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Schlieren and Shadowgraph Techniques : Visualizing Phenomena in Transparent Media /

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Schlieren and shadowgraph techniques are basic and valuable tools in various scientific and engineering disciplines. They allow us to see the invisible: the optical inhomogeneities in transparent media like air, water, and glass that otherwise cause only ghostly distortions of our normal vision. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Settles, G. S.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2001.
Series:Experimental fluid mechanics.
Subjects:
Physics.
Chemical engineering.
Thermodynamics.
Engineering.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Historical Background
  • Basic Concepts
  • Toepler's Schlieren Technique
  • Large-Field and Focusing Schlieren Methods
  • Specialized Schlieren Techniques
  • Shadowgraph Techniques
  • Practical Issues
  • Setting Up Your Own Simple Schlieren and Shadowgraph System
  • Applications
  • Quantitative Evaluation
  • Summary and Outlook
  • References
  • Appendix A Optical Fundamentals
  • Appendix B The Schlieren System as a Fourier Optical Processor
  • Appendix C Parts List for a Simple Schlieren/Shadowgraph System
  • Appendix D Suppliers of Schlieren Systems and Components
  • Index
  • Color Plates.