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Dual hologram shearing interference technique with enhanced sensitivity for wind tunnel testing

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 A novel optical diagnostic approach, namely, a dual hologram shearing interferometry with enhanced sensitivity, is proposed for visualization, and for measuring the density gradients of the flow in wind tunnels. The technique is especially useful for strong turbulent and/or unsteady regions flows. The features of the technique make it tolerant to vibrational disturbances typical to many wind tunnel facilities. The method was demonstrated by its application to a supersonic flow over a spherically blunted nose cone/cylinder model.

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Received: 4 December 1997/Accepted: 8 April 1998

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Toker, G., Levin, D. & Lessin, A. Dual hologram shearing interference technique with enhanced sensitivity for wind tunnel testing. Experiments in Fluids 25, 519–521 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003480050258

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