An examination of configurations for using infrared to measure boundary layer transition /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Freels, Justin Reed
Other Authors: White, Edward B. (Thesis advisor)
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [College Station, Tex.] : [Texas A&M University], [2012]
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Online Access:Link to OAK Trust copy

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520 3 |a Infrared transition location estimates can be fast and useful measurements in wind tunnel and flight tests. Because turbulent boundary layers have a much higher rate of convective heat transfer than laminar boundary layers, a difference in surface temperature can be observed between turbulent and laminar regions of an airfoil at a different temperature than the free stream air temperature. Various implementations of this technique are examined in a wind tunnel. These include using a heat lamp as an external source and circulating fluid inside of the airfoil. Furthermore, ABS plastic and aluminum airfoils are tested with and without coatings such as black paint and surface wraps. The results show that thermal conduction within the model and surface reflections are the driving issues in designing an IR system for detecting transition. Aluminum has a high thermal diffusivity so is a poor choice for this method. However, its performance can be improved using an insulating layer. Internal fluid circulation was far more successful than the heat lamp because it eliminates the reflected IR due to the heat lamp. However, using smooth surface wraps can mitigate reflection issues caused by the heat lamps by reducing the scatter within the reflection, producing an IR image with fewer contaminating reflections. 
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653 |a IR thermography 
653 |a wind tunnel testing 
653 |a experimental aerodynamics 
653 |a infrared thermography 
653 |a boundary layer transition 
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653 |a laminar-to-turbulent transition 
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