Consolidated Laser-Induced Fluorescence Diagnostic Systems for the NASA Ames Arc Jet FacilitiesThe spectroscopic diagnostic technique of two photon absorption laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) of atomic species for non-intrusive arc jet flow property measurement was first implemented at NASA Ames in the mid-1990s. In 2013-2014, NASA combined the agency's large-scale arc jet test capabilities at NASA Ames. Concurrent with that effort, the agency also sponsored a project to establish two comprehensive LIF diagnostic systems for the Aerodynamic Heating Facility (AHF) and Interaction Heating Facility (IHF) arc jets. The scope of the project enabled further engineering development of the existing IHF LIF system as well as the complete reconstruction of the AHF LIF system. The updated LIF systems are identical in design and capability. They represent the culmination of over 20 years of development experience in transitioning a specialized laboratory research tool into a measurement system for large-scale, high-demand test facilities. This paper will document the latest improvements of the LIF system design and demonstrations of the redeveloped AHF and IHF LIF systems.
Document ID
20160011349
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Grinstead, Jay H. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Wilder, Michael C. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Porter, Barry J. (Aerospace Computing, Inc. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Brown, Jeffrey D. (Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Yeung, Dickson (Jacobs Technology, Inc. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Battazzo, Stephen J. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Brubaker, Timothy R. (Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 19, 2016
Publication Date
June 13, 2016
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And ThermodynamicsInstrumentation And Photography
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN27654
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA AVIATION 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Country: United States
Start Date: June 13, 2016
End Date: June 17, 2016
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics