Bücher der Reihe Experimental Fluid Mechanics

This monograph presents a number of label-free, fully developed and tested experimental techniques for characterizing near-field fluid flow, including total internal reflection microscopy, optical serial sectioning microscopy and thermal near-field anemometry.

Optimization of combustion processes in automotive engines is a key factor in reducing fuel consumption. This book, written by eminent university and industry researchers, investigates and describes flow and combustion processes in diesel and gasoline engines.

Luminescent molecule sensors, called pressure-sensitive paint (PSP) and temperature-sensitive paint (TSP), measure factors essential for understanding the aerodynamic performance and heat transfer characteristics of flight vehicles.

Schlieren and shadowgraph techniques are basic and valuable tools in various scientific and engineering disciplines.

Providing the first comprehensive treatment, this book covers all aspects of the laser Doppler and phase Doppler measurement techniques, including light scattering from small particles, fundamental optics, system design, signal and data processing, tracer particle generation, and applications in single and two-phase flows.

Infrared thermography can measure a full two-dimensional map of a surface's temperature and is thus invaluable in flow dynamics as a visualization technique. Along with the basic theory, this text details a multitude of potent practical applications.

Speckle photography is an advanced experimental technique used for quantitatve determination of density, velocity and temperature fields in gas, liquid, and plasma flows. This book presents the most important equations for the diffraction theory of speckle formation and the statistical properties of speckle fields.

The book deals with the dynamical behaviour of single droplets and regular droplet systems. It has been written mainly for experimental researchers. After a short description of the theoretical background, the different experimental facilities and methods necessary for the investigation of single droplets are described in detail.

This book considers the application side of LDA techniques. Starting from basic theories, it is focused on diverse application methods and gives an application reference for LDA users in improving the optical conditions and enhancing measurement accuracies.

The book describes recent developments in aeroacoustic measurements in wind tunnels and the interpretation of the resulting data. The reader will find the latest measurement techniques described along with examples of the results.

This book examines applications of the Pi-Theorem to fluid mechanics and heat and mass transfer. After introducing the underlying differential equations and treatments, the author offers novel approaches for using the Pi-theorem to understand fluid mechanics.

This book covers the major problems of turbulence and turbulent processes, including physical phenomena, their modeling and their simulation. After a general introduction in Chapter 1 illustrating many aspects dealing with turbulent flows, averaged equations and kinetic energy budgets are provided in Chapter 2.

This book helps users of the ISO standards for orifice plates and Venturi tubes to understand the reasons why the standards are as they are, to apply them effectively, and to understand the consequences of deviations from the standards.