Studies of the flow of air in a model mixed-flow pump using laser Doppler anemometry. Part 1: Research facility and instrumentation
Abstract
A research facility was installed to study the behavior of air in a model mixed-flow pump, using a laser Doppler anemometer. The facility allows the detailed investigation of the three-dimensional velocity distributions which exist in the rotating and stationary passages of the model under a variety of operating conditions. The facility, including the model, instrumentation, data acquisition system (hardware and software) and the experimental methods used are described.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- July 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985STIN...8727155C
- Keywords:
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- Air Flow;
- Anemometers;
- Laser Doppler Velocimeters;
- Turbine Pumps;
- Data Acquisition;
- Experiment Design;
- Scale Models;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer