Assessing the interaction of air from a jet diffuser on a thermal plume in a room using two-dimensional particle image velocimetry

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 669-681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukun Xu ◽  
Xin Wang ◽  
Chen Huang ◽  
Guangyao Du ◽  
Yujie Zhang

Traditional design of airflow distributions in large spaces does not consider the interference of thermal plumes on jets. In order to quantitatively describe the indoor environment, it is first necessary to quantify how the airflow gets distributed. In this study, a two-dimensional particle image velocimetry (PIV) system for measuring a wide indoor flow field was established. A total of 24 sub-regions (each with a size of 400 mm × 350 mm) were accurately measured in an unmanned room, and the overall cross-sectional flow field was obtained by splicing. Uncertainty analysis proved the rationality of this experimental method. According to the damage extent of the jet structure introduced by the thermal plume, two groups were divided, i.e. Groups A and B. The distribution of velocity fields, trajectories and velocity attenuation of jet centerlines, and velocity magnitude profiles at nozzle and head levels were compared and analyzed in detail. Through this investigation, detailed information of indoor air flow in large spaces can be effectively characterized, which can be useful to help understand the indoor physics and validate CFD models. Practical application: The key to creating a comfortable and healthy indoor thermal environment is the rational design of the airflow distribution. This paper proposes a method for quantitatively describing the airflow distribution in an enclosed space. The equation of the non-dimensional velocity attenuation of jet centerlines is obtained by using advanced technology (PIV), which provides theoretical basis and useful reference for the design of airflow distribution.

1995 ◽  
Vol 198 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Stamhuis ◽  
J Videler

Two alternative particle image velocimetry (PIV) methods have been developed, applying laser light sheet illumination of particle-seeded flows around marine organisms. Successive video images, recorded perpendicular to a light sheet parallel to the main stream, were digitized and processed to map the flow velocity in two-dimensional planes. In particle tracking velocimetry (PTV), displacements of single particles in two subsequent images were determined semi-automatically, resulting in flow diagrams consisting of non-uniformly distributed velocity vectors. Application of grid-cell averaging resulted in flow field diagrams with uniform vector distribution. In sub-image correlation PIV (SCPIV), repetitive convolution filtering of small sub-areas of two subsequent images resulted in automatic determination of cross-correlation peaks, yielding flow field diagrams with regularly spaced velocity vectors. In both PTV and SCPIV, missing values, caused by incomplete particle displacement information in some areas of the images or due to rejection of some erroneous vectors by the vector validation procedure, were interpolated using a two-dimensional spline interpolation technique. The resultant vector flow fields were used to study the spatial distribution of velocity, spatial acceleration, vorticity, strain and shear. These flow fields could also be used to test for flow in the third dimension by studying the divergence, and to detect the presence and location of vortices. The results offer detailed quantitative descriptions of the flow morphology and can be used to assess dissipated energy. The versatile character of the technique makes it applicable to a wide range of fluid mechanical subjects within biological research. So far it has been successfully applied to map the flow around swimming copepods, fish larvae and juvenile fish and the ventilation current of a tube-living shrimp.


Author(s):  
Jeff R. Harris ◽  
Michael McPhail ◽  
Christine Truong ◽  
Arnold Fontaine

Stereoscopic particle image velocimetry (SPIV) is a variant of particle image velocimetry (PIV) that allows for the measurement of three components of velocity along a plane in a flow field. In PIV, particles in the flow field are tracked by reflecting laser light from tracer particles into two angled cameras, allowing for the velocity field to be determined. Particle shadow velocimetry (PSV) is an inherently less expensive velocity measurement method since the method images shadows cast by particles from an LED backlight instead of scattered light from a laser. Previous studies have shown that PSV is an adequate substitute for PIV for many two-dimensional, two-component velocimetry measurements. In this work, the viability of the two-dimensional, three-component stereoscopic particle shadow velocimetry (SPSV) is demonstrated by using SPSV to examine a simple jet flow. Results obtained using SPIV are also used to provide benchmark comparison for SPSV measurements. Results show that in-plane and out-of-plane velocities measured using SPSV are comparable to those measured using SPIV.


2002 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 794-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Dierksheide ◽  
P. Meyer ◽  
T. Hovestadt ◽  
W. Hentschel

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1039-1047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily J. Berg ◽  
Jessica L. Weisman ◽  
Michael J. Oldham ◽  
Risa J. Robinson

Circulation ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 130 (suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Falahatpisheh ◽  
Arash Kheradvar

Introduction: The two-dimensional (2D) echocardiographic particle image velocimetry technique that was introduced in 2010 received much attention in clinical cardiology. Cardiac flow visualization based on contrast echocardiography results in images with high temporal resolution that are obtainable at relatively low cost. This makes it an ideal diagnostic and follow-up tool for routine clinical use. However, cardiac flow in a cardiac cycle is multidirectional with a tendency to spin in three dimensions rather than two-dimensional curl. Here, for the first time, we introduce a volumetric echocardiographic particle image velocimetry technique that robustly acquires the flow in three spatial dimensions and in time: Volumetric Echocardiographic Particle Image Velocimetry (V-Echo-PIV). Methods: V-Echo-PIV technique utilizes matrix array 3D ultrasound probes to capture the flow seeded with an ultrasound contrast agent (Definity). For this feasibility study, we used a pulse duplicator with a silicone ventricular sac along with bioprosthetic heart valves at the inlet and outlet. GE Vivid E9 system with an Active Matrix 4D Volume Phased Array probe at 30 Hz was used to capture the flow data (Figure 1). Results: The 3D particle field was obtained with excellent spatial resolution without significant noise (Figure 1). 3D velocity field was successfully captured for multiple cardiac cycles. Flow features are shown in Figure 2 where the velocity vectors in two selected slices and some streamlines in 3D space are depicted. Conclusions: We report successful completion of the feasibility studies for volumetric echocardiographic PIV in an LV phantom. The small-scale features of flow in the LV phantom were revealed by this technique. Validation and human studies are currently in progress.


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