The candidate is expected to design, construct, and implement devices for measuring turbulent pressure-velocity fields at centimeter scales adjacent to rigid boundaries in a water tank. This work will require the deployment and operation of particle image velocimetry (PIV) equipment for the analysis of turbulent boundary-layer flows, including data acquisition and processing. These efforts will support the validation of turbulent-flow theory.

 

References

Pollock S, Mann S: "Vortex Detection in Vector Fields Using Geometric Algebra." Advances in Applied Clifford Algebras 24: 423-442, 2013

Gregory A, Sinayoko S, Agarwal A, Lasenby J: "An acoustic space-time and the Lorentz transformation in aeroacoustics." International Journal of Aeroacoustics 14: 977-1003, 2015

Hou J, Gao T, Wang P: "Flow feature analysis and extraction for classifying axisymmetric vector field patterns." Multimedia Tools and Applications: 1-18, 2016

 

key words

Particle image velocimetry; Turbulence; Vorticity; Acoustics; Velocity; Pressure; Fluid dynamics; Fluid sensors;

Citizenship:  Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents

Level:  Open to Postdoctoral applicants