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Title: Wavelet-based algorithm for correction of beam-steering artefacts in turbulent flow imaging at elevated pressures

Journal Article · · Experiments in Fluids
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  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States). Combustion Research Facility

Beam steering by index-of-refraction gradients poses a significant challenge for laser-based imaging measurements in turbulent reacting and non-reacting flows, particularly at elevated pressures. High fidelity imaging and quantitative data interpretation in turbulent flows can be considerably impeded by artefacts generated from beam steering. A wavelet-based filtering scheme has been developed to recover the underlying turbulent flow structures from imaging measurements containing severe beam-steering artefacts. This analysis technique is equally applicable to imaging measurements in reacting and non-reacting flows. It is demonstrated using mixture fraction measurements in a transient turbulent jet flow at 8 bar using Rayleigh scattering imaging at a repetition rate of 100 kHz. In this paper, the corrected images reveal the temporal evolution of flow structures with negligible residual beam-steering artefacts. Tests of the sensitivity of the wavelet-based filtering scheme to noise and spatial resolution indicate that it is a robust analytic tool for correcting severe beam-steering artefacts commonly encountered in laser-based imaging measurements at elevated pressures.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1570219
Report Number(s):
SAND2019-9179J; 678228; TRN: US2001178
Journal Information:
Experiments in Fluids, Vol. 60, Issue 8; ISSN 0723-4864
Publisher:
SpringerCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 5 works
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