A supersonic wind tunnel produces supersonic speeds in the test section. It consists of a nozzle, test section and a diffuser. Nozzle is convergent-divergent in design. It supplies a uniform supersonic flow into the test section which is a constant area duct. Diffuser which is also convergent-divergent slows the supersonic flow to subsonic.

A high-pressure reservoir is placed at the inlet of the nozzle to run the wind tunnel. A vacuum storage tank at the exit of the diffuser or a combination of both the high-pressure reservoir and a vacuum storage tank can also be used to run the supersonic wind tunnel.

From isentropic flow properties, for $\frac{A_{e}}{A^{*}}=4.441$, $M_{e}=3.05$

From normal shock properties, for $M_{e}=3.05$, $\frac{p_{02}}{p_{01}}=0.3145$

Therefore,
$$p_{01}=\left ( \frac{p_{01}}{p_{02}} \right ) p_{02}=\left ( \frac{1}{0.3145} \right )\left ( 1.5 \right )=4.7695\,atm$$