The optical distortion mechanism in a nearly incompressible free shear layer

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 512, Issue , 2004, Pages 153-189

  Fitzgerald, E J ^a   Jumper, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WAVEFRONTS;

AIRBORNE OPTICAL SYSTEMS; FLOW DIAGNOSTICS; OPTICAL DISTORTIONS;

SHEAR FLOW;

FLUID MECHANICS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUID; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR LAYER;

EID: 4043159773     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004009553     Document Type: Article

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