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Application of a Total Pressure Sensor in Supersonic Flow for Shock Wave Analysis Under Low-Pressure Conditions.

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Title: Application of a Total Pressure Sensor in Supersonic Flow for Shock Wave Analysis Under Low-Pressure Conditions.
Authors: Bílek, Michal, Maxa, Jiří, Šabacká, Pavla, Bayer, Robert, Binar, Tomáš, Bača, Petr, Votava, Jiří, Tobiáš, Martin, Žák, Marek
Source: Sensors (14248220); Oct2025, Vol. 25 Issue 20, p6291, 23p
Subject Terms: SUPERSONIC flow, SHOCK waves, ENTROPY, PRESSURE sensors, LOW pressure (Science), COMPUTATIONAL fluid dynamics
Abstract: This study examines the design and implementation of a sensor developed to measure total pressure in supersonic flow conditions using nitrogen as the working fluid. Using a combination of absolute and differential pressure sensors, the total pressure distribution downstream of a nozzle—where normal shock waves are generated—was characterized across a range of low-pressure regimes. The experimental results were employed to validate and calibrate computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models, particularly within pressure ranges approaching the limits of continuum mechanics. The validated analyses enabled a more detailed examination of shock-wave behavior under near-continuum conditions, with direct relevance to the operational environment of differentially pumped chambers in Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM). Furthermore, an entropy increase across the normal shock wave at low pressures was quantified, attributed to the extended molecular mean free path and local deviations from thermodynamic equilibrium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:This study examines the design and implementation of a sensor developed to measure total pressure in supersonic flow conditions using nitrogen as the working fluid. Using a combination of absolute and differential pressure sensors, the total pressure distribution downstream of a nozzle—where normal shock waves are generated—was characterized across a range of low-pressure regimes. The experimental results were employed to validate and calibrate computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models, particularly within pressure ranges approaching the limits of continuum mechanics. The validated analyses enabled a more detailed examination of shock-wave behavior under near-continuum conditions, with direct relevance to the operational environment of differentially pumped chambers in Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM). Furthermore, an entropy increase across the normal shock wave at low pressures was quantified, attributed to the extended molecular mean free path and local deviations from thermodynamic equilibrium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:14248220
DOI:10.3390/s25206291