Combustion is a reactive oxidation process that releases energy bound in chemical
compounds used as fuels─ energy that is needed for power generation, transportation …

Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) spectroscopy is widely used for measuring
temperature and species concentration in reacting flows. This paper reviews the advances …

This book has evolved from a lecture series (of J. Wa.) on combustion at stuttgart University.
The lectures were intended to provide firstayear graduate students (and advanced …

Complex chemically reacting flow simulations are commonly employed to develop
quantitative understanding and to optimize reaction conditions in systems such as …

Since the year 2000, a number of very different techniques to image spray formation in
optically dense regions of atomizing sprays have appeared in the literature, been further …

To address these issues with respect to the multifarious conditions existing in the different
basins of the World Ocean is a highly complicated matter and exceeds the scope of the …

This review discusses recent progress in understanding turbulent, lifted hydrocarbon jet
flames and the conditions under which they stabilize. The viewpoint is from that of the …

High-energy burst-mode lasers have enabled the development of kHz–MHz rate, multi-
dimensional diagnostics for characterizing highly dynamic and transient phenomena in …

Passive infrared optical gas imaging (IOGI) is sensitive to toxic or greenhouse gases of
interest, offers non-invasive remote sensing, and provides the capability for spatially …

Ballistic imaging is the name applied to a category of optical techniques that were originally
developed for medical applications. Recently, ballistic imaging was adapted to acquire …