Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'PIV'

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Esta dissertação trata da construção de hierarquias compatíveis com a equação PIV a partir dos modelos: AKNS, dois bósons e dois bósons quadráticos. Também são construidos os problema linear de Jimbo-Miwa dos três modelos e discutimos a hamiltoniana correspondente a equação PIV a partir do formalismo lagrangiano
This dissertation contains the construction of compatible hierarchies with the PIV equation from the models: AKNS, two-boson and quadratic two-boson. Also it is build the Jimbo-Miwa linear problem for the three models and we discuss the hamiltonian corresponding to fouth Painlevé equation from the Lagrangian formalism

Orientador: Abraham Hirsz Zimerman
Banca: Iberê Luiz Caldas
Banca: Roberto André Kraenkel
Resumo: Esta dissertação trata da construção de hierarquias compatíveis com a equação PIV a partir dos modelos: AKNS, dois bósons e dois bósons quadráticos. Também são construidos os problema linear de Jimbo-Miwa dos três modelos e discutimos a hamiltoniana correspondente a equação PIV a partir do formalismo lagrangiano
Abstract: This dissertation contains the construction of compatible hierarchies with the PIV equation from the models: AKNS, two-boson and quadratic two-boson. Also it is build the Jimbo-Miwa linear problem for the three models and we discuss the hamiltonian corresponding to fouth Painlevé equation from the Lagrangian formalism
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Nous avons utilise la velocimetrie par image de particules (piv) pour etudier des ecoulements de fluides dans des situations complexes, soit par leur geometrie comme les milieux poreux, soit par leur mouvement comme les lits fluidises. En effet cet outil de choix par son caractere plein champ instantane permet de traiter le probleme tres important en pratique des ecoulements complexes et instationnaires. La premiere partie de la these decrit la mise au point de l'appareillage et l'analyse des donnees par traitement d'image. Dans une seconde partie, des particules solides entrainees par un liquide en ecoulement ont ete deposees dans un milieu aleatoire constitue par un lit de grains de pyrex ; l'indice du liquide etait ajuste a celui du pyrex pour permettre l'observation et la mesure. L'evolution temporelle des depots a ete analysee qualitativement et quantitativement. Des calculs numeriques ont ete effectues dans des conditions tres proches des conditions reelles puisque la structure des vides mesuree a ete utilisee ; les resultats se comparent bien aux experiences. Enfin nous avons mesure des champs de concentration et de vitesse dans un lit fluidise a l'echelle du laboratoire. L'analyse des profils longitudinaux de concentration a permis de mettre en evidence l'existence d'une zone de transition ou la variation de la concentration est rapide et dont la longueur depend de la vitesse de l'air. Les mesures des vitesses instantanees revelent un ecoulement tres variable et tourbillonnaire. Le profil transversal des vitesses moyennes met en evidence l'existence d'une couche limite pres de la paroi.

The main topic of this thesis is the popularity of fruit beers in the Czech Republic. It describes a generic distribution of fruit beers, both abroad and in our country. Shows an overview of large and small manufacturers in this category in the domestic market. It focuses on the current situation flavored beer on domestic and foreign markets, according to the latest data. Based on the survey are analyzed consumer preferences in the domestic market. They are then formulated breweries general recommendations arising from the outcomes of the survey. Subsequently, using basic statistical methods detected significant correlation between the consumption of flavored beers and gender and between consumption and age of respondents. If so, then it determines the strength of this dependence. It was found that while significant correlation was demonstrated in sex exists between consumption and age of the respondents. The strength of this dependence was assessed as moderate. It was finally drafted forecast consumption of mixed drinks based on beer in the Czech Republic. The analyzed time series contained the actual annual data maintained by the Czech Beer and Malt Association from 2012 to 2015. The forecast was calculated for the next two years. It was found that consumption of mixed drinks based on beer in the future will continue to decline.

Ce travail vise à développer une approche originale à micro et à méso-échelle pour étudier divers phénomènes et intensifier les performances du réacteur. A méso-échelle, l'accent est mis sur l'efficacité de la production de biogaz dans un réacteur anaérobie 2D sous différentes conditions hydrodynamiques ainsi qu’à différentes concentrations de substrat. Puis, dans un dispositif microfluidique transparent, une seule granule de différentes tailles a été utilisée sous différentes conditions d'exploitation. Les effets des différentes conditions hydrodynamiques et des concentrations de substrat associés à la taille et la densité des granules de boues sur la production de biogaz ont été étudiés
The present work is focused on developing an original micro to mesoscale approach to investigate various phenomena and then to intensify the performance of a reactor. At mesoscale, the emphasis is given to the interactions between granular sludge particles as well as the biogas production efficiency in a 2D reactor under various hydrodynamic conditions at different concentrations of substrate. Then, within the microdevices, a single sludge particle of various sizes was used under different operating conditions such as superficial liquid velocity and concentration of substrate. The effect of different hydrodynamic conditions and concentration of substrate was studied

The flow in the intake and exhaust of a typical two- or four-stroke engine is highly unsteady in nature. The unsteady flow can be used to enhance the engines performance, improve its fuel economy and lower its emissions. In order to optimise an engine system it is normal to employ computer simulation. This is only effective if the simulation methods employed are accurate. The aim of the research described in this thesis was to employ experimental techniques to gain a better understanding of the types of unsteady flow found in engine ducts especially at discontinuities such as: sudden expansions, sudden contractions and sudden contractions with an orifice. In each case the unsteady flow was represented by a pressure wave transmitted through the discontinuity. At various instances, Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) was used to acquire velocity vector maps within each discontinuity so that the flow development could be studied as the pressure wave passes through. In addition, pressure histories were recorded at a number of locations upstream and downstream of each discontinuity so that the transmission and reflection of the incident wave could be observed. The experimental results were compared to a number of computational fluid dynamic (CFO) models. These included a traditional 10 unsteady gas dynamic analysis and a range of CFD simulations incorporating various turbulence models and differencing schemes. The ID model was only used to simulate the pipe discharging into atmosphere as it poorly predicted the rate of wave propagation. Of the five CFO turbulence models investigated the RNG k-s model was found to predict wave transmission and reflection most accurately for all of the discontinuities. When the predicted flow structure within discontinuities was compared to PIV experimental results it was found that the Crank- Nicholson temporal differencing scheme with the RNG k-s model predicted flow phenomenon with the greatest reliability.

Umströmte Rohr- bzw. Stabbündel sind als Übertrager von Wärmeenergie in einem breiten Spektrum von Anwendungsgebieten zu finden. Beispiele sind Heizkörper, Kühlaggregate, Heizpatronen, industrielle Wärmetauscher und Brennelemente in Kernreaktoren. Für jede dieser Anwendungen besteht die Anforderung, die Wärmeübertragung an den Wärmeübertragerflächen zu optimieren. Dabei besteht eine enge Kopplung zwischen Wärmetransport und Strömungsstruktur. Eine besonders effiziente Form der Wärmeübertragung ist die Verdampfung. Diese wird unter anderem bei Brennelementen in Druckwasserreaktoren genutzt. Hier siedet das Kühlwasser an der Brennstaboberfläche. Durch Kondensation der Dampfblasen in der unterkühlten Kernströmung wird die Wärme dann effizient in die Flüssigphase übertragen. Durch die hohe Verdampfungsenthalpie des Wassers wird beim Strömungssieden ein viel höherer Wärmestrom in das Kühlwasser übertragen, als bei rein einphasig-konvektivem Wärmetransport. Sicherheitstechnisch relevant für Brennelemente in Leichtwasserreaktoren ist der Übergang vom Blasensieden zum Filmsieden (kritischer Wärmestrom). Dieser muss unter allen Umständen vermieden werden, um die Integrität der Brennstabhüllen zu gewährleisten, die bei Überschreiten der kritischen Heizflächenbelastung aufschmelzen bzw. reißen können. Aus diesem Grund werden im Rahmen eines vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung geförderten Projektes (Förderkennzeichen 02NUK010A) numerische Strömungsberechnungsmodelle entwickelt, die bei der Beschreibung und numerischen Behandlung der Siedephänomene helfen sollen. Zur Validierung dieser Modelle anhand von Experimenten wurde ein Strömungskanal konstruiert, in dem ein vertikales Stabbündel von einem Kältemittel (RC318) aufwärtig durchströmt wird. Der Versuchsstand ist so konzipiert, dass ein optischer und messtechnischer Zugang zu den umströmten Einbauten gegeben ist. Damit sind Messungen in Zweiphasenströmungen ebenso möglich, wie Untersuchungen zur einphasigen Durchströmung. Für später erfolgende Zweiphasen-Experimente mit Stabbeheizung wurden zunächst Voruntersuchungen zur einphasigen Durchströmungen durchgeführt, welche insbesondere Aufschluss über die Homogenität der Strömung in den Unterkanälen sowie die Existenz von Querströmungen geben sollten. Als Messverfahren dafür wurde die Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) ausgewählt, welche es ermöglicht, zweidimensionale Strömungsfelder aufzuzeichnen. Die experimentellen Studien erfolgten am Optical Multi-Phase Flow Research Laboratory des Nuclear Engineering Department der Texas A&M University in College Station, USA. Die Untersuchungen wurden für drei Volumenstromraten durchgeführt. Der vorliegende Bericht umfasst die Beschreibung des Versuchsstandes und der Messmethodik, eine Vorstellung des Auswerteverfahrens und relevanter Ergebnisse sowie eine Fehlerbetrachtung.

Three-dimensional velocity fields in the single phase approach flow to a multiple layer woven forming fabric were measured using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). The measurements were conducted on a scale model of a forming fabric in a water/glycerin flow loop. Each strand on the paper side of the model forming fabric had a filament diameter around 15.4mm, and the loop test section was 310mm squared, permitting the measurement of detailed velocity distributions over multiple strands of the fabric. The flow speed in the loop test section were varied to achieve screen Reynolds numbers (Res), calculated based on paper side filament diameter (d), between 15 and 65. PIV measurements showed that the normalized ZD velocity deviation decreases from 19.7% at a plane 0.25d upstream from the forming fabric to 4.2% at a plane 1.5d upstream. The normalized CMD velocity deviation decreases from 15.3% at a plane 0.25d upstream from the forming fabric to 1.9% at a plane 1.5d upstream. The normalized MD velocity deviation decreases from 14.5% at a plane 0.25d upstream from the forming fabric to 2.3% at a plane 1.5d upstream. The highest ZD velocity is about 3.3 times higher than the lowest ZD velocity at a plane 0.25d above the fabric. This ratio decreases to 1.2 at a plane 1.5d above the fabric. These findings show that the flow non-uniformity caused by the fabric weave is restrained to a short distance above the fabric. However, even this non-uniformity is not particularly felt by fibers, whose length scale results in an averaging of the local velocity field. CFD simulations of the same flow were consistent with the PIV measurements.

