Wake flow measurements were conducted with a mobile laser Doppler velocimeter (LDV). The measurements included surveys of aircraft wake vortices behind a B-747 aircraft, aircraft carrier wake measurements from aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz, and tower wake measurements for a 100 kW wind turbine. Results of these tests demonstrated that a mobile ground-based LDV is a versatile and useful tool for the measurement of full-scale three-dimensional wake flows. The potential is demonstrated for utilization of this system to study complex wakes for a variety of applications.
Wake flow measurements with a mobile laser Doppler velocimeter system
Aerodynamic Testing Conference ; 1978 ; San Diego, CA
1978-01-01
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English
Turbulent wake measurements with a laser velocimeter
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