Analysis of a Two-Dimensional Laminar Rate Sensor.

Abstract

The report presents a theoretical analysis of two-dimensional laminar jet rate sensor performance. These systems require small, inexpensive, rugged fluidic sensors with low power consumption, low noise, and low sensitivity to environmental disturbances. The analysis makes use of a solution to a submerged jet in a quiescent medium and adapts it with simplifying assumptions to a rotating receiver. The results predict the effects of sensor length, receiver spacing, nozzle dimensions, Reynolds number, and angular rate on sensor output. Optimized performance curves are presented for some typical geometries.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 1973
Accession Number
AD0761092

Entities

People

  • Paul L. Jacobs

Organizations

  • United States Army Aviation and Missile Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detectors
  • Energy Consumption
  • Fluidic Sensors
  • Geometry
  • Low Noise
  • Mathematics
  • Noise
  • Reynolds Number
  • Sensitivity
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.

Technology Areas

  • Space
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