Non-intrusive measurement techniques for flow characterization of hypersonic wind tunnels

PM Danehy, J Weisberger, C Johansen, D Reese… - 2018‏ - ntrs.nasa.gov
This manuscript describes the wide variety of optical measurement techniques for
characterizing the flow in hypersonic wind tunnels. The introduction briefly describes …

NO PLIF imaging in the CUBRC 48-inch shock tunnel

N Jiang, J Bruzzese, R Patton, J Sutton, R Yentsch… - Experiments in …, 2012‏ - Springer
Nitric oxide planar laser-induced fluorescence (NO PLIF) imaging is demonstrated at a 10-
kHz repetition rate in the Calspan University at Buffalo Research Center's (CUBRC) 48-inch …

Hypersonic wake velocity measurements using acetone molecular tagging velocimetry

A Andrade, WL Shoemake, CO Willamson… - Applied Optics, 2025‏ - opg.optica.org
Molecular tagging velocimetry, a minimally intrusive laser diagnostic, was used to find
quantitative off-body velocity measurements in the wake of both strut-mounted and free-flight …

Review of planar laser-induced fluorescence measurements in the NASA Langley 31-Inch Mach 10 Air Tunnel

PM Danehy, BF Bathel, NS Rodrigues… - AIAA SCITECH 2024 …, 2024‏ - arc.aiaa.org
In 2003 a mobile planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) system was constructed at NASA
Langley Research Center to visualize and quantify high speed flowfields containing …

Nitric-oxide planar laser-induced fluorescence measurements in the hypersonic materials environmental test system

JA Inman, BF Bathel, CT Johansen, PM Danehy… - AIAA journal, 2013‏ - arc.aiaa.org
Planar laser-induced fluorescence of naturally occurring nitric oxide has been used to
provide insight into baseline flow conditions of the Hypersonic Materials Environmental Test …

Direct simulation Monte Carlo computations and experiments on leading-edge separation in rarefied hypersonic flow

R Prakash, LM Le Page, LP McQuellin… - Journal of Fluid …, 2019‏ - cambridge.org
A comprehensive study of the fundamental characteristics of leading-edge separation in
rarefied hypersonic flows is undertaken and its salient features are elucidated. Separation of …

Molecular-based optical diagnostics for hypersonic nonequilibrium flows

P Danehy, B Bathel, C Johansen, M Winter, S O'Byrne… - 2015‏ - ntrs.nasa.gov
This presentation package consists of seven different talks rolled up into one. These talks
are all invited orals presentations in a special session at the Aviation 2015 conference and …

Comparison of velocity and temperature measurements with simulations in a hypersonic wake flow

R Hruschka, S O'Byrne, H Kleine - Experiments in fluids, 2011‏ - Springer
A hypersonic shock-tunnel flow around an axisymmetric model of a planetary entry probe is
analyzed. Planar laser-induced fluorescence is applied to measure both the velocity and the …

Nitric oxide PLIF measurements in the hypersonic materials environmental test system (HYMETS)

J Inman, B Bathel, C Johansen, P Danehy… - 49th AIAA Aerospace …, 2011‏ - arc.aiaa.org
A nonintrusive laser-based measurement system has been applied for the first time in the
HYMETS (Hypersonic Materials Environmental Test System) 400 kW arc-heated wind tunnel …

Resonant-enhanced multiphoton ionization of nitric oxide (NO) tagging velocimetry in a detonation-driven hypersonic shock tunnel

X Chen, K Luo, Y Wang, Q Wang, P Li, W Zhao - Physics of Fluids, 2024‏ - pubs.aip.org
This Letter demonstrates the use of long-lifetime NO fluorescence for molecular tagging
velocimetry (MTV) with (1+ 1) resonant-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) scheme …