Concentration estimation in two-dimensional bluff body wakes using image processing and neural networks

Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 121-139

  Balu, Murthy ^a   Balachandar, Ram ^a   Wood, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NEURAL NETWORKS;

BLUFF BODY WAKES;

WAKES;

BLUFF BODY; FLOW FIELD; IMAGE PROCESSING; NEURAL NETWORK; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 0141460632     PISSN: 10653090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/jflowvisimageproc.v8.i2-3.30     Document Type: Article

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