Browsing by Subject "Particle Image Velocimetry"
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(2018-06-27)Characterization of the flow field generated by vortex generators (VGs) has been a matter of intense research in a host of applications ranging from aerodynamic efficiency to mixing for heat transfer. Recently, trapezoidal ...
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(2016-01-15)To further efforts for studying the TAMU air-cooled Reactor Cavity Cooling System (RCCS) experimental test facility, Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV) experiments have been conducted to acquire data on the instantaneous ...
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(2018-07-26)The design and construction of a recirculating high speed matched index of refraction facility will aim to provide a deeper understanding of isothermal turbulent mixing at a fundamental level. The understanding of this ...
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Design and PIV Measurements on a Wire-Wrapped 61-Rod Hexagonal Fuel Assembly Experimental Facility (2017-05-04)The superior uranium utilization efficiency of fast spectrum reactors relative to thermal spectrum reactors was recognized shortly after commercial reactor development started. The sodium fast reactor design, a type of ...
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(2019-04-09)The main objective of "Experimental Flow Mixing Effects in the Cold-Leg of a Pressurized Water Reactor for CFD-UQ” is to investigate mixing phenomena in the cold leg and of a Pressurized Water Reactor. The experimental ...
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(2023-07-26)Advanced reactor and Small Modular Reactor (SMR) systems present a wide range of compelling fluid flow behaviors and complex flow structures. The hemispherical plenum features heavily in high temperature gas cooled reactors ...
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(2022-12-01)Hexagonal rod bundles arranged in a tightly packed triangular lattice are the subject of extensive investigation for their applications related to energy conversion. Liquid metal fast reactors (LMFRs) and gas-cooled fast ...
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(2012-10-19)Concern for the nonphysiologic energy required to actuate medical devices utilizing “smart material” properties of shape memory polymer (SMP) compels a rigorous investigation into the flow and temperature fields surrounding ...
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(2022-04-19)Coagulation and flocculation are common processes in conventional water treatment and the resulting floc size distributions, mean size, and fractal dimension are impacted by operational parameters, including mixing and ...
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(2014-12-12)In this work, visualization experimental techniques that provide whole-field and multi-scale measurements of the liquid turbulence parameters, liquid and heater wall temperatures, and gas phase local parameters, were used ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)The self-similar evolution of a turbulent Rayleigh-Taylor (R-T) mix is investigated through experiments and numerical simulations. The experiments consisted of velocity and density measurements using thermocouples and ...
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(2009-05-15)The overarching objective of this research project was to gain improved basic understanding of the fluid mechanisms governing the development of secondary flow structures in complex, three-dimensional inlet ducts. To ...
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(2020-05-04)The work presented in this thesis includes experimental measurements of pressure drop and velocity measurements within a packed bed of smooth spheres gathered through particle image velocimetry (PIV) techniques for the ...