Characterization of the flow profile in the test section of a recirculating water channel for hydrodynamic experiments at moderate Reynolds number

• Grant number: 16/16762-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2016
• End date: September 30, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Naval and Oceanic Engineering - Hydrodynamics of Ships and Ocean Systems
• Principal Investigator: Gustavo Roque da Silva Assi
• Grantee: Luis Henrique da Silva Dias
• Host Institution: Escola Politécnica (EP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The goal of the project is to carry out measurements of flow velocity in the channel test section to determine the flow profile. By way of non-intrusive techniques flow velocity measurements will be collected at several points distributed in a plane transverse to the test section. This information allows to determine the average speed of each point, as well as its fluctuation in time.