Measurement of turbulent scalar mixing by means of a combination of PIV and LIF
L. Aanen · Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) · 2002
This thesis is based on more than four years of research at the Laboratory of Aero-& Hydrodynamics of the Delft University of Technology.This thesis is about turbulent mixing, a subject with many applications and many unsolved problems.Without the help of many other people it would have been impossible to finish al the work presented in this thesis.First of all I would like to thank professor Nieuwstadt and my supervisor professor Westerweel.Without their knowledge, experience and help I would have been totally lost.As for my work is beside a scientific work also a technical work, I also have to thank all the supporting people at the lab: Ruud, Joop, Roland and Cor, without your help and support I would never have been able to do the work I did.The authors of chapter 6 would like to thank Dr.ir.B.J. Boersma for his contributions to this project.Antonio! Life would have been lonely and hard if you would not have been there in combining the two measurement techniques for the first time.We spent quite some time together in the basement, trying to solve technical problems.Thanks for all your help and pleasant hours beside the work.I would like to thank Pim van der Salm to help me bridge the gap between Word and Latex.Without his help the last chapter of this thesis whould have been without any graphics.I would also like to thank all my colleagues.It was always pleasant to work in our group.We all together made a lot of fun.Last but not least I would like to thank all the people who gave me the moral support I needed.The people who told me I could do it when I doubted.I think that help was the most important for me.