Future Development for Laser-Induced Thermal Acoustics

摘要

The development of novel flow diagnostic techniques typically proceeds in certain stages from a proof of principle in a laboratory to a commercial product either for use in industry or as turn-key research tool. While the first usable versions are brought to market, further progress is made in the laboratory by improvements, refinements, and extensions of the technique. Consider Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), which started by double-exposing a photographic film with the image of an illuminated particle-laden flow and where today turn-key, off-the-shelf CCD systems are available for purchase, which include the necessary data analysis software. At the same time, 3d PIV, dual- plane PIV, Doppler Global Velocimetry (DGV), etc. are being used in laboratories and will doubtless be available as integrated systems in the near future. In this paper, the origin, an overview over the current status and an outlook on the future potential of Laser-Induced Thermal Acoustics (LITA) will be given, where the focus will be on the possible technique extensions to other than the current applications. As such, it represents a collection of ideas and avenues for future research, which have not been applied as of yet, but are conceptually feasible.