JP2016057084A - Flow velocity measurement method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flow velocity measurement method capable of accurately performing a flow velocity measurement even when the number of tracer particles in the inspection area is few.SOLUTION: A plurality of nylon particles 10 are mixed into the water, and an inspection area D in the water is irradiated with slit light. A plurality of first photographing different with each other are selected among a plurality of photographing when the inspection area D is continuously imaged by a high speed camera, and the positions of scattered light of the slit light by the nylon particle 10 in a plurality of first photographed images in the plurality of first photographing are superposed with each other so as to generate one front image. Further, the positions of the scattered light of the slit light by the nylon particle 10 in the plurality of second photographed images in the plurality of second photographing formed by collecting the second photographing performed after elapse of the same time for each first photographing are superposed with each other so as to generate a rear image. The front image is resolved into a plurality of first small windows, and a correlation value between each first small window and each second small window is calculated after the rear image is resolved into a plurality of second small windows.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a flow velocity measuring method for measuring a fluid flow velocity.

  Conventionally, as a flow velocity measuring method for measuring the flow velocity of a fluid, there is a method described in JP 2010-503832 A (Patent Document 1). In this fluid measurement method, after tracer particles are flowed into a fluid, a specific region of the fluid is continuously photographed over time with a camera. Then, the flow of the fluid carrying the tracer particles is analyzed by measuring the moving direction and speed of the tracer particles based on the temporally different images taken by the camera.

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  Due to the stagnation of the fluid flow, the density of the tracer particles in the fluid may not be substantially uniform, and the tracer particles may locally become dense in the fluid. In this case, in a region where the tracer particles are sparse, the number of tracer particles may be too small to accurately measure the fluid flow velocity. Alternatively, the number of tracer particles must be increased and measurement must be performed again, which may increase the number of steps and measurement time.

  Further, depending on the measurement target, the flow rate of the fluid to be flowed must be reduced, and the flow rate of the fluid may be extremely small. Also in this case, the number of tracer particles in the inspection region may be too small to accurately measure the fluid flow velocity.

  Also, if the number of tracer particles is excessive to avoid inaccurate measurement due to the small amount of tracer particles, the fluid flow is affected by the excessive tracer particles, and the fluid flow is accurately analyzed. There is a possibility that it cannot be done.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a flow velocity measurement method that can measure the flow velocity of a fluid more accurately even when the number of tracer particles in the examination region is small.

In order to solve the above problems, the flow velocity measuring method of the present invention is:
A particle mixing step of mixing a plurality of tracer particles in the fluid;
A light irradiation step for irradiating light to the inspection region in the fluid;
An imaging step of continuously imaging the inspection area with an imaging device;
The position of the scattered light of the light by the tracer particles in a plurality of first photographed images in the plurality of first photographs selected from a plurality of first photographs photographed by the imaging device. A pre-image generation step for generating a single previous image by superimposing
The tracer in the plurality of second photographed images in the plurality of second photographs obtained by collecting the second photographs taken after the elapse of the same post-image determination time for each of the plurality of first photographs. A post-image generation step of generating a single post-image by superimposing the positions of the scattered light of the light by the particles;
The front image is decomposed into a plurality of first small windows, and the rear image is decomposed into a plurality of second small windows, and then correlation values between the first small windows and the second small windows are calculated. A correlation value calculating step.

  According to the present invention, the position of the scattered light from the tracer particles in a plurality of first captured images in a plurality of first captured images that are different from each other is superimposed to generate a single previous image. Even when the number of scattered lights representing the tracer particles is small, the number of scattered lights in the previous image can be increased to approximately a multiple of the number of scattered lights in one first captured image. That is, even when the number of tracer particles flowing into the inspection region is small, the number of tracer particles can be increased in a pseudo manner, and measurement equivalent to the case where the number of tracer particles is large can be performed. Therefore, it is not necessary to redo the measurement, and the fluid flow velocity can be accurately measured.

  Further, according to the present invention, since the number of tracer particles can be increased in a pseudo manner, even when the flow rate of the fluid is extremely small and the amount of tracer particles that can be mixed has to be reduced, it is accurate. Can measure.

  Further, according to the present invention, accurate measurement can be performed even when the amount of tracer particles is small. Therefore, since the amount of tracer particles can be reduced for measurement, the influence of the tracer particles on the fluid flow can be reduced, and the fluid flow can be analyzed more accurately.

