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David Zhou

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Main positions:Associate Professor

Other Post:世界交通运输大会(WTC)轨道交通学部轨道交通装备系统科学“机车车辆”技术委员会 联合主席

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A Cylindrical Vehicle-MountedAnemometer Based on 12 Pressure Sensors—Principle, Prototype Design, and Validation

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DOI number:10.1109/JSEN.2018.2852286

Journal:IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL

Key Words:Wind speed; Fluid flow measurement Sensors; Prototypes; Electron; tubes; Pressure measurement; Pollution measurement

Abstract:Vehicle wind speed measurement has always been a vital issue when assessing the aerodynamic performance of a high-speed train in cross winds. Conventional anemometers are not applicable in the extreme environment caused by trains. In this paper, a new wind speed measurement method is proposed, and a cylindrical anemometer to simultaneously measure the wind speed and direction is presented. The instrument consists of a cylinder with 12 evenly distributed holes that connect to 12 differential pressure sensors. Thus, the pressure distribution developed by the wind on the lateral surface of the cylinder is obtained. Then, theoretical relations among three neighboring pressure maxima and the wind speed and wind direction are formulated and validated with a wind tunnel test, where the fabricated anemometer is rotated at 10° intervals under a wind speed of 5-60 m/s. Field tests are conducted to assess the environmental adaptability of the proposed anemometer. The experimental results show that the proposed method and developed anemometer can be applied for air flow measurements and have high accuracy, reliability, and durability.

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Volume:18

Issue:17

Page Number:6954-6961

Translation or Not:no

Date of Publication:2018-09-01

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