Abstract
Unit of Vector-UVP system, which is an advanced UVP system to measure three directional velocity components on a line by using multiple transducers, was developed. To optimize the Vector-UVP system, we attempted to determine an acoustic field generated by a focusing transducer, which can focuses ultrasound via acoustic lens mounted at the head of the transducer. The acoustic intensity was measured using a small hydrophone by scanning the sound field. It is also theoretically calculated by solving two-dimensional wave equation to validate the measured results, such as focal point of the ultrasonic beam. We also estimated the influence of an intermediate wall existing between target fluid and the transducer on the acoustic field. With the estimated results, the measurement volume and the measurement area were determined so that the system is optimized. The system was applied to the measurement of two directional velocity components of Karmann vortices in a wake of a circular cylinder to demonstrate the applicability to multi-dimensional unsteady flow. From the measured velocity vector profile, the two-dimensional vorticity distribution were validly detected using the present vector-UVP system after Taylor's frozen hypothesis was considered.
