Abstract
This paper describes the analytical method used for temperature-sensitive-paint measurements to obtain quantitative global heat flux diagnostics in hypersonic tunnels. An exact inverse solution of the one-dimensional unsteady heat conduction equation for a polymer layer (temperature-sensitive paint or temperature-sensitive paint and an insulator layer) on a base of any material is obtained to calculate heat flux into the polymer surface as an explicit function of a time-dependent surface temperature change measured by temperature-sensitive paint. In addition, an analytical solution of the three-dimensional unsteady heat conduction equation is given to consider the effect of the lateral heat conduction. Simulations and experiments are conducted to examine the analytical method and assess the relevant factors regarding the measurement uncertainty.
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