Pressure sensitive paint measurement on a rotor

• Main Author: Varner, Donald R.
• Other Authors: Shreeve, Raymond P.
• Language: en_US
• Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10945/7552

Toward the development of a measurement system for transonic compressor rotors, the static pressure field over a high-speed test rotor was recorded using pressure sensitive paint (PSP) and an electronically-gated, intensified CCD video camera and frame-grabber. Semi-conductor digital logic circuits were developed to form a phase-locked image capture system which acquired ultra-high-speed, low-light-level gated images once per revolution (1/Rev). A monostable pulse circuit was developed to sum more than 200 gated images over a one-second integration period to build a single image. Rotor speed was measured on an oscilloscope using the 1/Rev trigger-pulse. Also, a pressure vessel was constructed and used to calibrate the PSP over varying pressure and temperature ranges to yield qualitative image intensity versus pressure data. Finally, the static pressure field data over the rotor surface was measured and presented as a 256 grey-scale and color image.