High frame rate emission spectroscopy for ablation tests in plasma wind tunnel

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Ravichandran, Ranjith, Leiser, David, Zander, Fabian, Loehle, Stefan, Matlovic, Pavol, Toth, Juraj and Ferriere, Ludovic. 2021. "High frame rate emission spectroscopy for ablation tests in plasma wind tunnel." Review of Scientific Instruments. 92 (3), pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0040801
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High frame rate emission spectroscopy for ablation tests in plasma wind tunnel

ERA Journal ID1033
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsRavichandran, Ranjith (Author), Leiser, David (Author), Zander, Fabian (Author), Loehle, Stefan (Author), Matlovic, Pavol (Author), Toth, Juraj (Author) and Ferriere, Ludovic (Author)
Journal TitleReview of Scientific Instruments
Journal Citation92 (3), pp. 1-6
Article Number033101
Number of Pages6
Year2021
Place of PublicationMelville, NY, United States
ISSN0034-6748
1089-7623
1527-2400
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0040801
Web Address (URL)https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.0040801
Abstract

This article describes a novel high frame rate emission spectroscopy setup developed for measurements in high enthalpy flow fields. The optical setup and the associated hardware arrangements are described in detail followed by test case data to demonstrate the capability of recording spectral images at 1 kHz frame rate. The new system is based on a classical Czerny-Turner spectrograph but with a particular setup for high frame rate detection using a Generation II intensifier coupled with a high-speed camera. The high frame rate spectral images acquired enable, for the first time, investigation of the spatial distribution and temporal tracking and evolution of molten droplets of an ablating sample. In this paper, an example is shown from ablating meteorite samples tested in a high enthalpy plasma flow field corresponding to a flight scenario at an altitude of 80 km. This new instrumental configuration allows emission spectroscopic analysis of transient phenomena simulated in the high enthalpy ground test facilities with kHz resolution. The particular feature of this system is the ability to measure very faint spectral lines at high temporal and spatial resolution.

ANZSRC Field of Research 2020400199. Aerospace engineering not elsewhere classified
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Byline AffiliationsUniversity of Stuttgart, Germany
Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences
Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia
Museum of Natural History Vienna, Austria
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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