Performance Results for the Optical Turbulence Reduction Cavity (Postprint)

Abstract

A new optical turbulence reduction cavity model has been built and tested in the Trisonic Gas dynamic Facility (TGF) at Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The new model replaces the 1970's era model and has optical quality fused silica windows that will allow nonintrusive flow field measurements to be made. The results presented in this paper compare the current optical turbulence reduction cavity model with the historic data from the old turbulence reduction cavity model and examines some passive flow control devices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA501256

Entities

People

  • Chris Mcgaha
  • Jim Grove
  • John Tekell
  • Michael Stanek
  • Ryan Schmit

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Craft
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cross Correlation
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Hypervelocity Flow
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Reynolds Number
  • Sound Pressure
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.