Abstract
One of the advantages of Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is its ability to determine the instantaneous flow field over two- or three-dimensional domains. Yet PIV has had limited application to complex flow passages because of the difficulty in replicating these geometries with optically transparent materials. In this work, we describe a method for overcoming this difficulty using rapid prototyping techniques. As an illustrative example, the technique has been used to characterize flow in a model of the human nasal cavity.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 91-95 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Experiments in Fluids |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
- Computational Mechanics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanics of Materials
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Particle image velocimetry measurements in complex geometries. / Hopkins, L. M.; Kelly, J. T.; Wexler, A. S.; Prasad, A. K.
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