26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-3.8.2

WHITE LIGHT SKIN-FRICTION AND GAS DENSITY MEASUREMENTS AROUND A SUPERSONIC FOREBODY

J. M. Desse, P. d'Espiney
ONERA, France

Keywords: ATM, punctuality, Contract of Objectives, global efficiency, accountability

This paper presents measurements of oil film interferometry skin-friction under white ligth and of gas density performed in differential interfeometry using Wollaston prism in ONERA S3MA very large wind tunnel. The comparison made to CFD data exhibits a good agreement.

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