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Status of a specialized boundary layer transition detection system for use in the U.S. National Transonic Facility

Charles B. Johnson, Debra L. Carraway, Purnell Hopson, Sang Q. Tran

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An improved deposition technique for cryogenic hot films used for transition detection in cryogenic tunnels is reported. Tests of the hot films in a low-speed tunnel demonstrated the ability to obtain online transition data. The capability of an enhanced hot film data acquisition system was also demonstrated. A comparison of data from the new system with stability theory shows the detection of Tollmein-Schlicting waves at transition onset.

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Key concepts: Transonic, Transition layer, Stability (learning theory), Materials science, Transition (genetics), Data acquisition, Boundary layer, Deposition (geology)