Ce travail est consacré à l'étude expérimentale des écoulements diphasiques et triphasiques d'inclusions (bulles, gouttes, sphères) en milieux tant newtoniens que non newtoniens à l'échelle microscopique et mésoscopique, en utilisant la visualisation par une caméra rapide, la vélocimétrie par images des particules (PIV) ainsi que la micro-vélocimétrie par images des particules.

Des bulles et des gouttes ont été étudiées expérimentalement depuis leur formation, en passant par leur déformation jusqu'à leur coalescence. La formation de bulles dans des micro-mélangeurs a été étudiée et caractérisée par l'obtention de champs de vitesses. Différents paramètres, tels que le cisaillement, la géométrie de la zone de formation, les débits ou encore les propriétés physiques ont été testés afin de développer des lois d'échelles.

La traversée d'une interface liquide-liquide par une inclusion a été abordée par des expériences originales, permettant de décrire la dynamique du phénomène, de définir des nombres adimensionnels et de mettre en évidence des instabilités interfaciales. L'effet Weissenberg a également été étudié aux différentes échelles afin de comprendre les phénomènes conduisant à son amplification.

Enfin, en milieu viscoélastique et rhéofluidifiant, nous avons caractérisé l'écoulement autour d'une inclusion isolée solide par l'obtention de champs de vitesses. Ces résultats ont permis de confirmer l'origine viscoélastique du sillage négatif et de prédire ses caractéristiques.

Cette thèse de doctorat a été réalisée dans le cadre du projet HARVEST, programme de recherche initié en 2001 au LEGI et consacré au développement d'un nouveau concept d'hydrolienne à axe vertical inspiré des turbines Darrieus pour la récupération de l'énergie cinétique des courants marins et fluviaux. Ce travail s'est focalisé sur la mise en place d'un moyen de mesure par Vélocimétrie par Image de Particules deux dimensions - deux composantes (2D-2C) et deux dimensions - trois composantes (2D-3C). L'objectif est d'une part de constituer une base de données expérimentale pour la validation locale des simulations numériques RANS 2D et 3D menées dans le cadre de travaux précédents, et d'autre part d'améliorer la compréhension des phénomènes hydrodynamiques instationnaires rencontrés dans ces machines et en particulier du décrochage dynamique. La confrontation des mesures expérimentales et des simulations a notamment permis de mettre en évidence les points forts et les limites des modèles numériques dans les différents régimes de fonctionnement de la machine.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi a análise do movimento do fluido dentro de um segmento de vórtice em anel gerado através da ação magnetohidrodinâmica e o monitoramento do seu movimento resultante, de modo a oferecer condições de visualização usando velocimetria a laser com técnica de processamento de imagens de partículas envolvidas na circulação. O objetivo final desta linha de pesquisa é que através de análises de dados como as velocidades envolvidas na circulação obtida, possa modelar corpos em movimento em fluidos, de forma que o arrasto devido ao seu deslocamento possa ser reduzido. O movimento circulatório a que foi submetido o fluido sem meios mecânicos, ou seja, por meio de uma força resultante da ação de campos conjugados, teve a função de criar campos de baixa pressão tendo, para isso, acelerado o fluido em um circuito fechado restrito pela atuação da força e das paredes da célula de ensaio. O movimento do fluido, com a leitura da variação de velocidades em pontos diferentes do circuito teve o auxílio de um equipamento ótico que forneceu todas as variações, mesmo as mínimas, mostrando que tal aparato pode ser desenvolvido para a obtenção de melhores resultados.
The aim of this work involves the analysis of fluid flow, using sea water stimulated by localised magnetohydrodynamic induction within an experimental glass sided receptacle. The above mentioned apparatus simulated one segment of a three dimensional apparatus capable of creating a flow pattern very similar to that of a vortex ring. Particle Image Velocimetry techniques using a copper vapour laser with computerised image and data acquisition system were used to analyse the flow in the experimental segment. The final aim of this line of research is to be able to eventually model the shape of bodies in movement within a fluid when combined with the use of a magnetohydrodynamically induced flow field in such a way as to significantly reduce fluid drag forces on the body. Circulatory movement was induced in the fluid within the confines of the experimental tank using a locally applied Lorentz field force between electrodes to accelerate the fluid. Both the electrical and magnetic fields were controlled independently using separate external rectified a.c. circuits. The aim of the fluid movement described above was to induce low static pressure over a specific surface area. The analysis of the fluid movement, including the measurement of velocities in different points of the circuit was attained using specialised optical equipment linked to a computerised data acquisition and analysis system. The results, which included exceptionally low velocity readings, showed thatsuch equipment possesses the potential for developed for the attainment of better results in the future.

La compréhension physique des variations cycliques de l'aérodynamique interne des moteurs Diesel est un enjeu majeur pour la réduction des émissions polluantes. Cette thèse propose une caractérisation expérimentale d'un écoulement de type "swirl", par vélocimétrie laser. Elle démontre que la stabilité cyclique de l'écoulement est affectée par des fluctuations de structures, révélées par une étude des statistiques de la circulation, puis quantifiées par une décomposition orthogonale aux valeurs propres (POD). L'analyse spatiale est finalement complétée par un suivi temporel de l'écoulement compressé. Un couplage des champs temporels à une approche invariante en phase de la POD est proposé dans le but de résoudre la dynamique des grandes échelles et de décrire l'espace des paramètres. L'analyse temporelle de la circulation par cette méthodologie montre qu'un nombre conséquent de modes est nécessaire pour présenter fidèlement les variations de l'écoulement associées
Understanding in-cyclinder flows is a major goal to reduce pollutant emissions and implies the physical characterization of the cyclic variations associated to the large-scale air motions within engines. This thesis proposes an experimental analysis of the swirling flow in a Diesel transparent engine by laser velocimetry. The stability of the flow is shown to be linked with structure fluctuations, revealed by the computation of circulation statistics, and quantified thanks to proper orthogonal decomposition (POD). Spatial analysis is completed by a temporal resolution of the compressed flow-field. A coupling approach between the temporal velocity fields and a phase-invariant application of the POD is then suggested to solve the large-scale dynamics and to describe the parameters space. Finally, the circulation temporal analysis proves that a significant number of modes is necessary to achieve a reliable representation of the flow variations

In this master thesis the wake of a hydrofoil have been investigated using PIV. The main goal of this work have been to investigate how vortex generators can create mixing and smoothing of the velocity deficit in hydrofoil wakes. This study is motivated by the rotor stator interactions in Francis turbines with the idea that smoother wakes from the stator can reduce the forces on the rotor and hence increase the life span of Francis turbines. A literature survey of foil theory and wake flows have been carried out. This survey motivated the use of a normalization of the velocity in the wake. Experimental work was carried out at the water tunnel facility at Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. Tests were performed on a NACA0015 hydrofoil with four different vortex generator configurations, for a range of different angles of attack and velocities. Lift and drag forces on the hydrofoil was measured using a force balance. Because the drag measurement had poor accuracy, it could not be used to compare the different vortex generator configurations in terms of drag. As a result the drag was investigated using the velocity deficit in the wakes. The quality of this analysis have been discussed with the use of CFD. CFD is also used to gain insight into how pressure and velocity is distributed in the water tunnel. The PIV images from the tests have been processed into vector fields with the commercial PIV software DaVis7. For analyzing the PIV data further, different post-processing schemes in DaVis7 was investigated together with programs developed in Matlab. In order to compare the wakes resulting from the use of different vortex generators with measurable quantities, the use of a standard wake profile has been investigated. The standard wake profile is symmetrical and could hence only describe wake measurements done at an angle of attack close to $0^{circ}$. Furthermore it turned out that most vortex generators resulted in a wake that could not be described with the standard wake profile. The vortex generator configurations that gave the best smoothing of the hydrofoil wake for the investigated operation points turned out to be a $1unit{mm}$ V-shaped vortex generator. This vortex generator also caused less drag than than the other vortex generators tested. However, the use of vortex generators resulted in increased drag compared to the plain hydrofoil for the analyzed operating points. The velocity deficit in the wake is shown to get so well smoothed out for some tested cases that it is considered worth while to continue the investigation on vortex generators capability to increase the lifespan of Francis turbines.

Further understanding the small scale coherent structures which occur in high Reynolds number turbulence would be of enormous benefit. Therefore, the aim of the current project was to make well resolved three-dimensional flow measurements of the mixing flow between counter rotating impellers, using Tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry (TPIV).TPIV software was developed, with a novel approach permitting a significant reduction in processing time, and a series of numerical accuracy studies contributing to the fundamental understanding of this new technique. Basic flow characterisation determined the local isotropy, homogeneity and expected Reynolds number scaling. A favourable comparison between planar PIV and TPIV increased confidence in the latter, which was used to assess the dynamics and topology of the dissipation scale structures. In support of previous investigations similar topology, strain rate alignment, scale-invariance, and clustering behaviours are demonstrated. Correlated high enstrophy and dissipation regions occur in the periphery of larger structures, resulting in intermittency. Geometry characterisation indicates a predominance of tube-like structures, which are observed to form from larger ribbon-like structures through unsteady breakdown and vortex roll-up. Significant correlation between intermittent fields of dissipation and enstrophy describe the fine scales effects. These relationships should pave the way for more accurate models, capable of relating small scales and large scales during the prediction of dynamically important quantities.

This thesis describes an experimental investigation of the flow field upstream of forming fabrics that are typically used in the paper making process. Micro Particle Image Velocimetry was used to measure the velocity distribution upstream of a forming fabric. The velocity upstream of two different types of forming fabrics, namely Monoflex D60TM and IntegraTM, was studied. As expected, the experiments show the existence of a highly variable drainage velocity field upstream of both fabrics. The drainage velocity over the holes can be several times greater than the drainage velocity above the fabric filaments. Since fines and filler tend to follow fluid streamlines, one would therefore expect substantially higher fines and filler concentrations in the holes between the filaments as compared over fabric knuckles. The decay in drainage velocity variations can be represented by the equation Aexp(-Bz/D)+C, where A and B are constant and C is the uncertainty in the experimental setup. D and z represent the fabric’s filament diameter and distance above the fabric surface. It is expected that the response of pulp fibers to the velocity variations caused by the fabric’s weave structure is strongly correlated to their length. The fibers with a length greater than 1.5 mm experience a weighted-average velocity field along their length that is approximately uniform. The deposition of short fibers with length <1500 μm is strongly influenced by the fabric’s weave structure. The experiments also indicate that for fines and filler materials, the different filament diameters and weave patterns among the fabrics are irrelevant since their length scale is smaller than the gap between the fabric filaments. In general, the fabric with finer weave pattern results in more uniform fiber deposition. To study the fiber mat formation, thin layers of fibers were deposited onto the fabric. It was observed that as the grammage increases from 1 g/m² to 5 g/m², the normalized standard variations in drainage velocity field increases from 15% to 61%. The thickness of the boundary region (i.e. the upstream region affected by the disturbance generated by the fabric and fibers) also increases from 1.5D to 3.0D.

