Applications of stereoscopic particle image velocimetry: Dust acoustic waves and velocity space distribution functions

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 055702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Thomas ◽  
Jeremiah Williams
Keyword(s):  
Particle Image Velocimetry ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Particle Image ◽  
Distribution Functions ◽  
Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry ◽  
Velocity Space ◽  
Space Distribution ◽  
Dust Acoustic Waves ◽  
Image Velocimetry ◽  
Dust Acoustic

Investigations on Slug Flow in a Horizontal Pipe Using Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry and CFD Simulation With Volume of Fluid Method

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Czapp ◽  
Matthias Utschick ◽  
Johannes Rutzmoser ◽  
Thomas Sattelmayer
Keyword(s):  
Particle Image Velocimetry ◽  
Slug Flow ◽  
Particle Image ◽  
Volume Of Fluid ◽  
Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry ◽  
Horizontal Pipe ◽  
Pressurized Water ◽  
Cooling Circuit ◽  
Image Velocimetry ◽  
Slug Flows

Investigations on gas-liquid flows in horizontal pipes are of immanent importance for Reactor Safety Research. In case of a breakage of the main cooling circuit of a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), the pressure losses of the gas-liquid flow significantly govern the loss of coolant rate. The flow regime is largely determined by liquid and gas superficial velocities and contains slug flow that causes high-pressure pulsations to the infrastructure of the main cooling circuit. Experimental and numerical investigations on adiabatic slug flow of a water-air system were carried out in a horizontal pipe of about 10 m length and 54 mm diameter at atmospheric pressure and room temperature. Stereoscopic high-speed Particle Image Velocimetry in combination with Laser Induced Fluorescence was successfully applied on round pipe geometry to determine instantaneous three-dimensional water velocity fields of slug flows. After grid independence studies, numerical simulations were run with the open-source CFD program OpenFOAM. The solver uses the VOF method (Volume of Fluid) with phase-fraction interface capturing approach based on interface compression. It provides mesh refinement at the interfacial area to improve resolution of the interface between the two phases. Furthermore, standard k-ε turbulence model was applied in an unsteady Reynolds averaged Navier Stokes (URANS) model to resolve self-induced slug formation. The aim of this work is to present the feasibility of both relatively novel possibilities of determining two-phase slug flows in pipes. Experimental and numerical results allow the comparison of the slug initiation and expansion process with respect to their axial velocities and cross-sectional void fractions.

A Comparison of Turbulence Levels From Particle Image Velocimetry and Constant Temperature Anemometry Downstream of a Low-Pressure Turbine Cascade at High-Speed Flow Conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvio Chemnitz ◽  
Reinhard Niehuis
Keyword(s):  
Particle Image Velocimetry ◽  
Constant Temperature ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Particle Image ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry ◽  
Turbine Cascade ◽  
Low Pressure Turbine ◽  
Image Velocimetry

Abstract The development and verification of new turbulence models for Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) equation-based numerical methods require reliable experimental data with a deep understanding of the underlying turbulence mechanisms. High accurate turbulence measurements are normally limited to simplified test cases under optimal experimental conditions. This work presents comprehensive three-dimensional data of turbulent flow quantities, comparing advanced constant temperature anemometry (CTA) and stereoscopic particle image velocimetry (PIV) methods under realistic test conditions. The experiments are conducted downstream of a linear, low-pressure turbine cascade at engine relevant high-speed operating conditions. The special combination of high subsonic Mach and low Reynolds number results in a low density test environment, challenging for all applied measurement techniques. Detailed discussions about influences affecting the measured result for each specific measuring technique are given. The presented time mean fields as well as total turbulence data demonstrate with an average deviation of ΔTu<0.4% and ΔC/Cref<0.9% an extraordinary good agreement between the results from the triple sensor hot-wire probe and the 2D3C-PIV setup. Most differences between PIV and CTA can be explained by the finite probe size and individual geometry.

Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry of Native Ovine Mitral Valves in a Pulsatile Left Heart Simulator

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Pierre Rabbah ◽  
Neelakantan Saikrishnan ◽  
Ajit P. Yoganathan
Keyword(s):  
Particle Image Velocimetry ◽  
Mitral Valve ◽  
Computational Models ◽  
Particle Image ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Flow Loop ◽  
Mitral Valves ◽  
Image Velocimetry

Patient specific mitral valve computational models are being actively developed to facilitate surgical planning. These numerical models increasingly employ more realistic geometries, kinematics, and mechanical properties, which in turn requires rigorous experimental validation [1]. However, to date, native mitral flow dynamics have not been accurately and comprehensively characterized. In this study, we used Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry (SPIV) to characterize the ventricular flow field proximal to a native mitral valve in a pulsatile experimental flow loop.

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