The aero-optical effect of a flat-plate adiabatic boundary layer has been measured using the light generated by a laser-induced breakdown spark. The measurements were performed in a blowdown wind tunnel at freestream Mach numbers of 3 and 4.38. The tests showed that the aero-optical effect of boundary layers with rms optical path difference as low as 0.05  μm could be accurately measured using the laser-induced breakdown spark, including their deflection-angle spatial spectra. The results demonstrate that, using the laser-induced breakdown spark as a source of illumination, it is possible to make accurate measurements of low-amplitude aero-optical effects in a manner that is self-contained, nonintrusive, and suitable for a flight-test environment.


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    Title :

    Wave-Front Measurements of a Supersonic Boundary Layer Using Laser Induced Breakdown



    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2017




    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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