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A new algorithm of Delaunay Tessellation Particle Tracking Velocimetry (DT-PTV in abbreviation) is proposed for tracking particles in images of a PIV system by making use of the Delaunay tessellation (DT). The algorithm is tested by using numerically simulated particle images. The calculation results based on DT are compared with those obtained by a conventional algorithm of Binary Image Cross-correlation method (BICC). The new algorithm shows higher performance of obtaining more identical particles in two consecutive images correctly with shorter computation time even if the images contain many particles. A further application of DT to elimination of spurious vectors is also discussed.
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Received: 24 November 1997/Accepted: 7 August 1998
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Song, X., Yamamoto, F., Iguchi, M. et al. A new tracking algorithm of PIV and removal of spurious vectors using Delaunay tessellation. Experiments in Fluids 26, 371–380 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003480050300
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003480050300