Burst-mode spontaneous raman thermometry in a free-piston shock tube

Caroline Winters, Kyle Lynch, Sean Kearney, Kyle Daniel, Justin Wagner, Timothy Haller, Philip Varghese

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Abstract

A high-speed thermometry diagnostic based on spontaneous Raman scattering (SRS) was demonstrated using a pulse-burst laser at a 3-kHz data acquisition rate, with a pulse duration of 200 ns and wavelength of 532 nm. The technique was evaluated in a challenging free-piston shock tube environment operated at conditions up to 1653 K and 112 bar following an incident shock Mach number of 3.5 and a reflected shock Mach number of 2.2. The SRS thermometry resolved the temperature in post-incident and post-reflected shock flows and clearly showed cooling associated with driver expansion waves. A detailed spectral physics model inferred temperatures within 1% of the predicted post-shock temperatures, when SNR was greater than 2.0. This was a significant advancement of spontaneous Raman vibrational thermometry.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAIAA Scitech 2021 Forum
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA)
Pages1-10
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9781624106095
StatePublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
EventAIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: Jan 11 2021Jan 15 2021

Publication series

NameAIAA Scitech 2021 Forum

Conference

ConferenceAIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period1/11/211/15/21

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering

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