In one embodiment,
When each of Δt1 [s] and Δt2 [s] is a fixed time and k is a natural number,
The plurality of first photographings are performed every time the time Δt1 [s] elapses between the time taken at time t and the time k × the time Δt1 [s] from the time t. (Shooting k + 1) times combined with
The plurality of second shootings are (k + 1) times of shootings that are collected when the Δt2 [s] time has elapsed from the first shootings.

  When the fluid flow is considered to be a steady flow (a flow in which physical quantities such as flow velocity and pressure do not change with time at the same point), in each first shooting, The position of the scattered light in each first captured image can be superimposed and the position of the scattered light in each second captured image can be superimposed only by keeping the time difference from the corresponding second captured image constant.

  According to the embodiment, a plurality of first shootings are performed every time Δt1 [s] time elapses between shooting performed at time t and time k × Δt1 [s] from the time t. This is (k + 1) times of shooting combined with k times of shooting. Therefore, in a system in which the same flow appears every time Δt1 [s] passes in the same place, the number of tracer particles can be measured approximately (k + 1) times, and the flow velocity can be measured easily and accurately. Can be realized.

  In this case, it is needless to say that the second shooting corresponding to each first shooting is a shooting when Δt2 [s] time has elapsed from each first shooting, and Δt2 [s] is a subsequent image determination time. Yes. In addition, when the fluid flow does not change at all times, Δt1 [s] can be made to coincide with Δt2 [s]. In this case, only k (k + 1) times of imaging are performed. Measurements with superimposed images can be performed. Therefore, it is possible to accurately measure the fluid velocity with an imaging time of an extremely short time (Δt2 [s] × (k + 1)).

In one embodiment,
A Fourier transform step of decomposing the waveform representing the fluid flow into a plurality of sine waves having different frequencies by Fourier transform;
Based on the Fourier transform step, one or more sine waves having high intensities are identified, and a time difference between the successive first imaging is calculated based on a wave period formed by superposition of the one or more sine waves. A time difference calculating step.

  According to the above embodiment, the waveform representing the fluid flow is decomposed into sine waves of a plurality of vortices having different frequencies by Fourier transform, whereby one or more vortices having high strength and greatly affecting the fluid flow. A sine wave can be calculated, and a time difference between successive first imaging can be calculated based on a wave period formed by superimposing the sine waves of one or more vortices. Therefore, even when the flow is an unsteady flow, it is possible to qualitatively calculate the period in which the flows are considered to be substantially equivalent, and this flow velocity measurement method can be applied.

  According to the flow velocity measuring method of the present invention, even when the number of tracer particles in the inspection region is small, the flow velocity of the fluid can be measured more accurately.

It is a figure for demonstrating the principle of the flow velocity measuring method of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the superposition of the position of the scattered light of the slit light by the nylon particle in the image of two 1st imaging | photography, and the two 1st imaging | photography. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the superposition of the position of the scattered light of the slit light by the nylon particle in the image of two 2nd imaging | photography, and the two 2nd imaging | photography. It is a figure which shows a 1st small window and the function f (x, y). It is a figure which shows a 2nd small window and the function g (x, y). It is a figure showing an example of a correlation plane. It is a figure showing the moving direction and magnitude | size of particle | grains in a 1st small window.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of a flow velocity measuring method according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which nylon particles are dispersed on a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis at a certain moment of a rotating centrifugal pump. It is a schematic diagram showing.

This centrifugal pump is configured to increase the pressure of water as an example of a fluid. This centrifugal pump has a rotating shaft 1 and the same eight blades 2, and each blade 2 extends from the outer peripheral surface 3 of the rotating shaft 1 to the radially outer side of the rotating shaft 1. . The eight blades 2 are located at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotary shaft 1. The rotating shaft 1 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG.

  In this configuration, the method of this embodiment measures the flow rate of the water as follows.

  First, a Δt1 determination step for determining a time difference Δt1 [s] that is considered to generate the same flow is performed. In this Δt1 determination step, one blade 2 existing at a position B at a certain time, and adjacent to the one blade 2 in a direction opposite to the rotation direction A of the rotary shaft 1, the position C Note another blade 2 present in Then, the moving time until another blade 2 existing at the position C moves from the position C to the position B by the rotation of the rotary shaft 1 is calculated. The movement time is Δt1 [s].

  Next, a particle mixing step is performed. In this particle mixing step, a plurality of nylon particles 10 as an example of a plurality of tracer particles are mixed in water. The diameter of each nylon particle 10 is about several tens of micrometers. The density of each nylon particle 10 is about the same as that of water.

