VISUALIZATION OF NONEQUILIBRIUM DISSOCIATING FLOWS

Authors
HAN JH KENNAUGH A POLL DIA
Citation
Jh. Han et al., VISUALIZATION OF NONEQUILIBRIUM DISSOCIATING FLOWS, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part G, Journal of aerospace engineering, 211(G5), 1997, pp. 295-305
Citations number
17
Journal title
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part G, Journal of aerospace engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
09544100
Volume
211
Issue
G5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
295 - 305
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-4100(1997)211:G5<295:VONDF>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A Mach-Zehnder interferometer has been used for both flow-field visual ization and quantitative assessment of aerodynamic parameters in a sho ck tube environment. Of special interest are the high-temperature effe cts in the post-shock region of bodies travelling at hypervelocity. In finite-fringe interferograms give the density contours of the flow fie ld and, in combination with an equilibrium real gas code, they can be used to provide information on the non-equilibrium state of the dissoc iating flow.