Full-scale high-speed schlieren imaging of explosions and gunshots

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5580, Issue , 2005, Pages 60-68

  Settles, Gary S ^a   Grumstrup, Torben P ^a   Dodson, Lori J ^a   Miller, J D ^a   Gatto, Joseph A ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b WILLIAM J HUGHES TECHNICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Explosions; Explosives; Firearms; Flow visualization; High speed photography; Homeland security; Schlieren; Shock waves; Transportation; Videography

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVES; FLOW VISUALIZATION; GUNS (ARMAMENT); IMAGING SYSTEMS; MOTION PICTURES; SHOCK WAVES; VIDEO CAMERAS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

FIREWARMS; GRIDS; HOMELAND SECURITY; SCHLIEREN;

HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 23244454154     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.580997     Document Type: Conference Paper

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