NASA studies supersonic shock waves using schlieren imagery and the Sun
APR 15, 2016
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.029744
ABC News : As part of NASA’s effort to develop a quiet supersonic passenger jet , the agency is studying the flow phenomena of supersonic shock waves. To do that with a full-scale plane, they’re turning to schlieren imagery and the Sun. Schlieren photography uses backlighting to track the movement of fluids of different densities and is widely used in aeronautics to understand the flow of air around objects. The agency recently released several images it has taken of a supersonic US Air Force T-38 as it passes in front of the Sun.
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