Particle image velocimetry (PIV) is a widely used fluid measurement technique. Three dimensional PIV data or stereo PIV is acquired using two cameras. Stereo cameras are calibrated from camera coordinates, pixels, to real world units such as millimeters using calibration models. Stereo calibration is fundamental to the accuracy of a PIV measurement. In this thesis, the accuracy of the stereo calibration is assessed. The mean error of stereo calibration was found to be 0.23%.

Les appareils de chauffage électrique, qui peuvent paraître relativement simples au premier abord car constitués uniquement d’une résistance chauffante électrique encapsulée dans une enveloppe métallique, sont en réalité des échangeurs de chaleur beaucoup plus complexes. Outre la partie régulation, en charge de déterminer à chaque instant la quantité d’énergie à apporter à la pièce pour fournir les températures d’air souhaitées, l’appareil doit assurer une uniformité des températures et des vitesses d’air cohérentes avec le confort thermique désiré et ce, quels que soient son mode de fonctionnement et les conditions thermiques extérieures. De cette bonne répartition des températures et des vitesses d’air découlera un bon niveau de confort thermique, gage d’une consommation énergétique sobre et maîtrisée. L’objectif de la thèse est donc de mieux comprendre dans une première phase les phénomènes thermo-aérauliques agissant à l’échelle du radiateur et dans une deuxième phase ceux agissant à l’échelle de la pièce. Pour améliorer cette compréhension, un outil de simulation numérique qui pourra servir à la conception des radiateurs par la société CAMPA a été développé
The electric heating devices, which can seem relatively simple at first sight because composed only by an electric heating resistance in a metallic box, are in reality much more complex heat exchangers. Besides the regulation process part the role of which is to determine at every moment the quantity of energy to bring to the room to supply the desired temperatures of air, the device has to ensure a uniformity of temperatures and velocities of air in agreement with the thermal comfort wished, whatever his way of functioning and the outside thermal conditions. This good distribution of temperatures and velocities of air will give a good thermal comfort level which is the condition of a sober and controlled energy consumption. The objective of this thesis is thus to better understand in a first phase the thermo-aeraulics phenomena acting on the scale of the radiator and in the second phase those acting on the scale of the room. To improve this understanding, a tool of digital simulation which can be used to the conception of radiators by the company CAMPA has been developed

This work is about the study of the turbulent round jet to low Reynolds number in the outlet of a nozzle due to the countless uses in the industrial field. The objectives of the thesis are the verification of the Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) data with other methods and authors and the analysis of the near and transition region of the flow. The method has been divided in three parts: processing of the PIV data that has been the normalization and union of the data; validation of the PIV measurement in comparison with other related studies; and the analysis of the near and intermediate field with the known data. Once that this part has been realized, the results and the discussion of the same have been presented. The preparation of the data has been made with a big accuracy how it has been demonstrated in the report. The verification of the PIV data has been affirmative with a big similitude for every magnitude that have been compared with other authors. Several patterns and an equation checked have been obtained in the analysis of the potential and transition region of the turbulent flow. In the near field, a model has been found in the self-similarity turbulence intensity. In the intermediate field, the inverse streamwise mean velocity have been proved that follow a lineal function depending the parameters of the Reynolds number and nozzle geometry. Also, self-similarity streamwise velocity has evolved similar to Gaussian distribution. Finally, an evaluation of the principal point to eddy will be development has been made. Turbulent kinetic energy and vector fields have demonstrated that vortices are created in the intersection between near and intermediate zone.

Les ondes internes de gravité jouent un rôle important dans les échanges énergétiques océaniques, en particulier par leur mécanisme d'atténuation. Il est alors crucial de déterminer et de quantifier les différents processus permettant un transfert d'énergie vers les petites échelles et aboutissant ainsi au mélange océanique. Nous avons, pour cela, étudié précisément l'un de ces mécanismes: l'Instabilité Paramétrique Sous-harmonique (PSI). Cette instabilité permet la génération de deux ondes internes, de fréquence et de vecteurs d'ondes différents, à partir d'une onde primaire, par interaction non-linéaire résonante. L'étude expérimentale de cette instabilité a ainsi permis de mettre en évidence l'importance de certains paramètres (fréquence, amplitude, largeur de faisceau) quant au développement et à la sélection des ondes secondaires. Ces paramètres influent donc sur le transfert énergétique entre les échelles. En outre notre dispositif expérimental a permis de tester les limites de la théorie développée jusqu'à présent et a conduit à l'élaboration d'un nouveau modèle validé expérimentalement et numériquement.Par ailleurs, nous avons adapté la technique de Fluorescence Induite par Laser (LIF) à des fluides continûment stratifiés afin d'effectuer des mesures simultanées de vitesse (PIV) et de densité (LIF). Cette technique permet ainsi d'étudier expérimentalement l'effet de la propagation et de la déstabilisation des ondes internes de gravité sur une stratification linéaire, et d'accéder à des grandeurs associées au mélange
Internal waves are believed to be of primary importance as they affect energy transfer, especially their dissipation mechanism. Therefore it is crucial to identify and measure the different processes evolving a transfer to smaller scales and leading to oceanic mixing. We have chosen to focus on one of these mechanisms: the Parametric Subharmonic Instability (PSI). This instability allows the generation from a primary wave of two secondary internal waves, with different frequencies and waves vectors, by nonlinear resonant interaction. The experimental study of this instability has helped to highlight the importance of some parameters (frequency, amplitude, beam width) for the development and the selection of secondary waves. Thus these parameters affect the energy transfer between scales. Moreover, our experimental device was used to test the limits of the theory developed so far and has led to the development of a new model, which has been validated experimentally and numerically.In addition, we adapted the technique of Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF) to continuously stratified fluids, with the aim of performing simultaneous measurements of velocity (PIV) and density (LIF). This technique allows us to study experimentally the effect of propagation and destabilization of internal gravity waves on a linear stratification, and to access to quantities related to the mixing

Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is one of the most used experimental techniques in fluid mechanics to obtain the velocity field of a flow. One of its most celebrated characteristics is that it does not have interference on the phenomenon of study which makes it suitable to describe qualitatively and quantitatively many phenomena either micro or macroscopic. This thesis presents the PIV technique applied to two different fluid mechanic problems: vortex rings impinging permeable boundaries and oscillatory boundary layers in the laminar-to-turbulent regime. The first part of this thesis focuses on the impingement of vortex rings towards permeable boundaries and compares the results with the interaction of a vortex ring with a solid boundary. Assuming that a vortex ring is an axisymmetric structure, 2D PIV experiments are performed over boundaries on 4 different permeabilities and a solid boundary. When a vortex approaches a solid boundary, three different phenomena are clearly visible: the vortex ring decelerates when the distance between the core and the wall is in the order of the initial diameter of the ring. At the same time, the diameter starts increasing producing a stretching effect and, finally, secondary vorticity appears after the ring has reached the minimum distance from the wall. Experimental results lead to some interesting conclusions when the permeability of the boundary increases: the deceleration of the vortex ring starts later, the diameter does not increase as much and, finally, secondary vorticity is weaker and has shorter life. The second and third part of this thesis focus on the study of oscillatory boundary layers over smooth and rough walls. Experimental measurements were conducted over smooth and two different rough beds spanning the laminar, transitional and turbulent flow regimes. A multi-camera 2D-PIV system was used in an experimental oscillatory-flow tunnel. Characteristic variables like boundary layer thickness and friction factor were computed using different methods. Results obtained experimentally in smooth wall experiments are consistent with theoretical work. For the rough wall cases different formulations have been compared. Finally, results show how the phase lead between wall velocity and free-stream velocity is better defined when the integral of momentum equation is used to estimate the friction velocity. The observed differences are highly sensitive to the zero level definition. Finally, a detailed analysis of the structures present in such oscillatory boundary layers yield to a description of four different features: vortex tubes present in oscillatory flows over smooth beds, and vortices, turbulent spots and shear layers present in oscillatory flows over rough beds. The inception of vortex tubes is consistent with the state-of-art predictors as a result of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. Furthermore, structures present in rough wall experiments are a little bit more complicated because their inception and evolution are clearly influenced by the position of the sediment grains forming the bed. Vortices are created behind a kink in the bed sediment profile during the wall flow reversal and are shed from the wall when flow starts its acceleration cycle. Both the vertical and horizontal evolutions of the vortex position depend on the ratio between the amplitude of oscillation and roughness of the sediment bed. Turbulent spots are defined as structures which are born vortices but lose their shape in an early stage. They follow the same trajectories as vortices but reach lower heights before dissipating. Finally, shear layers were only detected in the larger bed roughness and are described as a sum of vortices that are shed consecutively from the same sediment. These shear layers are linked to vortices during the wall flow reversal when a big vortex is formed in the same place as the shear layer.
La tècnica experimental del Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) és una de les més utilitzades en el món de la mecànica de fluids per obtenir el camp de velocitats en un flux. La seva no interferència en el desenvolupament del fenomen que s’estudia la fa aplicable a tot tipus de fenòmens, ja sigui micro com macroscòpics i permet estudiar qualitativa i quantitativament la dinàmica de fluids d’un fenomen particular. Aquesta tesis presenta l’aplicació del PIV a dos problemes de mecànica de fluids diferents: anells de vorticitat impactant contorns permeables i capes límit oscil•latòries dins del règim transitori. La primera part d’aquesta tesis es centra en l’estudi dels anells de vorticitat impactant contorns permeables i la seva comparació amb l’impacte del mateix anell amb una paret sòlida. Assumint que un anell de vorticitat és una estructura axisimètrica, s’han realitzat experiments PIV en 2D, en quatre contorns permeables diferents i un contorn sòlid. Quan un anell de vorticitat es mou cap a una superfície sòlida es fan presents tres fenòmens principals: la desacceleració de l’anell de vorticitat quan assoleix una distància amb la paret de l’ordre del diàmetre inicial de l’anell. Al mateix temps un augment del diàmetre produint un efecte estirament i finalment l’aparició d’un segon anell de vorticitat quan el primer anell ha assolit la distància mínima de la paret. El treball experimental aporta algunes conclusions interessants sobre l’evolució d’aquestes característiques principals a mesura que la permeabilitat del contorn d’impacte augmenta: la distància de la paret a la qual comença la desacceleració disminueix, el diàmetre de l’anell de vorticitat primari creix amb menys intensitat i finalment el segon anell de vorticitat és més dèbil i té una vida més curta. La segona i tercera part de la tesis es centren en descriure el fenomen de capa límit oscil•latòria en fluxos sobre llits llisos i rugosos. En aquesta tesis es descriuen els experiments centrats en l’estudi de la capa límit oscil•latòria sobre fons llis i dos tipus diferents de fons rugós per a un rang de Rew = 0.4.104 ~ 2.104; els experiments es centren en la transició de règim laminar a règim laminar a turbulent i utilitzen la tècnica de 2D PIV amb multicàmera aplicada a un túnel de flux oscil•latori. Algunes variables característiques com el gruix de la capa límit o el factor de fricció s’analitzen des de diferents perspectives. Els resultats obtinguts en els experiments de llit rugós coincideixen amb les prediccions realitzades per a teoria existent. Per als experiments en llit rugós diferents formulacions es comparen. Finalment els resultats mostren com la diferència de fase entre la velocitat de paret i a la velocitat del pistó que activa l’oscil•lació es defineix més bé quan es calcula a través de la integral de la quantitat de moviment. Les diferències observades amb els resultats obtinguts quan es calcula a través de la suma de tensions de Reynolds i tensions viscoses són degudes principalment a la sensibilitat d’ambdues equacions a la definició del zero d’ordenades. Per altra banda, el gruix màxim observat per la capa límit es produeix just abans de que es produeixi l’instant de velocitat zero, també anomenat fase del revers, independentment del règim del flux. Finalment es realitza un anàlisi detallat de les estructures presents en les capes límit oscil•latòries definint fins a quatre tipus diferents: tubs de vorticitat presents en fluxos oscil•latoris sobre llits llisos, vòrtexs, bursts i capes de tensió detectades en els fluxos sobre llits rugosos. L’evolució dels tubs de vorticitat coincideix amb la teoria ja publicada i són el resultat de l’aparició de la inestabilitat de Kelvin-Helmholtz. Els experiments descrits en aquesta tesis confirmen les mateixes característiques i permeten definir la vida d’aquests tubs de vorticitat. Les estructures presents en llits rugosos són una mica més complicades degut a que la seva formació i evolució està clarament influenciada per la posició dels grans de sediment que formen el fons. Els vòrtexs es creen darrere una punta en el perfil del llit de sediment durant la fase del revers prop de la paret i es separen d’aquesta quan comença el cicle d’acceleració. L’evolució tant de la posició vertical com horitzontal d’aquests vòrtexs depenen del quocient entre l’amplitud de l’oscil•lació i la rugositat del sediment. Els bursts es defineixen com a aquelles estructures que neixen sent un vòrtex però perden la forma de seguida. De fet, aquests bursts són vòrtexs de mida més petita i que apareixen en localitzacions properes en el camp de velocitats instantani. No obstant quan es realitza la mitjana en fase, la seva forma desapareix, mostrant-se com a bursts. La seva trajectòria és semblant a la dels vòrtexs prèviament descrits, però assoleixen una alçada inferior. Finalment les capes de tensió es visualitzaren només en els experiments portats a terme amb la màxima rugositat i es defineixen com una successió de vòrtexs creats en el mateix gra. Aquestes últimes estructures estan relacionades amb els vòrtexs inicialment descrits ja que aquests es formen amb les estructures romanents de la capa de tensió just quan es produeix el revers del flux. El treball presentat en aquesta tesis es basa en dos problemes de mecànica de fluids. No obstant confirma que la tècnica del PIV és aplicable a fenòmens totalment diferents.

