Determining the flow transition from laminar to turbulence using simple spin-echo magnetic resonance techniques

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作者
Richard, Sebastian J. [1 ]
Balcom, Bruce J. [1 ]
Newling, Benedict [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ New Brunswick, UNB MRI Ctr, 8 Bailey Dr, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
NMR; VELOCITY; FLUIDS;
D O I
10.1063/5.0160536
中图分类号
O3 [力学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0801 ;
摘要
We have recently introduced a methodology to determine the average velocity and flow behavior index of laminar pipe flow of a power-law fluid using simple magnetic resonance (MR) techniques. In general, MR techniques are noninvasive and capable of working on optically opaque fluids. Knowledge of the average velocity and flow behavior index provides the information needed to reconstruct the flow velocity profile. However, as the flow velocity increases, the flow will begin to develop turbulence. For pipe flow of a particular fluid, the velocity profile is flatter in the center of the pipe at turbulent flow rates compared with laminar flow. An effective flow behavior index can approximate the time-averaged velocity profile, as the Reynolds number increases, as a fluid transitions from laminar to turbulent flow. Here, we show the results of testing the utility of such a simplification in monitoring that transition. For the present study, Reynolds numbers ranged from approximately 490 to 6800, which corresponds to flow rates of 200 to 2750 ml/min and average velocity of 5 to 80 cm/s. We found that visual inspection of the data would be sufficient to determine the state of the flow. With some external knowledge of the flow rate, the shape of the time-averaged velocity profile and eddy diffusivity can be estimated (and potentially also an average fluid particle acceleration).
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