pressure-sensitive paint

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pressure-sensitive paint [‚presh·ər ‚sen·səd·iv ′pānt]

(fluid mechanics)

A flow visualization technique in which ultraviolet light is used to excite specific molecules in a special paint affixed to a test surface positioned in a wind tunnel flow. The resulting phosphorescence of these molecules indicates the amount of oxygen in contact with the paint and, thereby, the spatial distribution of surface pressure.

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