Mach 18 flow velocimetry with 100-kHz KTV and PLEET in AEDC Tunnel 9
Naibo Jiang, Paul S. Hsu, Stephen W. Grib, Mikhail N. Slipchenko, David Shekhtman, Nick J. Parziale, Mike Sharwood Smith, Addison J. Spicer, Sukesh Roy
Abstract
Krypton Tagging Velocimetry (KTV) and Picosecond Laser Electronic Excitation Tagging (PLEET) velocimetry at a 100-kHz rate were demonstrated in Mach 18 flow conditions at the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) Tunnel 9 employing a burst-mode laser system and a custom optical parametric oscillator (OPO). The measured freestream flow velocities from both KTV and PLEET agreed well with the theoretical calculation. The increase in repetition rate provides better capability to perform time-resolved velocimetry measurements in hypersonic flow environments.
Topics & Concepts
VelocimetryFreestreamOpticsMach numberParticle image velocimetryHypersonic speedExpansion tunnelWind tunnelWater tunnelFlow visualizationMaterials sciencePhysicsFlow (mathematics)MechanicsVortexReynolds numberTurbulenceLaser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsGas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory