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ISSN Online: 2377-424X

International Heat Transfer Conference 12
August, 18-23, 2002, Grenoble, France

Mixing in the 2D vertical plane free jet in the aiding convection regime, an experimental approach

Get access (open in a dialog) DOI: 10.1615/IHTC12.2120
6 pages

Abstract

With modern experimental methods, it is possible to obtain huge amounts of data. On the base of local LDV and thermocouple measurements which are used as reference, the buoyant free jet is characterized with image processing and PIV global measurements. To this end, specific postprocessing techniques have been developed to extract quantitative results from experimental data often used in studying thermal processes involving convective flows. In particular, it is shown how can be studied the influence of the temperature on the dynamics of a buoyant jet. Other tools can be used, the list presented in this paper is not exhaustive and we hope that it will give an improved understanding of the field.