FLEET velocimetry for aerodynamics

PM Danehy, RA Burns, DT Reese… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Long-lasting emission from femtosecond excitation of nitrogen-based flows shows promise
as a useful mechanism for a molecular tagging velocimetry instrument. The technique …

Application of femtosecond-laser tagging for unseeded velocimetry in a large-scale transonic cryogenic wind tunnel

DT Reese, RJ Thompson, RA Burns, PM Danehy - Experiments in Fluids, 2021 - Springer
Femtosecond laser electronic excitation tagging (FLEET) velocimetry was applied in the
National Transonic Facility and assessed for its use in providing quantitative velocity …

Effect of low temperatures and pressures on signal, lifetime, accuracy and precision of femtosecond laser tagging velocimetry

CJ Peters, RA Burns, RB Miles… - … Science and Technology, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Femtosecond laser electronic excitation tagging velocimetry is experimentally characterized
in pure nitrogen at pressures (0.228–101 kPa) and temperatures (72–298 K) relevant to high …

Self-Aligned Focusing Schlieren at the 0.3-M Transonic Cryogenic Tunnel and the National Transonic Facility

JM Weisberger, BF Bathel, PM Danehy… - AIAA SCITECH 2024 …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
The implementation of a self-aligned focusing schlieren (SAFS) system at two cryogenic
wind tunnels at NASA Langley Research Center is discussed. Risk-reduction testing of the …

Characterization of naturally-occurring particles in the NASA Langley 0.3-m Transonic Cryogenic Tunnel using PTV

RA Burns, J Gao, PM Danehy - AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Naturally-occurring particles within the NASA Langley 0.3-m Transonic Cryogenic Tunnel
are characterized for their aerodynamic performance using particle tracking velocimetry …

FLEET velocimetry in the common research model's wing wake

D Reese, PM Danehy, EL Walker, MB Rivers… - AIAA Scitech 2020 …, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
Femtosecond laser electronic excitation tagging was used to make velocity measurements
in the wake of the wing of the Common Research Model (CRM). Experiments were …

On the use of liquid nitrogen droplets as flow tracers in cryogenic flow facilities at NASA Langley Research Center

JE Retter, RA Burns, J Fisher, J Felver… - AIAA Scitech 2021 …, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-1301. vid The injection of liquid
nitrogen droplets to cool the gas temperature in cryogenic wind tunnels is discussed as a …

Single-Component Average Velocity Profiles in the Wake of the Orion Crew Capsule at the National Transonic Facility

JE Retter, OK Tyrrell, B Moran, J Montgomery… - AIAA SCITECH 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-2259. vid A minimally intrusive
molecular tagging instrument measured single-component average velocity profiles in two …

Improvement of Pressure Sensitive Paint in A Cryogenic Oxygen-Poor Environment

AN Watkins, D Reese - 2023 - ntrs.nasa.gov
This report details specific improvements to the use of Pressure Sensitive Paint (PSP) in an
oxygen-poor environment, with an emphasis on cryogenic PSP in the National Transonic …