Understanding Turbulent Flows

How the simultaneous application of PIV and PLIF measurement techniques sheds light on turbulent entrainment, a process that has implications for oil spills, wind farms and more.

Although turbulence plays such a dominant role in fluid dynamics, there’s a lot that still remains unknown. High-speed imaging systems, along with flow measurement techniques like particle image velocimetry (PIV) and planar laser induced fluorescence (PLIF), can provide a helpful lens into turbulence, enabling fluid dynamics experts to see things they otherwise couldn’t.