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Photoviscous analysis of two-dimensional laminar flow in an expanding jet

Birefringence patterns are analyzed to determine the velocity distributions in steady, laminar flow

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This paper presents experimental measurements of the velocity profiles in an expanding fluid jet. The data were obtained from analysis of birefringence measurements over the flow field. A new method of photoviscous analysis to determine the pertinent flow information from isochromate data alone was developed as part of the investigation.

A numerical method for obtaining the flow data from the optical measurements is presented.

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  1. Department of Engineering Mechanics, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.

    F. N. Peebles (Professor and Head) & K. C. Liu (Research Assistant)

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Peebles, F.N., Liu, K.C. Photoviscous analysis of two-dimensional laminar flow in an expanding jet. Experimental Mechanics 5, 299–304 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02326295

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