This study demonstrates the usefulness of instantaneous and mean density ρ, standard deviation σ, relative standard deviation σ/ρ, and product standard deviation σ*ρ acquired using a low-sampling-rate instantaneous (10 ns) laser-based method to study effects of high-frequency phenomena on offbody freestream, bow-shock wave, and gas-cap unsteadiness. Spatial correlations of relative flow unsteadiness are acquired using laser Rayleigh scattering performed along a 38.7 mm line containing 200 pixels spanning the freestream, gas cap, near-normal, and oblique shocks created by a multipurpose crew vehicle model in the NASA Langley 31-in. Mach 10 air wind tunnel. A total of 371 instantaneous images are acquired at a fixed stagnation temperature of 990±11  K and five stagnation pressures spanning 2.41–10.0 MPa (350–1454 psi). Maximum σ occurs at the bow-shock-wave spatial density profile first-derivative maximum for a near-normal and oblique shock. Maximum σ/ρ and σ*ρ occur at the bow-shock-wave spatial density profile second-derivative maximum and minimum, respectively, for both the near-normal and oblique shocks. At P0=1454  psi, maximum σ (normal shock) >5/2σ (gas cap), and σ (gas cap) is >2σ (freestream). Additional spatially averaged unsteadiness correlations with flowfield conditions are presented.


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    Title :

    Mach 10 Bow Shock and Gas-Cap Unsteadiness Measurements Using Rayleigh Scattering


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    Published in:

    AIAA journal ; 54 , 10


    Publication date :

    2016




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    55.50 Luftfahrzeugtechnik / 55.60 Raumfahrttechnik / 55.60 / 50.93 / 55.50 / 50.93 Weltraumforschung
    Local classification TIB:    770/7040





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