Investigation on time scales in a low Reynolds number jet flow using particle-tracking velocimetry

The near flow field of an axisymmetric water jet at Reynolds numbers between 2000 and 5000 is investigated using Particle-Tracking Velocimetry. Measurements are taken in the longitudinal section (along the mean flow) and in cross-sections (orthogonal to the mean flow). From the former, correlation coefficients of the two in-plane velocity components in a Lagrangian framework are obtained: thus Lagrangian integral scales can be computed. Those of the streamwise velocity (axial) component increase on moving away from the centreline, whereas the opposite happens for the vertical velocity (radial) component: integral time scales of the two components are almost equal at the interface between jet and ambient fluids. On the other hand, integral scales are almost constant or increase slightly with the axial direction. In cross-sections, fluid ejection and injection from the jet centreline are observed to be connected to counter-rotating vortices (mushroom): their number and size change with Reynolds number in agreement with results from other authors. The maximum ejection velocity (orthogonal to the mean jet flow), at 3 nozzle diameters downstream of the outlet, is found to be one half of the mean outlet velocity.     

Strain analysis for moiré interferometry using the two-dimensional continuous wavelet transform

In this paper, we introduce the two-dimensional continuous wavelet transform for the automated strain analysis of the moiré interference fringe pattern. The Fourier transform method has been widely used for automated analysis of an optical interference fringe pattern. However, this method is hardly applicable to the analysis of the fringe pattern, which includes large displacement range or discontinuities. We show the advantages of the wavelet transform method by applying it to experimental results on composite laminates.     

等达因图象的自动采集与识别

文中提出了一种机机械扫描系统．小功率激光器、图象板、相移元件、微机和程序软件组成的等达因图象自动采集与处理系统，用灰度值比较的思想实现了等达因图象的跟踪采集。提出了四幅图象相移法实现等达因图象的自动识别。系统能快速、实时、精确和全自动地实现等达因图象的记录和分析。给出与物体内各点应力状态一一对应的位相图。并用来研究了其他实验方法困难的局部三维效应问题。     

一种通过改进Canny算子提取光弹条纹骨架线的方法

光弹性法是确定应力集中系数的有效手段，在实际工程中应力参数都是通过分析光弹干涉条纹图获得的，由于光弹干涉条纹图的复杂性，且影响成像质量的因素较多，因此如何从光弹干涉条纹图中撇开其复杂性，较高精度的提取骨架线，是一项较困难的工作，本文提出一种由改进的Canny算子对条纹方位图进行直接运算提取光弹条纹骨架线的算法，实验表明此方法对光弹条纹图很有效。     

Statistical Analysis of the Effect of Intensity Pattern Noise on the Displacement Measurement Precision of Digital Image Correlation Using Self-correlated Images

This paper discusses the effect of intensity pattern noise on the displacement measurement precision of digital image correlation (DIC). Through mathematical deduction, a formula is presented to estimate the displacement measurement error caused by intensity pattern noise. The resulting formula synthetically reflects the effects of the variance of noise, the intensity variance and the subset size on the displacement measurement precision. To verify the correctness of the resulting formula, two experiments are done. The first one is a real self-correlation experiment, and aims to analyze the effect of the subset size, while the second is a numerical self-correlation experiment, and is to analyze to the effect of the different noise levels. The experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical predictions. The project is supported by the National Science Foundation of China (10572103).     

Transport of salts and micron-sized particles entrained from a boiling water pool

The entrainment of soluble (KI, CsI) and non-soluble (Al₂O₃) substances through droplets, which are produced by disintegrating steam bubbles at the surface of a boiling water pool, is determined in a pilot-scale facility. Integral measurements are conducted at steady-state conditions in an atmosphere of either pure steam or an air–steam mixture. The ratio of the entrained liquid mass flow and the gas mass flow through the pool, the entrainment factor, is determined for air–steam ratios between 0 and 0.47 kg/kg in the gas atmosphere and at constant total pressures between 2 and 6 bar. The influence of the vertical temperature profile in the gas atmosphere on the convective velocity field is demonstrated by phase Doppler anemometry and particle image velocimetry measurements at a location 2.1 m above the pool surface. The influences of nucleation and natural convection are demonstrated during slow de-pressurization of the facility at rates below 420 Pa/s.     

STUDY OF AXIAL VELOCITY IN GAS CYCLONES BY 2D-PIV, 3D-PIY, AND SIMULATION

The axial velocity distribution in a gas cyclone has been examined with two-dimensional particle image velocimetry (2D-PIV) and three-dimensional particle image velocimetry (3D-PIV) experiments in this study. Due to the limitation of 2D-PIV configuration, the contamination generated by the strong tangential velocity in the cyclone can be registered in the axial velocity detected by 2D-PIV. Efficient methods are proposed in this work to remove this contamination. The contamination-removed 2D-PIV data agree well with 3D-PIV results. The distributions of the axial velocity are also computed by the Reynolds stress model (RSM) and verified using the PIV experimental results. Reasonable agreements are obtained.     

彩色光弹性干涉影像分析系统

自行开发的“彩色光弹性干涉影像分析系统”首先利用CCD成像和图像采集设备,将光弹图像以数字图像的形式存储到计算机,然后通过对存储的光弹图像进行处理,得到物体边界、等差线、等倾线等数据。最后根据这些数据,绘制出主应力迹线,并进行二维的和三维的应力分析。本文着重介绍了系统整体设计以及系统研制的难点问题(彩色光弹图像处理、主应力迹线的绘制等)。系统可以通过对彩色图像进行分解,应用目前已经比较成熟的灰度光弹图像处理技术,来完成彩色图像的处理;也可以直接应用彩色信息来确定条纹级数,进行相关处理。彩色图像能够比灰度图像提供更精确的图像信息,以满足高精度测量的要求。     

热毛细对流速度场测试研究

为了探索微重力状态下表面张力驱动流速度场的测试技术，本文在地面进行了模拟实验，对位于热壁下流体中气泡周围的表面张力驱动流进行了研究，并用ＰＩＶ技术测量了流场的速度分布．     

Caractéristique directionnelle calculée et mesurée d'une sonde électrochimiqueCalculated and measured directional characteristic of an electrochemical probe

The present paper demonstrates how the directional characteristics of an actual three-segment electrodiffusional sensor can be calculated from the probe image. It was shown that utilization of ‘ideal’ directional characteristics lead to an important (up to 15^°) error in flow angle determination. The directional characteristics calculated from the probe image improve significantly (up to 50%) the accuracy of the flow angle measurements. To cite this article: F. Barbeu et al., C. R. Mecanique 330 (2002) 433–436.