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Airspeed Calibration Services: Laser Doppler Anemometer Calibration and Its Uncertainty

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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 NIST’s length and time standards. We compared their spinning disks using NIST’s 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
Conference Dates
June 18-22, 2012
Conference Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

laser doppler calibration, spinning disk calibration, primary standard
Manufacturing, Metrology, Standards and Calibration services

Citation

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 7, 2024)

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Created June 20, 2012, Updated February 19, 2017