Project Details
Projekt
High-Speed-Camera-System for 3D-Measurements of Flow Fields
Subject Area
Fluid Mechanics, Technical Thermodynamics and Thermal Energy Engineering
Term
Funded in 2023
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 525772482
Two high-speed cameras and accessories are to be purchased. These form the key component for the complete three-dimensional reconstruction of compressible flow fields and for the identification of sound sources in turbulent flows. The numerical method for this is a data assimilation, which minimizes the difference between synthetic images from a direct numerical calculation and the real Schlieren images from the high-speed cameras. Methodically, time-resolved images of a flow from two different perspectives are to be taken with the cameras. These images can be based, for example, on density gradients or on introduced particles or smoke. The data obtained are complemented by existing measurement technology, for example with the help of microphones and a thermal camera. In a further step, flow calculations of the same process based on Navier-Stokes equations will be performed. For this purpose, initial and boundary conditions for the calculation have to be specified. The flow depends on these conditions. Especially for a turbulent inlet, the actual flow pattern is very unique. In the planned research projects, however, initial and boundary conditions are not specified, but are determined by optimization in such a way that the difference between the high-speed images and synthetic images based on the flow field and the modeled optical setup is as small as possible. This process is also called data assimilation and uses similar methods which recently acquire momentum in Physics-informed Machine Learning. Corresponding preliminary work with only one camera and a plane flow is available in the working group. With the help of the two high-speed cameras proposed for procurement here, complex, three-dimensional flows can be investigated. The speed of the cameras allows the investigation of transsonic flows and aeroacoustic phenomena. The result of the optimization is the complete, three-dimensional flow. All flow variables are available for further investigation after data assimilation. All analyses, which are usually reserved for numerical computation, can thus be investigated on the real experiment. In particular, a modal decomposition of the flow is to be performed. This will complement work within the group to determine coherent turbulent structures. So far, this can only be done on a numerical basis. The cameras to be acquired will allow this work to be carried out on the experiment instead.
DFG Programme
Major Research Instrumentation
Major Instrumentation
Hochgeschwindigkeitskamerasystem zur 3D-Messung von Strömungsfeldern
Instrumentation Group
5430 Hochgeschwindigkeits-Kameras (ab 100 Bilder/Sek)
Applicant Institution
Universität Bayreuth