  Subsequently, a light irradiation step is performed. In this light irradiation step, slit light, which is a thin sheet of light, is incident on an inspection region indicated by D in FIG. 1 from a slit light source (not shown). The incident slit light is substantially parallel to a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis 1. The slit light is generated by a laser light source and a cylindrical lens.

  Subsequently, a photographing step is performed. In this photographing step, after the centrifugal pump is driven, the inspection region D is continuously photographed by a high-speed camera (not shown) as an imaging device. Then, the position of the scattered light of the sheet light from the nylon particles 10 in each captured image is specified. As the rotational speed of the centrifugal pump, for example, a rotational speed of about 700 [rpm] can be employed. The high-speed camera has a light receiving lens and a two-dimensional detector composed of a PSD (photo-sensitive detector) or the like. As the high-speed camera, for example, a camera capable of photographing 10,000 or more frames per second can be suitably used.

  Subsequently, a previous image generation step is performed. In the previous image generation step, first, two different first images are selected from among a plurality of images captured by the high-speed camera. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining how to select the two first photographing and the superposition of the positions of the scattered light of the slit light by the nylon particles 10 in the two first photographing images. The image shown in FIG. 2A is one of the first captured images, and is an image when the region indicated by D in FIG. 1 is captured at a certain time t. The image shown in FIG. 2B is the image of the other first image, and is an image when the area indicated by D in FIG. 1 is imaged after the time Δt1 [s] has elapsed since the first image of one. is there.

  In this centrifugal pump, eight blades are the same, and the eight blades are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft. Therefore, it is considered that the same flow appears every time the rotation shaft rotates 45 ° (45 ° = 360 ° / 8) from a certain time t. As described in the Δt1 determination step, Δt1 [s] is a time during which the rotation shaft rotates 45 °. Therefore, the image shown in FIG. 2 (a) and the image shown in FIG. 2 (b) are considered to be two images when the same region in the same flow is photographed with time.

  FIG. 2C is a schematic diagram showing the previous image. One nylon image 10 shown in FIG. 2A has three nylon particles 10, and the positions of the two-dimensional coordinates of the nylon particles 10 in the image are also specified. In addition, two nylon particles 10 exist in the image of the other first image shown in FIG. 2B, and the position of the two-dimensional coordinate of each nylon particle 10 in the image is specified.

  As shown in FIG. 2C, in the previous image, the three nylon particles 10 appearing in one of the first captured images have two-dimensional coordinate positions in the one first captured image. It is drawn in a state that matches the position of. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 2C, the two nylon particles 10 appearing in the other first image are shown in the previous image, and the positions of the respective two-dimensional coordinates are the other images in the first image. It is drawn with the position of the two-dimensional coordinate at. For this reason, a total of five scattered lights appearing in the two first captured images are represented in the previous image in a state in which the positions in each scattered light are accurately reflected. In brief, the previous image is formed by superimposing one first image and the other first image. In this way, the previous image generation step is performed.

  Subsequently, a post-image generation step is performed. In the subsequent image generation step, first, one second image is taken when Δt2 [s] time elapses from the one first image, and the other second image is taken from the other first image. It is assumed that shooting is performed when Δt2 [s] time has elapsed. Δt2 [s] is a subsequent image determination time. In this embodiment, Δt2 [s] matches the time difference between the continuous shootings of the high-speed camera. There is a relationship of Δt1 [s] = l × Δt2 [s] between the above-described Δt1 [s] and Δt2 [s], where l is a positive integer.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining how to select two second photographing and the superposition of the positions of the scattered light of the slit light by the nylon particles 10 in the two second photographing images. Specifically, FIG. 3A is an image of one second image corresponding to one first image, and FIG. 3B is an image of the other second image corresponding to the other first image. It is. FIG. 3C shows a rear image. As shown in FIG. 3, the rear image is formed by superimposing one second captured image and the other second captured image. The meaning of superposition is the same as the meaning of superposition described in the previous image generation step.

  2 and 3 are diagrams provided for explaining the principle of the pre-image generation step and the post-image generation step. In these drawings, the number of nylon particles is drawn extremely smaller than the actual number. Therefore, in practice, a large number of nylon particles (exactly, scattered light from the nylon particles) are present in each of the front image and the rear image. In addition, the images in FIGS. 2A, 2B, 2C, 3A, 3B, and 3C are all the same p × q (pixel). (Where each of p and q is a positive integer).

