@inproceedings{e3f091cb27734f21bdf81314b60015d8,
title = "Simultaneous sensing of fluid velocity and temperature using particle tracers embedding nitrobenzofurazan functionalized thermosensitive hydrogels",
abstract = "Particle image velocimetry is an experimental technique for measuring the velocity field of a moving fluid by tracking small particles dispersed within the flow. To extend this technique to the study of fluid temperature, we propose a novel tracer particle which enables direct measurement of the velocity, while acting as a temperature sensor by increasing its fluorescence intensity when the local fluid temperature rises above 32°C. Thermoresponsive tracers are prepared by incorporating nitrobenzofurazan functionalized hydrogels within optically transparent polydimethylsiloxane microspheres. We demonstrate the application of the tracers in the study of forced thermal convection in water around a heated cylinder in an open channel.",
keywords = "Fluorescent material, Particle image velocimetry, Temperature sensing",
author = "Filippo Cellini and Peterson, {Sean D.} and Maurizio Porfiri",
note = "Funding Information: by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CBET- Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 SPIE.; Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2017 ; Conference date: 26-03-2017 Through 29-03-2017",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1117/12.2257362",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Lynch, {Jerome P.}",
booktitle = "Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2017",
}