Visualization of jet flows over a plate by pressure-sensitive paint experiments and comparison with CFD

Flow fields created by underexpanded sonic jets impinging on an inclined flat plate were studied experimentally using the pressure sensitive paint (PSP) measurement technique. The measurement system and some representative results are presented here. Two binders, thin-layer chromatography (TLC) plates and anodized aluminum (A-A) plates were tested with bathophen ruthenium chloride as a luminophore. The results show that both the binders can be used. TLC plates are preferable because their luminescent intensity is almost twice that of the A-A plates. Quantitative measurements require accurate temperature calibration. A preliminary effort to elucidate the flow structure by combining the PSP results with a computer simulation of the same flow field is presented. Although good agreement is obtained between the experimental and numerical results, future quantitative comparisons are necessary to yield a useful tool in the analysis of the jet-plate interaction flows.