| Main Title |
Video Image Analysis System for Concentration Measurements and Flow Visualization in Building Wakes. |
| Author |
Lee, J. T. ;
Call, D. L. ;
Lawson, R. E. ;
Clements, W. E. ;
Hoard, D. E. ;
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Lab. ;Los Alamos National Lab., NM. |
| Publisher |
c1991 |
| Year Published |
1991 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-91/147; |
| Stock Number |
PB91-219055 |
| Additional Subjects |
Image analysis ;
Flow visualization ;
Buildings ;
Wakes ;
Video equipment ;
Image processing ;
Plumes ;
Signal processing ;
Test facilities ;
Calibration ;
Diffusion ;
Smoke ;
Fluid flow ;
Wind tunnel tests ;
Reprints ;
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| NTIS |
PB91-219055 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
17p |
| Abstract |
A video image analysis technique for concentration measurements and flow visualization was developed for the study of diffusion in building wakes and other wind tunnel flows. Smoke injected into the flow was photographed from above with a video camera, and the video signal was digitized in real time during the experiment and during playback with a video image analysis system. The relation between the digitized smoke intensity and the vertically integrated concentration of smoke particles was obtained from calibration experiments in which the smoke was replaced by a mixture of ethane and air. The time-averaged vertically-integrated concentration of the ethane tracer was measured at discrete points throughout the flow field and correlated with the time-averaged smoke intensity data. After the system was calibrated, the instantaneous and time-averaged fields of vertically integrated concentration were obtained by simply photographing the smoke plume. Color-contoured images of the plume were created and displayed in real time thus creating a pseudo-color movie that was very useful for flow visualization. The technique was used to study the effects of building geometry and source location on the concentration and flow patterns in building wakes. (Copyright (c) 1991 Pergamon Press plc.) |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Atmospheric Environment, v25A n7 p1211-1225 1991. Color illustrations reproduced in black and white. Prepared in cooperation with Los Alamos National Lab., NM. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Video Image Analysis System for Concentration Measurements and Flow Visualization in Building Wakes. |
| Category Codes |
51A; 46B; 94K |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A03/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/09 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
126923613 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