Nowadays weak single-factor authentication mechanisms like passwords or passphrases are commonly used. Static passwords are easy to use, just remember them in mind. However it has many security weaknesses and even strong passwords are not strong enough. For example, strong secrets are difficult to remember, and people tend to share authentication credentials across systems, which reduce the overall security tremendously. Thus, for security sensitive environment we need strong multi-factors authentication. Smart card based certificate strong authentication solution can be used as a replacement for standard password-based schemes. And also a large existing base of deployed smart cards used to provide authentication in other areas can be reused to reduce costs significantly. This master thesis presents a study of how to implement certificate-based strong authentication on mobile devices using PIV smart card. It proposes a strong authentication protocol based on FIPS 201 Personal Identity verification standard, and FIPS 196 entity strong authentication protocol scheme, and describes the implementation of a mobile security application developed on iOS system using a smart card reader. Our solution can provide high level of security services for mobile applications, and can easily protect their confidentiality, integrity and authenticity.

Flows with a limited optical access for PIV measurement can be probed using endoscopic PIV techniques. Conventional endoscopic PIV utilises two separate probes, one to relay a light sheet and the other to provide imaging optics to capture a two-dimensional image of the flow. This research aims to validate the velocity measurements taken from the novel single-stem endoscopic PIV system. The specific objectives are to determine the accuracy of the single-stem endoscopic PIV result, identify any shortcomings in the technique, and identify improvements for future single-stem endoscopic PIV systems. The single-stem endoscopic PIV system is applied to an atomised spray flow and velocity measurements are compared with conventional PIV and Pitot-static data. The endoscopic PIV system provides localised velocity maps that are comparable with the measurements from the conventional PIV system. This comparison is based on the spray ensemble mean flow field and its fluctuating velocity component statistics. A detailed analysis on the hardware setup, image capture, calibration and pre/post processing techniques is carried out to identify possible sources of systematic error in the measurement and how the measurement uncertainty accumulates. The mean velocity vector map, recorded from the single-stem endoscopic PIV system was used to estimate the spray mass flow rate and its entrainment characteristics, the centreline velocity decay, and the spreading rate similar to the corresponding estimates from conventional PIV. Furthermore estimates of the localised Strouhal number and of the spray fluctuation are also compared. By considering the measurement uncertainty as an accumulation of a series of component uncertainties, this study has identified and quantified the uncertainty contribution from each component. The largest sources of uncertainty are primarily due to two components. The first is the optical aberration, which leads to image defocusing and reduction in particle identification. The second component is the larger uncertainty source which is the uneven illumination of the measurement plane.

A model of a gas turbine blade cooling channel equipped with turbulators and a backward facing step geometry was examined. Up to four turbulators oriented cross-stream and inclined 45° to the flow direction were mounted in the channel. The blockage ratio b/H of the turbulators and the height h/H of the backward facing step was 0:125 and 0:14 respectively. The number of turbulators as well as their size was varied. In a preliminary investigation, hot-wire and pressure measurements were taken for three different Reynolds numbers (5,000, 12,000, 18,000)in the center plane of the test section. Subsequently, particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements were made on the same geometries. Results of PIV measurements for a Reynolds number range of Reb=600 to 5,000 for the turbulators and Reh=1,500 to 16,200 for the backward facing step are presented, where Reynolds numbers are based on turbulator height b and step height h, respectively. Plots of the velocity field, vorticity, reverse flow probability and RMS velocity are shown. The focus is on the steady flow behavior but also the unsteadiness of the flow is discussed in one section. Also reattachment lengths were obtained and compared among the various turbulator arrangements and the backward facing step geometry. It was found that the flow becomes periodic after three or four ribs. For one turbulator, a very large separation region was observed. The magnitude of the skin friction factor was found to be the highest for two ribs. If the first rib is replaced by a smaller rib, the skin friction factor becomes the lowest for this case. Compared to the backward facing step, the flow reattaches earlier for multiple turbulators. A dependency of reattachment length on Reynolds number was not observed.

PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO
COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO
PROGRAMA DE EXCELENCIA ACADEMICA
PROGRAMA DE DOUTORADO SANDUÍCHE NO EXTERIOR
O estudo fundamental de estruturas turbulentas próximas a paredes é de significativa importância devido ao seu papel dominante em inúmeras aplicações de engenharia. Em escoamentos turbulentos, estruturas de diferentes escalas interagem entre si através de um fenômeno complexo caracterizado por um processo contínuo e auto-sustentável. Embora a presença de padrões de movimento coerente pareça ser responsável pela manutenção da turbulência, a evolução e a interação destas estruturas ainda não são completamente entendidas. Para investigar tais fenômenos, foram realizados estudos de escoamentos turbulentos próximos a paredes sobre uma placa plana em um túnel de vento e dentro de um canal de água quadrado. O presente trabalho empregou uma técnica tomográfica de velocimetria por imagem de partícula de alta taxa de medição de campos de velocidade tridimensionais. O processamento da técnica tomo-PIV foi otimizado a fim de melhorar o desempenho do algoritmo e a exatidão dos campos vetoriais medidos. As medições realizadas permitiram a obtenção de estatísticas condicionais das estruturas coerentes típicas da camada limite turbulenta, tais como regiões de baixa e de alta velocidades, varreduras (sweeps), ejeções (ejections) e vórtices. Os resultados quantitativos mostraram vórtices distribuídos por todo o escoamento, entretanto, concentrados na vizinhança das regiões de baixa velocidade e ejeções. Os resultados indicaram que os vórtices estavam indiretamente correlacionados com o processo de produção de turbulência, apesar de serem os principais responsáveis pela dissipação da energia turbulenta.
The fundamental study of turbulent structures near a wall is of significant importance due to its dominant role in innumerous engineering applications. In turbulent flows, eddies of different scales interact with each other in a complex phenomenon of a continuous self-sustaining process. Although the presence of patterns of coherent motion seem to be responsible for the maintenance of turbulence, the evolution and the interaction of these structures are still not completely understood. To investigate such phenomena, near-wall turbulent flows over a smooth at plate in a wind tunnel and inside a square water channel were conducted. The present work employed a high-repetition tomographic PIV technique to measure three dimensional, time-resolved velocity fields. The tomo-PIV processing was optimized in order to improve the algorithm performance and the vector fields accuracy. Conditional statistics of coherent structures, namely, lowand high-speed regions, sweeps, ejections and vortices, were computed. Quantitative results showed vortical structures spread all over the flow, nevertheless, concentrated close to low-speed regions and ejections. Results indicated that vortical structures were indirectly correlated with the process of turbulence production, although they were the main responsible for the turbulent energy dissipation.
L étude fondamentale des structures turbulentes proche d une paroi est d une significative importance en raison de son rôle dominant dans nombreuses applications d ingênierie. Dans les écoulements turbulents, des structures d échelles différentes interagissent dans un phénomène complexe caractérisé par un processus autonome et continu. Bien que la présence de modéles de mouvements cohérents semble entretenir la turbulence, l évolution et l interaction de ces structures ne sont pas encore complétement compris. Pour analyser ces phénomènes, l étude d écoulements turbulents à proximité de paróis a été effectuées sur une plaque plane dans une soufflerie et à l intérieur d un canal hydraulique de section carrée. Une technique tomographique de vélocimétrie par images de particules pour mesurer de champs de vitesse tridimensionnel a été employée. Le traitement des données a été optimisé afin d améliorer la précision des champs de vecteurs mesurés. Les mesures realisés ont permis d obtenir des statistiques conditionnelles des structures cohérentes, à savoir, les régions à faible et à grande vitesse, les sweeps, les ejections et les tourbillons. Les résultats quantitatives ont montré des structures tourbillonnaires distribués sur tout le ux, cependant, concentrée au voisinage des régions à faible vitesse et des ejections. Les rèsultats ont indiqué que les structures tourbillonnaires étaient indirectement corrélés avec le processus de production de la turbulence, bien qu ils ont été les principaux responsables de la dissipation d énergie turbulente.

