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A Driver Gas Contamination Probe for Shock Tunnels

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

R. J. Stalker
R. J. Stalker*
Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
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Summary

A probe is described which will detect contamination, by driver gas, of the test section flow in a shock tunnel. It is a continuously sampling device, which responds to the difference between the ambient speed of sound in the driver gas and the test gas. The probe is compact, easy to construct, and can be used for detection of driver gas in routine testing. The theory of the probe is explained, and experiments are reported which confirm its effectiveness.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , May 1968 , pp. 183 - 191
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1968

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