基于连续性条件的体PIV后处理技术

对粒子图像测速技术(PIV,Particle Image Velocimetry)体空间内三维速度场的后处理技术进行研究,引入不可压缩连续性方程的约束对实验测得流场进行修正,使得修正后流场严格满足差分形式的连续性方程.通过流场修正的后处理技术实现拉格朗日乘数法求解全流场修正速度场二范数的极小值.理论推导严格证明了修正后的速度场在数学上更接近满足连续性方程的真实流场.对解析流场引入高斯噪音来进行人工模拟的测试,其结果进一步验证了修正后流场能更趋近于真实流场,对流场中出现的PIV常见的高斯分布噪音有一定的消弱作用.该技术被成功应用于实验数据的后处理,结果表明其能改善测量速度场的平滑度.

Effects of the Blade Shape on the Trailing Vortices in Liquid Flow Generated by Disc Turbines

Particle image velocimetry technique was used to analyze the trailing vortices and elucidate their rela-tionship with turbulence properties in a stirred tank of 0.48 m diameter,agitated by four different disc turbines,in-cluding Rushton turbine,concaved blade disk turbine,half elliptical blade disk turbine,and parabolic blade disk turbine.Phase-averaged and phase-resolved flow fields near the impeller blades were measured and the structure of trailing vortices was studied in detail.The location,size and strength of vortices were determined by the simplified λ2-criterion and the results showed that the blade shape had great effect on the trailing vortex characteristics.The larger curvature resulted in longer residence time of the vortex at the impeller tip,bigger distance between the upper and lower vortices and longer vortex life,also leads to smaller and stronger vortices.In addition,the turbulent ki-netic energy and turbulent energy dissipation in the discharge flow were determined and discussed.High turbulent kinetic energy and turbulent energy dissipation regions were located between the upper and lower vortices and moved along with them.Although restricted to single phase flow,the presented results are essential for reliable de-sign and scale-up of stirred tank with disc turbines.

Effects of Different Draft Baffles on the Hydrodynamics in Internal-Loop Airlift Reactors

In this paper, a 2-D airlift reactor was developed. The streamline and hydrodynamic parameters were measured in a 2-D airlift loop reactor(ALR)with different draft baffles. Three regimes were observed under different conditions. Particle image velocimetry(PIV)measurement showed that the liquid velocity distribution in horizontal direction presented different profiles in the three regimes. The length, the height and the spacing of draft baffles were applied in the experiments to optimize the ALR structure. It was found that the draft tube structure is of great importance in determining the hydrodynamics of ALRs. Additionally, the experimental results may serve as a step to the further optimization and design of ALR.

Experimental Study on Hydrodynamics of L-type Podded Propulsor in Straight-ahead Motion and Off-Design Conditions

Experimental tests were conducted to evaluate the hydrodynamic performance of an L-type podded propulsor in straight-ahead motion and off-design conditions using an open-water measuring instrument developed by the authors for podded propulsors, a ship model towing tank, and under water particle image velocimetry （PIV） measurement systems. Under the three types of conditions, the main parameters of an L-type podded propulsor were measured, including the propeller thrust and torque, as well as the thrust, side force, and moment of the whole pod unit.In addition, the flow field on the section between the propeller and the strut was analyzed. Experimental results demonstrate that the dynamic azimuthing rate and direction and the turning direction affect the forces on the propeller and the whole pod unit. Forces are asymmetrically distributed between the left and right azimuthing directions because of the effect of propeller rotation. The findings of this study provide a foundation for further research on L-type podded propulsors.

Fluid Flow Characteristics in Micro-Pump with the Aid of Peltier Devices and Thermal Expansion Material

Experimental study is performed to design and develop a cylindrical micro-pump driven by expansion and contraction of the heat deformation material, whose variation is caused with the aid of heating and cooling properties of Peltier devices. The pump consists of the diffuser valve unit, the heat deformation material unit, the nozzle valve unit, the Peltier devices and the cover. The input current of the Peltier devices is controlled by the bipolar power supply so that the Peltier devices are heated and cooled periodically. The working fluid flow in the micro-pump is caused by the periodical thermal deformation of material which is caused by the periodical heating and cooling of the Peltier devices. In order to measure the fluid flow in the micro-pump, micro air bubbles are employed as a tracer. The corresponding movement is recorded by X-ray apparatus and its velocity is measured by PIV （particle image velocimetry）. It is found that, the micro-pump developed here can make the working fluid flow. The corresponding fluid flow in the micro pump is confirmed by the numerical method.

Turbulent Characteristic of Liquid Around a Chain of Bubbles in Non-Newtonian Fluid

The turbulence behavior of gas-liquid two-phase flow plays an important role in heat transfer and mass transfer in many chemical processes. In this work, a 2D particle image velocimetry (PIV) was used to investigate the turbulent characteristic of fluid induced by a chain of bubbles rising in Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. The instantaneous flow field, turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) and TKE dissipation rate were measured. The results demonstrated that the TKE profiles were almost symmetrical along the column center and showed higher values in the central region of the column. The TKE was enhanced with the increase of gas flow and decrease of liquid viscosity. The maximum TKE dissipation rate appeared on both sides of the bubble chain, and increased with the increase of gas flow rate or liquid viscosity. These results provide an understanding for gas-liquid mass transfer in non-Newtonian fluids.

Dielectric barrier plasma dynamics for active aerodynamic flow control

The paper investigates the dynamics of a new multiple bipolar multiple Dielectric Barrier Discharges(DBD)actuator using in large-scale flow control.Particle image velocimetry experiments are performed to characteristic the effectiveness of the multiple bipolar DBD plasma actuator.The results show that the mutual interaction between the electrodes,one major disadvantage of traditional DBD characterized by reverse discharge can be entirely avoided,and a constantly accelerating electric wind velocity can be obtained by using the new multiple bipolar DBD plasma actuator.

