A new method of heat transfer coefficient measurements by liquid crystal and digital processing

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 657-662

  Stasiek, J ^a   Mikielewicz, D ^a   Mikielewicz, J ^b   Collins, M W ^c  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF FLUID FLOW MACHINERY   (Poland)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Liquid crystal; True colour image processing

Indexed keywords

COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NUSSELT NUMBER;

HUE RATIO COEFFICIENT;

HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS;

CRYSTAL; HEAT TRANSFER; MEASURING INSTRUMENT;

EID: 0031253558     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387697524281     Document Type: Article

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