A digital image analysis technique for quantitative characterisation of high-speed sprays

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 106-115

  Kashdan, Julian T ^a   Shrimpton, John S ^a   Whybrew, Adam ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD LASERS LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depth of field; Digital imaging; Droplet size; Optical diagnostic techniques; Two phase flows

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA ACQUISITION; LASER PULSES; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

DEPTH-OF-FIELD; DROPLET SIZE; HIGH-SPEED SPRAYS; OPTICAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748750792     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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