The technology has numerous advantages over other techniques. There is for instance no need for physical contact with the flow, so no disturbances occur and the technique can be applied to flows of highly reactive or extremely hot fluids and the like. Furthermore a relatively high spatial resolution can be obtained by focusing the two laser beams. These characteristics make LDA a valuable measuring technique with many applications. For example for airflow measurements within combustion engines and airplane engines to improve fuel efficiency, reduce pollution and airplane noise. But applications can also be found in the medical field, e.g. to perform blood flow measurements.
Designed by J.M. Mulder, J.S. Hers, G. Harms, P.J. Blankert, and G.J. Kuik
