Laser-Diagnostic Platform for Multi-Parameter Hypersonics Measurements
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
We have investigated the utility of femtosecond/picosecond (fs/ps) coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering(CARS)for simultaneous measurement of temperature, pressure, and velocity in hypersonic flows. Experiments were conducted in underexpanded jets of air and molecular nitrogen to assess CARS diagnostic performance in terms of signal level scaling, measurement precision, and dynamic range. Pure-rotational CARS of the Raman S branch was applied for simultaneous measurement of temperature and pressure. Thermometry was performed by fitting CARS spectra acquired under nearly collision-free conditions by introducing a picosecond CARS probe pulse at zero delay from the femtosecond pump. Pressure could be subsequently obtained by from a second CARS spectral acquisition with a picosecond probe introduced at time delay to sample molecular collisions. CARS velocimetry was attempted by monitoring the Doppler shift of the N2 vibrational, Q-branch spectrum, with both direct spectral resolution and optical heterodyne detection schemes. Doppler shifts from the sub-I-km/s air jet flow proved too small to measure with this approach, prompting us to turn to femtosecond laser electronic excitation tagging (FLEET) for reliable single-laser-shot velocimetry and CARS temperature/pressure measurement. Scaling of the CARS signal level to very low pressure and temperature conditions expected in the Sandia hypersonic wind tunnel (HWI) was performed. CARS measurements of temperature in HWT appear to be very feasible, while prospects for HWT pressure measurements are reasonable.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525
- OSTI ID:
- 1568990
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-2019-11526R; 679581
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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