



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.
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1 | ARK_Data_RSI.xlsx | 60 KB | |
2 | Fig_1_Experiment.pdf | 211 KB | |
3 | Fig_2_Pump_Output.pdf | 178 KB | |
4 | Fig_3_Contact_Probe.pdf | 114 KB | |
5 | Fig_4_Height.pdf | 174 KB | |
6 | Fig_5_IR_Window.pdf | 110 KB | |
7 | Fig_6_Surface_Velocity.pdf | 184 KB | |
8 | Fig_7_Velocity_Fits.pdf | 177 KB | |
9 | Readme.rtf | 711 Bytes |