Evaporation of liquid is important in a diverse range of engineering applications, such as ink-
jet printing, pesticide spraying, micro-and nanofabrication, thin-film coatings, biochemical …

Digital particle image thermometry/velocimetry (DPIT/V) is a relatively new methodology that
allows for measurements of simultaneous temperature and velocity within a two-dimensional …

This Handbook consolidates authoritative and state-of-the-art information from the large
number of disciplines used in Experimental Fluid Mechanics into a readable desk reference …

A technique is described that measures the instantaneous three-dimensional temperature
distribution in water using two-color laser-induced fluorescence (LIF). Two fluorescent dyes …

Heat transfer in particulate systems is important to a vast array of industries, yet is poorly
understood even in the simplest case—conduction through the solid phase. This is due in …

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has revolutionized a variety of assays in biotechnology.
The ability to implement PCR in disposable and reliable microfluidic chips will facilitate its …

Mechanics plays a fundamental role in aeolian processes and other environmental studies.
This proposed book systematically presents the new progress in the research of aeolian …

A review of the most recent developments in the application of thermochromic liquid crystals
to fluid flow temperature measurement is presented. The experimental aspects including …

Speckle photography is an advanced experimental technique used for quantitatve
determination of density, velocity and temperature fields in gas, liquid, and plasma flows …

The measurement of the sizes and the velocities of droplets relies upon widespread and
well-established techniques, but characterizing their temperature and their composition …