Abstract
Planar laser-induced fluorescence visualisation is used to investigate nonuniformities in the flow of a hypersonic conical nozzle. Possible causes for the nonuniformity are outlined and investigated, and the problem is shown to be due to a small step at the nozzle throat. Entrainment of cold boundary layer gas is postulated as the cause of the signal nonuniformity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 81-87 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Shock Waves |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2006 |