Systematic approach based on holographic interferometry measurements to characterize the flame structure of partially premixed flames

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 731-740

  Xiao, Xudong ^a   Puri, Ishwar K ^a  

^a 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; FLAME RESEARCH; LASER BEAMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

PARTIALLY PREMIXED FLAMES (PPF);

HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 0001596019     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.000731     Document Type: Article

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