Molecular Rayleigh scattering diagnostic for measurement of high frequency temperature fluctuations

Amy F. Mielke; Kristie A. Elam

doi:10.1117/12.615415

18 August 2005 Molecular Rayleigh scattering diagnostic for measurement of high frequency temperature fluctuations

Amy F. Mielke, Kristie A. Elam

Proceedings Volume 5880, Optical Diagnostics; 58800K (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.615415
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A novel technique for measurement of high frequency temperature fluctuations in unseeded gas flows using molecular Rayleigh scattering is investigated. The spectrum of laser light scattered from molecules in a gas flow is resolved using a Fabry-Perot interferometer. The width of the spectral peak is broadened by thermal motion of the molecules and hence is related to gas temperature. The interference fringe pattern containing spectral information is divided into four concentric regions using a series of mirrors angled with respect to one another. Light from each of these regions is directed towards photomultiplier tubes and sampled at 10 kHz using photon counting electronics. Monitoring the relative change in intensity within each region allows measurement of gas temperature. Independently monitoring the total scattered intensity provides a measure of gas density. This technique also has the potential to simultaneously measure a single component of flow velocity by monitoring the spectral peak location. Measurements of gas temperature and density are demonstrated using a low speed heated air jet surrounded by an unheated air co-flow. Mean values of temperature and density are shown for radial scans across the jet flow at a fixed axial distance from the jet exit plane. Power spectra of temperature and density fluctuations at several locations in the jet are also shown. The instantaneous measurements have fairly high uncertainty; however, long data records provide highly accurate statistically quantities, which include power spectra. Mean temperatures are compared with thermocouple measurements as well as the temperatures derived from independent density measurements. The accuracy for mean temperature measurements was +/- 7 K.

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Amy F. Mielke and Kristie A. Elam "Molecular Rayleigh scattering diagnostic for measurement of high frequency temperature fluctuations", Proc. SPIE 5880, Optical Diagnostics, 58800K (18 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.615415

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