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A METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE FLOW OF AIR BY MEANS OF SERIES OF ELECTRIC SPARKS

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4267304
A technique has been developed in which series of -electric sparks of low current are used to render visible the flow of air. Sparks traversing the air at very high frequency render visible successive displacement profiles; their photographic records furnish a large amount of detailed information. The method is applicable to both subsonic and supersonic flow. The technique has been investigated in detail. Its merits and limitations are appraised as compared with other methods. Numerous photographs are presented to illustrate possible applications. Recommendations are made for the further improvement of the method. (auth) l7214 This paper was previously abstracted from the original language and appears in NSA, Vol. 12, as abstract No. 9789.
Research Organization:
Maryland. Univ., College Park. Inst. for Fluid Dynamics and Applied Mathematics
NSA Number:
NSA-13-017213
OSTI ID:
4267304
Report Number(s):
OSR-TN-56-38; BN-68; AD-80549
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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