Flow Measurements Laboratory
This laboratory is dedicated to non-intrusive fluid velocity measurements in both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids with emphasis on low Reynolds numbers. Current applications include the flow of Newtonian liquids through porous media at low Reynolds numbers. Another area of application involves the flow of non-Newtonian elastic liquids. Results from these tests are aiding in the development of constitutive equations, or behavioral models, for the flow of these complex fluids.
Research Facilities
- Two-Component Laser Doppler System (4W Argon Ion)
- Single Component Laser Doppler System (15mW He-Ne)
- Particle Image Velocimetry system (PIV)
- Electronic Equipment
- Variable Speed Turntable
- Transparent Flow Facility
- Variety of Boger Fluids
- Computers with Software
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Variable Speed Turntable
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PIV Measurements in a Porous Medium
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Location: Mechanical Engineering building, MC51D
Phone: (416) 946 0343
Contact: Professor I. G. Currie
