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international congress on instrumentation in aerospace simulation facilities | 2003

Development of next generation lifetime PSP imaging systems

Anthony Neal Watkins; Jeffrey Jordan; Bradley D. Leighty; J.L. Ingram; D.M. Oglesby

This paper describes a lifetime PSP system that has recently been developed using pulsed light-emitting diode (LED) lamps and a new interline transfer CCD camera technology. This system alleviates noise sources associated with lifetime PSP systems that use either flash-lamp or laser excitation sources and intensified CCD cameras for detection. Calibration curves have been acquired for a variety of PSP formulations using this system, and a validation test was recently completed in the subsonic aerodynamic research laboratory (SARL) at Wright-Patterson air force base (WPAFB). In this test, global surface pressure distributions were recovered using both a standard intensity-based method and the new lifetime system. Results from the lifetime system agree both qualitatively and quantitatively with those measured using the intensity-based method. Finally, an advanced lifetime imaging technique capable of measuring temperature and pressure simultaneously is introduced and initial results are presented.


48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition | 2010

Orbiter BLT Flight Experiment Wind Tunnel Simulations: Nearfield Flowfield Imaging and Surface Thermography

Paul M. Danehy; Christoper B. Ivey; Brett F. Barthel; Jennifer A. Inman; Stephen B. Jones; Anthony Neal Watkins; Kyle Z. Goodman; Andrew McCrea; Bradley D. Leighty; William K. Lipford; Naibo Jiang; Matthew Webster; Walter R. Lempert; Joseph D. Miller; Terrence R. Meyer

This paper reports a series of wind tunnel tests simulating the near-field behavior of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Boundary Layer Transition Detailed Test Objective (BLT DTO) flight experiment. Hypersonic flow over a flat plate with an attached BLT DTO-shaped trip was tested in a Mach 10 wind tunnel. The sharp-leading-edge flat plate was oriented at an angle of 20 degrees with respect to the freestream flow, resulting in post-shock edge Mach number of approximately 4. The flowfield was visualized using nitric oxide (NO) planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF). Flow visualizations were performed at 10 Hz using a wide-field of view and high-resolution NO PLIF system. A lower spatial resolution and smaller field of view NO PLIF system visualized the flow at 500 kHz, which was fast enough to resolve unsteady flow features. At the lowest Reynolds number studied, the flow was observed to be laminar and mostly steady. At the highest Reynolds number, flow visualizations showed streak instabilities generated immediately downstream of the trip. These instabilities transitioned to unsteady periodic and spatially irregular structures downstream. Quantitative surface heating imagery was obtained using the Temperature Sensitive Paint (TSP) technique. Comparisons between the PLIF flow visualizations and TSP heating measurements show a strong correlation between flow patterns and surface heating trends.


35th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit | 2005

Pressure Sensitive Paint Measurements on 15% Scale Rotor Blades in Hover

Oliver D. Wong; Anthony Neal Watkins; JoAnne L. Ingram

This paper describes a proof of concept test to examine the feasibility of using pressure sensitive paint (PSP) to measure the pressure distributions on a rotor in hover. The test apparatus consisted of the US Army 2-meter Rotor Test Stand (2MRTS) and 15% scale swept tip rotor blades. Two camera/rotor separations were examined: 0.76 and 1.35 radii. The outer 15% of each blade was painted with PSP. Intensity and lifetime based PSP measurement techniques were attempted. Data were collected from all blades at thrust coefficients ranging from 0.004 to 0.009.


international congress on instrumentation in aerospace simulation facilities | 2007

Development of a Pressure Sensitive Paint System for Measuring Global Surface Pressures on Rotorcraft Blades

Anthony Neal Watkins; Bradley D. Leighty; W.E. Lipford; O.D. Wong; D.M. Oglesby; J.L. Ingram

This paper describes the results from a proof of concept test to examine the feasibility of using pressure sensitive paint (PSP) to measure global surface pressures on rotorcraft blades in hover. The test was performed using the U.S. army 2-meter rotor test stand (2MRTS) and 15% scale swept rotor blades. Data were collected from five blades using both the intensity-and lifetime-based approaches. This paper will also outline several modifications and improvements that are underway to develop a system capable of measuring pressure distributions on up to four blades simultaneously at hover and forward flight conditions.