PIV measurement on internal instantaneous flows of a centrifugal pump

In this paper,the internal flow field in a centrifugal pump working at the design flow rate operating condition has been measured using the particle image velocimetry(PIV)technique with the fluorescent particles and the index-matched fluid technology.The index-marching fluid with the same refractive index as the transparent material has been prepared and applied in the present test of pump with geometrical complex walls.The comparison between velocity distributions of PIV results both with and without fluorescent particles,as well as with and without index-marching fluid are conducted to find the differences.The DES(Detached Eddy Simulation)has been employed to calculate the three-dimensional unsteady turbulent flow in the pump to examine and to certify the PIV measurement results.The DES results of instantaneous flow velocity fields agree with PIV test results with fluorescent particles and index-marching fluid.It is necessary to perform the PIV measurement of pumps with fluorescent seeds and index-marching fluid in order to get exact results.The experimental results show the distributions of velocity,steamlines,and the principal Reynolds normal stress(PRNS)and the principal Reynolds shear stress(PRSS).

Particle Image Velocimetry Experimental and Computational Investigation of a Blood Pump

Blood pumps have been adopted to treat heart failure over the past decades. A novel blood pump adopting the rotor with splitter blades and tandem cascade stator was developed recently. A particle image velocimetry （P1V） experiment was carried out to verify the design of the blood pump based on computational fluid dynamics （CFD） and further analyze the flow properties in the rotor and stator. The original sized pump model with an acrylic housing and an experiment loop were constructed to perform the optical measurement. The PIV testing was carried out at the rotational speed of 6952±50 r/rain with the flow rate of 3.1 l/rain and at 8186±50 r/min with 3.5 l/rain, respectively. The velocity and the Reynolds shear stress distributions were investigated by PIV and CFD, and the comparisons between them will be helpful for the future blood pump design.

A single camera volumetric particle image velocimetry and its application

Volumetric particle image velocimetry(VPIV) refers to a PIV-based technique which can obtain full velocity components in a three-dimensional measurement volume.A new VPIV method with a single lens was developed.A three-vision prism was used to make viewing from different angles using one camera.The technique was tested and successfully applied to a three-dimensional three-component(3D3C) measurement of a zero-net-mass-flux jet flow.The accuracy of the measurement was investigated,specifically in steps of calibration,self-calibration and particle triangulation.Time sequence of a vortex ring development was presented.It was shown that the measurement has high accuracy with validation rate of velocity vector reaching about 95%.The flow with vortex ring passing the measurement volume was studied using both swirl strength and vorticity magnitude criteria.Through comparison,the swirl criterion was found to be superior to the criterion of vorticity in differentiating the rotation motion and the free shear.

Hybrid undulatory kinematics of a robotic Mackerel(Scomber scombrus):Theoretical modeling and experimental investigation

Fishes that use undulatory locomotion occasionally change their inherent kinematics in terms of some natural behavior.This special locomotion pattern was vividly dubbed "hybrid kinematics" by biologists recently.In this paper,we employed a physical model with body shape of a Mackerel(Scomber scombrus),to use the three most typical undulatory kinematics:anguillform,carangiform and thunniform,to investigate the hydrodynamic performance of the so-called "hybrid kinematics" biological issue.Theoretical models of both kinematics and hydrodynamics of the physical model swimming were developed.Base on this model,the instantaneous force produced by fish undulatory body and flapping tail were calculated separately.We also quantitatively measured the hydrodynamic variables of the robotic model swimming with the three undulatory kinematics on an experimental apparatus.The results of both theoretical model and experiment showed that the robot with thunniform kinematics not only reaches a higher speed but also is more efficient during steady swimming mode.However,anguilliform kinematics won the speed race during the initial acceleration.Additionally,the digital particle image velocimetry(DPIV) results showed some difference of the wake flow generated by the robotic swimmer among the three undulatory kinematics.Our findings may possibly shed light on the motion control of a biomimetic robotic fish and provide certain evidence of why the "hybrid kinematics" exists within the typical undulatory locomotion patterns.

Velocity Profiles between Two Baffles in a Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger

Heat exchangers are extensively utilized for waste heat recovery,oil refining,chemical processing,and steam generation.In this study,velocity profiles are measured using a 3D particle image velocimetry(PIV)system between two baffles in a shell and tube heat exchanger for parallel and counter flows.The PIV and computational fluid dynamics results show the occurrence of some strong vectors near the bottom.These vectors are assumed due to the clearance between the inner tubes and the front baffle.Therefore,the major parts of the vectors are moved out through the bottom opening of the rear baffle,and other vectors produce a large circle between the two baffles.Numerical simulations are conducted to investigate the effects of the baffle on the heat exchanger using the Fluent software.The k-εturbulence model is employed to calculate the flows along the heat exchanger.

Investigation on 3D flow field induced by a plasma actuator with serrated electrode

This paper presents an experimental investigation on flow field induced by a dielectric barrier discharge(DBD) plasma actuator with serrated electrodes in still air to further improve its flow control effectiveness. For comparison, the actuator with widely used linear electrodes was also studied. Experiments were carried out using 2D particle image velocimetry. Particular attention was given to the flow topology, discharge phenomenon, and vortex formation mechanism. Results showed that a 2D wall jet was induced by the linear actuators, whereas the plasma actuators with serrated electrode introduced a series of streamwise vorticities, which might benefit flow control(e.g., enhancing the momentum transport in the separated boundary flow). In addition, the mechanism of 3D flow topology induced by the serrated DBD actuator was analyzed in detail.