Gas flow visualization by means of sheared beam interferometry: Sensitivity, maximum measurable gradient of the density fluctuation, and integrated density estimation

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 251-265

  Roggemann, M C ^a   Gardner, P J ^a   Welsh, B M ^a   Bowersox, R D W ^a   Jewell, D W ^a  

^a Wright Patterson Air Force Base   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow visualization; Shearing interferometers

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT PROPAGATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCHLIEREN SYSTEMS;

GAS FLOW VISUALIZATION; KNIFE EDGE; PHASE ABERRATION; SHADOWGRAPH TECHNIQUE; SHEARED BEAM INTERFEROMETRY;

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 0030114120     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0263-2241(96)00021-8     Document Type: Article

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