A method of flow pattern and velocity measurement in a physical hydraulic model using image acquiring and processing system

摘要

This invention deals with an innovative method of measuring the velocity of the water flow and determination of the water flow pattern using various image processing methodologies. Existing hardware based technologies give the velocity accurately but are cost ineffective and fail in the flow pattern determination while existing image processing technologies are hazardous and very much expensive. This invention states the methodology, for finding out water velocity and plotting the flow patterns, using fluid as a tracer, which eliminates the drawbacks of the existing technologies. Fig. 1