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Coanda flapping phenomenon involved manual analysis which was<br />

exceedingly time consuming. Introduction <strong>of</strong> PIV and frame-byframe<br />

automated analysis would solve this problem. Specifically<br />

here, such a system could interrogate frames for the recovery <strong>of</strong><br />

the effective separation volume by finding the first occurrence<br />

<strong>of</strong> directionally-pulse-tagged streaks formed by flow tracers.<br />

The remaining streaks caused by flow tracers looping and<br />

travelling in the opposite direction must then be part <strong>of</strong> the<br />

recirculation bubble, giving the time dependent bubble size.<br />

This study would surely demonstrate that fluctuations here are<br />

directly linked to the Coanda-flapping frequency.<br />

Concurrent video records <strong>of</strong> the crest flow could also be<br />

analysed, allowing, for example, subtraction <strong>of</strong> the mean flow to<br />

produce pictures <strong>of</strong> the shear layer vortices arriving at the<br />

crest and again producing a frequency for the possible driving<br />

events.<br />

Chapters 3 and 4 described particle trajectory information which<br />

revealed interesting information but statistically converged data<br />

is difficult to achieve by manual analysis alone. We now have<br />

automatic particle tracking equipment available which should<br />

eradicate this problem. It will also allow two-point correlation<br />

methods to be used which will probably prove the modal trajectory<br />

theory. It will also be useful when considering lee slope<br />

suspension and the concentration pr<strong>of</strong>iles there<strong>of</strong>.<br />

The problem <strong>of</strong> starting flow washout as encountered during the<br />

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