Pressure Sensitive Paint Measurements at the ARA Transonic Wind Tunnel

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Vardaki ◽  
Neil Stokes ◽  
Sergey Fonov ◽  
Jim Crafton
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Pressure Sensitive Paint ◽  
Pressure Sensitive ◽  
Transonic Wind Tunnel

Pressure sensitive paint in transonic wind-tunnel testing of the F-15

1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Dowgwillo ◽  
Martin J. Morris ◽  
John F. Donovan ◽  
Michael E. Benne
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Tunnel Testing ◽  
Pressure Sensitive Paint ◽  
Pressure Sensitive ◽  
Transonic Wind Tunnel ◽  
Tunnel Testing

The Application of Pressure- and Temperature-Sensitive Paints to an Advanced Compressor

2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (4) ◽  
pp. 823-829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly R. Navarra ◽  
Douglas C. Rabe ◽  
Sergey D. Fonov ◽  
Larry P. Goss ◽  
Chunill Hah
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Molecular Spectroscopy ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Pressure Sensitive Paint ◽  
Suction Surface ◽  
Transonic Compressor ◽  
Pressure Sensitive ◽  
Oxygen Sensitive ◽  
Design Speed

An innovative pressure-measurement technique that employs the tools of molecular spectroscopy has been widely investigated by the aerospace community. Measurements are made via oxygen-sensitive molecules attached to the surface of interest as a coating, or paint. The pressure-sensitive-paint (PSP) technique is now commonly used in stationary wind-tunnel tests; this paper presents the use of this technique in advanced turbomachinery applications. New pressure- and temperature-sensitive paints (P/TSPs) have been developed for application to a state-of-the-art transonic compressor where pressures up to 1.4 atm and surface temperatures to 90°C are expected for the suction surface of the first-stage rotor. PSP and TSP data images have been acquired from the suction surface of the first-stage rotor at 85 percent of the corrected design speed for the compressor near-stall condition. A comparison of experimental results with CFD calculations is discussed.

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