We use the Institute's extensive range of measurement equipment to analyse the flow around and through objects. A particular focus is on the application of Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), which can provide spatially resolved quantitative velocity fields, including information on the statistical properties of turbulence. However, more qualitative methods—such as oilflow- or tuft-visualizations—also frequently provide very valuable information about the behavior of the flow.
SCHNORR, E., SCHOLZ, P., RADESPIEL, R. A method to quantify the supersonic discharge of airbag cold gas inflators. Experiments in Fluids 63, 177 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-022-03521-7 (OpenAccess)
BREITENSTEIN, W., SCHOLZ, P., RADESPIEL, R., KNOPP, T., STRELETS, M., SHUR, M., A Wind Tunnel Experiment for Symmetric Wakes in Adverse Pressure Gradient, AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (SciTech), 7.-11. Jan 2019, San Diego, USA, 2019
SCHOLZ, P., FOHLMEISTER, L. Measurement Of Boundary Layer Properties Downstream Of A Transition Trip, 17th International Symposium on Application of Laser and Imaging Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, 16.-19. July 2018, Lisbon, Portugal
ROCHLITZ, H., SCHOLZ, P., FUCHS, T., The flow field in a high aspect ratio cooling duct without and with one heated wall, Experiments in Fluids, Vol. 56, No. 12, S. 1-13, 2015, doi: 10.1007/s00348-015-2071-y