Scalar imaging velocimetry measurements of the velocity gradient tensor field in turbulent flows. I. Assessment of errors

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1869-1882

  Su, Lester K ^a   Dahm, Werner J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCIMETRY;

EID: 0029671772     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.868969     Document Type: Article

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