This diploma thesis deals with the influence of dry hopping on selected analytical and sensory properties of beer. The effect of dry hopping was observed using Czech hop varieties Kazbek and Uran, which were added to the wort during the main fermentation phase in doses of 3 and 6 gdm-3. The contact time of hops with wort was 3, 6 and 9 days. The experimental part describes the technology of preparation of the reference beer, in which dry hopping were subsequently performed. A parallel measurement was performed on each sample. In terms of the basic parameters of beer, the effect of dry hopping, especially its length, on the ethanol content was observed. With a longer period of dry hopping, the concentration of ethanol in beer increased. The higher alcohol concentration was also associated with a decrease in the apparent extract. In terms of color and pH of beer, the effect of dry hopping has not been proven. Elemental analysis performed by optical emission spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma revealed an increase in the concentration of calcium, magnesium, and iron due to dry hopping. No statistically significant difference was observed for manganese and barium compared to the reference. In terms of bitterness, a significant increase was identified in dry hopped beers compared to the reference, the value being dependent on the dose of hops used. The effect of the hop variety has not been proved. Concentrations of organic acids determined by ion-exchange chromatography with a conductivity detector were affected by dry hopping only in the case of lactic acid and acetic acid. An increase in lactic acid was observed compared to the reference, also related to the degree of fermentation. While in the acetic acid content the hop samples showed a lower concentration than the reference sample. The concentrations of myrcene, humulene and geraniol were determined by gas chromatography with a mass detector. These are volatile components of hop essential oils. Dry hopped samples recorded significantly higher concentrations of all aromatic substances compared to the reference. In terms of hop time, the highest concentrations were shown by samples hopped for three days. The results of the sensory analysis show that the overall best rated sample is a sample hopped with the Kazbek variety with a dose of 3 gdm-3 for three days. Beer which was dry hopped for the shortest time also showed the lowest intensity of bitterness, which was perceived positively.

Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) based pressure field calculation is becoming increasingly popular in experimental fluid dynamics due to its non-intrusive nature. Errors propagated from PIV results to pressure field calculations are unavoidable, and in most cases, non-negligible. However, the specific dynamics of this error propagation process have not been unveiled. This dissertation examines both why and how errors in the experimental data are propagated to the pressure field by direct analysis of the pressure Poisson equation. Error in the pressure calculations are bounded with the error level of the experimental data. The error bounds quantitatively explain why and how many factors (i.e., geometry and length scale of the flow domain, type of boundary conditions) determine the resulting error propagation. The reason that the type of flow and profile of the error matter to the error propagation is also qualitatively illustrated. Numerical and experimental validations are conducted to verify these results. The results and framework introduced in this research can be used to guide the optimization of the experimental design, and potentially estimate the error in the reconstructed pressure field before performing PIV experiments.

Em virtude da sua facilidade de operação e elevada eficiência, sedimentadores são bastante utilizados pelas indústrias na separação de componentes com diferentes densidades. Porém o desempenho do tanque sedimentador depende do campo de fluxo dentro do equipamento que, por sua vez, é influenciado pelas características dos sólidos em suspensão, da geometria e dimensões do tanque separador. As características hidrodinâmicas em um sedimentador circular vertical foram investigadas no presente trabalho, tanto por abordagens experimentais como numéricas. As experiências foram realizadas por velocimetria de imagem de partículas em um protótipo de sedimentador, construído em acrílico cristal transparente. As simulações foram realizadas, utilizando o pacote ANSYS CFX na versão 16.0, considerando escoamento 3D, turbulento, isotérmico e em regime permanente. O modelo em fluidodinâmica computacional foi criado em forma progressiva. Inicialmente, foram testados modelos para o sistema monofásico (água) e verificados através da comparação aos dados experimentais. Seis modelos de turbulência do tipo RANS foram analisados: epsilon, Renormalization Group (RNG) k-epsilon, k-omega, Shear Stress Transport (SST) e os de tensão de Reynolds (BSL RSM e SSG RSM). Para o estudo bifásico, empregou-se o modelo multifásico Euler-Euler, juntamente com o modelo de partícula e o de Gidaspow. Nesta situação, diversas configurações de condições de contorno e modificações no projeto do tanque original foram analisadas por meio de campo vetorial, linhas de fluxo, planos de concentração volumétrica e de energia cinética turbulenta. Os resultados mostraram que o modelo de turbulência BSL RSM foi o mais adequado para descrever o escoamento no sedimentador contínuo, sendo capaz de prever as recirculações e as variações de velocidade ao longo do equipamento. As zonas de recirculações (posição e intensidade) mostraram-se influenciadas pelas condições de contorno e forma geométrica do tanque de separação. Foi verificado que o aumento do diâmetro do tanque sedimentador (em 40,0%) provocou um favorecimento na separação água e sólido, elevando a eficiência em 17,3%, enquanto o aumento da altura (em 40,0%) do tanque reduziu a eficiência de separação em 27,5% em comparação ao projeto original.
Due to their operation facility and high efficiency, settlers are widely used by industries for separating components of different densities. The performance of sedimentation, however, depends on the flow field is inside the equipment, which in turn is influenced by the characteristics of the solids in suspension and by the geometry and size of the separation tank. The hydrodynamic characteristics of a vertical circular settler were investigated in the present work by means of both experimental and numeric approaches. The experimental analyses were carried out by particle image velocimetry in a settler prototype built in transparent crystal acrylic. The simulations were carried out using the software ANSYS CFX version 16.0, considering a 3-D, turbulent, isothermal and steady-state flow. The computational fluid dynamics model was used in the progressive approach. The models were initially tested for the one-phase process (water) and checked against the experimental data. Six RANS turbulence models were analyzed: k-epsilon, Renormalization Group (RNG) k- epsilon, k-omega, Shear Stress Transport (SST) and Reynolds Stress models (BSL RSM and SSG RSM). For the two-phase flow, the Euler-Euler multiphase model was used together with the particle model and the Gidaspow model. In this context, several configurations of boundary conditions and modifications in the original tank design were analyzed using vector field, flow lines, volumetric concentration and turbulent kinetic energy. The results showed that the BSL RSM turbulence model was more appropriate to explain the flow in the continuous settler, being able to predict the recirculations and velocity variations along the equipment. The recirculation zones (position and magnitude) were influenced by the boundary conditions and by the geometric shape of the separation tank. It was found that an increase in the diameter of the settler tank (in 40.0%) favored the water and solid separation, increasing its efficiency by 17.3%, while an increase in the height of the tank (in 40.0%) reduced the efficiency of separation by 27.5% when compared to the original design.

The ability to diagnose irregular flow patterns clinically in the left ventricle (LV) is currently very challenging. One potential approach for non-invasively measuring blood flow dynamics in the LV is particle image velocimetry (PIV) using microbubbles. To obtain local flow velocity vectors and velocity maps, PIV software calculates displacements of microbubbles over a given time interval, which is typically determined by the actual frame rate. In addition to the PIV, ultrasound images of the left ventricle can be used to determine the wall position as a function of time, and the inflow and outflow fluid velocity during the cardiac cycle. Despite the abundance of data, ultrasound and PIV alone are insufficient for calculating the flow properties of interest to clinicians. Specifically, the pressure gradient and total energy loss are of primary importance, but their calculation requires a full three-dimensional velocity field. Echo-PIV only provides 2D velocity data along a single plane within the LV. Further, numerous technical hurdles prevent three-dimensional ultrasound from having a sufficiently high frame rate (currently approximately 10 frames per second) for 3D PIV analysis. Beyond microbubble imaging in the left ventricle, there are a number of other settings where 2D velocity data is available using PIV, but a full 3D velocity field is desired. This thesis develops a novel methodology to assimilate two-dimensional PIV data into a three-dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation with moving domains. To illustrate and validate our approach, we tested the approach on three different problems: a flap displaced by a fluid jut; an expanding hemisphere; and an expanding half ellipsoid representing the left ventricle of the heart. To account for the changing shape of the domain in each problem, the CFD mesh was deformed using a pseudo-solid domain mapping technique at each time step. The incorporation of experimental PIV data can help to identify when the imposed boundary conditions are incorrect. This approach can also help to capture effects that are not modeled directly like the impacts of heart valves on the flow of blood into the left ventricle.

The effects of microbubbles injection in the boundary layer of a turbulent channel flow are investigated. Electrolysis demonstrated to be an effective method to produce microbubbles with an average diameter of 30 ??m and allowed the placement of microbubbles at desired locations within the boundary layer. Measurement of velocity fluctuations and the instantaneous wall shear stress were carried out in a channel flow facility. The wall shear stress is an important parameter that can help with the characterization of the boundary layer. This parameter can be obtained indirectly by the measurement of the flow pressure at the wall. The wall shear stress in the channel was measured by means of three different independent methods: measurement of the pressure gradient by a differential pressure transducer, Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), and an optical wall shear stress sensor. The three methods showed reasonable agreement of the wall shear stress values for single-phase flow. However, differences as skin friction reductions were observed when the microbubbles were injected. Several measurements of wall-pressure were taken at various Reynolds numbers that ranged from 300 up to 6154. No significant drag reduction was observed for flows in the laminar range; however, a drag reduction of about 16% was detected for turbulent Reynolds numbers. The wall-pressure measurements were shown to be a powerful tool for the measurement of drag reduction, which could help with the design of systems capable of controlling the skin friction based on feedback given by the wall-pressure signal. The proposed measurement system designed in this work has capabilities for application in such diverse fields as multiphase flows, drag reduction, stratified flows, heat transfer among others. The synchronization between independent systems and apparatus has the potential to bring insight about the complicated phenomena involved in the nature of fluid flows.

