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By extending the “classical” single camera PIV implementation with a second camera the planar light sheet can be imaged stereoscopically from two directions allowing the recovery of the velocity vector normal to the light sheet. This chapter on stereo-PIV introduces two primary implementations of stereoscopic imaging along with the concept of Scheimpflug imaging of obliquely viewed light sheet planes. The stereoscopic reconstruction can follow a variety of approaches but collectively rely on some sort of calibration to recover 3-C velocity data from two separate 2-C vector maps. The error introduced through camera misalignment is discussed along with possible mitigation strategies. The application of the stereo-PIV technique in environments with index-of-refraction changes such as in water facilities requires specific imaging arrangements. The chapter closes with a list of recommendations for successful implementation of the stereo-PIV technique.

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  1. Institut für Aerodynamik und Strömungstechnik, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Göttingen, Germany

    Markus Raffel & Jürgen Kompenhans

  2. Institut für Antriebstechnik, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Köln, Germany

    Christian E. Willert

  3. Department of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

    Fulvio Scarano

  4. Institut für Strömungsmechanik und Aerodynamik, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Neubiberg, Germany

    Christian J. Kähler

  5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birck Nanotech Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA

    Steven T. Wereley

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Raffel, M., Willert, C.E., Scarano, F., Kähler, C.J., Wereley, S.T., Kompenhans, J. (2018). Stereoscopic PIV. In: Particle Image Velocimetry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68852-7_8

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