title: A new definition of contours in images applications in heat and mass transfer.
abstract: A new definition for the contours of objects used in experimental visualization is proposed and used for edge detection and image smoothing in infrared thermography. This work is a contribution to image analysis, in the search for outlines of the features and their structures, aimed at identifying the trends they represent. A good example is the discovery of structures in the flow of liquids.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Thermomécanique-UTAP, Université de Reims-Champagne Ardenne, France. adil.rachek@univ-reims.fr
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rachek
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Padet
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stoian
authors.forename: Colette
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Padet
mesh_terms: D006358:Hot Temperature; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008954:Models, Biological; D013816:Thermodynamics