Abstract

A method for the quantitative measurement of two-dimensional density field distributions based on deflectometry is proposed. With this method, from the point of view of the inverse Hartmann test, the light rays emitted from the camera reach the screen after being disturbed by the shock-wave flow field. After the coordinates of the point source are obtained by using the phase information, the deflection angle of the light ray can be calculated, and then the distribution of the density field can be determined. The principle of density field measurement deflectometry (DFMD) is described in detail. In the experiment, the density fields in wedge-shaped models with three different wedge angles are measured in supersonic wind tunnels, the experimental results from the proposed method are compared with the theoretical results, and the measurement error is found to be around 2.76 × 10⁻³kg/m³. This method has the advantages of fast measurement, a simple device, and low cost. It provides a new approach, to the best of our knowledge, to measuring the density field of a shock-wave flow field.

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