Development of Optical Techniques for Large Volume PTV Measurements

H. Abitan*, Y. Zhang, S. L. Ribergaard, J. S. Nielsen, C. M. Velte

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    Abstract

    Measurements of 3D volumetric velocity fields are of great theoretical interest with numerous practical applications. These measurements are essential for studying volumetric flows that do not exhibit inherent flow symmetry, such as turbulence or vortex breakdown. In the past decade, several technological innovations facilitated the emergence of 3D-PTV techniques for measuring velocity fields at kHz rate with volumes of interest up to 104 cm3 that contain 300 μm helium-filled soap bubbles. However, when a commercial laser beam with millijoule pulse-energy is expanded and shaped to fill volumes above 102 cm3 for 3D-PTV experiments with 15μm air filled soap bubbles, one finds that the power density of the laser source is insufficient to generate a signal image. This is because the power density of the laser beam falls inversely with respect to its cross-section area and due to the quadratic dependence of Mie-scattering on the particle diameter. Here, we report of the analysis and development of two optical techniques for extending the volume of measurement in volumetric PTV. In particular, when a volume about 103 cm3 is seeded with 15μm air-filled soap bubbles and a laser with a pulse energy of few single mJ illuminates it. The first technique uses multi reflections between two opposing parallel mirrors. The second technique is a development of laser scanning PIV for volumetric scanning: The potential to increase the scanned volume is examined by experimenting with an acousto-optic modulator for fast scanning. Furthermore, by employing an off-axis parabolic mirror, we obtain parallel beam scanning, which increases the efficiency and quality of the scanning.
    Original languageEnglish
    Publication date2021
    Number of pages10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021
    Event14th International Symposium on Particle Image Velocimetry - Virtuel event
    Duration: 1 Aug 20214 Aug 2021

    Conference

    Conference14th International Symposium on Particle Image Velocimetry
    LocationVirtuel event
    Period01/08/202104/08/2021

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