Book Description
This report documents the Pressure and Temperature Sensitive Paint Field System that is used to provide global surface pressure and temperature measurements on models tested in Langley wind tunnels. The system was developed and is maintained by Global Surface Measurements Team personnel of the Data Acquisition and Information Management Branch in the Research Facilities Services Competency. Descriptions of the system hardware and software are presented and operational procedures are detailed. Sprinkle, Danny R. and Obara, Clifford J. and Amer, Tahani R. and Faulcon, Nettie D. and Carmine, Michael T. and Burkett, Cecil G. and Pritchard, Daniel W. and Oglesby, Donald M. Langley Research Center; NASA Headquarters NASA/TM-2004-213020, L-183774 PRESSURE SENSITIVE PAINTS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PAINTS; WIND TUNNELS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; PHOTOMETRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; FLOW VISUALIZATION; DATA ACQUISITION; COMPUTER PROGRAMS