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Air flow measurement by vortex shedding from multimode and monomode optical fibres

Webster et al., 1992

Document ID
1619262810448402908
Author
Webster S
McBride R
Barton J
Jones J
Publication year
Publication venue
Measurement Science and Technology

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Wind tunnel experiments to investigate flow-induced vibration by vortex shedding from both multimode and monomode optical fibres are described, covering Reynolds numbers from 30 to 240. The fibre vibration frequency was a linear function of air flow speed over the range 2 …
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    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
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    • G01F1/05—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through the meter in a continuous flow by using mechanical effects
    • G01F1/20—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through the meter in a continuous flow by using mechanical effects by detection of dynamic effects of the fluid flow
    • G01F1/32—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through the meter in a continuous flow by using mechanical effects by detection of dynamic effects of the fluid flow by swirl flowmeter, e.g. using Karmann vortices
    • G01F1/3245—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through the meter in a continuous flow by using mechanical effects by detection of dynamic effects of the fluid flow by swirl flowmeter, e.g. using Karmann vortices detection means for swirl flowmeters
    • G01F1/3254—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through the meter in a continuous flow by using mechanical effects by detection of dynamic effects of the fluid flow by swirl flowmeter, e.g. using Karmann vortices detection means for swirl flowmeters for detecting fluid pressure oscillations
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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    • G01D5/34—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable characterised by optical transfer means, i.e. using infra-red, visible, or ultra-violet light with attenuation or whole or partial obturation of beams of light the beams of light being detected by photocells
    • G01D5/353—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable characterised by optical transfer means, i.e. using infra-red, visible, or ultra-violet light with attenuation or whole or partial obturation of beams of light the beams of light being detected by photocells influencing the transmission properties of an optical fibre
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