Analyze fluid flow in micro nuclear reactor prototype to determine suitability of design using Particle Tracking Velocimetry
Prototype focuses on where the fluid enters the tank containing the fuel rods
Technical Details
Utilized PtvPy Python library to gather numerical data from image collection
Wrote Bash script to run PtvPy commands to make processing semi-automatic
Processed a video of the prototype by cropping, adjusting contrast levels, and converting to greyscale and/or black and white images
This is the prototype being tested.
Comparing the video of the fluid movement being analyzed to the particles picked up by the script.
Results and Outcomes
Produced files containing particle location, trajectory, mass, and size among other data
Learned that the PtvPy Python library has issues differentiating between what is and is not a particle, creating some difficulty in converting pixels per frame to millimeters per second
