Two dimension interferometric Rayleigh scattering velocimetry

In order to obtain the velocity with high dependability at extreme combustion condition, a 2-D interferometric Rayleigh scattering (IRS) velocimetry based on detecting the Doppler frequency shift of molecular scattering with Fabry–Perot etalon was developed. The 2-D IRS measurement system was set up with a multi-beam probe laser, aspherical lens collection optics, and a solid Fabry-Perot etalon. A multi-beam probe laser with 0.5mm intervals was formed by collimating a laser sheet passing through a cylindrical microlens arrays. The aspherical lens was used to enhance the intensity of Rayleigh scattering signal. The 2-D velocity results of a Mach 1.5 air flow were obtained. The velocity in the flow center is about 450 m/s. The reconstructed results are in accordance with the characteristic of flow, which indicates the validity of this technique.