Cette thèse porte sur le développement de la PIV tomographique (tomo-PIV) pour la mesure d’écoulements turbulents (Elsinga et al 2006). Cette méthode se fonde sur la reconstruction tomographique d’une distribution volumique d’intensité de particules traceuses, à partir de projections enregistrées par des caméras. Les distributions volumiques sont corrélées, fournissant ainsi un champ de déplacement 3D.Les principales avancées de la recherche sur cette technique sont présentées ainsi que les points bloquants. Les efforts ont principalement été portés sur la reconstruction tomographique. La principale difficulté est le bruit tomographique (particules fantômes) qui croît exponentiellement lorsqu’une forte densité de traceur est requise pour obtenir une résolution spatiale fine de la mesure, particulièrement pour les écoulements turbulents.Afin de mieux appréhender ce bruit de reconstruction, nous avons étudié numériquement les facteurs expérimentaux nuisant à la qualité de la reconstruction. Des considérations géométriques ont permis de quantifier l’impact de «particules ajoutées», qui se trouvent dans le volume de l’union mais pas dans le volume de l’intersection entre la zone laser et les champs de vue des caméras. La diminution du ratio signal-à-bruit dans les images, due à la diffusion de Mie et l’astigmatisme des optiques, a pour principal effet la perte de vraies particules dans la reconstruction.Étudier les conditions optiques de la tomo-PIV nous a permis de proposer une approche alternative à la reconstruction tomographique classique, qui vise à reconstruire une particule presque sur un unique voxel, plutôt que comme un agrégat de voxels de taille étendue, en se fondant sur une représentation particulaire des images. Nous nommons cette méthode Reconstruction Volumique de Particules (PVR). Après avoir été incorporée à un algorithme de reconstruction (SMART), il est possible d’élargir la représentation particulaire de PVR, afin d’obtenir des blobs de 2/3 voxels de diamètre requis par les algorithmes de corrélation de 3D-PIV. Des simulations numériques sur un large spectre de conditions génératrices, ont montré qu’utiliser PVR-SMART permettait des gains de performance par rapport à un algorithme classique comme tomo-SMART (Atkinson 2009).L’aspect vélocimétrie par corrélation de la méthode a aussi été pris en compte avec une extension sur GPU à la 3D (FOLKI-3D) de l’algorithme FOLKI-PIV (Champagnat et al. 2011). Le déplacement y est cherché en minimisant itérativement une fonctionnelle, du type des moindres carrés, par déformation de volume. Les tests synthétiques confirment que la réponse fréquentielle d’espace est semblable à celle d’autres algorithmes classiques itératifs de déformation de volume. Les simulations numériques de reconstruction tomographique ont permis de caractériser la robustesse de l’algorithme au bruit spécifique de la tomographie. Nous avons montré que FOLKI-3D était plus robuste aux particules fantômes cohérentes que les algorithmes classiques de déformation volumique. De plus, des gains de performance ont été observés en utilisant des schémas d’ordre élevé pour différents types de bruit.L’application de PVR-SMART sur des données expérimentales a été effectuée sur un jet d’air turbulent. Différentes densités de particules ont été utilisées pour comparer les performance de PVR-SMART avec tomo-SMART sur la région proche buse du jet. Avec le pré-traitement d’image utilisé, nous avons montré que les champs de vitesse de PVR-SMART étaient près de 50 % moins bruités que ceux de tomo-SMART. L’analyse sur les champs de vitesse comporte l’étude de quantités statistiques, de peak-locking, de divergence, du tenseur des gradients ainsi que de structures cohérentes.Enfin, nous concluons avec une synthèse des résultats obtenus au cours de cette étude, en envisageant de nouvelles perspectives de recherche dans le contexte de la PIV tomographique
This research dissertation focuses on the developments of tomographic PIV (tomo-PIV) for the measurement of turbulent flows (Elsinga et al. 2006). It is based on the tomographic reconstruction of a volumic intensity distribution of tracer particles from projections recorded on cameras. The corresponding volumic distributions are correlated to obtain 3D displacement fields.The present work surveys the state of advancement of the research conducted on this technique and the main issues it has been confronted with so far. The main research focus was on tomographic reconstruction. Indeed, its main limitation is the appearance of ghost particles, ie reconstruction noise, which occurs when high tracer concentrations are required for high spatial resolution measurements.For a thorough understanding of tomographic noise, we carried out a numerical study of experimental factors impacting the quality of tomographic reconstruction. Geometric considerations quantified the impact of "added particles" lying in the Union volume but not in the Intersection volume, between the camera fields of view and the illumination area. This phenomenon was shown to create ghost particles. The decrease in signal-to-noise ratio in the image was investigated, considering Mie scattering and defocusing effects. Particle image defocusing mainly results in the loss of real particles in reconstruction. Mie scattering’s main impact is also the loss of real particles due to the polydisperse nature of the seeding.This study of imaging conditions for tomo-PIV led us to propose an alternative approach to classical tomographic reconstruction. It seeks to recover nearly single voxel particles rather than blobs of extended size using a particle-based representation of image data. We term this approach Particle Volume Reconstruction (PVR). PVR underlies a more physical, sparse volumic representation of point particles, which lives halfway between infinitely small particles, and voxel blobs commonly used in tomo-PIV. From that representation, it is possible to smooth it to 2 voxel diameter blobs for a 3D-PIV use of PVR incorporated in a SMART algorithm. Numerical simulations showed that PVR-SMART outperforms tomo-SMART (Atkinson et al. 2009) on a variety generating conditions and a variety of metrics on volume reconstruction and displacement estimation, especially in the case of seeding density greater than 0.06 ppp.We introduce a cross-correlation technique for 3D-PIV (FOLKI-3D) as an extension to 3D of the FOLKI-PIV algorithm (Champagnat et al. 2011). The displacement is searched as the minimizer of a sum of squared differences, solved iteratively by using volume deformation. Numerical tests confirmed that spatial frequency response is similar to that of standard iterative deformation algorithms. Numerical simulations of tomographic reconstruction characterized the robustness of the algorithm to specific tomographic noise. FOLKI-3D was found more robust to coherent ghosts than standard deformation algorithms, while gains in accuracy of the high-order deformation scheme were obtained for various signal noises.The application of PVR-SMART on experimental data was performed on a turbulent air jet. Several seeding density conditions were used to compare the performance of tomo-SMART and PVR-SMART on the near field region of the jet. With the given image pre-processing, PVR-SMART was found to yield velocity fields that are about 50 % less noisy than tomo-SMART. The velocity field comparison included velocity field statistical properties, peak-locking study, flow divergence analysis, velocity gradient tensor and coherent structures exploration.Finally, conclusions are drawn from the main results of this dissertation and lead to potential research perspectives of our work with respect to the future of tomographic PIV

O presente trabalho está inserido no campo de investigação do movimento. Sua finalidade é a compreensão da interação entre o processo de combustão e as ondas acústicas. Experiências anteriores mostraram que sob ondas acústicas e em certas condições, a combustão não pré-misturada pode se comportar como uma combustão pré-misturada nos aspectos de baixa emissão de poluentes e mantendo a característica favorável de não estar sujeita a ignição no compartimento de pré-mistura. A informação sobre o campo de velocidades é fundamental para se entender a interação entre a chama e as ondas acústicas. Essa informação foi obtida através da técnica de velocimetria por imagem de partículas (PIV), cuja taxa de aquisição máxima é de 15 Hz, muito menor que as frequências das ondas acústicas investigadas. Para superar essa limitação, foi desenvolvida uma metodologia que a partir de medidas de velocidade uniformemente distribuídas é capaz de indicar a velocidade média do escoamento e a velocidade acústica. Foi feita uma avaliação abrangente da confiabilidade da técnica de PIV usada para medir velocidade acústica, a qual mostrou que os resultados tem alta confiabilidade. Foram realizadas com êxito medidas de velocidade acústica e de corrente acústica em escoamentos não reativos e reativos. A corrente acústica identificada difere dos tipos de correntes acústicas já conhecidas, como a de Rayleigh, de Eckart e de Schlichting, para as quais as velocidades de corrente estão numa ordem de grandeza menor que a velocidade acústica; enquanto, nesse tipo as velocidades de corrente estão na mesma ordem de grandeza que a velocidade acústica. Foi encontrado um número de Strouhal crítico, acima do qual esse tipo de corrente acústica não ocorre. Os resultados da experiência mostram que a corrente acústica encontrada move o ar periférico para o interior da chama.

Les écoulements décollés sont omniprésents dans la nature comme dans les écoulements industriels (aérodynamique externe des véhicules, des bâtiments, écoulements autour d’aubes de turbines, aérodynamique interne dans des tuyaux...) où ils sont en général sources de nuisances (vibrations, bruit aéroacousitque, forces de traînée ou de portance). Les enjeux associés à la compréhension et à la maîtrise de tels écoulements, caractérisés par une bulle de recirculation, sont donc considérables.Un capteur "visuel" non invasif développé au laboratoire PMMH est d'abord amélioré afin d'accéder en temps réel aux champs de vitesses - et à leurs grandeurs dérivées - des écoulements rencontrés en soufflerie industrielle. Basé sur un algorithme de flot optique issu de la vision par ordinateur, cette approche expérimentale novatrice permet de faciliter les études paramétriques et peut être implémenté dans des boucles de contrôle réactif.Ensuite, les mesures obtenues pour un écoulement sur une plaque plane sont analysées dans le cadre de l'identification de système. Un modèle d’ordre réduit est alors construit par apprentissage, permettant de prédire la dynamique de la transition de la couche limite laminaire vers la turbulence.Enfin, le sillage pleinement turbulent derrière une géométrie modélisant une voiture simplifiée est caractérisé, de façon classique et en tant que système dynamique. Différentes modifications de l'écoulement à l'aide de micro-jets sont testées. Une loi de contrôle réactif consistant à suivre et forcer la recirculation est mise en œuvre avec succès
Separated flows are ubiquitous in nature and industrial systems, such as diffusers, airfoils, air conditioning plants, moving vehicles... As the separation can strongly influence the performances of such devices, investigating their dynamics and their control is of great interest.A visual sensor developed at PMMH laboratory is first improved to measure in real time the velocity fields and its derived values for flows available in wind tunnels. Based on an optical flow algorithm from the computer vision domain, this new experimental approach makes easier parametric studies and may be used in closed-loop controls.The dynamics of the flow over a flat plate are then investigated. A system identification method - the dynamic observer - is successfully implemented to build a reduced-order model of the transient flow, which captures and predicts well the instabilities generated.Finally, the fully turbulent wake of the square-back Ahmed body is described. Dynamical system tools are applied to characterize it. Using continuous and pulsed micro-jets, different forcing strategies are analyzed. An opposition closed-loop control is implemented, tracking and driving the recirculation

