Laser velocimetry in fluid mechanics / edited by Alain Boutier. [electronic resource] Boutier, A. (Alain) Fluid dynamic measurements. Fluid mechanics. Laser Doppler velocimeter. TA357.5.M43 L385 2012 532 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. In fluid mechanics, velocity measurement is fundamental in order to improve the behavior knowledge of the flow. Velocity maps help us to understand the mean flow structure and its fluctuations, in order to further validate codes. Laser velocimetry is an optical technique for velocity measurements; it is based on light scattering by tiny particles assumed to follow the flow, which allows the local fluid flow velocity and its fluctuations to be determined. It is a widely used non-intrusive technique to measure velocities in fluid flows, either locally or in a map. This book presents. London : Iste ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource (xiv, 412 pages) : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118569610 eng Waves series Waves series. Laser velocimetry in fluid mechanics. Laser velocimetry in fluid mechanics.