Temperature-Cancelled Anodized-Aluminum Pressure Sensitive Paint for Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Application

Author(s):  
Katsuaki Morita ◽  
Kojiro Suzuki ◽  
Osamu Imamura ◽  
Hirotaka Sakaue
AIAA Journal ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 1944-1949
Author(s):  
Hirotaka Sakaue ◽  
John P. Sullivan

2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (4) ◽  
pp. 823-829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly R. Navarra ◽  
Douglas C. Rabe ◽  
Sergey D. Fonov ◽  
Larry P. Goss ◽  
Chunill Hah

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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