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Aero Optic Characterization of Highly Turbulent Free Shear Layers Over a Backward Facing Step

McGinnis, David C
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367928372

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2013, MS, University of Cincinnati, Engineering and Applied Science: Aerospace Engineering.
An experimental study of the passage of a coherent light source through a turbulent flow field behind a backward-facing step is presented in order to investigate the aero-optical effect of turbulence in an incompressible flow environment and determine the dominant aberrating structure scale within the flow. The flow field downstream of the backward-facing step was characterized using hot-wire anemometry, PIV, and a Malley Probe to fully document the airflow conditions. The measurements are presented for four downstream locations and the results are discussed in detail. The experimental data was then compared to a published deflection-angle-spectrum scaling calculation to compare with experimental data from other geometries.
Peter Disimile, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Shaaban Abdallah, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Paul Orkwis, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
150 p.
Aerospace Materials
Aero optics; turbulence; Malley Probe; backward facing step;

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  • McGinnis, D. C. (2013). Aero Optic Characterization of Highly Turbulent Free Shear Layers Over a Backward Facing Step [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367928372

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • McGinnis, David. Aero Optic Characterization of Highly Turbulent Free Shear Layers Over a Backward Facing Step. 2013. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367928372.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • McGinnis, David. "Aero Optic Characterization of Highly Turbulent Free Shear Layers Over a Backward Facing Step." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367928372

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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