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Instantaneous Doppler Global Velocimetry Measurements of a Rotor Wake : Lessons Learned

Author:
Gorton, Susan Althoff
Published:
[1998].
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1 electronic document
Additional Creators:
Fleming, Gary A., Meyers, James, and Berry, John D.
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Summary:
A combined Doppler Global Velocimetry (DGV) and Projection Moir Interferometry (PMI) investigation of a helicopter rotor wake flow field and rotor blade deformation is presented. The three-component DGV system uses a single-frequency, frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser to obtain instantaneous velocity measurements in the flow. The PMI system uses a pulsed laser-diode bar to obtain blade bending and twist measurements at the same instant that DGV measured the flow. The application of pulse lasers to DGV and PMI in large-scale wind tunnel applications represents a major step forward in the development of these technologies. As such, a great deal was learned about the difficulties of using these instruments to obtain instantaneous measurements in large facilities. Laser speckle and other image noise in the DGV data images were found to be traceable to the Nd:YAG laser. Although image processing techniques were used to virtually eliminate laser speckle noise, the source of low-frequency image noise is still under investigation. The PMI results agreed well with theoretical predictions of blade bending and twist.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 20040095925.
9th International Symposium on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics; 13-16 Jul. 1998; Lisbon; Portugal.
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