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Pressure-Sensitive Paint and Video Model Deformation Systems at the NASA Langley Unitary Plan Wind TunnelPressure-sensitive paint (PSP) and video model deformation (VMD) systems have been installed in the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel at the NASA Langley Research Center to support the supersonic wind tunnel testing requirements of the High Speed Research (HSR) program. The PSP and VMD systems have been operational since early 1996 and provide the capabilities of measuring global surface static pressures and wing local twist angles and deflections (bending). These techniques have been successfully applied to several HSR wind tunnel models for wide ranges of the Mach number, Reynolds number, and angle of attack. A review of the UPWT PSP and VMD systems is provided, and representative results obtained on selected HSR models are shown. A promising technique to streamline the wind tunnel testing process, Modern Experimental Design, is also discussed in conjunction with recently-completed wing deformation measurements at UPWT.
Document ID
20000058102
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Erickson, G. E.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA United States)
Burner, A. W.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA United States)
DeLoach, R.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1999
Publication Information
Publication: 1997 NASA High-Speed Research Program Aerodynamic Performance Workshop
Volume: 1
Issue: Part 1
Subject Category
Nonmetallic Materials
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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