Improving phase Doppler volume flux measurements in low data rate applications

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1180-1190

  Widmann, John F ^a,b   Presser, Cary ^a,c   Leigh, Stefan D ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Building and Fire Research Laboratory   (United States)

^c Physical and Chemical Properties Division   (United States)

^d US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Droplets; Fire sprinkles; Multiphase flow; Phase Doppler anemometry; Phase Doppler interferometry; Phase Doppler particle analyser; Sprays; Volume flux measurements

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DOPPLER EFFECT; INTERFEROMETERS; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (FIRE FIGHTING); STATISTICAL METHODS;

DOPPLER VOLUME FLUX MEASUREMENTS;

INTERFEROMETRY;

MEASUREMENT METHOD; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PHASE DOPPLER ANEMOMETER; SPRAYING;

EID: 0035422364     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/12/8/327     Document Type: Article

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