Influence of Ultrasonic Wind Sensor Position on Measurement Accuracy under Full-Scale Conditions
A system designed for making field measurements of wind action on engineering structures is described. The system is composed of sonic anemometers, differential pressure sensors, a barometer, and a thermohygrometer. The focus of this study is to determine the indications of sonic anemometers; to acc...
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| author | Tomasz Lipecki Paulina Jamińska-Gadomska Andrzej Sumorek |
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| description | A system designed for making field measurements of wind action on engineering structures is described. The system is composed of sonic anemometers, differential pressure sensors, a barometer, and a thermohygrometer. The focus of this study is to determine the indications of sonic anemometers; to accomplish this goal, wind tunnel tests were performed. The tests did not involve checking the accuracy of the devices themselves, but determining their indications under field measurement conditions where certain unavoidable errors resulting from their installation can appear. The anemometer measurement uncertainty with respect to wind speed and angle was determined. The devices were rotated in a horizontal plane and inclined against and with the mean wind speed direction in a wind tunnel. Different tunnel wind speeds were tested. The results indicate stable device readings at different horizontal plane positions at different wind speeds and a low sensitivity to changes in inclination against the inflow. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-21a1774ac6c74667a24917ff50bba3272023-11-20T15:53:55ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202020-10-012019564010.3390/s20195640Influence of Ultrasonic Wind Sensor Position on Measurement Accuracy under Full-Scale ConditionsTomasz Lipecki0Paulina Jamińska-Gadomska1Andrzej Sumorek2Department of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 40, 20-618 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 40, 20-618 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 40, 20-618 Lublin, PolandA system designed for making field measurements of wind action on engineering structures is described. The system is composed of sonic anemometers, differential pressure sensors, a barometer, and a thermohygrometer. The focus of this study is to determine the indications of sonic anemometers; to accomplish this goal, wind tunnel tests were performed. The tests did not involve checking the accuracy of the devices themselves, but determining their indications under field measurement conditions where certain unavoidable errors resulting from their installation can appear. The anemometer measurement uncertainty with respect to wind speed and angle was determined. The devices were rotated in a horizontal plane and inclined against and with the mean wind speed direction in a wind tunnel. Different tunnel wind speeds were tested. The results indicate stable device readings at different horizontal plane positions at different wind speeds and a low sensitivity to changes in inclination against the inflow.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/19/5640wind engineeringwind speedfull-scale measurementswind tunnelsonic anemometer |
| spellingShingle | Tomasz Lipecki Paulina Jamińska-Gadomska Andrzej Sumorek Influence of Ultrasonic Wind Sensor Position on Measurement Accuracy under Full-Scale Conditions Sensors wind engineering wind speed full-scale measurements wind tunnel sonic anemometer |
| title | Influence of Ultrasonic Wind Sensor Position on Measurement Accuracy under Full-Scale Conditions |
| title_full | Influence of Ultrasonic Wind Sensor Position on Measurement Accuracy under Full-Scale Conditions |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Ultrasonic Wind Sensor Position on Measurement Accuracy under Full-Scale Conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Ultrasonic Wind Sensor Position on Measurement Accuracy under Full-Scale Conditions |
| title_short | Influence of Ultrasonic Wind Sensor Position on Measurement Accuracy under Full-Scale Conditions |
| title_sort | influence of ultrasonic wind sensor position on measurement accuracy under full scale conditions |
| topic | wind engineering wind speed full-scale measurements wind tunnel sonic anemometer |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/19/5640 |
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