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Measurements in microscopic flow with a solid-state LDA

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The application of a solid-state laser doppler anemometer (LDA) to laminar flow occurring in a 175 μm channel is reported. Details of the optical system are described.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wollongong, 2500, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

    A. K. Tieu, M. R. Mackenzie & E. B. Li

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Tieu, A.K., Mackenzie, M.R. & Li, E.B. Measurements in microscopic flow with a solid-state LDA. Experiments in Fluids 19, 293–294 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00196478

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