The Study of Blockages Effect at Leading Edge on Rectangular Cavity in Subsonic Flow Using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)

Abstract:

In this present paper, laminar cavity flow is analysed at Re = 5.12 x 10⁴ based on cavity length. The experiments were conducted in an open subsonic wind tunnel using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). A rectangular cavity with constant depth of 4 cm with length-to-depth ratio of 4 was used. Several types of blockage had been located at the leading edge of cavity and each experiment was performed by acquiring 700 image pairs to filter out the velocity vectors. The results are given in terms of mean velocity profile accordingly and compared thoroughly by dividing cavity into 4 sections. The result had been shown in mean velocity profile in u and v velocity component.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 300-301)
• Pages: 781-784
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.300-301.781
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Ahsan Nur Mubarak Annuar, Azmin Shakrine M. Rafie, Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan
• Keywords: Cavity Flow, Flow Control, Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)

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