Investigation on the respiratory airflow in human airway by PIV

The creation of the accurate transparent flow passage is essential to analyze the flow inward a geometrically complex flow passage like human airway by PIV. We established the procedure to create a transparent box containing a model of the human airway for PIV measurements. A flow passage includes the whole human upper airway, nasal cavities, larynx, trachea, and 2 generations of bronchi. The phase averaged mean and RMS velocity distributions in sagittal and coronal planes are obtained for 7 phases in a respiratory period by tomographic PIV. Some physiologic conjectures are obtained. The main stream went through the backside of larynx and trachea in inspiration and the frontal side in expiration.     

Measurement of airflow of air-conditioning in a car with PIV

In the present study, a model experiment is performed in order to clarify the airflow characteristics of a car cabin. In addition, this study provides high precision data for a benchmark test using the CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) analysis method. Initially, the study focuses on the ventilation mode that describes the flow field in the car cabin obtained from an experiment with PIV. The car cabin model is made of transparent acrylic resin and measures 1,450 mm×700 mm×900 mm, almost half the size of a real car, and was installed in a thermostatic chamber. In the experiment, the cabin model was controlled by an orifice tube and a pressure gauge in order to confirm the airflow rate. The PIV measurement was performed at a total of 18 regions within the section. The analyzed PIV data provides the mean velocity profile, the standard deviation distribution and the turbulence intensity distribution at each region.     

An analysis of noise in PIV images

Particle Image Velocimetry can provide detailed velocity field information that has unparalleled value to both experimentalists and computational fluid dynamicists. As with any measurement technique, it is important to assess the error associated with the measurements. The PIV measurement chain contains several stages where error is introduced. The dynamics of the seed particles determine how well they represent the local fluid velocity. Acquiring the image, whether photographically or electronically, will introduce aberrations, distortion, diffraction, and positioning uncertainties. The image analysis procedure to determine particle displacements is the final step in the measurement chain. This paper considers the error in this step of the measurement chain. Synthetic images were generated with controlled levels of the following quantities: background mean illumination, background illumination standard deviation, mean particle diameter, number of paired particles, the ratio of unpaired particles to paired particles, displacement magnitude, and displacement direction. The analysis method tested is a generic autocorrelation technique using a two-dimensional forward FFT, PSD calculation, inverse FFT, and a peak detection algorithm based on a decreasing threshold search with subsequent sub-pixel interpolation. The error analysis principles demonstrated, however, could easily be applied to other algorithms including those implementing cross-correlation techniques. The error in the analysis technique is characterised by four quantities: the bias in the displacement magnitude, the precision index of the displacement magnitude, the bias in the displacement direction, and the precision index of the displacement direction. Each independent variable was varied over a specified range and the behaviour of the four dependent variables observed. The results showed a clear ability for this error assessment technique to illustrate the reliable operating range for each parameter. The variation in error with parameter level tended to be similar in all cases. There was a significant portion of the range where the error was very low. Then, at some critical value, the analysis technique broke down and the error became quite high.     

Time-resolved PIV investigation on the unsteadiness of a low reynolds number confined impinging jet

The flow characteristics in a confined slot jet impinging on a flat plate were investigated in low Reynolds number regime by using time-resolved Particle Image Velocimetry technique. The jet Reynolds number was varied from 404 to 1026, where it is presumed that the transient regime exists. We found that the vortical structures in the shear layer are developed with increase of Reynolds number and that the jet becomes remains steady at the Reynolds number of 404. Vortical structures and their temporal evolution are verified and the results were compared with previous numerical studies.     

PIV技术在气体界面不稳定性实验研究中的应用

采用粒子图像测速(Particle Image Velocimetry,PIV)技术,以乙二醇烟雾作为示踪粒子,实验测量了平面激波作用下SF6气柱-空气界面Richtmyer-Meshkov不稳定性演化图像和二维速度场.测量结果揭示了不稳定性流场的典型特征和细微结构,与高速摄影和数值模拟结果符合,说明建立的PIV技术适...     

