Hot-Wire Anemometry Principles and Signal Analysis [Hardcover]

Hot-wire anemometry techniques have proven a vital resource in the study of fluid mechanics for practitioners in a wide range of fields, from physics and chemical engineering to aeronautics and hydraulics. This is the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and practical book on the subject available, explaining the concepts and related practical implementations of all major hot-wire anemometry applications. It introduces the logical framework for a computer-based HWA system and identifies the individual steps in the complete experimental procedure, ranging from probe selection to the presentation of analyzed data. This major work will be invaluable as a reference for students, engineers, and researchers in the field.

Notation
Introduction
1. Basic principles of hot-wire anemometry
2. Introduction to velocity measurements
3. One-component velocity measurements
4. Two-component velocity measurements
5. Three-component velocity measurements
6. Temperature effects
7.HWAtechniques for reversing flow and for the near-wall region
8. Two-phase flows, gas mixtures and compressible flows
9. Vorticity measurements
10. Conditional sampling techniques
11. Time-series analysis
References

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