An investigation of turbulent structure modification of a boundary layer for a fully developed channel flow by microbubble injection close to the upper wall was carried out using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). Two-dimensional velocity components in an x-y plane at Reynolds number of 5128 based on the half height of the channel and bulk velocity were measured. Microbubbles, with an average diameter of 30 ??m were produced by electrolysis and injected in the buffer layer. Different values of the void fraction were attained and used to evaluate the effects of the presence of microbubbles and their concentration within the boundary layer. A reduction in drag was observed due to the injection of microbubbles. Drag reduction augments as the value of the void fraction increases. Furthermore, increases in both the non-dimensional values of streamwise and normal turbulent intensities, normalized by the friction velocity were observed with the void fraction growth. A gradual decrease in the Reynolds shear stresses was achieved as the void fraction increases. This effect is due to a ??decorrelation?? or ??decoupling?? between the streamwise and normal fluctuating velocities. Modifications in the length and time scales due to the presence of microbubbles were detected by calculating two-point correlation coefficients in one and two dimensions and the autocorrelation coefficient at various locations within the measurement zone. Streamline length and time scales were increased. On the contrary, the normal length and time scales were decreased. The vorticity and strain rate values decreased with the injection of microbubbles. Turbulent energy production was also decreased within the boundary layer. Quadrant analysis was used to find out the contribution of the u?? and v?? fluctuating velocity components to the Reynolds stress. The presence of microbubbles reduces the contribution to the Reynolds stresses by Q4 events (sweeps), which are responsible for the production of skin friction. Vortical structure detection in the measurement area was pursued. The structure with and without the microbubble injection is compared. In this study the presence of microbubbles within the boundary layer has produced several modifications in the flow structure as well as reduction in the drag.

Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and pressure measurement techniques were performed to investigate the drag reduction due to microbubble injection in the boundary layer of a fully developed turbulent channel flow. Two-dimensional full-field velocity components in streamwise-near-wall normal plane of a turbulent channel flow at Reynolds number of 5128 based on the half height of the channel were measured. The influence of the presence of microbubbles in the boundary layer was assessed and compared with single phase channel flow characteristics. A drag reduction of 38.4% was achieved with void fraction of 4.9%. The measurements were analyzed by studying the turbulence characteristics utilizing wavelet techniques. The wavelet cross-correlation and auto-correlation maps with and without microbubbles were studied and compared. The two-dimensional and threedimensional wavelet maps were used to interpret the results. The following observations were deduced from this study: 1. The microbubble injection within the boundary layer increases the turbulent energy of the streamwise velocity components of the large scale (large eddy size, low frequency) range and decreases the energy of the small scale (small eddy size, high frequency) range. 2. The wavelet cross-correlation maps of the normal velocities indicate that the microbubble presence decrease the turbulent energy of normal velocity components for both the large scale (large eddy size, low frequency) and the small scale (small eddy size, high frequency) ranges. 3. The wavelet auto-correlation maps of streamwise velocity shows that the intensities at low frequency range were increased with microbubble presence and the intensities at high frequency range were decreased. 4. The turbulent intensities for the normal fluctuating velocities at both low frequency and high frequency range were decreased with microbubble injection. This study presents the modifications in the characteristics of the boundary layer of channel flow which are attributed to the presence of microbubbles. Drag reduction studies with microbubble injections utilizing wavelet techniques are promising and are needed to understand the drag reduction phenomena.

Les systèmes de climatisation et de ventilation sont souvent composés de configurations type jets impactant, sur leur partie terminale. Ainsi, les flux d’air soufflés viennent impacter des obstacles munis de fentes, de différentes formes, afin d’améliorer le mélange. Les conditions de confinement et de soufflage provoquent parfois un inconfort au niveau acoustique. Les nuisances acoustiques générées sont dues à un phénomène de boucles de rétroaction se traduisant par l’apparition des sons auto-entretenus. La production du son par un écoulement fluide en champ libre ou en interaction avec une structure a fait l’objet de nombreuses études. Dans le cas d’un champ acoustique et pour un écoulement à faible nombre de Mach la résolution du corollaire énergétique de Howe permet d’évaluer la puissance acoustique générée ou absorbée par les interactions entre le champ acoustique et l’écoulement. Le calcul de cette puissance nécessite la connaissance de trois paramètres : la vorticité, la vitesse et la vitesse acoustique par des méthodes analytiques ou en utilisant des données expérimentales. Expérimentalement, la mesure du champ cinématique, pour en déduire la vorticité, nécessite une technique de mesure tridimensionnelle. Pour cela une plate-forme expérimentale, utilisant de la vélocimétrie Laser, a été développée, et équipée pour générer les écoulements d’un jet plan. Les champs cinématiques de ces écoulements ont été mesurés en utilisant la technique PIV, avec un dispositif de PIV stéréoscopique. Les champs cinématiques de trente plans parallèles ont été mesurés afin d’étudier les champs de vitesses correspondants. Deux méthodes de reconstruction ont été appliquées à ces plans : la POD et la moyenne de phase. Le volume est obtenu par une interpolation des plans reconstruits donnant accès aux trois composantes de la vitesse. Pour valider ces méthodes de reconstruction en 3D à faible coût, elles étaient comparées à des mesures expérimentales réalisées par le même dispositif expérimental, dans les mêmes conditions, par la PIV tomographique donnant accès aux champs cinématiques tridimensionnels
Air conditioning and ventilation systems are often composed of jets having a configuration of an impinging jet, on their end part. Thus, the blown airflows impact slotted obstacles of different shapes to improve mixing. The conditions of confinement and blowing sometimes cause acoustic incompatibility. The acoustic noises generated are due to a phenomenon of feedback loops resulting of the appearance of self-sustained sounds. The production of sound by a free flow or in interaction with a structure has been the subject of many studies. In the case of an acoustic field and for a flow of low Mach number, Howe's energetic correlation is used to evaluate the acoustic power generated or absorbed by the interactions between the acoustic field and the flow. The calculation of this power requires the knowledge of three parameters : vorticity, velocity and acoustic velocity by analytical methods or by using experimental data. Experimentally, the measurement of the kinematic field, to deduce the vorticity, requires a three-dimensional measurement technique. For this purpose, an experimental platform, using laser velocimetry, has been developed and equipped to generate flows of a plane jet. The kinematic fields of these flows were measured using the PIV technique, with a stereoscopic PIV device. The kinematic fields of thirty parallel planes were measured to study the corresponding velocity fields. Two reconstruction methods have been applied to these plans : the POD and the phase average. The volume is obtained by an interpolation of the reconstructed planes giving access to the three components of the velocity. To validate these low-cost 3D reconstruction methods, they were compared to experimental measurements made by the same experimental setup, under the same conditions, by using the tomographic PIV giving access to the three-dimensional kinematic fields

A program based on particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) was developed in this work. The program was successfully validated by means of artificial images where parameters such as radius, concentration, and noise were varied in order to test their influence on the results. This program uses the mask cross correlation technique for particle centroid location. The sub-pixel accuracy is achieved using two different methods, the three point Gaussian interpolation method and the center of gravity method. The second method is only used if the first method fails. The object matching algorithm between frames uses cross correlation with a non binarized image. A performance comparison between different particle image velocimetry (PIV) and PTV algorithms was done using the international standard PIV challenge artificial images. The best performance was obtained by the program developed in this work. It showed the best accuracy, and the best spatial resolution by finding the larger number of correct vectors of all algorithm tested. A procedure is proposed to obtain error estimates for real images based on errors calculated with experimental ones. Using this procedure a real PIV image with 20% noise has an estimated average error of 0.1 pixel. Results of the analysis of 200 experimental images are shown for the two best PTV algorithms.

Dans le contexte actuel de raréfaction de l'eau, une meilleure efficacité de l'utilisation de l'eau est essentielle pour maintenir une croissance économique durable. En France, en période ordinaire, 48% d'eau est utilisé pour l'irrigation. Ce pourcentage augmente jusqu'à 79% en période d'été. Cela souligne la nécessité d'utiliser des méthodes d'irrigation performantes. La micro-irrigation offre la meilleure efficience, cependant, son utilisation n'est pas très répandue. Dans le monde, ce système ne couvre que 3% des terres irriguées et 5% en France, du fait de la sensibilité de ce système au colmatage, ce qui augmente le coût de son installation et de sa maintenance. Ce colmatage est fortement lié aux faibles sections de passage du distributeur de micro-irrigation. En effet, un labyrinthe constitué de chicanes est généralement inséré dans les distributeurs. Les chicanes existantes, qui jouent un rôle important pour générer des pertes de pression et assurent la régulation du débit sur le réseau d'irrigation, produisent des zones de recirculation où la vitesse est faible voire nulle. Ces zones de recirculation favorisent le dépôt de particules ou autre développement biochimique provoquant le colmatage du goutteur. La caractérisation de la topologie de l'écoulement dans le labyrinthe du goutteur doit être décrite pour analyser la sensibilité du goutteur au colmatage qui réduit considérablement ses performances.Des expériences utilisant la micro-PIV et un ensemencement avec des particules de 1 µm sont menées sur dix motifs répétitifs pour analyser les régions qui peuvent être sensibles au colmatage. Un goutteur fonctionne avec un débit faible, et la section transversale du labyrinthe est d'environ 1mm2. Le nombre de Reynolds varie de 400 à 800. Ainsi, cette étude expérimentale permet d'analyser le régime d'écoulement et son influence. Un algorithme de traitement est développé pour obtenir la moyenne et les fluctuations des vitesses. Une attention particulière est apportée à la validation de la technique micro-PIV et aux courbes débit-pression qui quantifient la performance globale du goutteur. Plusieurs modèles de turbulence, implémentés dans ANSYS/Fluent, sont utilisés pour modéliser l'écoulement au sein du labyrinthe. Les résultats des expériences de micro-PIV et des modélisations sont comparés afin de valider le modèle numérique. Puis, des méthodes avancées d’analyses tourbillonnaires ont été utilisées pour détecter précisément la vorticité et les zones de recirculations. L'objectif global de ce manuscrit est d'identifier le meilleur modèle qui permettra ensuite de prédire et analyser les zones sensibles au colmatage afin de les réduire grâce à l'optimisation de géométrie
In the present context of increasing water scarcity, a better water use efficiency is essential to maintain a sustainable economical growth. Moreover, water use efficiency covers also important environmental and social issues. Micro-irrigation system has the best water efficiency, nevertheless, its use is not much widespread. In the world, this system covers only 3 % of land irrigated against 4% in France, as this system is sensitive to clogging, which increases the installation cost.The baffle-fitted labyrinth-channel is largely used in micro-irrigation systems. The existing baffles, which play an important role for generating pressure losses and ensure the flow regulation on the irrigation network, produce vorticities where the velocity is low or zero. These vorticities favor the deposition of particles or other biochemical development causing emitter clogging. Flow topology characterization in the labyrinth-channel of emitter must be described to analyze emitter clogging sensibility which drastically reduces its performance.Micro-PIV experiments, using 1µm particles, are conducted on ten-pattern repeating baffles to characterize the labyrinth-channel flow and to analyze regions which can be sensitive to clogging. An emitter works with a weak flow rate, and the labyrinth-channel cross-section is about 1 mm2 Reynolds number varies from 400 to 800. So, this experimental investigation allows analyzing the flow regime and its influence. A treatment algorithm is developed to get the mean and fluctuating velocities. Advanced swirl analysis method is adapted to precisely detect the vorticity. Particular attention is focused on the technique acquisition and on pressure losses curves accuracy in the labyrinth-channel flow since this curve represents the emitter global performance.Several turbulent models, implemented in ANSYS/Fluent, are used to perform modelling of the labyrinth-channel geometry. The micro-PIV and modeling results comparisons are presented in order to validate numerical model. The global objective of this manuscript is to identify the best model which allows to predict and analyze the sensitive areas in order to reduce them thanks to geometry optimization

