Aero-optic distortion in transonic and hypersonic turbulent boundary layers

AIAA Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2158-2168

  Wyckham, Christopher M ^a,b   Smits, Alexander J ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERO-OPTICS; GAS INJECTION; HYPERSONIC SPEED; LARGE APERTURE; NITROGEN INJECTION; OUTER LAYER; ROOT MEAN SQUARES; SHACK-HARTMANN WAVEFRONT SENSORS; STREHL RATIO; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; HELIUM; MACH NUMBER; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

HYPERSONIC BOUNDARY LAYERS;

EID: 73649120646     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.41453     Document Type: Article

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