Fall 2010 Inlet Manifold Dye Test Videos

Dye Test on the First Model

• Original conditions

Dye Test on the Second Model

• Original conditions

• With Baffles

Dye Test on the Third Model

• With Tapered Spacing and Baffles

• With Center Fed Manifold and Baffles

Dye Test on the Third Model, with the tap replacing the centrifugal pump

• Using flexible hose baffles

• Using another version of the Center Fed Manifold

• "The Pink Caterpillar": Using a pipe with horizontal diverters across each hole

• Investigating the effect of launders on our results

Dye Tests on a clear manifold with straight nozzles

• Injecting a flood of blue dye into the first nozzle

• Injecting pulses of blue dye into the first nozzle

• Injecting red dye into the feed pipe

Tracer Bead Tests on a clear manifold with modified nozzles

• "Convex" weir: The middle nozzle has been cut such that the flow has to go over a convex weir before leaving the manifold

• "Concave" weir: The middle nozzle has been cut such that the flow has to go over a concave weir after passing an orifice