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Area of Science:

Fluid dynamics
Optical sensing
Machine learning

Background:

Traditional velocimetry methods primarily capture linear velocity components.
Angular velocity components are crucial for understanding energy transfer in turbulent flows, especially at small scales.
Existing techniques often struggle to resolve these angular components effectively.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and present a new optical sensor approach for measuring angular velocity components in fluid flows.
To demonstrate the feasibility of using structured light and machine learning for this purpose.
To provide a foundation for extending this technique to sense other flow parameters.

Main Methods:

Utilizing beams of structured light to probe the fluid flow.
Employing a machine learning model for data analysis and velocity component determination.
Training and validating the machine learning model using experimentally validated simulations.

Main Results:

Successfully demonstrated an optical sensor approach to determine a component of the angular velocity vector.
Validated the machine learning model's performance in simulations.
Showcased the potential for resolving angular velocity in fluid flows.

Conclusions:

The developed optical sensor offers a promising new method for fluid flow velocimetry.
This approach effectively measures angular velocity components, crucial for flow analysis.
The methodology can be adapted to sense additional flow parameters by altering light structures.