Salient structure analysis of fluid flow

Jialin Zhong, Thomas S. Huang, Ronald J. Adrian

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Abstract

This paper presents a framework for analyzing salient patterns (vortex structures) in the velocity fields of turbulent fluid flows. Vortices are modeled as rotational motions in the velocity fields and concentrations in the corresponding vorticity fields. A pointwise linear model is then built to approximate the kinematics of the flow field. Locally, the vector fields are analyzed in terms of fluid motion and singular patterns. The regions of vortex structures are then extracted by identifying those dominated by rotational motion or those of focus-type singularity. In addition to this, 2D vortices, as a special case, are detected by searching regions of vorticity concentrations. The algorithm is applied to both 2D and 3D, experimental and computational turbulent flows.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
PublisherPubl by IEEE
Pages310-315
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)0818658274
StatePublished - 1994
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1994 IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition - Seattle, WA, USA
Duration: Jun 21 1994Jun 23 1994

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
ISSN (Print)1063-6919

Other

OtherProceedings of the 1994 IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
CitySeattle, WA, USA
Period6/21/946/23/94

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

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