An experimental investigation of flow-induced acoustic resonance and flow field in a closed side branch system using a high time-resolved PIV technique

Abstract  

Systems with closed side branches are liable to an excitation of sound known as cavity tone. It may occur in pipe branches leading to safety valves or to boiler relief valves. The outbreak mechanism of the cavity tone has been ascertained by phase-averaged pressure measurements in previous research, while the relation between sound propagation and the flow field is still unclear due to the difficulty of detecting the instantaneous velocity field. It is possible to detect the two-dimensional instantaneous velocity field using high time-resolved particle image velocimetry (PIV). In this study, flow-induced acoustic resonance in a piping system containing closed side branches was investigated experimentally. A high time-resolved PIV technique was used to measure the gas flow in a cavity. Airflow containing oil mist as tracer particles was measured using a high-frequency pulse laser and a high-speed camera. The present investigation on the coaxial closed side branches is the first rudimentary study to visualize the fluid flow two-dimensionally in a cross-section using high time-resolved PIV, and to measure the pressure at the downstream side opening of the cavity by microphone. The fluid flows at different points in the cavity interact, with some phase differences between them, and the relation between the fluid flows was clarified.     

An experimental study on swirling flow in a cylindrical annuli using the PIV technique

Abstract  

An experimental investigation was conducted to study the characteristics of turbulent swirling flow in an axisymmetric annuli. The swirl angle measurements were performed using a flow visualization technique using smoke and dye liquid for Re = 60,000–80,000. Using the two-dimensional particle image velocimetry method, this study found the time-mean velocity distribution and turbulent intensity in water with swirl for Re = 20,000, 30,000, and 40,000 along longitudinal sections. There were neutral points for equal axial velocity at y/(R − r) = 0.7–0.75, and the highest axial velocity was recorded near y/(R − r) = 0.9. Negative axial velocity was observed near the convex tube along X/(D − d) = 3–23.     

An investigation of polymorphism in MBBA by positron annihilation

The solid-state behavior of MBBA has been studied by the technique of positron lifetime measurements. The positron data support the exitence of at least two metastable forms of MBBA, one of which may be glassy.     

PIV在膜蒸馏系统流场测量研究中的应用

空气隙膜蒸馏系统热容腔内料液的流动状态直接影响到温度和浓度边界层效应,决定系统的膜通量。本文采用三根沿圆周平均分布的入流管,喷管是鸭嘴形,应用PIV系统测试膜面附近流动状态。在5种喷管中心线与热容腔径向夹角β和3种喷管前端和膜面间距离δ下,测试得到膜面附近的速度场数据,并计算得到涡量场信息。结果表明,所研究的膜组件结构参数β和δ对热容腔内料液的流动状态影响很大,适当的热容腔结构参数可以有效地改善温度极化边界层和浓度极化边界层的影响,增大膜通量。研究结果为空气隙膜蒸馏系统热容腔入流装置的优化设计提供了实验数据和研究经验。     

An investigation on fluorescence quenching of certain porphyrins by colloidal CdS

Certain porphyrin derivatives namely meso-tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP), meso-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin (TCPP), meso-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (TSPP) were examined as sensitizers for colloidal CdS. The interaction of these porphyrins and colloidal CdS were studied by absorption, infrared, steady state and time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy and transient absorption techniques. The apparent association constants (K_app) resulting from adsorption of porphyrins on CdS surface were calculated from both absorption and fluorescence studies and they agree well. Using all the spectroscopic measurements we confirmed that the interaction between porphyrins and colloidal CdS occurs through ground state complex formation and the quenching follows static mechanism.     

An investigation of FeCoCrO4 by Mossbauer spectroscopy

The spinel FeCoCrO₄ has been studied between 4.2 and 538°K. Characteristic Mossbauer spectra of paramagnetic, magnetic and electronic relaxation types have been observed. The Mossbauer parameters for Fe³⁺ ions situated at tetrahedral (A) and octahedral (B) sites have been calculated. The cation distribution in magnetic and paramagnetic phases is found to be approximately Fe_0.5³⁺Co_0.5²⁺[Co_0.5²⁺Fe_0.5³⁺Cr³⁺]O₄. The Neel temperature been determined by the temperature scanning method to be 310±5°K.     