Subsequently, a correlation value calculation step is performed. In this correlation value calculation step, the correlation value is calculated using PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry). Specifically, first, the front image is decomposed into a plurality of first small windows (regions), and the rear image is decomposed into a plurality of second small windows (regions). Thereafter, a shift range from each first small window when searching for a destination in the subsequent image is set. Then, the shift within the shift range is performed to search for the transition destination of the first small window. Specifically, first, the second small window is finely shifted from the first small window vertically and horizontally in increments of 1 pixel (in some cases, in increments of 1 pixel or less). Then, for each second small window, the cross-correlation function R _fg (x, y, α, β) is calculated from the following equations (1) to (3) between the images of the first and second small windows. The second small window having the largest cross-correlation function with respect to the first small window is specified. Thereafter, in the flow velocity measurement step, a movement (speed) vector is obtained from the positional relationship between the first small window and the second small window having the largest cross-correlation function with respect to the first small window. This is performed for all the first small windows in the measurement range, and a map of the movement vector is formed.

ここで、ｉ,ｊ,α,βは、整数であって、ピクセルを特定する指数であり、α,βを変えることによって、シフト先の画像を特定する。また、ｎ,ｍは、小窓ｎ×ｍ（ピクセル）を確定する整数であり、関数ｆ（ｘ,ｙ）と関数ｇ（ｘ,ｙ）の夫々は、座標ｘ,ｙでの輝度を表す関数である。また、関数ｆ（ｘ,ｙ）は、前画像を基に定義され、関数ｇ（ｘ,ｙ）は、後画像を基に定義される。また、ｘ,ｙは、２次元平面での変数であり、ｘ,ｙを確定すると、第１小窓を特定できる。尚、小窓は、例えば、３０×３０（ピクセル）とか、４０×４０（ピクセル）を使用できるが、小窓ｎ×ｍ（ピクセル）は、これに限らず、如何なる大きさの領域で定義されても良い。

Here, i, j, α, and β are integers and are indices for specifying pixels, and the image to be shifted is specified by changing α and β. N and m are integers that determine the small window n × m (pixel), and each of the function f (x, y) and the function g (x, y) represents the luminance at the coordinates x and y. It is a function. The function f (x, y) is defined based on the previous image, and the function g (x, y) is defined based on the subsequent image. Further, x and y are variables on a two-dimensional plane, and when x and y are determined, the first small window can be specified. For example, 30 × 30 (pixels) or 40 × 40 (pixels) can be used as the small window, but the small window n × m (pixel) is not limited to this and is defined by an area of any size. May be.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the first small window and the function f (x, y), and FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the second small window and the function g (x, y). As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, α and β are measures of the shift amount of the subsequent image with respect to the previous image. R _fg (x, y, α, β) is calculated by changing each α, β, and a correlation plane shown in FIG. 6 as an example is calculated. The correlation plane is a plane in which x and y are fixed and variables are represented by α and β that define the direction and magnitude of the shift. Then, based on α and β having the maximum values on the correlation plane, the moving direction and size of the particles in the first small window are calculated as shown in FIG.

  In summary, in the correlation value calculation step and the flow velocity measurement step, the first small window is cut out from the previous image and the second small window is cut out from the rear image. Then, using the cross-correlation function, the positional relationship between the first small window and the second small window that maximizes the similarity is determined. And from the positional relationship of these 1st and 2nd small windows, the average moving amount (water flow speed) of the nylon particle 10 in each 1st small window is measured.

  According to the above-described embodiment, the positions of the scattered light from the nylon particles 10 in the two first photographed images in the two different first photographs are superimposed to generate one previous image. Even in the case where the number of scattered light representing nylon particles is small, the number of scattered light representing nylon particles 10 in the previous image can be increased to approximately twice the number of scattered light of one first photographed image. Therefore, even when the number of nylon particles 10 flowing into the inspection region is small, the number of nylon particles 10 can be increased in a pseudo manner, and measurement equivalent to the case where the number of nylon particles 10 is large can be performed. . Therefore, it is not necessary to redo the measurement, and the fluid flow velocity can be accurately measured.

  Further, according to the embodiment, the relative position of the imaging region D with respect to the blade 2 becomes the same every time the time Δt1 [s] elapses, and the same flow occurs every time the time Δt1 [s] elapses. It is thought that it is generated. Therefore, the two first shootings can be performed as shooting of the shooting area D at time t and shooting of the shooting area D when Δt1 [s] has elapsed since the shooting. One shooting can be decided. Further, the second shooting corresponding to each first shooting can also be easily determined as shooting when Δt2 [s] time has elapsed from each first shooting.

