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Airspeed Calibration Services: Laser Doppler Anemometer Calibration and Its Uncertainty
Published
Author(s)
Iosif I. Shinder, Michael R. Moldover, J. M. Hall, Mike Duncan, Joe Keck
Abstract
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are improving their airspeed calibration services. Both laboratories use spinning disks to generate linear velocities that are traceable to NISTs length and time standards. We compared their spinning disks using NISTs laser Doppler anemometer (LDA) as a transfer standard. At 10 m/s, the disks differed by (0.11 ± 0.26) %, where the uncertainty is two standard deviations. We discuss the techniques used to calibrate LDAs with spinning disks and their uncertainties.
Proceedings Title
8th International Symposium on Fluid Flow Measurement
Shinder, I.
, Moldover, M.
, Hall, J.
, Duncan, M.
and Keck, J.
(2012),
Airspeed Calibration Services: Laser Doppler Anemometer Calibration and Its Uncertainty, 8th International Symposium on Fluid Flow Measurement , Colorado Springs, CO, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=911456
(Accessed October 9, 2025)