High-Speed Photoinstrumentation for a Hypersonic Wind Tunnel

Robert L. Leighton

The application of high-speed cameras and short-duration light sources to measure pressures, forces and flow patterns in a high-velocity (up to Mach 25) short-duration (less than 15 msec) wind tunnel are described. Details of the measuring techniques are given, including the optical systems, lighting, data reduction procedures, measurement accuracies and synchronization methods.

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Published
1964-08
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J07201