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B768 Experimental Application of Particle Imaging to Fluid Velocity Analysis in Building Drainage Systems. Dr. D. P. Campbell, B.A., Ph.D. D.P.Campbell@sbe.hw.ac.uk Drainage Research Group The School of the Built Environment Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh EH14 4AS d.p.campbell@hw.ac.uk Tel +44 131 451 4618 Fax + 44 131 451 3161 ABSTRACT Previous research into the hydraulic and pneumatic conditions in the pipework associated with building drainage waste and ventilation (DWV) systems has been interpreted as suggesting that the flow regime within the vertical stack consists of an annular water flow entraining a central air core with an associated pressure drop. However, previous evidence had suggested that a significant proportion of the water was found in the air core by Pink[1] and Wyly and Eaton[2]. A new model has recently been proposed by Campbell MacLeod[3] which suggests that the airflow entrainment is due to the distribution of work between the water annulus and the droplets falling in the central air core. This paper describes the investigation of the velocity profile of mixed phase fluid flow in building DWV systems utilising the Particle Tracking Velocimetry (PTV) flow measurement technique previously established by Campbell[4]. PTV is a non-intrusive optical flow measurement technique that supplies an instantaneous sample of velocity throughout a two dimensional plane in the flow field. The results of the PTV investigation support the assumption that water droplets exist in the air core and have a velocity greater than that of the water annulus. Practical Application This paper describes the application of Particle Tracking Velocimetry (PTV) to the interaction between air and water in typical building drainage, waste and vent (DWV) systems. Results indicate an unexpected distribution of mass across the stack discharge which, together with the nature of the air/water interface, govern air movement. The technique of PTV is particularly suited to th