Application of IR imaging for free-surface velocity measurement in liquid-metal systems

Hvasta, M. G.; Kolemen, E.; Fisher, A.

doi:10.1063/1.4973421

Title: Application of IR imaging for free-surface velocity measurement in liquid-metal systems

Journal Article · Thu Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4973421· OSTI ID:1349508

Hvasta, M. G. ^[1]; Kolemen, E. ^[1]; Fisher, A. ^[1]

Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ (United States)

Measuring free-surface, liquid-metal flow velocity is challenging to do in a reliable and accurate manner. This paper presents a non-invasive, easily calibrated method of measuring the surface velocities of open-channel liquid-metal flows using an IR camera. Unlike other spatially limited methods, this IR camera particle tracking technique provides full field-of-view data that can be used to better understand open-channel flows and determine surface boundary conditions. This method could be implemented and automated for a wide range of liquid-metal experiments, even if they operate at high-temperatures or within strong magnetic fields. Published by AIP Publishing.

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Research Organization:: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-09CH11466

OSTI ID:: 1349508

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1353042

Report Number(s):: PPPL-5286; TRN: US1701036

Journal Information:: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 88, Issue 1; ISSN 0034-6748

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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