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Microphone-Based Pressure Diagnostics For Boundary Layer Transition, Spencer Everett Lillywhite
Microphone-Based Pressure Diagnostics For Boundary Layer Transition, Spencer Everett Lillywhite
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An experimental investigation of the use low-cost microphones for unsteady total pressure measurement to detect transition from laminar to turbulent boundary layer flow has been conducted. Two small electret condenser microphones, the Knowles FG-23629 and the FG-23742, were used to measure the pressure fluctuations and considered for possible integration with an autonomous boundary layer measurement system. Procedures to determine the microphones’ maximum sound pressure levels and frequency response using an acoustic source provided by a speaker and a reference microphone. These studies showed that both microphones possess a very flat frequency response and that the max SPL of the FG-23629 …