber.

Do you need reliable flow control for testing? $

MC-Series

Spacesuit research and development

Developing a spacesuit that astronauts can safely work (and breathe) in means pressure and flow must be monitored closely. Engineers need flow meters that are lightweight enough to wear on a spacesuit, and that can provide accurate flow rate measurements.

Want to measure gas flow for life support applications? $