Basic Research: ADV1 Performance Curves (APC) Sampling the Flow Turbulence

1Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter

Primary investigators: Carlos M. García, Mariano I. Cantero, and Marcelo H. García.

Abstract

The capability of Acoustic Doppler Velocimeters (ADV) to resolve flow turbulence was analyzed by means of a new tool referred to as ADV Performance Curves (APC). Using the APCs, a new criterion is proposed to define optimal flow and sampling conditions for turbulence measurements using an ADV. The proposed methodology can be used for the design of experimental measurements as well as for the interpretation of both field and laboratory observations using ADVs.

Publications

The following paper was approved for oral presentation in the EWRI 2004 World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE, Utah (2004):

Acoustic Doppler Velocimeters (ADV) Performance Curves (APCs) sampling the flow turbulence (PDF, 110 K)

Media

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Raw ADV signal
Power spectrum analysis of raw signal Autocorrelation functions

Keywords

acoustic doppler velocimetry; acoustic doppler velocimeter; adv; flow measurement; turbulence; filtering; noise detection; rivers