Fluorescence imaging and streakline visualization of hypersonic flow over rapid prototype wind-tunnel models

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 222, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 637-651

  Danehy, P M ^a   Alderfer, D W ^a   Inman, J A ^a   Berger, K T ^a   Buck, G M ^a   Schwartz, R J ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow visualization; Hypersonic; Laser induced fluorescence; Planar laser induced fluorescence; Rapid prototype; Stereolithography; Streakline; Streamline; Wake flow

Indexed keywords

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUORESCENCE; HYPERSONIC FLOW; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; JOB ANALYSIS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; LASERS; LIGHT EMISSION; LITHOGRAPHY; LUMINESCENCE; NASA; NITRIC OXIDE; RAPID PROTOTYPING; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TUNNELS; VISUALIZATION; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

HYPERSONIC; PLANAR LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; RAPID PROTOTYPE; STREAKLINE; STREAMLINE; WAKE FLOW;

WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 54249148959     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544100JAERO295     Document Type: Article

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