Second order and transverse flow visualization through three-dimensional particle image velocimetry in millimetric ducts

N. C. Harte, D. Obrist, M. Versluis, E. Groot Jebbink, M. Caversaccio, W. Wimmer*, G. Lajoinie*

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Abstract

Despite recent advances in 3D particle image velocimetry (PIV), challenges remain in measuring small-scale 3D flows, in particular flows with large dynamic range. This study presents a scanning 3D-PIV system tailored for oscillatory flows, capable of resolving transverse flows less than a percent of the axial flow amplitude. The system was applied to visualize transverse flows in millimetric straight, toroidal, and twisted ducts. Two PIV analysis techniques, stroboscopic and semi-Lagrangian PIV, enable the quantification of net motion as well as time-resolved axial and transverse velocities. The experimental results closely align with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations performed in a digitized representation of the experimental model. The proposed method allows the examination of periodic flows in systems down to microscopic scale and is particularly well-suited for applications that cannot be scaled up due to their complex, multi-physics nature.

Original languageEnglish
Article number111296
Number of pages17
JournalExperimental thermal and fluid science
Volume159
Early online date20 Aug 2024
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print/First online - 20 Aug 2024

Keywords

  • UT-Hybrid-D
  • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
  • Dean vortices
  • Low Reynolds number
  • Microfluidics
  • Scanning particle image velocimetry (PIV)
  • Secondary flow
  • Three-dimensional three-component (3D3C)

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