Team Third // Matt Knickerbocker

A time series of particle image velocimetry data showing the behavior of a turbulent boundary layer on a zero-pressure gradient flat plate.

This gif is a series of images showing a turbulent boundary layer that has developed on a flat plate in a wind tunnel. The images were captured using a particle image velocimetry technique that involves a flow seeded with smoke particles, a laser sheet parallel to the flow, and a high speed camera that captures a double frame to calculate velocity vectors of the flow. The colors indicate velocity magnitude ranging from 25 m/s in red down to approximately 13 m/s in magenta.

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  • Brian Gomez
    Dec 4, 2019 12:17

    I like the unique flow physics captured and the application to this class. It is very different from many of the submissions I’ve seen this far. It is interesting to have the visual of the boundary layer velocity using different colors.

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  • Nicholas Scott
    Dec 4, 2019 12:16

    The way you can see the velocity profile in the turbulent boundary is very interesting.

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  • Robert Drevno
    Dec 4, 2019 12:15

    Stunning method of showing the turbulence of the flow along a flat plate. How did you determine which of the three experimental zones to show?

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  • Brooke Shade
    Dec 4, 2019 12:14

    This is an incredible visualization of turbulence. I love that it is a .gif too, it makes it easy to understand the progression.

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  • Lucas Garcia
    Dec 4, 2019 12:14

    The gif is really cool to see how it changes with respect to time.

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  • Faisal Alismail
    Dec 4, 2019 12:13

    Great idea making it a gif. Well-done!

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  • Abhishek Kumar
    Dec 4, 2019 12:12

    The GIF format allows us to see the change over time. Well done!

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  • Sam Brown
    Dec 4, 2019 12:11

    This animation is stunning. Very well done.

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  • Shalil Jain
    Dec 4, 2019 12:11

    This is neat to see and I like how it describes the air so well

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