Shock Wave (Color Schlieren)

This is a shooting video of Color schlieren imaging of shock waves from a supersonic wind tunnel. The Schlieren method is a method of visualizing density changes in gases using a special optical system.

By courtesy of Professor. Harald Kleine at The University of New South Wales

Model: ACS-3 M16 Color / Frame rate: 50,000fps / Resolution: 1280 x 224 pixel

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