Time‐resolved X‐ray PIV technique for diagnosing opaque biofluid flow with insufficient X‐ray fluxes

X‐ray imaging is used to visualize the biofluid flow phenomena in a nondestructive manner. A technique currently used for quantitative visualization is X‐ray particle image velocimetry (PIV). Although this technique provides a high spatial resolution (less than 10 µm), significant hemodynamic parameters are difficult to obtain under actual physiological conditions because of the limited temporal resolution of the technique, which in turn is due to the relatively long exposure time (～10 ms) involved in X‐ray imaging. This study combines an image intensifier with a high‐speed camera to reduce exposure time, thereby improving temporal resolution. The image intensifier amplifies light flux by emitting secondary electrons in the micro‐channel plate. The increased incident light flux greatly reduces the exposure time (below 200 µs). The proposed X‐ray PIV system was applied to high‐speed blood flows in a tube, and the velocity field information was successfully obtained. The time‐resolved X‐ray PIV system can be employed to investigate blood flows at beamlines with insufficient X‐ray fluxes under specific physiological conditions. This method facilitates understanding of the basic hemodynamic characteristics and pathological mechanism of cardiovascular diseases.     

Development of extended field Doppler velocimetry for turbomachinery applications

The development of a portable, single component Doppler global velocimetry (DGV) head, based around a wavelength-stabilised argonion laser and a fast digital image-processing system, is described. The normalised two-dimensional DGV image, in which intensities are linearly related to velocities, can be displayed and updated at the 25 Hz camera frame rate, greatly easing the problem of system alignment. The effect of each individual system component upon the velocity resolution achieved for the system as a whole is discussed, and correction factors are calculated to account for the finite aperture and field of view of real systems and for divergence of the illuminating light sheet. Axial velocities of up to 100 m/s in a straight duct flow have been measured, demonstrating an rms velocity resolution of 2.5 m/s. The potential of the technique for gas turbine applications has been demonstrated by measuring the position of a shock in a transonic flow. At a Mach number of 2.3 and mass flow rate of 0.79 kg/s the velocity change across the shock was measured to be approximately 130 m/s.     

The application of high speed photography and white light speckle to the study of dynamic fracture

A white light speckle technique is combined with high speed photography to study the dynamic fracture of a sample of PMMA. A series of single exposure speckle patterns are photographically recorded at the rate of 2 × 10⁵ frames s^-1 during fracture of the sample. The displacement field around the tip of the propagating crack may then be determined by superimposing pairs of individual frames to form a ‘double-exposure’ speckle pattern. It is shown that the method gives values for the stress intensity factor K which are consistent with those obtained from other techniques.     

Nanosecond resolution photography system for laser-induced cavitation based on PIV dual-head laser and industrial camera

The detailed study of the initial and collapse processes of the laser-induced cavitation requires nanosecond resolution (both nanoseconds exposure and nanoseconds interframe time) of the photography measurement system. The high-speed video cameras are difficult to achieve nanoseconds interval time. The framing and streak cameras are able to reach the nanosecond resolution, but their complex technology and expensive prices make them far from being commercially available. The present study builds a nanosecond resolution photography system based on PIV dual-head laser and conventional industrial camera. The exposure time of the photography system is controlled by the laser pulse width, which is 5 ns. The two heads of the PIV laser are operated independently thus the smallest time interval between two laser pulses can be set to less than 10 ns. A double-pulse per-exposure imaging technique is used to record the information from two laser pulses on single frame on a low-speed industrial camera. The nanosecond resolution photography system was applied to the laser-induced cavitation experiments to verify the reliability of the measurement results. The measurement of the shock wave velocity demonstrates the ability of the system to capture ultrafast phenomena, which reduces from 3611 m/s to approximately 1483 m/s within 400 ns. The experimental results also reveal the asymmetric evolution of laser-induced cavitation bubbles. The major axis of the ellipsoidal bubble has twice reversals along the laser propagation and perpendicular direction from the laser-induced breakdown to the first collapse.     

