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An LDV system for turbulence length scale measurements

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An LDV system for making spatial correlation measurements of velocity fluctuations in turbulent nonreacting and reacting flows is presented. The LDV system is the dual beam type and consists of an elongated probe volume and a two-point optical fiber detector. Results are presented of the integral length scale measured in a nonreacting grid generated turbulent flow.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA

    R. Fraser, C. J. Pack & D. A. Santavicca

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Fraser, R., Pack, C.J. & Santavicca, D.A. An LDV system for turbulence length scale measurements. Experiments in Fluids 4, 150–152 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00280265

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