Combining high-speed planar PIV and motion tracking of a flexible cylinder in cross-flow

Most modeling studies investigating the flow dynamics in vegetation canopies are limited to rigid models as proxies for elements. However, most embody some degree of structural flexibility, resulting aeroelastic mechanisms coupling motion with surrounding flow. Studies addressing flexible typically quantify either or plant independently, thus missing instantaneous between turbulent stresses and deformations. Few experiments have been devoted measuring both quantities simultaneously. Okamoto Nezu (2009) utilized a combined PIV-PTV technique capture canopy motion. only stem tips was captured, opposed deformation entire stem. Py et al. (2006) employed digital image correlation (DIC) crop using in-field images. wind itself not measured across domain.
 The present work presents an experimental that can be study flow–structure interaction canopies, could extended other and/or moving objects. High-speed PIV data idealized element, consisting cylinder, together corresponding displacement field throughout cylinder were simultaneously obtained combining fluorescent imaging refractive index matching (RIM).