Schlieren and Shadowgraph Methods in Heat and Mass Transfer

• Main Authors: Panigrahi, Pradipta Kumar (Author), Muralidhar, Krishnamurthy (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.

Schlieren and Shadowgraph Methods in Heat and Mass Transfer lays out the fundamentals of refractive index based imaging techniques, optical configurations, image analysis, and three dimensional reconstructions. The present monograph aims at temperature and concentration measurements in transparent m...

Table of Contents:

• Optical Methods - an Overview
• Laser Schlieren and Shadowgraph
• Rainbow Schlieren
• Principles of Tomography
• Validation Studies
• Closure.