Supersonic jet spectrometry (Review)

Selective ionization of 2,4-xylenol in mass spectrometry using a tunable laser and supersonic jet technique.

A supersonic jet/resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization/time-of-flight mass spectrum (SSJ/REMPI/TOF-MS) was measured for xylenols and ethylphenols. Sharp and intense peaks were observed in the REMPI spectrum of 2,4-xylenol, and the wavelength of the peak tentatively assigned to the 0-0 transition was the longest among xylenols and ethylphenols. These results suggest that 2,4-xylenol, designa...

Wavepacket models for supersonic jet noise

Gudmundsson and Colonius (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 689, 2011, pp. 97–128) have recently shown that the average evolution of low-frequency, low-azimuthal modal large-scale structures in the near field of subsonic jets are remarkably well predicted as linear instability waves of the turbulent mean flow using parabolized stability equations. In this work, we extend this modelling technique to an isoth...

Making a supersonic jet in your kitchen

When scientists speak of a “jet” they are usually referring to a fast flowing column of material, typically air or water. These jets range from the mundane, like water rushing out of a hose, to the exotic, such as the relativistic plasma jets that beam out from quasars or monster black holes. A turbo-jet, for example, pushes an aircraft forward using the supersonic thrust of air that streams ou...

Summary of "Supersonic Jet and Rocket Noise"

Mach Wave Noise of a Supersonic Jet

Supersonic jets emit noise to the outside in form of Mach waves which are long, straight and have about equal angles. Experiments done by Oertel sen. visualized clearly these Mach waves and he publicized moreover that such Mach waves exist also inside the jet. Experimental and theoretical studies in the past did not allow a complete understanding of the phenomenon up to now, wherefore the need ...