Fluorescence imaging of plume-surface interaction in large-scale reduced pressure environments

NS Rodrigues, OK Tyrrell, PM Danehy - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) was applied for the first time in the 20-ft vacuum
chamber at the Marshall Space Flight Center to visualize the plume-surface interaction (PSI) …

On the Interaction Between a Flow Instability and Inertial Particles in Supersonic Jet Plume-Surface Interaction

JS Rubio, NS Rodrigues, Y Qi… - AIAA SCITECH 2025 …, 2025 - arc.aiaa.org
Extraterrestrial landings often require spacecraft to deploy supersonic jets directed at dusty
planetary surfaces to ensure controlled descents. This interaction, termed plume-surface …

100 kHz high-spectral-resolution NO-PLIF measurements for compressible flows

NS Rodrigues, PM Danehy, N Jiang, P Hsu… - AIAA SCITECH 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-0405. vid In the present work, we
use a burst-mode laser and optical parametric oscillator system to perform high-spectral …

Simple, fast nitric oxide planar laser-induced fluorescence model for computational fluid dynamics applications

TG Drozda, CR Ground, WT Knapp, PM Danehy - AIAA Journal, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
The current work demonstrates the efficacy of a simple and fast model for nitric oxide (NO)
laser-induced fluorescence (LIF). The model is validated with experimental LIF spectra …

FLEET and PLIF velocimetry within a Mach 10 hypersonic air flow

NS Rodrigues, OK Tyrrell, E Rieken, BR Hollis… - AIAA SCITECH 2024 …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Femtosecond laser electronic excitation tagging (FLEET) and planar laser-induced
fluorescence (PLIF) velocity measurements utilizing molecular tagging velocity (MTV) …

Flow visualization for plume surface interaction at martian-relevant lander environments

NS Rodrigues, OK Tyrrell, C Eberhart… - … FORUM AND ASCEND …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper describes a jet impingement experiment performed in a large-scale vacuum
chamber at Martian-relevant ambient pressure conditions, with the motivation of studying …

Experimental Aerothermodynamics: Recent NASA Langley Capabilities and Contributions

ML Mason, SJ Rufer, BR Hollis, S Berry… - … FORUM AND ASCEND …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
A review is presented of recent research efforts that were conducted at the NASA Langley
Research Center in the Langley Aerothermodynamics Laboratory. An overview of the test …

Multiline molecular tagging velocimetry of nitric oxide at 100 kHz using an injection-seeded burst-mode OPO

NS Rodrigues, N Jiang, P Hsu, S Roy, PM Danehy - Applied Optics, 2024 - opg.optica.org
An injection-seeded, burst-mode optical parametric oscillator (OPO) operating at a repetition
rate of 100 kHz is used to demonstrate the multiline molecular tagging velocimetry of an …

Flow Visualization for Plume-Surface Interaction Testing Within Large-Scale Vacuum Environments at Conditions Relevant to Lunar and Martian Landers

NS Rodrigues, OK Tyrrell, PM Danehy… - December 2023 Joint …, 2023 - ntrs.nasa.gov
Interactions between rocket exhaust plumes and the landing surface during powered
spacecraft descent on the Moon and Mars pose significant risks to the landing vehicle …

Review of planar laser-induced fluorescence measurements in the NASA Langley 31-Inch Mach 10 Air Tunnel

PM Danehy, BF Bathel, NS Rodrigues… - AIAA SCITECH 2024 …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
In 2003 a mobile planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) system was constructed at NASA
Langley Research Center to visualize and quantify high speed flowfields containing …