Recent progress in high-speed laser diagnostics for hypersonic flows

N Jiang, PS Hsu, M Gragston, S Roy - Applied Optics, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The recent progress in high-speed (≥ 100k H z) laser diagnostics for hypersonic flows is
reviewed. Owing to the ultrahigh flow speed, a laser frequency of 100 kHz or higher is …

Velocity measurements in a hypersonic flow using acetone molecular tagging velocimetry

A Andrade, ENA Hoffman, EJ LaLonde, CS Combs - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
In the present work, a non-intrusive diagnostic technique known as molecular tagging
velocimetry was used to collect quantitative freestream velocity measurements in the Mach 7 …

Mach 18 flow velocimetry with 100-kHz KTV and PLEET in AEDC Tunnel 9

N Jiang, PS Hsu, SW Grib, M Slipchenko… - Applied Optics, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Krypton Tagging Velocimetry (KTV) and Picosecond Laser Electronic Excitation Tagging
(PLEET) velocimetry at a 100-kHz rate were demonstrated in Mach 18 flow conditions at the …

Long-lived nitric oxide molecular tagging velocimetry with 1+ 1 REMPI

N Jiang, PS Hsu, S Roy, J Wang, H Hu, N Rodrigues… - Optics Letters, 2024 - opg.optica.org
The successful demonstration of long-lived nitric oxide (NO) fluorescence for molecular
tagging velocimetry (MTV) measurements is described in this Letter. Using 1+ 1 resonance …

Preliminary krypton measurements by two-photon absorption laser induced fluorescence (TALIF) in cold flow and a hollow cathode plasma

J Gottfried, S Antozzi, C Dumitrache… - AIAA SCITECH 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-1863. vid The increased cost of
xenon has led to a growing interest in the use of alternate propellants, in particular krypton …

[HTML][HTML] RESEARCH PROGRESS OF LASER DIAGNOSTICS FOR VELOCIMETRY IN HYPERSONIC FLOWS

L Jiwei, L Kai, S Jiahao, W Yejun… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - pubs-en.cstam.org.cn
Coupling effects such as strong turbulence and turbulent fluctuation, boundary layer
transition, shock wave-boundary layer interaction, and high-temperature real gas effects can …

高超声速流场激光测速技术研究进展

栗继伟, 罗凯, 尚甲豪, 王业军, 汪球, 赵伟 - 力学学报, 2023 - lxxb.cstam.org.cn
高超声速气流条件下飞行器内/外部流动中存在强湍流及脉动, 边界层转捩, 激波-
边界层干扰和高温真实气体效应等耦合效应, 表征该非定常流动现象对飞行器气动力 …

Krypton tagging velocimetry in the plume of a plasma hollow cathode

JA Gottfried, AP Yalin - Optics Continuum, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Krypton tagging velocimetry (KTV) is an emerging flow diagnostic that investigates the bulk
movement of high-speed, low-pressure gas flows. The present contribution expands the …

[PDF][PDF] Rate-equation modeling of Xe and Kr TALIF for electric propulsion applications

T Wegner, C Dumitrache… - 37th International …, 2022 - januselectricpropulsion.com
Two-photon absorption laser induced fluorescence (TALIF) is a laser diagnostic technique
which can, in principle, provide ground-state density measurements of atoms (eg, Kr, Xe, N …

Microwave re-excitation of femtosecond laser tagging for highly flexible velocimetry

F Reinbacher, S Bidwai, JB Michael - Optics Letters, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Molecular tagging velocimetry is typically species specific and limited by excited
state/species lifetimes. We utilize laser-generated ionization, long-lived anions, and a time …