Focused laser differential interferometry (FLDI), first introduced in the 1970s, has developed into a powerful tool for the analysis of turbulent dynamics and fluctuations in fluid flows …
The boundary layer on a sharp-tip, partially flared, actively cooled cone with discrete roughness elements has been studied in a quiet Mach 6 wind tunnel using linear array …
Measurements of surface heat flux via IR thermography and boundary layer density fluctuations using a variation of focused laser differential interferometry (FLDI) were …
FOCUSED-LASER differential interferometry (FLDI), first dis-cussed by Smeets and George [1], allows for high-frequency (greater than1 MHz) nonintrusive flow disturbance …
The transition of the boundary-layer state from laminar to turbulent on a 7° sharp cone in Mach 10 flow is measured using several high-speed optical diagnostics capable of time …
This work investigates a hypersonic turbulent boundary layer over a 7° half angle cone at a wall-to-total temperature ratio of 0.1, M∞= 7.4 and R e∞ m= 4.2× 10 6 m− 1, in terms of …
Although it is understood that surface roughness can impact boundary layer physics in high- speed flows, there has been little research aimed at understanding the potential impact of …
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1796. vid The continuous development and advancement of multi-point line focused laser differential interferometry …
A colinear focused laser differential interferometer (FLDI) and self-aligned focusing schlieren (SAFS) system has been assembled and tested in the laboratory, using a turbulent jet of …