Velocity Measurement for Flow Particles by Using Spatial Filtering Technique Based on Sensor Array

Abstract

In comparison with cross correlative method based particle velocity measurement, the spatial filtering method for particle velocity measurement has the advantages of simplicity of the measurement system and convenience of data processing. In the paper a capacitive velocimeter, based on the spatial filtering method, is described. In this approach a capacitance sensor array has been used as a spatial filter for particle velocity measurements. Experiments were performed on a test rig and the experimental results show that the system relative error is within ±4% over a velocity range of 2-5m/s for a moving particle.