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The Design and Aerodynamic Testing of DPIK Probe
Procházka, Pavel P. ; Barraclough, V. ; Skála, Vladislav ; Uruba, Václav
The isokinetic probe used to detect the liquid phase drift from the cooling tower is presented here. The main motivation is costs reduction that arises during standard drift measurements. The probe was developed in the framework of the grant project between private company 4Jtech and Institute of Thermomechanics. The aerodynamic design and optimization of this probe should fulfill one important criterion – to capture the droplets from the drift with maximal efficiency. Kalorimetric principle is then used to evaluate the amount of trapped water. Standard PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) measurement technique and modified IPI (Interferometric Particle Imaging) methods were used to measure the flow field topology and the particle size distribution, respectively.
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Boundary Layer on the Flat Plate with Roughness Strip
Skála, Vladislav
Effect of the roughness strip on the boundary layer development on a flat plate was studied experimentally. A special model of a flat plate was designed. Experiment was made in non perturbed flow. Smooth flat plate (with super elliptical leading edge) was equipped with short roughness strip (close to the leading edge). Profiles of total pressure along the boundary layer were measured using flattened Pitot tube. First basic results of experiments are presented.
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On the 3D Dynamics of the Wake Behind a Circular Cylinder
Uruba, Václav ; Procházka, Pavel P. ; Skála, Vladislav
Flow in the wake of a circular cylinder is studied experimentally using time-resolved stereo PIV method. Special attention is paid to 3D topology of dynamical structures. While the distribution of statistic quantities along the cylinder is uniform, and i.e. 2D, the instantaneous flow structure is fully 3D. Within the velocity fluctuating flow field the structures containing streamwise vorticity and velocity components are dominant. The POD modes connected with von Kármán vortex street are identified.
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Anisotropy of Turbulent Flow around an Airfoil
Uruba, Václav ; Procházka, Pavel P. ; Skála, Vladislav
The flow around an airfoil is analyzed from the point of view turbulence anisotropy assessment. The turbulent flow-field in the vicinity of an airfoil is populated by vortices, in some locations they tend to regularity in orientation, i.e. to anisotropy. However in the wake behind the plate as well as in the core of the boundary layer on the plate suction side the turbulence is close to isotropic state.
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Structure of the Wake Behind an Airfoil
Uruba, Václav ; Procházka, Pavel P. ; Skála, Vladislav
The wake behind an inclined plate simulating airfoil is to be studied experimentally. The vortical structures are identified eventually. Theirs topology and dynamical behaviour is to be studied in details using the Proper Orthogonal Decomposition method. The stereo time resolved Particle Image Velocimetry technique is used for the experimental research. The vortex trains with oblique orientation and chequered topology have been detected.
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On 3D Structure of Wake Behind an Inclined Plate
Uruba, Václav ; Procházka, Pavel P. ; Skála, Vladislav
The flow-field behind an inclined plate was investigated experimentally using stereo PIV method providing all 3 velocity vector components in the measuring plane. Flow structure in several measuring planes perpendicular to the main flow was studied. Statistical characteristics were evaluated in the measuring planes. The downwash angle was assessed as well to consider its effect on the lift generation mechanism. The dynamical behavior was studied using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition of velocity fields in measuring planes. The dominant (most energetic) structures were evaluated and presented. The detected structures are of the form of streamwise vortices combined with high-and low-velocity streaks.
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