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Application of Pressure Sensitive Paint in Hypersonic FlowsIt is well known in the aerodynamic field that pressure distribution measurement over the surface of an aircraft model is a problem in experimental aerodynamics. For one thing, a continuous pressure map can not be obtained with the current experimental methods since they are discrete. Therefore, interpolation or CFD methods must be used for a more complete picture of the phenomenon under study. For this study, a new technique was investigated which would provide a continuous pressure distribution over the surface under consideration. The new method is pressure sensitive paint. When pressure sensitive paint is applied to an aerodynamic surface and placed in an operating wind-tunnel under appropriate lighting, the molecules luminesce as a function of the local pressure of oxygen over the surface of interest during aerodynamic flow. The resulting image will be brightest in the areas of low pressure (low oxygen concentration), and less intense in the areas of high pressure (where oxygen is most abundant on the surface). The objective of this investigation was to use pressure sensitive paint samples from McDonnell Douglas (MDD) for calibration purpose in order to assess the response of the paint under appropriate lighting and to use the samples over a flat plate/conical fin mounted at 75 degrees from the center of the plate in order to study the shock/boundary layer interaction at Mach 6 in the Von Karman wind-tunnel. From the result obtained it was concluded that temperature significantly affects the response of the paint and should be given the uppermost attention in the case of hypersonic flows. Also, it was found that past a certain temperature threshold, the paint intensity degradation became irreversible. The comparison between the pressure tap measurement and the pressure sensitive paint showed the right trend. However, there exists a shift when it comes to the actual value. Therefore, further investigation is under way to find the cause of the shift.
Document ID
19950014377
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Jules, Kenol (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Carbonaro, Mario (Von Hoerner und Sulger Electronic G.m.b.H. Schwetzingen, Germany)
Zemsch, Stephan (Von Hoerner und Sulger Electronic G.m.b.H. Schwetzingen, Germany)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1995
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.15:106824
E-9373
NASA-TM-106824
Accession Number
95N20794
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 466-05-02
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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