Pressure-sensitive paint on a truncated cone in hypersonic flow at incidences

Accuracy of Pressure Sensitive Paint

Uncertainty in pressure sensitive paint (PSP) measurement is investigated from a standpoint of system modeling. A functional relation between the imaging system output and luminescent emission from PSP is obtained based on studies of radiative energy transports in PSP and photodetector response to luminescence. This relation provides insights into physical origins of various elemental error sou...

Pressure Sensitive Paint Measurements at High Mach Numbers

Depending on the case study examined, different PSPs may be used, each applied using a different method onto the model. For polymer PSP the paint is sprayed on. In contrast, the model may first be anodized or covered with a thin-layer chromatography plate and then dipped in PSP. The objective of the present study is to analyse the characteristics of different PSP substrates at high Mach numbers...

Analytic Solution for Hypersonic Flow Past a Slender Elliptic Cone Using Second-Order Perturbation Approximations

An approximate analytical solution is obtained for hypersonic flow past a slender elliptic cone using second-order perturbation techniques in spherical coordinate systems. The analysis is based on perturbations of hypersonic flow past a circular cone aligned with the free stream, the perturbations stemming from the small cross-section eccentricity. By means of hypersonic approximations for the ...

Pressure-Sensitive Paint: Effect of Substrate

There are numerous ways in which pressure-sensitive paint can be applied to a surface. The choice of substrate and application method can greatly affect the results obtained. The current study examines the different methods of applying pressure-sensitive paint to a surface. One polymer-based and two porous substrates (anodized aluminum and thin-layer chromatography plates) are investigated and ...

Laminar and Turbulent Aeroheating Predictions around Multi -Cone Configurations in Hypersonic Equilibrium - Air Flow