Laser anemometers have become a promising technique for estimating velocities in a flow. In this paper, we study their use for onboard aircraft speed of flight estimation. More specifically, this paper addresses the problem of simultaneous detection of the arrival of aerosol particles in a laser anemometer and estimation of their velocity. A joint detection-estimation scheme is proposed. A Like...

Both the inherent intractability and complex beauty of turbulence reside in its large range of physical and temporal scales. This range of scales is captured by the Reynolds number, which in nature and in many engineering applications can be as large as 10(5)-10(6). Here, we report turbulence measurements over an unprecedented range of Reynolds numbers using a unique combination of a high-press...

A laminar boundary layer separates in a region of adverse pressure gradient, undergoes transition, and finally the turbulent boundary layer reattaches, forming a laminar separation bubble (LSB). Laminar-turbulent transition within such a LSB is investigated by means of Laser-Doppler-Anemometry (LDA), Particle Image Velocimetry (mono PIV and stereoscopic PIV (SPIV)) and direct numerical simulati...

Here we describe the use of a nested high magnification camera configuration within a large field of view (FOV) PIV experiment. The objective of these measurements is to obtain instantaneous velocity flow fields to resolve the wide range of scales present in turbulent boundary layers at high Reynolds numbers of up to Reτ ≈ 20000. Flow statistics are compared against previous measurements made u...

Abstract The flow structure in a model of promising four-vortex furnace is investigated using three-dimensional laser Doppler anemometry method (3D-LDA). Using the “minimum total pressure” criterion, vortex was visualized: core looks like deformed elliptical cylinder. Results has been compared with early PIV experiments and showed good agreement. mathematical for full-scale numerical studies ca...