Research on ultra low dew point in-situ on-line measurement technology for cryogenic wind tunnel

To achieve wide temperature domain, high precision and ultra low dew point in-situ on-line measurement in the cryogenic wind tunnel, a technology based on the laser absorption spectrum is developed. In the method, the principles of laser absorption spectroscopic technology for dew point measurement are analyzed firstly. Then the absorption spectroscopic selection, spectral parameter calibration and spectral signal processing are provided. The experiments are carried out on the low temperature platform and in the 0.3 m cryogenic wind tunnel, which are compared to the chilled-mirror dew-point hygrometer measurement. The experimental results show that the developed technology can achieve wide temperature domain, high precision and in-situ on-line dew point measurement. The measurement range is from –100 ℃ to 30 ℃, the error is less than 1 ℃, and the time is less than 1 s. It can be used for ultra low dew point in-situ on-line measurement in the cryogenic wind tunnel.