Simultaneous Focused Laser Differential Interferometry and High-Speed Schlieren in a Mach 6 Flow

An instrument is demonstrated that is capable of simultaneous and independent flow density fluctuation measurements over the same line-of-sight by combining two optical techniques: focused laser differential interferometry (FLDI) and high-speed schlieren (HSS). The FLDI instrument measures fluctuati...

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Published in:Measurement science & technology 2021-09, Vol.32 (9), p.95907
Main Authors: Bathel, Brett F, Herring, Gregory C, Weisberger, Joshua M, Chou, Amanda, Jones, Stephen B
Format: Article
Language:English
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Instrumentation And Photography
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Summary:An instrument is demonstrated that is capable of simultaneous and independent flow density fluctuation measurements over the same line-of-sight by combining two optical techniques: focused laser differential interferometry (FLDI) and high-speed schlieren (HSS). The FLDI instrument measures fluctuations at a single point in the flowfield at 10 MHz, with the resulting signal most sensitive in the region nearest the focal plane of the FLDI laser beam. The HSS instrument acquires images at 20 kHz along the same optical axis as the FLDI beam, but with the resulting signal path averaged over the entire HSS line-of-sight. The introduction of the HSS optics into the FLDI beam path provides two high-quality measurement capabilities in a single system with no degradation of performance relative to stand-alone FLDI or HSS instruments.
ISSN:0957-0233
1361-6501
DOI:10.1088/1361-6501/abf67a