Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Investigating the use of stereoscopic particle streak velocimetry for estimating the three-dimensional vorticity field

  • Originals
  • Published:
Experiments in Fluids Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Abbreviations

A :

area of circulation polygon

a i :

parameter of the AGW interpolator

C :

circulation

c j :

reconstruction coefficient for MQ interpolator

Del :

average distance between particles

d i :

distance of point i from specified point

d 0 :

optical distance from object to imaging lens

e :

base of natural logarithm

f i :

set of original data values (MQ interpolator)

F k :

set of interpolated values (MQ interpolator)

H :

window width parameter of AGW interpolator

M :

position vector of selected point

M :

magnification of imaging lens

m :

filter shape parameter (MQ interpolator)

n :

number of data points

R :

spatial averaging parameter (MQ interpolator)

r ij :

parameter matrix of MQ interpolator

S :

lateral distance between imaging lenses

s :

circulation polygon side

u, v, w :

velocity components

x, y, z :

spatial locations

V :

velocity vector

ω :

vorticity

References

  • Abrahamson, S. D.; Koga, D. J; Eaton, J. K. 1988: An experimental investigation of the flow between shrouded co-rotating disks. Report MD-50 of the Thermosciences Division of the Mech. Engg. Dept., Stanford University, Stanford, California

    Google Scholar 

  • Agui, J. C.; Jimenez, J. 1987: On the performance of particle tracking. J. Fluid Mech. 185, 447–468

    Google Scholar 

  • Dimotakis, P. E.; Debussy, F. D.; Koochesfahani, M. M 1981: Particle streak velocity field measurements in a 2-D mixing layer. Phys. Fluids. 24, 995–999

    Google Scholar 

  • Imaichi, K.; Ohmi, K. 1983: Numerical processing of flow visualization pictures — measurement of two-dimensional vortex flow. J. Fluid Mech. 129, 283–311

    Google Scholar 

  • Kuhlman, P. S. 1990: Quantitative 3-D flow visualization using stereoscopic particle streak velocimetry. M.S. Thesis. Mech. Engg. Dept., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  • Kuhlman, P. S.; Sinha, S. K. 1990: Using interactive computer graphics for analyzing three-dimensional flow images. Proc. of the 8th Ann. Conf. on University Programs in Computer Aided Engineering, Design and Manufacturing, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 19–24

  • Lancaster, P.; Salkauskas, K. 1986: Curve and surface fitting — an introduction. London: Academic Press

    Google Scholar 

  • Lourenco, L.; Krothapalli, A.; Buchlin, J. M.; Riethmuller, M. L. 1986: Noninvasive experimental technique for the measurement of unsteady velocity fields. AIAA J. 24, 1715–1717

    Google Scholar 

  • Maas, H. G. 1990: Digital photogrammetry for determination of tracer particle coordinates in turbulent flow research. SPIE Vol. 1395. Close-Range Photogrammetry meets Machine Vision, 391–398

  • Nishino, K.; Kasagi, N.; Hirata, M. 1989: Three-dimensional particle tracking velocimetry based on automated digital image processing. J. Fluids Eng. 111, 384–391

    Google Scholar 

  • Racca, R. G.; Dewey, J. M. 1988: A method for automatic particle tracking in a 3-D flow field. Exp. Fluids. 6, 25–32

    Google Scholar 

  • Rignot, E. J. M.; Spedding, G. R. 1988: Performance analysis of automated image processing and grid interpolation techniques for fluid flows. Report USCAE 143 of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles

  • Simpkins, P. G.; Dudderar, T. D. 1978: Laser speckle measurements of transient Benard convection. J. Fluid Mech. 26, 2074–2079

    Google Scholar 

  • Sinha, S. K. 1988: Improving the accuracy and resolution of particle image or laser speckle velocimetry. Exp. Fluids. 6, 67–68

    Google Scholar 

  • Weinstein, L. M.; Beeler, G. B.; Lindemann, A. M. 1985: High speed holocinematographic velocimeter for studying turbulent flow control physics. AIAA Paper 85-0526

  • White, F. 1974: Viscous fluid flow. New York: McGraw Hill

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Mississippi, 38677, University, MS, USA

    S. K. Sinha

  2. Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 68588-0656, Lincoln, NE, USA

    P. S. Kuhlman

Authors
  1. S. K. Sinha
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. P. S. Kuhlman
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

Currently at Sandia Natl. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Sinha, S.K., Kuhlman, P.S. Investigating the use of stereoscopic particle streak velocimetry for estimating the three-dimensional vorticity field. Experiments in Fluids 12, 377–384 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193884

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193884

Keywords

Search

Navigation