A novel 4D digital holographic PIV/PTV (4D-DHPIV/PTV) methodology using iterative predictive inverse reconstruction
MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Authors: Sun, Bihai; Ahmed, Asif; Atkinson, Callum; Soria, Julio
Abstract
Digital imaging array technology and processing power are continuously improving and have reached a state where 4-dimensional (i.e. time-resolved 3C-3D) digital holographic PIV/PTV (4D-DHPIV/PTV) methods can be considered for macro fluid mechanics and turbulence investigations. This paper presents an in-line 4D-DHPIV/PTV methodology, which in addition to including the standard digital hologram reconstruction, incorporates advanced digital filtering to remove the virtual image effect, 3-dimensional volume deconvolution to reduce the depth-of-focus problem and the virtual image, followed by an efficient one-pass 3-dimensional clustering algorithm coupled with a predictive inverse reconstruction approach to increase the particle reconstruction dynamic range and 3-dimensional reconstruction domain, which is accelerated using particle position prediction. In addition to the presentation of the details of this novel 4D-DHPIV/PTV method, performance results pertaining to bias particle position error and the uncertainty associated with the particle position are presented as a function of (i) particle concentration and (ii) the shot noise present in the digitally recorded hologram. An experiment to measure laminar micro-channel flow has been performed to demonstrate the 4D-DHPIV/PTV methodology.
Flow visualization on SFR wire-wrapped 19-pin bundle geometry using MIR-PIV-PLIF and comparisons with RANS-based CFD analysis
ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
Authors: Song, Min Seop; Jeong, Jae-Ho; Kim, Eung Soo
Abstract
In this study, measurement of turbulence intensity, pressure drop and local velocity field in the sodium fast reactor (SFR) wire-wrapped 19-pin bundle have been conducted to compare with the Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes equations (RANS)-based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. The refractive indices between test section and working fluid, anise oil, were matched for the flow visualization. The turbulence intensity measurement showed that the transition of flow regime occurs at around Re = 13,800 at the test section. Pressure drop results revealed that the low-Re model showed the superior agreement with the experimental results. The particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurement was performed at the Reynolds numbers from 15,000 to 17,000. The velocity fields measured in the edge and interior subchannels. From the comparisons, it was found that the CFD simulation showed good agreement with the PIV measurement on specific flow characteristics such as vortex structure, swirl flow, and velocity direction change. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.