Laser Instrumentation in AEDC Test Facilities

Abstract

Various laser systems being used for tests in laboratories and environmental facilities at AEDC are described. These systems include the laser Doppler velocimeter used for flow field diagnostics, laser holography used for flow field visualization and particle studies, laser spark generation used to measure velocities in high speed flows, laser photography used for visualization during ablation tests, and vapor screen systems used to visualize flow patterns around models. Schematics of the systems are given, and some results from tests which have utilized laser instrumentation are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0733740

Entities

People

  • David G. Francis

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Images
  • Instrumentation
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Observatories
  • Particles
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Test Facilities
  • Velocimeters
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy