设计一个可访问的流室用于实验室实验
Madeline E Federle1, Benjamin Lyons1, Mithun Ravisankar2
1School of Engineering, Brown University, 184 Hope St, Providence, RI 02912, USA.
HardwareX
|February 3, 2026
概括
我们开发了一个低成本的,开源的同质同位素流 (HIT) 室,用于可访问的研究. 这种设计使用易于获得的零件和简单的制造,使其在流研究和教育中得到更广泛的使用.
科学领域:
- 流体动力学 流体动力学
- 实验物理实验物理学
背景情况:
- 均质的同源性流 (HIT) 室对于研究流体动力学至关重要.
- 目前的HIT室设计通常是昂贵和复杂的.
研究的目的:
- 提供低成本,可访问和开源的HIT室设计.
- 促进在研究和教育中更广泛地采用HIT实验.
主要方法:
- 使用钢框架和烯酸窗户制造5.5升的截断立方体室.
- 通过八个螺旋驱动的直流电机产生流.
- 使用粒子图像速度计 (PIV) 进行流统计的性能评估.
主要成果:
- 成功地在公司内部制造了一个功能性的HIT室.
- 证明了受控的流产生和可量化的统计属性.
- 验证设计的可访问性和成本效益.
结论:
- 开源的HIT室设计大大降低了成本和复杂性.
- 这种可访问的平台促进了流中更广泛的研究和教育机会.
- 鼓励进一步开发和应用低成本的实验流体动力学工具.
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