If you’re looking for a technique to measure the turbulence in gas and liquid flows, Constant Temperature Anemometry (CTA) is the answer. CTA, also known as Thermal Anemometry, Hot-wire, or Hot-film Anemometry, uses hot-wire or hot-film probes inserted into the flow to measure the turbulence.
It’s an ideal method for measuring flows with fast fluctuations at a point (high turbulence) and studying flow microstructures. It’s capable of resolving small flow eddies down to the order of tenths of a millimeter.
Key Benefits
- Covers a wide range of applications
- Ideal for studying turbulence
- For fine-scale turbulence and boundary layer measurements
- Turbulence spectra can be resolved in >4 decades of amplitude
- Provides the full velocity vector
- Straightforward analysis of data
Key Features
- Measures velocities from a few cm/s to supersonic
- High spatial resolution: eddies down to 1 mm or less
- High temporal resolution: fluctuations up to several hundred kHz
- Low noise level
- Continuous analog output
Choose CTA, and you’ll get the precise measurement you need.