Abstract
Photoelasticity in solids is a well-developed technique for stress and strain analysis. Less progress has been made in applying a similar effect, photoviscosity, to flow analysis. This paper has three objects: (1) to simplify photoviscous methods; (2) to compare velocity profiles obtained from photoviscosity with those obtained by the double-exposure bubble technique; (3) to determine the principal strain rates and the maximum shear stress from photoviscotity. The problem of slow viscous flow about a cylindrical obstacle in a rectangular channel was selected for the comparison. The fluid was a suspension of milling yellow dye in water. Strain rates and stresses averaged over the path of ligh can be obtained easily using photoviscosity. The bubble technique is shown to be a very powerful tool that permits the determination of the velocity field in three-dimensional problems.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
