Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
1. Introduction
1.1 Principles of Flow Visualization
1.2 Flow Visualization and Optical Testing Methods
1.3 Image Processing
Bibliography
References
2. Addition of Foreign Materials into Gaseous and Liquid Flows
2.1 Visualization of Flow Direction and Flow Contours
2.2 Velocity Measurement by Particle Tracing
2.3 Visualization of Velocity Profiles
2.4 Visualization of Surface Flow
References
3. Optical Flow Visualization
3.1 Fluid Flow as a Refractive Index Field
3.2 Visualization by Means of Light Deflection
3.3 Interferometry
3.4 Phase Contrast and Field Absorption
3.5 Streaming Birefringence
References
4. Flow Field Marking by Heat and Energy Addition
4.1 Artificially Introduced Density Changes
4.2 Velocity Mapping with Spark Tracers
4.3 Low-Density Flow Visualization
4.4 Laser-Induced Fluorescence
References
Index