Optical diagnostics of gas-dynamic flows using advanced laser measurement techniques. Final report, 1 October 1983-31 December 1984
Using laser-induced fluorescence to probe nitrogen flows seeded with small amounts of nitric oxide, simultaneous measurements of all three thermodynamic scalar quantities temperature, density, and pressure, were demonstrated in a supersonic turbulent boundary layer. Instrumental uncertainty is 1% for temperature and 2% for density and pressure, making the techniques suitable for measurements of turbulent fluctuations. This technology is currently being transferred to an experimental program designed to use these optical techniques in conjunction with traditional methods to make measurements in turbulent flowfields that were not possible before. A detailed descritpion of the research progress and pertinent results are presented.
- Research Organization:
- Polyatomics Research, Inc., Mountain View, CA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 7249699
- Report Number(s):
- N-86-30095; NASA-CR-176950; NAS-1.26:176950; TRN: 86-038522
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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