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A theoretical approach to the wedge shaped hot film probe performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

M. Aminzadeh  and
V. J. Modi
M. Aminzadeh
Affiliation:
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
V. J. Modi
Affiliation:
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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There are several well developed theories reported in literature for evaluating performance of a hot wire anemometer. On the other hand, although hot film probes play a rather useful role in the experimental liquid flow studies, no well developed theory systematically accounting for conduction and free convection losses is available, particularly, in the Reynolds number range of 2-350 (based on average flow rate and film width). This is indeed surprising since the fact that in this range of Rn viscous effects are of the same order as those due to inertia, was first recognised by Barker as early as in 1922. Thus it has been necessary to resort to careful calibration for each shape of the probe. The theory presented here represents a modest step towards minimising dependence on such tedious experimentation with reference to widely used wedged film probes.

Type
Technical Notes
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 80 , Issue 791 , November 1976 , pp. 489 - 491
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1976 

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Footnotes

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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Depart merit of Mechanical Engineering

†

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

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