切向气流对激光辐照树脂基复合材料的影响

为了考察切向强迫气流对激光辐照下树脂基复合材料热响应的影响,基于边界层换热理论,研究了切向气流与靶面的对流换热系数和热分解气体对表面热交换的覆盖效应,并用有限差分法对激光辐照下树脂基复合材料的1维热响应模型进行数值求解。数值计算表明：高速切向气流的存在会加速靶材表面与外部环境的热交换,从而明显降低激光对靶材的加热效率;边界层换热理论给出的对流换热系数和覆盖因子是合理有效的,适用于数值模拟切向气流对激光辐照下树脂基复合材料热响应的影响;向靶材表面溢出的热分解气体对靶材表面与外部环境的热交换有一定的抑制作用,但影响较小,基本可以忽略不计。     

An experimental investigation on corona quenching

Current–voltage characteristics of a wire-and-tube electrostatic precipitator were measured under conditions of corona quenching. It was found that corona quenching is associated with an increase or decrease of the corona onset voltage (depending on the discharge electrode diameter) and with a strong deformation of the current–voltage characteristic for voltages close to the corona onset voltage. The current state of knowledge, describing corona quenching as a simple shift of the current–voltage characteristic to higher voltages, apparently goes back to measurements of less resolution. Possible mechanisms leading to an understanding of the newly observed phenomena are discussed.     

An investigation on annoyance caused by road-vehicle noise based on the autocorrelation function

The objective of this study is to reveal the cause of noise annoyance based on its perceptual properties.The available physical factors extracted from the autocorrelation function （ACF） were used to explain the primary sensations and representative perceptual properties of road-vehicle noise.Two novel factors,EMD and ESM.used especially for measuring fluctuation and smoothness of the ACF envelope,were proposed.It should be pointed out that ifφ₁ was not the maximum value exceptφ（0）,bothφ_max andτ_max were suggested to be added.Three primary sensations -loudness,pitch,and timbre have been acquired by applying the principal component analysis to ACF factors extracted from 232 noise samples.From 10 subjects, annoyance scale values were investigated using the magnitude estimation approach under wellcontrolled experimental conditions.It is realized that there certainly exist elementary factors for every primary sensation.Different ACF characteristics can induce diverse dominant sensation, which would control or determine the perceptual properties of the noise.The variability of dominant sensation and the priority difference in primary sensations will bring out subjective annoyance.Moreover,the mixture of elementary factors would confuse the auditory features, and induce subjective annoyance.In other words,it is the chaos of perceptual properties that cause and affect noise annoyance.     

硅甲烷CARS光谱的研究

测量和分析了硅甲烷(SiH_4)v_1带和v_3带的CARS光谱,并采用偏振CARS技术,解除了v_1带的影响,获得了完全的v_3带的CARS谱.偏振测量和理论模拟计算给出了v_1带和v_3带Q支峰值间的频率位移及两者喇曼跃迁截面平方的比值.     

Helical modes in low- and high-swirl jets measured by tomographic PIV

We report on a parallel study on properties of large-scale vortical structures in low- and high-swirl turbulent jets by means of the time-resolved tomographic particle image velocimetry technique. The high-swirl jet flow is featured by a well-established bubble-type vortex breakdown with a central recirculation zone. In the low-swirl flow, the mean axial velocity, while intermittently acquiring negative values, remains positive in the mean but with a local velocity defect immediately downstream from the nozzle exit, followed by a spiralling vortex core system and its eventual breakdown. Measurements of the 3D velocity fields allowed direct analysis of the azimuthal/helical modes via Fourier transform over the azimuthal angle and proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) analysis in the Fourier space. A precessing vortex core is detected for both swirl cases, whereas the POD analysis showed that the one originating in the bubble-type vortex breakdown is much more energetic and easier to detect.     

An investigation of natural oxidation process on stain-etched nanoporous silicon by micro-Raman spectroscopy

Micro-Raman spectra of porous silicon (PS) samples as-formed, from stain etching process using heavily doped silicon wafers, and after 750 days storage in air were analyzed around Si peak (300-600 cm⁻¹) and at photoluminescence (PL) range (300-8000 cm⁻¹). The first-order Raman spectra in the vicinity of Si peak were fitted from phonon confinement model including a term taking into account the amorphous phase. This analysis allowed the determination of the correlation length, which corresponds to the crystallite size, also considering the PS natural oxidation process. The photoluminescence band, generated by Si crystallites located on the outermost part of the PS layer, was also fitted with a Gaussian distribution. In order to investigate the porous silicon nanostructure, the micro-Raman spectra were measured for different sets of porous silicon samples. These spectra showed good reproducibility and the effects of the natural oxidation at different periods. A slight decrease in the crystallite size was observed for all samples sets studied, while the spectral part related to the amorphous phase did not describe significant changes. The central position of PL band, analyzed after the oxidation process, exhibited consistently a shift to higher energies. In addition, top view high resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM) images also confirmed a reasonable reproducibility and homogeneity. The results showed that after storing in air, natural oxidation can modify the Si crystallites size at the surface but not increase the amorphous phase.