Ultrafast spectroscopy of high-lying excited states via eight-wave mixing

We demonstrate the use of eight-wave mixing (8WM) with femtosecond laser pulses for the detection of the high-lying D state of ethylene (C₂H₄) gas. The D state is reached through three-photon absorption of 427 nm light followed by a delayed single-photon probe interaction with the ionization continuum, resulting in an overall 8WM process. This scheme allows the detection of high-lying states with both spatial and temporal resolution before a thermal grating can form. Alternatively, by using a nanosecond delay between pulses, the induced thermal grating may be studied after the population grating has decayed. We verify the precise 8WM nature of this process and show how to use it to study the excited-state dynamics of ethylene and to measure the profile of an ethylene flow.     

Shadow photography of laser-driven shock waves in air

The interaction of a pulsed TE-CO₂-laser (10.6 μm wavelength, 7 μs pulse length, 0.7 J pulse energy, 10⁷ W/cm² power density, 100 kW mean power) with metals in air was investigated. Laser-supported absorption phenomena and material ablation processes are compared to those of conventional pulsed TEA-CO ₂-lasers. Of interest were the time-dependent plasma formation and the evolution of the shock waves. To achieve a time resolution better than 10 ns, a pulsed dye laser was used as a light source for the shadow photography     

Off-axis re-entrant cavity ring-down spectroscopy with a mid-infrared continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator

We demonstrate an off-axis cavity ring-down spectroscopy system, which uses a mid-infrared continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator as a light source. Off-axis injection with re-entrant configuration of the ring-down cavity is used to achieve high spectral resolution while maintaining high measurement speed. This makes the setup suitable for sensitive molecular spectroscopy in the mid-infrared region, particularly for studies that require high temporal resolution. Formaldehyde (H₂CO) absorption spectrum at 3.4 µm is measured using the off-axis re-entrant cavity ring-down spectrometer.     

High resolution Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy using a high temperature argon arc source

Application of a high temperature wall-stabilized argon arc source (HTAAS) for high resolution near- and mid-infrared Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) has been investigated. Spectra of N₂O, NH₃ and the complex OC-HCl were recorded at maximum apodized instrumental resolution (0.004 cm⁻¹). The signal to noise (S/N) ratio of these molecular absorption transitions were compared with corresponding spectra recorded using a 1520(30) K globar source. At 7.6 μm, recorded ¹⁴N₂ ¹⁶O transitions are consistent with a HTAAS at approximately 10,000 K and an enhancement of 12.6 in recorded S/N ratios with respect to the latter globar source. Such results demonstrate a significantly enhanced performance for specific FTIR applications such as high resolution static gas phase spectroscopy and molecular spectroscopy in supersonic jet expansions, and potentially for infrared microscopy.     

G. 高速摄影和光子学应用的新发展

本文主要评述高速摄影与光子学在弹道、冲击和爆炸研究方面的应用,并介绍了一些新仪器和新的测试方法。     

自动跟踪式同步机在高速摄影中的应用

自动跟踪式同步机是一种新型的多功能计时、延时仪器。它可以μs精度测量和显示被测时间间隔,并根据测量值自动跟踪被测对象,以±0.2μs的精度输出多路延时讯号,解决各种高速摄影中的同步问题。它具有极强的抗干扰能力,可以在放电电压1mv,放电电流10kA,空间电磁场5kV/m的强电磁干扰的恶劣条件下正常工作。本文详细介绍了自动跟踪式同步机在脉冲X光摄影、可见光高速摄影、动光弹摄影中的应用及其结果。     

Plasma parameters within the cathode spot of laser-induced vacuumarcs: experimental and theoretical investigations

Cathode spot formation in laser-induced breakdown in vacuum was investigated by laser absorption photography with high spatial (0.5 μm) and temporal (100 ps) resolution. The discharge was initiated between Cu electrodes with a cathode-anode distance of 15-250 μm. The duration of pulsed discharges was 750 ns and dc discharges some milliseconds; the current was below 10 A. Picosecond momentary absorption photography yielded spatial-temporal density distributions in the ignition phase of the cathode spot. An absolute electron density >5×10²⁶ m^-3 in narrow plasma fragments with a diameter smaller than 5 μm was estimated. Mathematical modeling has satisfactorily explained the formation of the narrow plasma channel due to the bulk current self-focusing, as well as due to the generation of nonstationary emissive centers at the moving boundary of the expanding cathode spot plasma     

A comparative study of the PIV and LDV measurements on a self-induced sloshing flow

