TY - BOOK ID - 7615252 TI - Laser Refractography AU - Rinkevichyus, B.S. AU - Evtikhieva, O.A. AU - Raskovskaya, I.L. PY - 2010 SN - 1441973966 9786613088307 1441973974 1283088304 1489981691 PB - New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Flow visualization. KW - Fluid dynamic measurements. KW - Laser beams -- Diffraction. KW - Refraction KW - Lasers KW - Flow visualization KW - Fluid dynamic measurements KW - Laser beams KW - Civil & Environmental Engineering KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Civil Engineering KW - Applied Physics KW - Diffraction KW - Refraction. KW - Lasers. KW - Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation KW - Masers, Optical KW - Optical masers KW - Dioptrics KW - Physics. KW - Image processing. KW - Fluids. KW - Photonics. KW - Fluid mechanics. KW - Laser Technology, Photonics. KW - Engineering Fluid Dynamics. KW - Image Processing and Computer Vision. KW - Fluid- and Aerodynamics. KW - Signal, Image and Speech Processing. KW - Light amplifiers KW - Light sources KW - Optoelectronic devices KW - Nonlinear optics KW - Optical parametric oscillators KW - Optics KW - Hydraulic engineering. KW - Computer vision. KW - Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. KW - Machine vision KW - Vision, Computer KW - Artificial intelligence KW - Image processing KW - Pattern recognition systems KW - Engineering, Hydraulic KW - Engineering KW - Fluid mechanics KW - Hydraulics KW - Shore protection KW - Optical data processing. KW - Signal processing. KW - Speech processing systems. KW - Computational linguistics KW - Electronic systems KW - Information theory KW - Modulation theory KW - Oral communication KW - Speech KW - Telecommunication KW - Singing voice synthesizers KW - Pictorial data processing KW - Picture processing KW - Processing, Image KW - Imaging systems KW - Optical data processing KW - Processing, Signal KW - Information measurement KW - Signal theory (Telecommunication) KW - Mechanics KW - Physics KW - Hydrostatics KW - Permeability KW - Optical computing KW - Visual data processing KW - Bionics KW - Electronic data processing KW - Integrated optics KW - Photonics KW - Computers KW - Hydromechanics KW - Continuum mechanics KW - New optics KW - Optical equipment UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7615252 AB - This book describes the basic principles of laser refractography, a flexible new diagnostic tool for measuring optically inhomogeneous media and flows. Laser refractography is based on digital imaging and computer processing of structured laser beam refraction (SLR) in inhomogeneous transparent media. Laser refractograms provide both qualitative and quantitative measurements and can be used for the study of fast and transient processes. In this book, the theoretical basis of refractography is explored in some detail, and experimental setups are described for measurement of transparent media using either 2D (passed radiation) or 3D (scattered radiation) refractograms. Specific examples and applications are discussed, including visualization of the boundary layer near a hot or cold metallic ball in water, and observation of edge effects and microlayers in liquids and gases. As the first book to describe this new and exciting technique, this monograph has broad cross-disciplinary appeal and will be of interest to students and researchers who need to characterize complex fluid behavior. ER -