Flow Visualization
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EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN FLUID DYNAMICS AND HEAT TRANSFER

(ME 451/551)

 

FLOW VISUALIZATION

Digital photography depicting particle path lines and flow visualization.

 

LAMINAR ROUND JET                          AIR BUBBLE IN VISCOUS FLUID

        (Fluid seeded with 30 micron polycrystalline particles)                                (Fluid seeded with 30 micron polycrystalline particles)

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  PLASTIC SPHERE IN VISCOUS FLUID

APPROX DIAMETER =  4.5 MM 

   (Fluid seeded with 30 micron polycrystalline particles)

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Images taken with Nikon 990 CoolPix digital camera.