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Air Flow Visualizaton Using Titanium Tetrachloride

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Advances in Fluid Mechanics Measurements

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Engineering ((LNENG,volume 45))

Abstract

The titanium tetrachloride method of air flow visualization is traced to its beginnings. The method is described in detail to prospective users. Recent progress in visualizing unsteady separated vortex flows by means of this method is documented by many examples.

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  1. Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 80309-0429, USA

    Peter Freymuth

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  1. Dept. of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 46556, Notre Dame, IN, USA

    Mohamed Gad-el-Hak

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Freymuth, P. (1989). Air Flow Visualizaton Using Titanium Tetrachloride. In: Gad-el-Hak, M. (eds) Advances in Fluid Mechanics Measurements. Lecture Notes in Engineering, vol 45. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83787-6_1

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