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Mean velocity data obtained by PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) around the head of a real-life size breathing thermal manikin are presented for two cases of ‘no breathing’ and ‘continuous exhalation through nose’. Experiments were conducted in a special chamber which provided stationary convective flows around the seated manikin. Results are limited to the plane of symmetry. The paper aims to describe the physical structure of the turbulent flow field by presenting velocity and vorticity data in color graphics.
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Oktay Özcan: He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 1983 from the University of California at Berkeley, USA. He worked at the NASA-Ames Research Center, USA as an NRC Research Associate between 1982–83 and 1988–90. He was a visiting scientist at the Technical University of Denmark from 1999 to 2001. He has taught at the Technical University of Istanbul between 1984–2002. He has been working at Yildiz Technical University as a professor since 2002. His major research interest is Experimental Fluid Mechanics.
Knud Erik Meyer: He worked two years in a consultant engineering company specialized in heat pumps. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Technical University of Denmark in 1994 on a study of heat transfer in tube bundles involving both experiments and CFD calculations. He is now an associate professor in experimental fluid mechanics. Present research interests are optical flow measurements (LDA, PIV, LIF) and a number of industrial flow applications.
Arsen K. Melikov: Has received his Ph.D. degree in the field of turbulent flows from the Technical University in Sofia. He has performed research and teaching in several countries. At present he is an associate professor in indoor environment, heating ventilation and air conditioning. He has been principle and co-principle investigator of 30 research projects sponsored by government and private organizations from Denmark, Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, USA, Japan, Germany, Sweden, Kuwait, Portugal and the European Community.
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Özcan, O., Meyer, K.E. & Melikov, A.K. A visual description of the convective flow field around the head of a human. J Vis 8, 23–31 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03181599
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