X-ray Imaging of Multiphase Flows of Interest to ONR
Abstract
This project will support undergraduate research assistants (URAs) completing independent research in the Experimental Multiphase Flow Laboratory at Iowa State University. The URAs will be exposed to our unique X-ray flow visualization facility and use it to characterize multiphase flows of interest to the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The URAs involved in this research will have the opportunity to collaborate with our ONR Multidisciplinary University Research Initiatives (MURI) team. Additionally, some of the URAs involved in this researchmay also participate in high-speed X-ray imaging studies at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) located at Argonne National Laboratory. Initial URA research activities will address liquid atomization and sprays and enhance our ONR MURI work. Additional studies will involve X-ray imaging of various flows of interest to ONR, including plunging liquid jets and gas jets exhausted into a liquid; these flows have rarely, if it all, been visualized with X-ray imagingmethods. A successful project will provide undergraduates with a graduate-level research experience, give them an opportunity to present their work at a national scientific meeting, and encourage them to apply to graduate school and work in an ONR-funded area. Additionally, new insights will be gathered using X-ray radiography, X-ray stereography, and X-ray computed tomography imaging to discern multiphase flow features that are not readily visible with otherflow visualization techniques.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 10, 2018
- Source ID
- N000141812319
Entities
People
- Theodore J. Heindel
Organizations
- Iowa State University
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy