Laser Techniques Applied to Fluid Mechanics: Selected Papers from the 9th International Symposium Lisbon, Portugal, July 13–16, 1998

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Wavenumber Spectrum Estimation from Irregularly Spaced Data: Application to PIV Data Processing....Pages 3-18
PIV Error Correction....Pages 19-35
Effect of Sensor Geometry on the Performance of PIV Interrogation....Pages 37-55
Micron-Resolution Velocimetry Techniques....Pages 57-70
PIV in Two-Phase Flows: Simultaneous Bubble Sizing and Liquid Velocity Measurements....Pages 71-85
Measuring Water Temperatures by Means of Linear Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 87-101
A New Approach to Eliminate the Measurement Volume Effect in PDA Measurements....Pages 103-112
Concentration Measurement by Molecular Absorption Using Narrow Band Tunable Infrared Laser....Pages 113-125
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
The Kármán Vortex Street - LDV and PIV Measurements Compared with CFD....Pages 129-142
A Flow Structure at Reattachment Region of a Two-Dimensional Backward-Facing Step by Using Advanced Multi-Point LDV....Pages 143-156
PIV Measurements of Turbulence Statistics in the Three-Dimensional Flow Over a Surface-Mounted Obstacle....Pages 157-176
Turbulence Analysis of the BFS with Iterative Multigrid PIV Image Processing Multigrid PIV Image Processing....Pages 177-191
Characterization of a Bluff Body Wake Using LDV and PIV Techniques....Pages 193-208
Reynolds Number Dependence of Near Wall Turbulent Statistics in Channel Flows....Pages 209-221
Weakly Interacting Two Parallel Plane Jets....Pages 223-239
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Instantaneous Doppler Global Velocimetry Measurements of a Rotor Wake: Lessons Learned....Pages 243-259
LDV-Measurements on a High-Lift Configuration with Separation Control....Pages 261-268
Flow Field in the Vicinity of a Thick Cambered Trailing Edge....Pages 269-276
Instantaneous Flow Field Measurements for Propeller Aircraft and Rotorcraft Research....Pages 277-296
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Analysis of Orderliness in Higher Instabilities Toward the Occurence of Chaos in a Taylor-Couette Flow System....Pages 299-313
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Experimental Investigations on Nonlinear Behaviour of Baroclinic Waves....Pages 315-335
Dissipation Estimation Around a Rushton Turbine Using Particle Image Velocimetry....Pages 337-354
Visualization of the Trailing Vortex System Produced by a Pitched Blade Turbine Using a Refractive Index Matched Automated LDA-Technique....Pages 355-368
Phase-Resolved Three-Dimensional LDA Measurements in the Impeller Region of a Turbulently Stirred Tank....Pages 369-380
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
On the Extension of a Laser-Doppler Velocimeter to the Analysis of Oscillating Flames....Pages 383-401
Liquid-Fuelled Flames with Imposed Air Oscillations....Pages 403-416
Application of New Light Collection Probe with High Spatial Resolution to Spark-Ignited Spherical Flames....Pages 417-429
Laser Ignition of Single Magnesium Particles....Pages 431-440
PIV Measurements During Combustion in a Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine....Pages 441-456
In-Cylinder Measurements of Mixture Composition for Investigation of Residual Gas Scavenging....Pages 457-471
Laser Diagnostics of Nitric Oxide Inside a Two-Stroke DI Diesel Engine....Pages 473-486
Investigation of Oil Transport Mechanisms on the Piston Second Land of a Single Cylinder Diesel Engine, Using Two-Dimensional-Laser-Induzed Fluorescence....Pages 487-503
Simultaneous Planar OR and Temperature Measurements for the Detection of Lifted Reaction Zones in Premixed Bluff-Body Stabilized Flames....Pages 505-519
Front Matter....Pages 521-521
Molten Metal Atomization by Inert Gases: Off-Line and On-Line Metal Powder Characterization by PDA....Pages 523-544
Effect of Variable Liquid Properties on the Flow Structure within Shear-Driven Wall Films....Pages 545-564
Some Aspects of Electrohydrodynamic Spraying in Cone-Jet Mode....Pages 565-573
The Velocity Field in an Air-Blasted Liquid Sheet....Pages 575-586
Measurements of Film Characteristics Along a Stationary Taylor Bubble Using Laser Induzed Fluorescence....Pages 587-603
Experimental Analysis of a Confined Bluff Body Flow Laden with Solid Particles....Pages 605-619
3-D Measurements of Bubble Motion and Wake Structure in Two-Phase Flows Using 3-D Scanning Particle-Image-Velocimetry (3-D SPIV) and Stereo-Imaging....Pages 621-635
Back Matter....Pages 637-639