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Laser Velocimetry for Combustion

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Instrumentation for Combustion and Flow in Engines

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSE,volume 154))

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It is well known that Laser-Doppler velocimetry (LDV) has become the most suitable and the most used technique to make measurements of velocity in flows, especially under difficult conditions.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1096, Lisbon Codex, Portugal

    D. F. G. Durão & J. M. C. Mendes-Lopes

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal

    D. F. G. Durão

  2. Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England

    J. H. Whitelaw

  3. Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, USA

    P. O. Witze

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Durão, D.F.G., Mendes-Lopes, J.M.C. (1989). Laser Velocimetry for Combustion. In: Durão, D.F.G., Whitelaw, J.H., Witze, P.O. (eds) Instrumentation for Combustion and Flow in Engines. NATO ASI Series, vol 154. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2241-9_8

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