Une étude expérimentale du développement de jets turbulents à masse volumique variable est menée. Les comportements axiaux et radiaux des propriétés statistiques moyennes et fluctuantes obtenues sur les champs de vitesse et de concentration sont analysés. Ces résultats apportent une meilleure compréhension des phénomènes de mélange et de l’effet de la variation de densité dans le but d’apporter des données complémentaires pour le développement des calculs numériques et accroître leurs précisions. Les cas étudiés dans cette thèse sont deux jets d’hélium marqués par de la vapeur d’acétone pour des nombres de Reynolds Re = 7000 et 11000 permettant d’explorer l’effet de fortes variations de masse volumique (S = 0,39 et 0,41, respectivement) par rapport à l’air ambiant. Le cas d’un jet d’air (Re = 16000) également porteur de vapeur d’acétone est utilisé comme cas de référence comparable au cas d’un contaminant passif avec S = 1,17. L’étude porte sur la région de proche sortie de jet, jusqu’à une distance de 40 fois le diamètre Dj de sortie du jet. La configuration adoptée est celle d’un jet de tube rond, libre, axisymétrique, vertical et ascendant dont le diamètre intérieur du tube est Dj = 3,5mm se développant dans l’air ambiant. La particularité de cette étude est la mise en œuvre d’un système de mesure par diagnostic optique qui permet un couplage spatial et temporel des mesures de vitesse et de concentration sur une région de l’écoulement de quelques cm2 et non sur un seul point. Pour ce faire, le couplage des mesures PIV, pour la mesure du champ de vitesse, et PLIF basée sur la fluorescence de la vapeur d’acétone, pour la mesure du champ de concentration, a été étudié, conçu et testé. Il nous a permis d’obtenir une base de données, encore trop rares aujourd’hui, sur l’évolution des flux turbulents croisés de vitesse et concentration. Ces données ont mis en évidence une évolution plus rapide du jet le plus léger. Cependant, les coefficients de corrélation semblent identiques lorsque l’on atteint la zone autosimilaire du jet. Une approche basée sur les probabilités de densité conjointes vitesse-concentration a permis de mettre en évidence des différences dans la région extérieure des jets, où l’intermittence de frontière donne son empreinte sur les propriétés du mélange
An experimental study of the development of turbulent jets with variable density is presented. The axial and radial behaviours of the mean and fluctuating statistical properties obtained on the velocity and concentration fields are analysed. These results provide a better understanding of mixing phenomena and the effect of density variation in order to provide complementary data for the development of numerical calculations and to increase their precision. The cases studied in this thesis are two helium jets carrying acetone vapor for Reynolds numbers Re = 7000 and 11000 to explore the effect of large density variations (S = 0.39 and 0.41, respectively) relative to the ambient air. The case of an air jet (Re = 16000) also carrying acetone vapor is used as a reference case comparable to the case of a passive contaminant with S = 1.17. The study focuses on the region of near jet exit, up to a distance of 40 times the jet outlet diameter Dj. The adopted configuration is a round jet tube, free, axisymmetric, vertical and ascending whose internal diameter of the tube is Dj = 3.5 mm developing in the ambient air. The particularity of this study is the implementation of an optical diagnostic measurement system that allows a spatial and temporal coupling of speed and concentration measurements over a region of the flow of a few cm2. To do this, the coupling of the PIV measurements for the measurement of the velocity field and the PLIF based on the fluorescence of the acetone vapor for the measurement of the concentration field has been studied, designed and tested. It allowed us to obtain a database, still too rare today, on the evolution of the turbulent flow of speed and concentration. These data have shown a faster evolution of the lightest jet. However, the correlation coefficients appear to be identical when the self-similar zone of the jet is reached. An approach based on joint speed-concentration density probabilities has revealed differences in the outer region of the jets, where the intermittent boundary gives its imprint on the properties of the mixture

Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is an optical fluid measurement technique used to obtain velocity measurements. Two PIV systems were used to capture data simultaneously and measurement error for the MS PIV system is calculated. An investigation of error distribution is performed to determine when uncertainty estimations fail for the CS PIV-UQ method. Investigation of when results from multi pass PIV processing are achieve were performed so that reliable uncertainty estimations are produced with the CS method. An investigation was also performed which determined that error distributions in PIV systems are correlated with flow shear and particle seeding density. Correlation of random errors in space was also performed at the jet core and shear regions of the flow. It was found that in flow regions with large shear that error distributions were non-Gaussian. It was also found in regions of large shear that CS uncertainty results did not match the error. For multi-pass PIV processing with 50% and 75% IW overlap it was found that 4 and 6 passes should be used, respectively, in order for CS uncertainty estimations to be reliable. It was also found that the correlation of random errors in space is much larger in shear regions of the jet flow than in the jet core.

The compressible turbulent boundary layer developing over atwo-dimensional bump which leads to a supersonic pocket with aterminating shock wave has been studied. The measurements havebeen made with hot-wire anemometry and Particle ImageVelocimetry (PIV).

A method to calibrate hot-wire probes in compressible ow hasbeen developed which take into account not only the ow velocitybut also the inuence of the Mach number, stagnation temperatureand uid density. The calibration unit consists of a small jetow facility, where the temperature can be varied. The hot wiresare calibrated in the potential core of the free jet. The jetemanates in a container where the static pressure can becontrolled, and thereby the gas density. The calibration methodwas verfied in the at plate zero pressure gradient turbulentboundary layer in front of the bump at three different Machnumbers, namely 0.3, 0.5 and 0.7. The profiles were alsomeasured at different static pressures in order to see theinuence of varying density. Good agreement between the profilesmeasured at different pressures, as well as with the standardlogarithmic profile was obtained.

The PIV measurements of the boundary layer ow in front ofthe 2D bump showed good agreement with the velocity profilesmeasured with hotwire anemometry. The shock wave boundary layerinteraction was investigated for an inlet Mach number of 0.69.A lambda shock wave was seen on the downstream side of thebump. The velocity on both sides of the shock wave as measuredwith the PIV was in good agreement with theory. The shock wavewas found to cause boundary layer separation, which was seen asa rapid growth of the boundary layer thickness downstream theshock. However, no back ow was seen in the PIV-data, probablybecause the seeding did not give enough particles in theseparated region. The PIV data also showed that the shock wavewas oscillating, i.e. it was moving approximately 5 mm back andforth. This distance corresponds to about five boundary layerthicknesses in terms of the boundary layer upstream theshock.

Descriptors:Fluid mechanics, compressible ow,turbulence, boundary layer, hot-wire anemometry, PIV, shockwave boundary layer interaction, shape factor.

A comprehensive experimental study was conducted to produce benchmark wave kinematics data for five different regular waves and the maxima of four different irregular wave trains. Two of the irregular waves generated are in the category of rogue waves. A series of experiments were conducted in a 2-D wave tank at Texas A&M University to measure wave velocities and accelerations using LDV and PIV systems. The wave crests of regular and rogue waves are the focus of this study. With the measured wave velocity field, the wave accelerations were computed using a centered finite difference scheme. Both local and convective components of the total accelerations are obtained from experimental data. Also, the nonlinear wave forces on a truncated slender cylinder are computed by applying the obtained wave kinematics to the Morison equation. The force results based on measured wave kinematics are compared with those based on the kinematics of linear extrapolation, Wheeler stretching, and modified stretching. The Wheeler stretching method generally underestimates the actual wave kinematics. The linear extrapolation method is very sensitive to the cutoff frequency of the wave spectrum. The modified stretching method tends to predict the maximum value of wave kinematics above the still water level (SWL) well except for the convective acceleration. The magnitude of convective acceleration in the regular waves was negligibly small, whereas the magnitudes of horizontal and vertical convective accelerations in the rogue wave were increased rapidly above the SWL.

Due to the increase of global warming effects and new legislation in terms of consumption and emissions of engines, it is today of paramount importance to know exactly the flow behavior inside cylinders of engines to be able to improve the combustion process. Until now, at Scania, cylinder heads have been tested in terms of flow coefficient measurements and torque measurements using steady flowrigs. In this project, however, the non-intrusive and optical technique called stereoscopic PIV has been used in ort of this project has been to study and put into place the PIV setup in order to get the best results from the measurements. Using the stereo technique, the three components of the steady instantaneous velocity in a plane perpendicular to the cylinder axis have been determined. The cylinder and cylinder head were mounted over a device pumping air through the inlet valves reproducing the intake stroke of the engine but with a steady flow. This is useful in order to do different measurements testing several valve lifts and pressure drop in a controlled way. A steady flow is assumed stating that the motion of the valves is slow in comparison to the timescales of the flow. The study of the ensemble averaged flow fields and the turbulence through an analysis of the anisotropic tensor showed an important dependence on the valve lift whereas small dependence is on the pressure drop applied could be noticed indicating that the in-cylinder motion is the same for all engine speeds. The results were then compared to LES simulations and honeycomb measurements and they were in a good agreement.