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EPSRC Reference:	GR/N04843/01
Title:	THREE-DIMENSIONAL LASER ANEMOMETER FOR MULTI-PROJECT APPLICATION
Principal Investigator:	Easson, Professor WJ
Other Investigators:	Bruce, Professor T
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Department:	Sch of Mechanical Engineering
Organisation:	University of Edinburgh
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	28 February 2000	Ends:	27 August 2002	Value (£):	315,753
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Fluid Dynamics Lasers & Optics
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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Laser flow measurement is one of the key research tools in the Division of Engineering. The fluid mechanics group has 10 years of experience in Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and is a leader in its application to a wide variety of flow problems in engineering. LDA has also been used as PIV and LDA, being spatially and temporally based respectively, provide excellent complementary measurements. However, the group's one-dimensional LDA equipment has become obsolete, much of it being over 20 years old. Complementing the existing PIV investmnet, a new, 3-D LDA system will add significant value to a number of ongoing projects, and generate significant new opportunities for the group's future research.The purchase of new Laser Anemometry equipment at this juncture is particularly timely, as there are a number of ongoing relevant projects, a number of project awards which have just been made, and several project applications which are currently being considered by various bodies.The fields of application envisaged are wide-ranging and include coastal engineering (wave kinematics); combustion (particle grouping & roping in pipes and interference in burner arrays); blood flow (prosthetic valves); and calibration of mud flow sensors. Details are set out in the Case for Support.Keywords describing areas of proposalLaser anemometry, particle transport, burner interaction, low NOx, wave loading, sediment transport, mud suspensions
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