  In the embodiment described above, the slit light is generated by the laser light source and the cylindrical lens. However, in the present invention, the slit light may be generated by white light and a slit mask, or may be generated by a laser light source and a polygon mirror. In the present invention, the slit light may be generated by the line LED and the projection lens, or may be generated by other methods.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the high-speed camera was able to shoot 10 thousand frames per second. However, in the present invention, shooting is performed per second by replacing the imaging device depending on the measurement target. The number of frames that can be taken may be freely changed, and the number of frames that can be shot per second may be larger or smaller than ten thousand frames.

  In the above embodiment, the fluid is water and the measurement particles are nylon particles 10 having a diameter of several tens of micrometers. However, in the present invention, the fluid may be any liquid other than water. Further, the diameter of the measurement particle can be freely changed depending on the object to be measured, and the diameter of the measurement particle may be any value other than several tens of micrometers. Also, the density of the measurement particles can be freely changed according to the specification, and the density of the measurement particles may be the same as the density of the liquid to which it flows or may be different from the density of the liquid to which it flows. The material of each measurement particle is not limited to nylon, and any other resin material may be used, or a material other than resin. Further, each measurement particle may be an oil drop or a bubble present in water. In the present invention, the fluid may be a gas such as air. In that case, for example, smoke particles may be used as measurement particles. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the rotational speed of the centrifugal pump was 700 [rpm], in this invention, the rotational speed of a centrifugal pump may be any rotational speed other than 700 [rpm]. Further, the number of the blades of the centrifugal pump may be any number other than eight.

In the above embodiment, the correlation value calculation step is performed by PIV using the cross-correlation function R _fg (x, y, α, β). However, in the present invention, the correlation value calculation step is performed by Fourier transform cross-correlation. PIV using a method (using fast Fourier transform (FFT)) or autocorrelation method PIV (Auto-correlation PIV) may be used. In addition, the correlation value calculation step may be performed by two-dimensional PIV (Optical Flow PIV) using optical flow, and two-way DP matching ((Dynamic Programming Matching): matching that allows local small deformation of the signal waveform. You may carry out using PIV by)).

  Further, in the above embodiment, the front image is created by superimposing the two images from the first two photographings, and the rear image is created by superimposing the two images from the second second photographing. . However, when r is an integer greater than or equal to 3, in the present invention, the previous image is created by superimposing r images in r first imaging, and the rear image is r second imaging. Alternatively, r images may be created by superimposing.

  In the above embodiment, the pre-image generation step is performed, and then the post-image generation step is performed. In the present invention, the post-image generation step may be performed, and then the pre-image generation step may be performed, or There may be a time during which the previous image generation step and the subsequent image generation step are performed simultaneously. In the above embodiment, the continuous shooting with the high-speed camera is performed with the same time difference. However, in the present invention, the continuous shooting with the imaging device may be performed with a non-identical time difference.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, the said flow velocity measurement step was performed with time in one pattern which fixed the emission direction of slit light. However, in the present invention, the flow velocity measurement step may be performed with a plurality of patterns in which at least one of the emission direction of the slit light and the optical axis is different from each other. According to this, the flow velocity measurement step can be performed a plurality of times in a state where the incident directions of the slit light are different from each other, and a plurality of different two-dimensional regions in the fluid flow area can be illuminated with the slit light. it can. Further, by performing the flow velocity measurement step a plurality of times in a state where the optical axes are different from each other, different regions can be photographed. Therefore, the movement of the measurement particles at each point in the three-dimensional space can be easily analyzed, and the three-dimensional velocity of the fluid can be easily measured. Further, the cross-correlation function R _fg (x, y, z, α) is obtained by performing the flow velocity measurement step by simultaneously emitting a plurality of slit lights or performing the flow velocity measurement step using a plurality of imaging devices. , β) can be calculated by a function f (x, y, z) defined by three-dimensional coordinates and g (x, y, z). In this case, each point in the three-dimensional space of the measurement particle It is possible to measure and analyze the movement of the car in more detail.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the flow velocity measuring method was applied to the measuring object considered that the same flow appears for every progress of fixed time. However, the fluid measurement method of the present invention may be applied to a steady flow whose flow does not change permanently regardless of time, and in this case, the plurality of first photographings are set to the same examination area at different times. As long as it is a plurality of shootings, any shooting can be performed.

