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Magnetic Resonance Velocimetry (MRV) coupled with temperature or concentration measurements can reliably map 3D turbulent flow and passive scalar mixing in complex geometries, demonstrating that temperature and concentration fields behave as directly comparable passive scalars. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Compare three-dimensional velocity fields and passive scalar mixing measurements acquired across multiple research groups using magnetic resonance velocimetry in an optically obstructed turbulent channel flow.

August 27, 2026Experiments in FluidsOpen Access

MRV Challenge 3: velocity and passive scalar comparison in a 3D turbulent flow

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MBMichael BensonOak Ridge National Laboratory TNThien NguyenOak Ridge National Laboratory SRSwantje RomigUniversity of Rostock

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Multi-laboratory study reveals cross-platform consistency in 3D velocity and passive scalar mixing during turbulent flow, highlighting the diagnostic reliability of magnetic resonance velocimetry.

Key Points

Compare three-dimensional velocity fields and passive scalar mixing measurements acquired across multiple research groups using magnetic resonance velocimetry in an optically obstructed turbulent channel flow.
Five international research teams conducted measurements using a shared water channel apparatus containing cubic obstacles, variable-height sidewall elements, and a bottom-wall secondary injector jet.
MRV measurements were coupled with either temperature or concentration monitoring under flow regimes where both properties acted as dynamically equivalent passive scalars.
Volumetric experimental datasets from all teams were interpolated onto a common spatial grid for direct evaluation using line profiles, contour plots, and isosurfaces.
Both temperature and chemical concentration satisfied identical transport dynamics, validating their direct comparison as passive scalars interacting with the turbulent mainstream.
The multi-laboratory measurements successfully captured the three-dimensional interaction, wake structures, and downstream advection of the injector jet across an optically inaccessible geometry.

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Benson et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8fe91710c91c1e92620b59 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-026-04234-x

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August 27, 2026Experiments in FluidsOpen Access

MRV Challenge 3: velocity and passive scalar comparison in a 3D turbulent flow

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Authors

MBMichael BensonOak Ridge National Laboratory TNThien NguyenOak Ridge National Laboratory SRSwantje RomigUniversity of Rostock

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Implication

Multi-laboratory study reveals cross-platform consistency in 3D velocity and passive scalar mixing during turbulent flow, highlighting the diagnostic reliability of magnetic resonance velocimetry.

Key Points

Compare three-dimensional velocity fields and passive scalar mixing measurements acquired across multiple research groups using magnetic resonance velocimetry in an optically obstructed turbulent channel flow.
Five international research teams conducted measurements using a shared water channel apparatus containing cubic obstacles, variable-height sidewall elements, and a bottom-wall secondary injector jet.
MRV measurements were coupled with either temperature or concentration monitoring under flow regimes where both properties acted as dynamically equivalent passive scalars.
Volumetric experimental datasets from all teams were interpolated onto a common spatial grid for direct evaluation using line profiles, contour plots, and isosurfaces.
Both temperature and chemical concentration satisfied identical transport dynamics, validating their direct comparison as passive scalars interacting with the turbulent mainstream.
The multi-laboratory measurements successfully captured the three-dimensional interaction, wake structures, and downstream advection of the injector jet across an optically inaccessible geometry.

Cite This Study

Benson et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8fe91710c91c1e92620b59 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-026-04234-x

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