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

Hvasta, M. H. ; Kolemen, E. ; Fisher, A.
Issue date: 2017
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY)
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Hvasta, M. H., Kolemen, E., & Fisher, A. (2017). Application of IR imaging for free-surface velocity measurement in liquid-metal systems [Data set]. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University. https://doi.org/10.11578/1814932
@electronic{hvasta_m_h_2017,
  author      = {Hvasta, M. H. and
                Kolemen, E. and
                Fisher, A.},
  title       = {{Application of IR imaging for free-surfa
                ce velocity measurement in liquid-metal
                systems}},
  publisher   = {{Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Pri
                nceton University}},
  year        = 2017,
  url         = {https://doi.org/10.11578/1814932}
}
Description:

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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