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Quantitative schlieren measurements in a supersonic turbulent jet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

M. R. Davis
M. R. Davis
Affiliation:
School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
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Abstract

This paper describes the results of a series of measurements made using a single beam schlieren system to investigate the density fluctuations present in the initial region of a supersonic axisymmetric turbulent jet with a Mach number of 1-82 in the flow a t the nozzle exit. A preheater was used to reduce the difference between the jet static temperature and that of the surrounding air to a relatively low level. The results show that significant density fluctuations are present in the potential core of the jet and that the distribution of fluctuating intensity across the shear layer differs from that obtained with a subsonic jet without preheating.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 51 , Issue 3 , 8 February 1972 , pp. 435 - 447
Copyright
© 1972 Cambridge University Press

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