This new edition describes pressure and temperature sensitive paints (PSP and TSP) in global surface pressure and temperature measurements in aerodynamics and fluid mechanics. The book includes the latest progress in paint formulations, instrumentation, and steady and unsteady aerodynamic measurements in various facilities including low-speed, transonic, supersonic and hypersonic wind tunnels. The updated technical aspects of PSP and TSP in the book will be useful for students and researchers in experimental aerodynamics and fluid mechanics.

• Explains the physical principles of PSP and TSP,
• Describes the technical aspects of instrumentation including calibration, illumination, detection, and data/image processing,
• Discusses the measurement uncertainty of PSP and TSP,
• Describe PSP and TSP measurements in various facilities in a broad range of applications.

Autorentext

Tianshu Liu is a Professor within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringWestern Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI; John Sullivan is a Professor in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; Keisuke Asai is Professor within the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; and Dr. Christian Klein is with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) of the Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology Experimental Methods, Göttingen, Germany.

Zusammenfassung

Luminescent molecule sensors, called pressure-sensitive paint (PSP) and temperature-sensitive paint (TSP), measure factors essential for understanding the aerodynamic performance and heat transfer characteristics of flight vehicles. They provide a powerful tool for experimental aerodynamicists to obtain a deeper understanding of the rich physical phenomena in complex flows around a flight vehicle. This book helps the reader to understand the physics and chemistry and the capabilities of PSP and TSP. It provides an overview of the wide scope of applications and explains the system requirements for using these sensors. The book also includes an extensive table of properties of PTP and TSP. As such, it is a thorough and up-to-date coverage of the underlying physics and applications of luminescent molecules designed for global pressure and temperature mapping

Inhalt
Basic Photophysics.- Physical Properties of Paints.- Radiative Energy Transport and Intensity-Based Methods.- Image and Data Analysis Techniques.- Lifetime-Based Methods.- Uncertainty.- Time Response.- Applications of Pressure Sensitive Paint.- Applications of Temperature Sensitive Paint.