Unobstructed particle image velocimetry measurements within an axial turbo-pump using liquid and blades with matched refractive indices

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 909-919

  Uzol, O ^a   Chow, Y C ^a   Katz, J ^a   Meneveau, C ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETIC ENERGY; NUMERICAL METHODS; PUMPS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTORS; STATORS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENT FLOW;

AXIAL TURBO PUMP; KINEMATIC VISCOSITY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; VECTOR MAPS;

VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0036931427     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-002-0494-8     Document Type: Article

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