45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit | 2007

Testing of the Crew Exploration Vehicle in NASA Langley's Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel

Kelly J. Murphy; Stephen E. Borg; Anthony Neal Watkins; Daniel R. Cole; Richard J. Schwartz

As part of a strategic, multi-facility test program, subscale testing of NASA s Crew Exploration Vehicle was conducted in both legs of NASA Langley s Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel. The objectives of these tests were to generate aerodynamic and surface pressure data over a range of supersonic Mach numbers and reentry angles of attack for experimental and computational validation and aerodynamic database development. To provide initial information on boundary layer transition at supersonic test conditions, transition studies were conducted using temperature sensitive paint and infrared thermography optical techniques. To support implementation of these optical diagnostics in the Unitary Wind Tunnel, the experiment was first modeled using the Virtual Diagnostics Interface software. For reentry orientations of 140 to 170 degrees (heat shield forward), windward surface flow was entirely laminar for freestream unit Reynolds numbers equal to or less than 3 million per foot. Optical techniques showed qualitative evidence of forced transition on the windward heat shield with application of both distributed grit and discreet trip dots. Longitudinal static force and moment data showed the largest differences with Mach number and angle of attack variations. Differences associated with Reynolds number variation and/or laminar versus turbulent flow on the heat shield were very small. Static surface pressure data supported the aforementioned trends with Mach number, Reynolds number, and angle of attack.


31st AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference | 2013

Testing of the Trim Tab Parametric Model in NASA Langley's Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel

Kelly J. Murphy; Anthony Neal Watkins; Ashley M. Korzun; Karl T. Edquist

In support of NASA’s Entry, Descent, and Landing technology development efforts, testing of Langley’s Trim Tab Parametric Models was conducted in Test Section 2 of the NASA Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel. The objectives were to generate quantitative aerodynamic data and qualitative surface pressure data for computational validation and aerodynamic database development. Six-component force and moment data were measured on 38 unique blunt-body trim tab configurations at Mach numbers of 2.5, 3.5, and 4.5, angles of attack from -4° to +20°, and angles of sideslip from 0° to +8°. Configuration parameters investigated in this study were forebody shape, tab area, tab cant angle, and tab aspect ratio. Pressure sensitive paint was used to provide qualitative surface pressure distributions for a subset of these flow and configuration variables. Over the range of parameters tested, the effects of varying tab area and tab cant angle were found to be much more significant than varying tab aspect ratio relative to key aerodynamic performance requirements. Qualitative surface pressure data supported the integrated aerodynamic data and provided information to aid in future analyses of localized phenomena for trim tab configurations.


Archive | 2005

Carbon nanotube-based sensor and method for detection of crack growth in a structure

Jan Smits; Marlen T. Kite; Thomas C. Moore; Russell A. Wincheski; JoAnne L. Ingram; Anthony Neal Watkins; Phillip Williams


Archive | 2004

Carbon nanotube-based sensor and method for continually sensing changes in a structure

Jeffrey D. Jordan; Anthony Neal Watkins; Donald M. Oglesby; JoAnne L. Ingram


Archive | 2002

Methodology for the effective stabilization of tin-oxide-based oxidation/reduction catalysts

Jeffrey D. Jordan; David R. Schryer; Patricia P. Davis; Bradley D. Leighty; Anthony Neal Watkins; Jacqueline Schryer; Donald M. Oglesby; Suresh T. Gulati; Jerry C. Summers


Archive | 2003

Controlled deposition and alignment of carbon nanotubes

Jan Smits; Russell A. Wincheski; JoAnne L. Ingram; Anthony Neal Watkins; Jeffrey D. Jordan

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Jeffrey D. Jordan

State University of New York System

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Jan Smits

Langley Research Center

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