Numerical and Experimental Study of Volumetric Particle Tracking Velocimetry in a Spatial and Temporal Domain

A hydraulic system was setup to generate a laminar flow in a cylinder tube. The flow is measured by the VPTV system for the purpose of demonstration. Fluorescent particles were employed to trace the fluid motion. An argon-iron laser was employed as the illumination system. The tube is immersed in a water tank to compensate for the light refraction occurring at the tube boundary. A method was proposed to compensate for the light refraction at the tank boundary. Particle trajectories were reconstructed from the experiment. The velocity was calculated. The errors are quantitatively discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Agricultural Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Li, Dongning

Contributors dc:contributor

• Zhang, Yuanhui

• Engineering, Agricultural

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3314836

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/86073