Super Large Scale Field PIV (Snow PIV)
2) Super Large-Scale Field PIV: Using Natural Snowfall to Probe Atmospheric Boundary Layer:
Flow field behind utility-scale wind turbines (e.g. 2.5 MW)
Atmospheric boundary layer flow field characterization
<30 cm vector spacing for 20 m x 60 m field of view
> Project affiliations: University of Minnesota, Department of Mechanical Eng. & Saint Anthony Falls Lab (SAFL)
> Related publications:
M. Toloui, J. Hong, L.P. Chamorro, 2015, “Detection of tip-vortex signatures behind a 2.5 MW full-scale wind turbine,” Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics 143, 105-112 (2015). (pdf)
J. Hong, M. Toloui, L.P. Chamorro, M. Guala, K. Howard, S. Riley, J. Tucker, F. Sotiropoulos, “Natural snowfall reveals large-scale flow structures in the wake of a 2.5 MW wind turbine,” Nature Com. 5 (2014) (pdf) > Featured Image of Nature Communication
M. Toloui, S. Riely, J. Hong, K. Howard, L.P Chamarro, M. Guala, J. Tucker, “Measurement of atmospheric boundary layer based on super-large-scale particle image velocimetry (SLPIV) using natural snowfall,” Exp. in Fluids 55:1737 (2014). (pdf)
