A modified cross-correlation algorithm for PIV image processing of particle-fluid two-phase flow

PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) technique for flow field measurement has achieved popular self-identify through over ten years development, and its application range is becoming wider and wider. PIV post-processing techniques have a great influence on the success of particle-fluid two-phase flow field measurement and thus become a hot and difficult topic. In the present study, a Phase Respective Identification Algorithm (PRIA) is introduced to separate low-density solid particles or bubbles and high-density tracer particles from the PIV image of particle-fluid two-phase flow. PTV (Particle Tracking Velocimetry) technique is employed to calculate the velocity fields of low-density solid particles or bubbles. For the velocity fields of high-density solid particles or bubble phase and continuous phase traced by high-density smaller particles, based on the thought of wavelet transform and multi-resolution analysis and the theory of cross-correlation of image, a delaminated processing algorithm (MCCWM) is presented to conquer the limitation of conventional Fourier transform. The algorithm is firstly testified on synthetic two-phase flows, such as uniform steady flow, shearing flow and rotating flow, and the computational results from the simulated particle images are in reasonable agreement with the given simulated data. The algorithm is then applied to images of actual bubble-liquid two-phase flow and jet flow, and the results also confirmed that the algorithm proposed in the present study has good performance and reliability for post-processing PIV images of particle-fluid two-phase flow.     

Heat transfer mechanism of a swirling impinging jet in a stagnation region

Heat transfer characteristics of a swirling impinging jet have been experimentally examined using a combined particle image velocimetry (PIV) and laser‐induced fluorescence (LIF) technique for simultaneous measurement of velocity and temperature fields. The present study shows that the radial width of the jet stretches with increasing swirl intensity, and that the stretching phenomenon contributes to the maximum local heat transfer coefficient. At the stagnation region, the flow near the heated surface is mixed intermittently by reverse flows toward upstream, and spatial distributions of temperature are correlated with instantaneous velocity vector maps. The dynamic behavior of recirculation zones, attributed to swirl number Sw and impinging distance, mainly determines the turbulent heat transfer at the stagnation region. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res, 32(8): 663–673, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/htj.10120     

Instability due to Viscosity Stratification Downstream of a Centerline Injector

A common injector geometry upstream of a static mixer is the centerline injector. A flow instability can arise due to viscosity differences between the injected core‐flow and the outer co‐flow. This instability can adversely affect the effectiveness of the mixing operation. An experimental investigation of miscible viscosity‐stratified flow in a circular geometry was performed using Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF) and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). The experimental results for the stable region agree with the analytical results. The unstable region exhibits different modes depending on the viscosity ratio, volume flux ratio, and Reynolds number. The modes include wavy core‐flow with fissures and wavy core‐flow with core breakup. The time‐averaged experiment velocity profiles for the unstable core indicate a broadening of the jet at the centerline, which is consistent with the LIF visualization.     

Origin of the negative wake behind a bubble rising in non-Newtonian fluids

The present work aims at understanding the behavior of individual bubbles in non-Newtonian fluids. By means of a Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) device, the complete flow field around either a single non-spherical bubble rising in polyacrylamide (PAAm) solutions or a solid sphere settling down in the same fluids shows for the first time the similar coexistence of three distinct zones: a central downward flow behind the bubble or the sphere (negative wake), a conical upward flow surrounding the negative wake zone, and an upward flow zone in front of the bubble or the sphere. This excludes then the possible influence of the interface deformation on the negative wake. A theoretical lattice Boltzmann scheme coupled to a sixth-order Maxwell model was developed for computing the complex flow field around a solid sphere. The good agreement with the experimental measurements provides evidence that the physical mechanism responsible for the negative wake in such fluids could be related to the fluid's viscoelastic properties.     

Measurements of granular flows in two-dimensional hoppers by particle image velocimetry. Part I: experimental method and results

The objective of the present investigation was to test the applicability of particle image velocimetry (PIV), which is normally used for measuring velocities in liquids or gases, to measurement of velocities in granular flow. A second objective was to use PIV to provide experimental data for comparison with mathematical models. The flow of zinc particles, of size 0.4, 0.61 and 0.76 mm size, in a flat-bottomed two-dimensional hopper was measured by PIV. The particles were characterized using ASTM procedures for angle of repose, packing density and flow rate through a funnel. Through PIV, velocities and mass flow rates were determined for exit apertures 5 and 7.5 mm in width and 10, 30 and 50 mm long. The bed of particles in the hopper showed the expected stagnant zones on either side of the aperture. There was a continual avalanche of particles at the “V’’ which forms at the surface of the bed and some images of this avalanche, obtained with a boroscope, are included.     

大型风洞PIV粒子发生装置研制

示踪粒子量不足是制约大型风洞PIV试验的关键和难点问题,结合大型风洞的实际情况,通过原理设计、分析计算和试验验证,成功研制了基于加热蒸发原理的大流量粒子发生器,并应用到了大量的工程实践中;结果表明,在大型风洞PIV试验中,采用经济性好的油基材料加热蒸发的方式,可持续、足量、均匀地供应示踪粒子,是一种较好的粒子产生方式;另外,在粒子发生装置设计时,应充分考虑实际所需粒子流量,并针对选择的粒子材料的理化特性开展计算分析.     

PIV技术在冰盖下复式断面渠道流速测量中的运用

在测定冰盖下复式断面流场、流速的模型试验中,水体中的运动粒子是重点研究对象。粒子图像测速(Particle Image Velocimetry,PIV)技术已在水力学研究领域得到普遍应用,但该技术在冰盖下复式断面渠道模型试验的应用为国内首次。基于试验特点,设计砖砌混凝土的循环水箱,采用变频器配合水泵、流量计实现对流量的定量控制,对不同流量下不同断面的流场、流速进行测定,采用PIV技术对水体中运动的粒子的位移场进行具体分析。试验结果表明,PIV分析结果能够直观反映流场中的状态,且可以避免测量盲区,其所测的流速与多普勒超声测速仪测得值吻合较好,并给出了横向流速分布图,弥补了传统方法无法获得冰盖下的流场分布的难题。     

高速PIV布撒技术的改进研究

基于上海交通大学高超创新实验室现有技术,为发展高速PIV技术而改进开发了高速PIV粒子布撒系统。针对原有系统经常无法有效布撒粒子的缺陷,从系统中的管道、高压气体、喷嘴等几个方向下手进行改造,设计了新的高速PIV粒子布撒系统。对管道进行了软管化设计,高压气体采用干燥的氮气,喷嘴则设计成能在罐体中产生旋流的结构。对于这些改造进行了分析和实验测试,证明了这些改造能加强布撒粒子的效果。最后提出了这套系统可以继续改进的一些方向。     

铝液充型过程水模拟计算机可视化技术

采用可视观察方法研究了铝液充型过程的二维流动状态,并与水模拟实验进行了对比分析,通过调整水粘度来保证水模拟过程与铝液充型过程的相似性.以PIV技术为基础,运用数字视频处理中的运动补偿技术,选用NCCF准则和三步搜索法对低压铸造浇注系统水模拟充型过程的内部二维流场进行了计算和分析;运用边缘检测及提取技术,选用Roberts边缘检测算子对低压铸造浇注系统水模拟充型过程的二维表面流场进行了计算和分析,实现了水模拟过程的量化分析.     

PIV测速技术分析异型坯连铸结晶器流场

通过建立1[∶]1异型坯结晶器物理模型，采用PIV粒子测速技术，研究断面尺寸为767.3 mm×383.1 mm×103.2 mm异型坯结晶器不同工艺参数条件和不同水口结构对结晶器内流场的影响。PIV实验结果表明，减小拉速和增大水口底部内径可以有效地减小冲击深度，结晶器深度860 mm处水口中心最大流股速度分别下降了27.96%和41.46%；增加拉速和减小水口浸入深度可以提高流场下旋涡上顶点位置。通过减小拉速和浸入深度，增大水口底部内径可以改善结晶器内流场。