Characterizing vortex tangle properties in steady-state He II counterflow using particle tracking velocimetry

Mastracci, Brian; Guo, Wei

doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.4.023301

Title: Characterizing vortex tangle properties in steady-state He II counterflow using particle tracking velocimetry

Journal Article · 06 February 2019 · Physical Review Fluids

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.4.023301 · OSTI ID:1493665

Mastracci, Brian ^[1]; Guo, Wei ^[2]

Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States); Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States)

Historically, there has been little faith in particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) as a tool to make quantitative measurements of thermal counterflow in He II, since tracer particle motion is complicated by influences from the normal fluid, superfluid, and quantized vortex lines, or a combination thereof. Recently, we introduced a scheme for differentiating particles trapped on vortices (G1) from particles entrained by the normal fluid (G2). In this paper, we apply this scheme to demonstrate the utility of PTV for quantitative measurements of vortex dynamics in He II counterflow.We estimate Ι, the mean vortex line spacing, using G2 velocity data, and c₂, a parameter related to the mean curvature radius of vortices and energy dissipation in quantum turbulence, using G1 velocity data. We find that both estimations show good agreement with existing measurements that were obtained using traditional experimental methods. This is of particular consequence since these parameters likely vary in space, and PTV offers the advantage of spatial resolution. Furthermore, we also show a direct link between power-law tails in transverse particle velocity probability density functions (PDFs) and reconnection of vortex lines on which G1 particles are trapped.

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Research Organization:: Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). National High Magnetic Field Lab.

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-96ER40952

OSTI ID:: 1493665

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1493852

Journal Information:: Physical Review Fluids, Journal Name: Physical Review Fluids Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 4; ISSN 2469-990X

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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