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A planar Mie scattering technique for visualizing supersonic mixing flows

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A planar Mie scattering technique is described which allows for the direct visualization of fluid mixing in supersonic flows. The mixed fluid is visualized by laser light sheet scattering from small alcohol droplets which condense as a result of the mixing of a vapor laden subsonic stream with a cold supersonic stream. Issues related to the formation, growth and size of the droplets are addressed. The technique reveals details of the turbulent structure which are masked by the spatial integration of schlieren and shadowgraph methods. Comparative visualizations using the vapor screen method to uniformly mark the high-speed fluid are also shown.

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Clemens, N.T., Mungal, M.G. A planar Mie scattering technique for visualizing supersonic mixing flows. Experiments in Fluids 11, 175–185 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00190296

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