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10 kHz molecular tagging velocimetry in a Mach 4 air flow with acetone vapor seeding

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In this work, 10 kHz molecular tagging velocimetry (MTV) in a \(M_\infty = 4\) Ludwieg tube is done using a partial pressure of acetone seeded into the facility driver tube. Despite using air as the primary operating gas, the resulting emission of the written MTV line is long-lived, which is desirable for flow tagging. Velocimetry measurements done in the freestream are compared to basic compressible flow theory, and measurements in the turbulent boundary layer on the tunnel floor are presented with measurements down to a distance of \(y/\delta \approx 0.11\) obtained. In total, the technique shows promise for effective velocimetry in supersonic tunnels and is accessible for Nd:YAG pulse burst laser systems without the need for wavelength tunability.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge Kirk Davenport for assistance with the Mach 4 operation and Prof. Zhili Zhang for helpful discussions. The pulse burst laser system was funded through ONR contract N00014-15-1-2269, and this effort was in part enabled by ONR contracts N00014-15-1-2269 and N00014-18-1-2688.

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Gragston, M., Smith, C.D. 10 kHz molecular tagging velocimetry in a Mach 4 air flow with acetone vapor seeding. Exp Fluids 63, 85 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-022-03438-1

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