Fibre optic laser anemometry for turbomachinery applications

N. A. Ahmed; S. Hamid; R. L. Elder; C. P. Forster; R. P. Tatam; J. D.C. Jones

doi:10.1016/0143-8166(92)90009-V

Fibre optic laser anemometry for turbomachinery applications

N. A. Ahmed, S. Hamid, R. L. Elder, C. P. Forster, R. P. Tatam, J. D.C. Jones

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Abstract

In this paper we present two fibre optic based laser anemometers for flow measurement inside turbomachinery. A two-spot anemometer is described that has been utilised to measure flows in an axial compressor at velocities up to 40 ms^-1. The second instrument is a novel 3D laser Doppler velocimeter that uses a technique of oblique backscatter to allow sequential measurement of the three orthogonal velocity components. This instrument is shown to produce 3D measurements in a centrifugal compressor operating at up to 30 000 rpm with velocities up to 100 ms^-1.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	193-205
Number of pages	13
Journal	Optics and Lasers in Engineering
Volume	16
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0143-8166(92)90009-V
Publication status	Published - 1992
Externally published	Yes

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Fibre optic laser anemometry for turbomachinery applications

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