Abstract
Although the laser Doppler velocimeter has been used for turbulence measurements in the past, no set of measurements in practical turbulent flows has been available to evaluate the instrument. In this work we examine in detail the photomultiplier signal representing the axial velocity of water within a glass pipe. We show that with proper analysis of the photomultiplier signal, the turbulent information that can be obtained in liquid flows is equivalent to recent hot-film studies. In shear flows the signal from the laser Doppler velocimeter contains additional information which may be related to the average shear.
Recommended Citation
Dunning, J. W. and Berman, N. S., "Turbulence Measurements Using the Laser Doppler Velocimeter" (1971). Symposia on Turbulence in Liquids. 91.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/sotil/91
Meeting Name
Symposium on Turbulence in Liquids (1971: Oct. 4-6, Rolla, MO)
Department(s)
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Presentation Type
Contributed Paper
Session
Visual and Light Transmission Measurements
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1972 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
06 Oct 1971
