This book provides a compilation of important optical techniques applied
to experiments in heat and mass transfer, multiphase flow and
combustion. The emphasis of this book is on the application of these
techniques to various engineering problems. The contributions are aiming
to provide practicing engineers, both in industry and research, with the
recent state of science in the application of advanced optical
measurements. The book is written by selected specialists representing
leading experts in this field who present new information for the
possibilities of these techniques and give stimulation of new ideas for
their application.