Particle Imaging Velocimetry (PIV) and Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV) measurements on a self-induced sloshing flow in a rectangular tank had been conducted in the present study. The PIV measurement result was compared with LDV measurement result quantitatively in order to evaluate the accuracy level of the PIV measurement. The comparison results show that the PIV and LDV measurement results agree with each other well in general for both mean velocity and fluctuations of the velocity components. The average disagreement level of the mean velocity between PIV and LDV measurement results was found to be within 3% of the target velocity for the PIV system parameter selection. Bigger disagreements between the PIV and LDV measurement results were found to concentrate at high shear regions. The spatial resolution and temporal resolution differences of the PIV and LDV measurements and the limited frames of the PIV instantaneous results were suggested to be the main reasons for the disagreement.     

X光分幅相机-平面镜配接方法研究

利用X光谱仪用平面镜备件以及实验室常用五维调节架,设计了X光平面镜与X光分幅相机配接的探索方案,并对系统调节中各元件调节误差带来的影响进行了一定的分析,详细描述了系统的瞄准调节方法和过程.利用激光打靶实验,对X光平面镜与X光分幅相机的配接方法进行了检验.实验过程和结果表明,该方法系统结构和实施都较为简单,可以比较容易地在分幅相机微带上获得经平面镜反射的靶目标针孔像,实现～50 ps的时间分辨、10～20 μm的空间分辨及几十倍的能量分辨.     

Simultaneous PIV/PTV/OH PLIF imaging: Conditional flow field statistics in partially premixed turbulent opposed jet flames

A combination of particle imaging velocimetry (PIV), particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) and planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) was employed to measure conditional flow field statistics in partially premixed turbulent opposed jet flames. These flames were observed to be very sensitive to excessive seeding of particles. Since flames close to extinction were studied, very low seeding densities were required to prevent impact on the extinction behavior of the flame, and conventional PIV algorithms would have resulted in poor spatial resolution. An improved PIV algorithm was developed, in connection with a PTV procedure used in high-temperature regions of low seed density, and revealed high in-plane resolution up to 300 μm. The PIV/PTV algorithm slightly under-resolved the Kolmogorov scales for the present cases, whereas Batchelor scales were fully resolved in-plane by the simultaneous OH PLIF. In the data processing, transient OH contours obtained from single-shots were used to define flame-fixed coordinates. Conditional velocities, out-of-plane vorticity, 2D dilatation, and both axial and radial strain were processed from the data. The conditional statistics show that vorticity is preferably generated close to the reaction zone, particularly at off-centerline positions. Hence, flow-chemistry interactions could be identified directly in the region of the reaction zone. This finding was also supported by qualitative high speed Mie scattering/chemiluminescence imaging that permitted temporally resolved visualization of the formation of eddies just upstream of the luminous flame areas.     

High-speed non-intrusive measurements of fuel velocity fields at high-pressure injectors

Using a single high-speed camera and a frequency modulated laser, a novel approach is presented for fast velocity field measurements in unsteady spray flows. The velocity range is from zero up to several 100 m/s, which requires a high measurement rate and a large dynamic. Typically, flow measurements require to seed tracer particles to the fluid. A paradigm shift to seeding-free measurements is presented. The light scattered at the phase boundaries of the fluid droplets is evaluated. In order to validate the high-speed measurement system, a detailed uncertainty analysis is performed by means of measurements as well as simulations. Thereby, variations of the scattered light intensity, which are based on the high temporal velocity gradients, are found to be the main contribution to the uncertainty. The eventually measurement results, obtained at a measurement rate of 500 kHz, exhibit spray velocities ranging from 0 m/s up to 400 m/s in less than 1 ms, and the detection of unsteady and irregular flow phenomena with a characteristic time of several μs is achieved. This demonstrates the high measurement rate, the high temporal resolution and the large measurement range of the proposed high-speed measurement system.     

用于中国散裂中子源多功能反射谱仪的高气压多丝正比室探测器的研制

中国散裂中子源需要建设一台多功能反射谱仪中子探测器,满足在10年运行期间内,50%(@2A)以上的探测效率、好于2 mm的二维位置分辨、200 mm×200 mm的灵敏面积、3倍的n/γ分辨能力及良好的二维成像性能.基于此要求,探测器因此采用基于高气压~3He气体的多丝正比室,并以满足反射谱仪的探测效率、位置分辨、长期稳定工作和n/y分辨能力为目标进行探测器的设计.本文经过模拟和实验计算得出:以9 mm厚的铝合金入射窗、铝丝密封的高气压腔体和6 bar~3He+2.5 bar C_3H_8的工作气体的设计,可满足探测器对2 A中子10年运行期间内54%以上的探测效率要求;探测器对中子的位置分辨可达到1.4 mm左右;设计的气体净化系统,拥有2 L/min的气流速度可有效去除探测器内的负电性杂质气体,气体循环净化后可提高探测器约27%的气体增益,保证探测器长期稳定的运行;通过对~(252)Cf中子源的能谱测量和成像测量,得出探测器的n/γ分辨能力在5倍以上和均匀的成像结果.研制的探测器满足反射谱仪需求,并已在中国散裂中子源反射谱仪靶站就位联调.     

微光高速电影摄影

低照度、低对比下的高速摄影不断增长的需要促进了新型摄影系统的发展,其中在镜头与高速运动胶片之间加入象增强器所构成的微光高速摄影可使摄影的灵敏度有显著的提高。它具有高光增益、高成家质量的优点。同时由于高速电子快门取代了机械快门,使此类摄影系统面目一新。由于高的光增益,使此摄影系统的信息记录能力大大增加,高速摄影的信息量I为: I=PFn²[log₂(1+SN)]g^2/3其中g=t_p/t_e((时间间隔)(曝光时间))当采用微光高速电影摄影时,它的信息量Γ为: Γ=PFn′²[log₂(1+S/N)](Gg)^2/3 I′/I=(n′/n)²G^2/3G通常为5×10到10⁴倍本章讨论了微光高速摄影系统中主要器件和主要技术。介绍了国外此摄影系统的发展水平与动向以及我国的应用前景。     

D3He爆推靶质子源优化模拟研究

为了在百kJ高功率激光装置上建立D3He质子照相平台,采用一维辐射流体程序Helios-CR对D3He爆推靶质子产生进行了模拟,综合考虑多种因素给出在百千焦高功率激光装置上开展质子照相所需要的激光和靶球建议参数。结合激光装置现有条件,分析了在1015 W/cm2左右激光强度下D3He质子产额随靶球半径、激光强度、充气压力和SiO₂球壳厚度等参数的变化规律,给出了靶球半径300 μm,内充D3He气体压强1.8 MPa,SiO₂球壳厚度3.5 μm左右等优化参数,预计此条件下D3He质子产额可达109～1010。通过模拟得到的质子产额变化规律,为质子照相平台的正式建立和实验参数选取提供了参考。     

机载腔增强吸收光谱系统应用于大气NO_2空间高时间分辨率测量

介绍了一套用于机载平台测量的非相干宽带腔增强吸收光谱(IBBCEAS)系统,并应用于实际大气NO_2空间分布的高时间分辨率观测.为满足机载测量中对时间分辨率的需求,系统采用离轴抛物面镜代替消色差透镜提高光学耦合效率;并运用Allan方差,对系统性能进行了分析.通过腔增强吸收光谱系统与长光程吸收光谱系统对实际大气NO_2的对比测试,两者线性相关系数R~2达到0.86.将IBBCEAS系统应用于机载平台,在时间分辨率为2 s的情况下,探测限达到95 ppt(1σ).通过机载观测,获得了华北地区石家庄等地上空对流层大气NO_2的廓线信息.     

Particle image velocimetry in Rayleigh-Be´rnard convection: Photographs with a high number of exposures

We present here an application of particle image velocimetry (PIV) to the analysis of the Rayleigh-Be´nard convection patterns in small ☐es, in which a low power laser (5 mW He-Ne) has been used and photographs with a high number of exposures have been taken. Parameters which affect the quality of photographs are analyzed and related with the number of exposures.

The data reduction is made by fringe analysis (point-by-point technique) and by spatial filtering (whole-field technique). The fringe analysis is made with a1 − D integration method, which has been fully automated in the way described here.

The velocity field is numerically processed in order to obtain some additional information (like flow rates, vorticity, streamlines, …) which is relevant in fluid mechanics.

Finally, results obtained from an application of the whole process to the study of motion in the mid-plane of a Rayleigh-Be´nard cell are shown.