Air Density Measurements in a Mach 10 Wake Using Iodine Cordes Bands

作者：Balla R Jeffrey^*; Everhart Joel L

来源：AIAA Journal, 2012, 50(6): 1388-1397.

DOI：10.2514/1.J051523

An exploratory study designed to examine the viability of making air density measurements in a Mach 10 flow using laser-induced fluorescence of the iodine Cordes bands is presented. Experiments are performed in the NASA Langley Research Center 31 in. Mach 10 air wind tunnel in the hypersonic near wake of a multipurpose crew vehicle model. To introduce iodine into the wake, a 0.5% iodine/nitrogen mixture is seeded using a pressure tap at the rear of the model. Air density was measured at 56 points along a 7 mm line and three stagnation pressures of 6.21, 8.62, and 10.0 MPa (900, 1250, and 1450 psi). Average results over time and space show rho(wake)/rho(freestream) of 0.145 +/- 0.010, independent of freestream air density. Average offbody results over time and space agree to better than 7.5% with computed densities from onbody pressure measurements. Densities measured during a single 60 s run at 10.0 MPa are time-dependent and steadily decrease by 15%. This decrease is attributed to model forebody heating by the flow.

• 出版日期2012-6