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Project

A tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) system for velocity measurement in fluid flows.

Experimental fluid mechanics is currently still needed to
study a variety of fluid flows and associated heat and mass
transfer phenomena. Very accurate numerical modelling for
most of these fluid flows is still to computationally
expensive, especially for 3D turbulent (two phase) flows,
which are experienced in many application fields (ranging
from (aero)acoustics, combustion (engines), (wind)
aerodynamics to food processing or chemical reactors). To
study these flow topologies for optimization or for
developing accurate numerical models to describe their
behavior, information like the velocity or pressure field is
needed. A suitable technique to obtain relevant information
of the velocity field and associated coherent structures in
the flow is Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), which in a
classical way measures 2 or 3 velocity components in a 2D
measurement plane. With tomographic PIV, one can
measure the flow field in an entire 3D volume at the same
time instant, making it possible to study full 3D
instantaneous spatial structures. Hence, tomographic PIV is
currently the state-of-the-art in fluid flow measurement
and with this system the analyzing capacities compared to
standard PIV are tremendously increased. Therefore, this
proposal would like to apply for funding of such a
tomographic PIV system to keep or strengthen the leading
positions of the consortium members in their specific
research fields involving fluid mechanics and aeroacoustics.
Non-confidential summary in layman's terms
Applicant: Maarten Vanierschot | Application number:
- 2

Date:1 May 2022 →  Today
Keywords:tomographic PIV system, fluid mechanics, aeroacoustics, heat and mass transfer phenomena
Disciplines:Fluid physics and dynamics, Acoustics and acoustical devices, waves