Fluid flow monitoring

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2008-09-10

2011-11-22

Thompson, Jewel V (Department: 2855)

Measuring and testing

Volume or rate of flow

Thermal type

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08061194

ABSTRACT:
To provide an indication of whether airflow is separated, as opposed to other states of flow, over a surface, two or more adjacent sensors at a location on the surface each produce an analogue signal representative of airflow. The analogue signals are correlated with each other, and the degree of correlation indicates whether the airflow is in a separated state. The correlation may be carried out by comparing processed values of the analogue signals, and thresholding the comparison result.

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