title: An automated method for analysis and visualization of laser Doppler velocimetry data.
abstract: The analysis and visualization of large data sets collected by use of laser Doppler velocimetry has presented a challenge to researchers using this technique to investigate complex flow fields. This paper describes an automated procedure for analysis and animation of two- and three-dimensional laser Doppler velocimetry data. The procedure consists of a suite of FORTRAN programs for calculating phase window averages of velocity and the Reynolds stress tensor, calculating the principal normal stresses, maximum shear stresses, and preparation of data files for input into Plot-3D compatible data visualization software. An example application of these techniques to data collected from an in vitro investigation of the retrograde flow field associated with a bileaflet mechanical heart valve is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta 30332-0100, USA.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Healy
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Fontaine
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Jarrett
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Yoganathan
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D003628:Database Management Systems; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D018056:Hemorheology / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017078:Laser-Doppler Flowmetry / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009716:Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted