MEASURING DIRECTIONAL VELOCITY IN WATER WAVES WITH AN ACOUSTIC FLOWMETER.

Abstract

The report contains the technical details of an investigation which was undertaken to adapt an acoustical flowmeter to a device for measuring velocities in water-wave phenomena. The flowmeter studied was designed to measure the difference in travel times of two acoustical pulses traveling simultaneously in opposite directions along a common path. Because of viscous effects, a zone of low velocity flow occurs behind each probe and the measured velocity is somewhat less than the actual velocity when the angle between the acoustical path and velocity vector, theta, is small. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0707417

Entities

People

  • R. H. Multer

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Directional
  • Flowmeters
  • Travel Time
  • Water Waves
  • Wave Phenomena
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.