Temperature Effects on Polymer-Ceramic Pressure-Sensitive Paint as a Luminescent Pressure Sensor

Abstract

Polymer-ceramic pressure-sensitive paint (PC-PSP) has been used for capturing unsteady pressure over aerodynamic surfaces. Spatial and temporal pressure information is calculated from the luminescent intensity produced by a PC-PSP, which provides a nonintrusive pressure measurement. Despite its benefits, the temperature dependency of PC-PSP makes extraction of quantitative pressure data challenging. The temperature dependency in terms of the static and dynamic characteristics of a ruthenium-based PC-PSP is studied herein. The impact of temperature dependency on PC-PSP characteristics is also discussed in the context of an unsteady pressure measurement.