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Detecting coherent patterns in a flume by using PIV and IR imaging techniques

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We investigated the flow field in a turbulent boundary layer in a flume, by using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Hot-Foil Infrared Imaging (HFIRI) techniques. Coherent patterns in the flow were identified and characterized by using instantaneous velocity and temperature fields. The velocity fields in the streamwise–spanwise plane were measured in parallel to the temperature distribution of the flume bottom. The identified patterns are represented by means of their spatial characteristics – a non-dimensional spatial separation between streamwise patterns, λ +.

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The authors would like to thank Prof. Tomasz Kowalewski for the help with the data acquisition and helpful discussions about the experimental setup.

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  1. Roi Gurka

    Present address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

  2. Alex Liberzon

    Present address: Institute of Hydromechanics and Water Resources Management, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

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  1. Multiphase Flow Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Department, Technion-IIT, 32000, Haifa , Israel

    Roi Gurka, Alex Liberzon & Gad Hetsroni

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Gurka, R., Liberzon, A. & Hetsroni, G. Detecting coherent patterns in a flume by using PIV and IR imaging techniques. Exp Fluids 37, 230–236 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-004-0805-3

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