  In addition, the flow of water in the centrifugal pump of the above embodiment can also be analyzed as a steady flow. In this case, the time difference between successive first photographings may be any time and may not be constant. That is, in this case, the plurality of first photographings may not be performed at the same time interval.

  Further, in the case of an unsteady flow that is not a steady flow in which the fluid flow does not change permanently, a period in which the flow is considered to be substantially equivalent may be qualitatively calculated by the following steps.

  That is, a Fourier transform step that decomposes a waveform representing a fluid flow into a plurality of sine waves having different frequencies by Fourier transform (more preferably, fast Fourier transform), and one or more having a high intensity based on the Fourier transform step. And a time difference calculating step of calculating a time difference between the first imaging based on a wave period formed by superimposing the one or more sine waves.

  In this way, the waveform representing the fluid flow is decomposed into sine waves of a plurality of vortices having different frequencies by Fourier transform, so that the sine of one or more vortices having high strength and greatly affecting the fluid flow is obtained. The wave can be calculated, and the time difference between the first imaging can be calculated based on the period of the wave formed by superposing the sine waves of one or more vortices. Therefore, even when the flow is an unsteady flow, it is possible to qualitatively calculate the period in which the flows are considered to be substantially equivalent, and the flow velocity measurement method of the present invention can be used.

  In the present invention, it is preferable to take an image in a state where the exit direction of the slit light and the optical axis of the high-speed camera are substantially orthogonal, because it is easy to focus on the image, but the exit direction of the slit light is preferable. And the extending direction of the optical axis of the photographing apparatus may intersect at any angle other than substantially orthogonal.

  Further, the flow velocity measuring method of the present invention is, for example, for measuring the speed of a lubricant (fluid) in a rolling bearing in which rolling elements are arranged between an inner ring and an outer ring (a cage may also exist). It can also be used to measure the flow of air (fluid) through aircraft wings.

  The flow velocity measuring method of the present invention can be suitably used for analyzing the flow of lubricating oil in a vehicle pinion shaft support device such as a differential gear, a transaxle, or a transfer. This is because in a vehicle pinion shaft support device, the amount of lubricating oil in the device may be made very small in order to greatly reduce the agitation resistance and rolling viscosity resistance of the lubricating oil. This is because the number of tracer particles may be insufficient for accurate measurement. However, it will be appreciated that the method of the present invention may be used for fluid flow analysis of any device. In addition, it is needless to say that a new embodiment can be constructed by combining two or more configurations among all the configurations described in the above-described embodiments and modifications.

1 Rotating shaft 2 Blade 10 Nylon particles

Claims (3)

A particle mixing step of mixing a plurality of tracer particles in the fluid;
A light irradiation step for irradiating light to the inspection region in the fluid;
An imaging step of continuously imaging the inspection area with an imaging device;
The position of the scattered light of the light by the tracer particles in a plurality of first photographed images in the plurality of first photographs selected from a plurality of first photographs photographed by the imaging device. A pre-image generation step for generating a single previous image by superimposing
The tracer in the plurality of second photographed images in the plurality of second photographs obtained by collecting the second photographs taken after the elapse of the same post-image determination time for each of the plurality of first photographs. A post-image generation step of generating a single post-image by superimposing the positions of the scattered light of the light by the particles;
The front image is decomposed into a plurality of first small windows, and the rear image is decomposed into a plurality of second small windows, and then correlation values between the first small windows and the second small windows are calculated. And a correlation value calculating step. The flow velocity measuring method according to claim 1,
When each of Δt1 [s] and Δt2 [s] is a fixed time and k is a natural number,
The plurality of first photographings are performed every time the time Δt1 [s] elapses between the time taken at time t and the time k × the time Δt1 [s] from the time t. (Shooting k + 1) times combined with
The plurality of second shootings are (k + 1) times of shootings obtained by collecting the shootings when the Δt2 [s] time has elapsed from each of the first shootings. In the flow velocity measuring method according to claim 1 or 2,
A Fourier transform step of decomposing the waveform representing the fluid flow into a plurality of sine waves having different frequencies by Fourier transform;
Based on the Fourier transform step, one or more sine waves having high intensities are identified, and a time difference between the successive first imaging is calculated based on a wave period formed by superposition of the one or more sine waves. And a time difference calculating step.

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