3-component-Doppler-laser-2-focus: a new kind of three component velocimeter

Author

Roehle, I. ; Karpinsky, G. ; Schodl, R.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Propulsion Technol., German Aerosp. Center, Cologne, Germany

fYear

1999

fDate

6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM

Abstract

The conventional Laser-Two-Focus (L2F) method measures the two components of the flow vector in the plane normal to the optical axis by measuring the time of flight of particles crossing the two laser beams in the probe volume. Recently a new three component system was developed, named 3D-Doppler-L2F, which operates with the same confocal optical set-up as the two component L2F system, thus enabling three component measurements even under difficult conditions, for example in centrifugal compressors. The technique combines the L2F with the technique of the Doppler Global Velocimeter. The set-up of a 3D-Doppler-L2F, especially designed for 3D-velocity measurements in a turbine is presented as well as measurement results from a free jet

Keywords

Doppler measurement; aerospace test facilities; jets; laser frequency stability; laser velocimetry; 3-component-Doppler-laser-2-focus; 3D-Doppler-L2F; 3D-velocity measurement; Doppler Global Velocimeter; I₂ cell; calibration; centrifugal compressors; compressors; confocal optical set-up; flow vector; free jet; frequency stabilisation; probe volume; three component measurement; three component velocimeter; time of flight; turbines; turbomachinery; turbulence; Compressors; Image motion analysis; Laser beams; Optical devices; Particle beam measurements; Particle beams; Particle measurements; Probes; Time measurement; Volume measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation in Aerospace Simulation Facilities, 1999. ICIASF 99. 18th International Congress on

Conference_Location

Toulouse

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5715-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIASF.1999.827152

Filename

827152