A method of and system for analyzing image data representative of a
sequential set of images of a spray plume, each of the images being
representative of a density characteristic of the spray plume (i) along a
geometric plane that intersects the spray plume, and (ii) at a
predetermined instant in time, that in one aspect comprises sequentially
displaying the set of images so as to exhibit a time evolution of the
spray plume along the geometric plane. The invention may further integrate
the set of images so as to exhibit a time-average representation of the
images. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a general purpose
computer executing software that receives and sequentially displays the
set of images so as to exhibit a time evolution of the spray plume along
the geometric plane, and provides a user interface for measuring one or
more spray plume parameters associated with the spray plume within one or
more of the images.