A drag force anemometer using finite length cylinder with direction measurement capability

DALDABAN F., KARAGOZ F., GENÇ M. S.

MEASUREMENT, vol.104, pp.117-122, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 104
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.measurement.2017.02.006
  • Journal Name: MEASUREMENT
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.117-122
  • Keywords: Anemometer, Drag force, Reynolds number, Wind speed, Wind direction, AEROFOIL, FLOW
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study proposes a new design idea to measure wind speed and direction using drag force. For this aim, load cells which are get aligned with the geographical directions were used. A prototype was built and tested in a wind tunnel located at WEAR Laboratory in Erciyes University. The tests were performed for the direction of 225 between 5 m/s and 25.2 m/s and the outputs were compared with reference velocities. The results were shown that the mean measurement errors of the new design were less than 3% and the mean direction errors were less than 3 respectively, which provided WMO accuracy requirements. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.