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Particle image velocimetry measurements in complex geometries

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 One of the advantages of Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is its ability to determine the instantaneous flow field over two- or three-dimensional domains. Yet PIV has had limited application to complex flow passages because of the difficulty in replicating these geometries with optically transparent materials. In this work, we describe a method for overcoming this difficulty using rapid prototyping techniques. As an illustrative example, the technique has been used to characterize flow in a model of the human nasal cavity.

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Received: 12 January 1999/Accepted: 30 September 1999

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Hopkins, L., Kelly, J., Wexler, A. et al. Particle image velocimetry measurements in complex geometries. Experiments in Fluids 29, 91–95 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003480050430

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