https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201818002058
Rainbow schlieren measurements in underexpanded jets from square supersonic micro nozzles
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The University of Kitakyushu, 1-1, Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, 808-0135, Japan
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Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8555, Japan
* Hiroaki Maeda: x6mba020@eng.kitakyu-u.ac.jp
Published online: 4 June 2018
The slightly underexpanded free jet issued from a supersonic micro nozzle with a design Mach number of 1.5 and a square shape of 1 mm × 1 mm at the nozzle exit has been experimentally investigated using the rainbow schlieren deflectometry combined with the computed tomography where the nozzle operating pressure ratio is held constant at 4.0. Density fields in the free jet obtained from the rainbow schlieren deflectometry are the vortex sheet theory proposed by Tam. It is shown that there is good quantitative agreement between experiment and theory. It is shown that the rainbow schlieren deflectometry is a useful tool for studying the three-dimensional structure of shock containing free jets from micro-scale supersonic nozzles.
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