Abstract
A method is reported for time- and space-resolved nonintrusive velocimetry of high-speed gas flows by measurement of the Doppler shift of light scattered from a laser-induced thermal grating. The principle is demonstrated by use of a pulsed frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser to induce a thermal grating in seeded into an argon flow. Signals are generated by Bragg scattering of probe beams at the fundamental frequency of the same Nd:YAG laser. Flow velocities in the range are measured, in agreement with values obtained with a Pitot tube. The measurement uncertainties obtained indicate that a precision of 1% is feasible for flows at Mach 1.
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