Thesis (doctor)--Technische Universiteit Delft, 1997. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (doctor)--Technische Universiteit Delft, 1997. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1990. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 80).

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Non-invasive and fast flow measurement techniques have had increasing importance for the last decades. Scientists are looking for such quick techniques to be able to monitor real velocities without disturbing flow itself. Ultrasound Doppler velocimetry (UDV) being one of such techniques promising with advantages of getting simultaneous velocity measurements from several points and of applicability for opaque liquids as well. UDV is a technique which is still being developed for new applications and analysis of complex flows. In this study effect of sinusoidal oscillating, turbulent (random) and viscoelastic fluid motions on UDV signals were investigated theoretically and experimentally. Obtained mathematical relations for random and viscoelastic motions were utilized to get statistics of flow and distribution of relaxation spectrum, respectively. Analytical analysis and numerical simulation of sinusoidal oscillating flow depicted that there is a critical value for the ratio of oscillation amplitude to oscillation frequency for a specified set of measurement parameters of UDV. Above this critical value UDV is not successful to determine mean flow velocity. Mathematical relations between velocity probability density function (PDF) &ndash / velocity auto correlation function (ACF) and UDV signal spectrum were obtained in the analysis v of flow with random velocity. Comparison of velocity ACFs from direct velocity measurements and from raw in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) signals through derived relation, revealed that time resolution of UDV technique is not enough for getting a good velocity ACF and thus turbulence spectrum. Using I and Q signals rather than measured velocities to get velocity ACF, increased the time resolution in the order of number of pulses used for getting one velocity value (Nprn). Velocity PDF obtained from UDV spectrum was compared with the one obtained from measured velocities with the assumption of Gaussian PDF. Both velocity PDFs were consistent. Also some parameters of pipe turbulence from literature were compared with the presented findings from velocity ACF obtained from I and Q signals through derived relation. Results showed good compatibility. In the last part of the study, complex viscosity of a linear viscoelastic fluid mathematically related to spectrum of UDV for a pipe flow with small-amplitude oscillating pressure field. Generalized Maxwell model was employed to express complex viscosity terms. Zero frequency (mean flow) component of UDV spectrum was used to obtain an equation for relaxation viscosities of generalized Maxwell model. Results have revealed that UDV technique can also be used to probe some of viscoelastic material functions. In conclusion, UDV is relatively new but a promising technique for the measurement and analysis of complex flows in a non-invasive manner.