Instrumentation and Measurements in Compressible Flows

Book excerpt: Instrumentation and Measurements in Compressible Flows presents detailed information on experiments in compressible fluid flows including technical information pertaining to a wide variety of applications and the experimental basis for compressible flows. A step-by-step procedure is given to estimate the measurement errors as well as the uncertainty. Computational fluid dynamics data can be validated with the experimental results presented in the book. Further, it answers most pertinent queries related to conducting experiments and measuring the data at very high speeds. This volume also includes MATLAB® programs for selected topics. Features: Presents detailed coverage of instrumentation, measurements, and experiments in compressible flows Covers both experimental and applied aspects of gas dynamics Provides a real-time exposure to the modern supersonic and hypersonic wind tunnel applications Explains supersonic and hypersonic shock/boundary-layer interactions and their control Includes real-time experimental problems and their analysis This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in aerospace and mechanical engineering.