scholarly journals On the use of acoustic particle velocity fields in adjoint‐based inversion

2006 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. 3356-3356
Author(s):  
Matthias Meyer ◽  
Jean‐Pierre Hermand ◽  
Kevin B. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Particle Velocity ◽  
Velocity Fields

Ultrasonic Measurements of Local Particle Velocity and Concentration Within the Casing of a Centrifugal Pump

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Furlan ◽  
Mohamed Garman ◽  
Jaikrishnan Kadambi ◽  
Robert J. Visintainer ◽  
Krishnan V. Pagalthivarthi
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Particle Velocity ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Side Wall ◽  
Velocity Fields ◽  
Solid Particles ◽  
Acoustic Properties ◽  
Soda Lime Glass ◽  
Calibration Data ◽  
Slurry Flows

In the design of slurry transport equipment used in the mining and dredging industries, the effects of solid particle velocity and concentration on hydraulic performance and wear need to be considered. Two ultrasonic techniques have been used to investigate slurry flows through a centrifugal pump casing: a local particle concentration measurement technique (Furlan et al., 2012) and a pulsed ultrasonic Doppler Velocimetry (PUDV) technique (Hanjiang, 2003, Garman, 2015). Local particle velocities and concentrations have been obtained in a flow of soda lime glass particles (diameter of 195 μm) and water through the casing of a centrifugal slurry pump operating close to the best efficiency point using the two ultrasound techniques. For the concentration measurements, the acoustic properties of slurry flows such as sonic velocity, backscatter, and attenuation are correlated to the volume fraction of solid particles. The algorithm utilizes measurements obtained from homogeneous vertical pipe flow fields as calibration data in order to obtain experimental concentration profiles in the non-homogenous flow regimes which are encountered in the pump casing. The PUDV technique correlates the Doppler shift in frequency associated with the movement of particles towards or away from the transducer. A two measurement (angle) technique is applied within the pump casing in order to account for the components of particle velocity which are orthogonal to the casing side wall. The techniques are utilized to obtain concentration and velocity profiles within the pump casing for overall average loop particle concentrations ranging from 7–11 % by volume. The experimental results are compared with the concentration and velocity fields that are predicted by in-house finite element computational fluid dynamics (CFD) codes (Pagalthivarthi and Visintainer, 2009) which are used to predict wear in centrifugal slurry pump wet end components. Reasonable agreement is observed for both the concentration and velocity fields. Specifically, measurements indicate that there is a reduction of in-situ concentration and hence a corresponding radial acceleration of the particles with respect to the fluid occurring within the impeller which has also been predicted by computational predictions of flow through the impeller (Pagalthivarthi et al., 2013). Additionally, the prediction of the existence of secondary flow patterns by the casing computational code has been supported with the velocity measurements.

Resonance of Trapped Acoustic Modes of a Ducted Rectangular Cavity

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Bolduc ◽  
Samir Ziada ◽  
Philippe Lafon
Keyword(s):  
Shear Layer ◽  
Particle Velocity ◽  
Acoustic Mode ◽  
Velocity Fields ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Trapped Modes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Acoustic Modes ◽  
Axisymmetric Cavities

Flow over ducted cavities can lead to strong resonances of the trapped acoustic modes due to the presence of the cavity within the duct. Aly & Ziada [1–3] investigated the excitation mechanism of acoustic trapped modes in axisymmetric cavities. These trapped modes in axisymmetric cavities tend to spin because they do not have preferred orientation. The present paper investigates rectangular cross-sectional cavities as this cavity geometry introduces an orientation preference to the excited acoustic mode. Three cavities are investigated, one of which is square while the other two are rectangular. In each case, numerical simulations are performed to characterize the acoustic mode shapes and the associated acoustic particle velocity fields. The test results show the existence of stationary modes, being excited either consecutively or simultaneously, and a particular spinning mode for the cavity with square cross-section. The computed acoustic pressure and particle velocity fields of the excited modes suggest complex oscillation patterns of the cavity shear layer because it is excited, at the upstream corner, by periodic distributions of the particle velocity along the shear layer circumference.

Decomposition of particle velocity fields into up‐ and downgoing P‐ and S‐waves

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Are Osen ◽  
Line Storelvmo ◽  
Lasse Amundsen ◽  
Arne Reitan
Keyword(s):  
Particle Velocity ◽  
Velocity Fields ◽  
S Waves

Flow-Excited Acoustic Resonance of Trapped Modes of a Ducted Rectangular Cavity

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Bolduc ◽  
Samir Ziada ◽  
Philippe Lafon
Keyword(s):  
Shear Layer ◽  
Particle Velocity ◽  
Acoustic Mode ◽  
Velocity Fields ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Trapped Modes ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Shallow Cavities ◽  
Axisymmetric Cavities

Flow over ducted cavities can lead to strong resonances of the trapped acoustic modes due to the presence of the cavity within the duct. Aly and Ziada (2010, “Flow-Excited Resonance of Trapped Modes of Ducted Shallow Cavities,” J. Fluids Struct., 26(1), pp. 92–120; 2011, “Azimuthal Behaviour of Flow-Excited Diametral Modes of Internal Shallow Cavities,” J. Sound Vib., 330(15), pp. 3666–3683; and 2012, “Effect of Mean Flow on the Trapped Modes of Internal Cavities,” J. Fluids Struct., 33, pp. 70–84) investigated the excitation mechanism of acoustic trapped modes in axisymmetric cavities. These trapped modes in axisymmetric cavities tend to spin because they do not have preferred orientation. The present paper investigates rectangular cross-sectional cavities as this cavity geometry introduces an orientation preference to the excited acoustic mode. Three cavities are investigated, one of which is square while the other two are rectangular. In each case, numerical simulations are performed to characterize the acoustic mode shapes and the associated acoustic particle velocity fields. The test results show the existence of stationary modes, being excited either consecutively or simultaneously, and a particular spinning mode for the cavity with square cross section. The computed acoustic pressure and particle velocity fields of the excited modes suggest complex oscillation patterns of the cavity shear layer because it is excited, at the upstream corner, by periodic distributions of the particle velocity along the shear layer circumference.

C. The Continuous Spectrum of Pulsating Variable Stars

1967 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 177-206
Author(s):  
J. B. Oke ◽  
C. A. Whitney
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Spectrum ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Velocity Fields ◽  
The Other ◽  
Line Spectrum ◽  
Direct Information ◽  
Thermodynamic Structure ◽  
Diagnostic Interpretation ◽  
Pulsating Variable Stars ◽  
The Continuum

Pecker:The topic to be considered today is the continuous spectrum of certain stars, whose variability we attribute to a pulsation of some part of their structure. Obviously, this continuous spectrum provides a test of the pulsation theory to the extent that the continuum is completely and accurately observed and that we can analyse it to infer the structure of the star producing it. The continuum is one of the two possible spectral observations; the other is the line spectrum. It is obvious that from studies of the continuum alone, we obtain no direct information on the velocity fields in the star. We obtain information only on the thermodynamic structure of the photospheric layers of these stars–the photospheric layers being defined as those from which the observed continuum directly arises. So the problems arising in a study of the continuum are of two general kinds: completeness of observation, and adequacy of diagnostic interpretation. I will make a few comments on these, then turn the meeting over to Oke and Whitney.

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