The optical quality of gas in a cryogenic wind tunnel was determined by observing Sayce targets through different pathlengths of the medium. The data were used to determine the square wave response of the test gas. At conditions corresponding to 15 times ambient density, considerable decrease in response to higher spatial frequencies was noted even in the absence of flow. Under flow conditions, vibrations further degraded the response. The results are interpreted in terms of possible photogrammetric approaches to measure model deformation in large cryogenic facilities such as the National Transonic Facility.


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    Title :

    Image Degradation in Langley 0.3-Meter Transonic Cryogenic Tunnel


    Contributors:
    W. L. Snow (author) / A. W. Burner (author) / W. K. Goad (author)

    Publication date :

    1982


    Size :

    24 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English