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Compensation method for attenuated planar laser images of optically dense sprays
R Abu-Gharbieh1, J L Persson, M Försth
1Department of Signals and Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden. rafeef@s2.chalmers.se
Abstract:
We present a method for compensating laser attenuation in optically dense sprays, in particular for use in combustion engine research. Images of the fuel sprays are produced by planar laser imaging, where Mie scattered light from a cross section of the spray is imaged onto a CCD camera. The compensation scheme is based on the Beer-Lambert law, which is used here to sum up the loss of light along the path of the laser in the image, and to compensate iteratively, pixel by pixel, for this loss.

