Development of Holographic Interferometric Applications in the VKF supersonic and Hypersonic Wind Tunnels

Abstract

This report summarizes the progress achieved in the von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility (VKF) of the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) to (1) improve the reconstruction process of holographic results, (2) develop diffuse, three-dimensional holography for use in the wind tunnel, and (3) prepare a data reduction program for converting interferometric results into meaningful static density distributions of a nonsymmetrical flow field. The report also contains some recommendations to make holography a more practical technique for recording optical results in the adverse environment existing around large supersonic and hypersonic wind tunnels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA007689

Entities

People

  • J. E. O'hare
  • W. L. Templeton
  • W. T. Strike

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Reduction
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Flow Visualization
  • Gas Dynamics
  • Holography
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Mach Number
  • Ruby Lasers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow