Products/Services for Ultrasonic Wind Vane Anemometers
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Air Flow Sensors - (259 companies)...pressure. A Pitot tube has two pressure sampling points, static pressure and back pressure. Used with a differential pressure transmitter, the difference between these pressures is a measure of the velocity. Vane anemometers have a proximity switch...Instrument StyleMountingAir Velocity -
Weather Instruments - (326 companies)...with natural wind conditions, while placing temperature or humidity instruments in direct sun often results in inaccurate measurements. The crude drawing below shows a typical weather station setup. This particular station includes three different anemometer... -
Wind Turbines - (269 companies)Society. Components. Wind turbines contain many parts. The anemometer tracks wind speeds and transfers measurements from the wind vane to the controller, a component which starts the turbine at wind speeds between 8 to 16 miles per hour and shuts off... -
Blades (wind turbine) - (19 companies)...travel 2 R meters every full rotation. The blade tip speed is then 2 R/t and this can be divided by the wind speed from a digital anemometer to give a field measurement of the tip-speed ratio. Manufacturers often produce several different wind...
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Rotary Vane Vacuum Pumps and Systems - (178 companies)Rotary vane vacuum pumps and systems move media through the pump using a rotating assembly in the pumping chamber. Typically, there are two or more rotating vanes that move the media from inlet to outlet. Rotary vane vacuum pumps are positive... -
Ultrasonic Instruments - (253 companies)Ultrasonic instruments use beams of high frequency, short wave signals to inspect, monitor, and measure materials and components. Ultrasonic energy is introduced into tested materials or components and then retrieved for subsequent analysis...
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Ultrasonic Transducers - (163 companies)Ultrasonic transducers send and receive waves for many types of sensing. Examples include distance, proximity, level, nondestructive evaluation, web break detection, counting, and security applications. Ultrasonic transducers send and receive waves...
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Ultrasonic Linear Position Sensors and Switches - (88 companies)Ultrasonic linear position sensors and switches use ultrasonic waves in combination with light and frequency readings for position and displacement sensing. Ultrasonic linear position sensors and switches use ultrasonic waves in combination...
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Wind Tunnels - (17 companies)Wind tunnels allow the characterization of the aerodynamic attributes of objects in a controlled system by creating airflow through a closed passage. They are primarily used in the study of how aircraft, trains, automobiles, boats, and structures...
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Ultrasonic Cutting and Welding Equipment - (69 companies)Ultrasonic welding and cutting machines melt areas with an arc and then use a high-velocity, high-temperature ionized gas to make cuts. Ultrasonic cutting and welding equipment are often used in the manufacture of fabric goods. They are also used...
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Alpha Wire
High-Performance Wind Power Cable it an excellent choice for wind vanes and anemometers that experience random movement, and for actuators, automation networks, control circuits, sensors, pitch/yaw controls, and power supply circuits. Xtra-Guard Flex Motor Supply Cable achieves excellent flexibility in a tough abrasion- and oil-resistant design well suited for the tight spaces in wind turbines for connecting AC drives, servo drives, and variable-frequency drives. Series M Flexible Control cables are used for stationary/cable tray... (read more)Browse Multiconductor Cables Datasheets for Alpha Wire -
Tech Rim Standards, LLC
Tech-Winder The Tech-Winder is a robust solution for industrial robotic automation cells. Keeps pendant cord protected and organized. LATEST SOLUTION FOR EASY CABLE MANAGEMENT. Configurable to fit any cable or adapter type. Designed with robotic cell operators in mind. Industrially safe and easy operator use. Made of a strong robust aluminum coupled with a fire retardant net. Ideal for harsh manufacturing environments. Tangle-free for single hand operation. Organized storage of pendant cable. Easy to lock... (read more)Browse Work Supports and Fixture Jacks Datasheets for Tech Rim Standards, LLC -
ExxonMobil Chemical Company – Synthetic Base Stocks
Wind Turbine Grease As wind turbines increase in size they are utilizing centralized grease distribution systems for their main and pitch bearings, especially in extreme temperatures and remote locations. Your customers demand grease that lasts longer and performs better, minimizing maintenance costs while maximizing equipment reliability and productivity. To help you manufacture wind turbine grease that can meet these challenges, we provide world-class synthetic base stocks, including SpectraSyn Elite TM... (read more)Browse Synthetic Oils, Greases, and Lubricants Datasheets for ExxonMobil Chemical Company – Synthetic Base Stocks -
Indelac Controls, Inc.
Applications for Actuators in Wind Turbines 4 Applications for Actuators in Wind Turbines. Nowadays wind turbines play a larger role in the power generation combination for the USA. Every day, more and more turbines are being installed across states and the country. Although valves don 't play an important part in the wind energy generation, actuators are a much more significant element in the operation of wind turbines. Actuators for blades regulation. Actuators are part of the control that adjusts the rotor blades on the turbine hub... (read more)Browse Electric Valve Actuators Datasheets for Indelac Controls, Inc. -
Fuji Electric Corp. of America
Semiconductor Wind Applications Video Wind turbines with increased blade lengths to raise the amount of power generated per turbine are becoming the mainstream type of power generator. The output power of wind power generators is converted to DC power in an AC/DC converter, and then converted from DC power to commercial frequency AC power by an inverter.Fuji Electric supplies IGBT modules that are suitable for conversion circuits that are required to have a large capacity. Learn more!. More About Fuji Electric. Did you know... (read more)Browse Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBT) Datasheets for Fuji Electric Corp. of America -
Engineered Materials, a subsidiary of PPG's aerospace division
MicroGrid® Materials for Wind Applications MicroGrid (R) Materials for Wind Applications. With all rotary blades, lighting is more prone to hit the leading edge and the outer blade surfaces towards the tips where the highest amount of static energy is generated. For these locations, heavier, more conductive materials are utilized. As you move towards the root of the blade, a lighter weight material can be incorporated to reduce weight and cost. The variability with Dexmet 's expanding process provides the capability of producing... (read more)Browse Lightning Protection Systems Datasheets for Engineered Materials, a subsidiary of PPG's aerospace division -
ExxonMobil Chemical Company – Synthetic Base Stocks
Making Wind Turbine Lubricants How we can help: To help you meet - and exceed - these demands, we provide state-of-the-art synthetic base stocks, including next-generation SpectraSyn Elite metallocene polyalphaolefin (mPAO) developed using our proprietary metallocene catalyst technology. SpectraSyn Elite mPAO provides higher viscosity index (VI), enhanced film thickness, improved low temperature, fluidity and lower foaming than conventional high viscosity PAOs. You can also rely on us for world-class technical expertise that... (read more)Browse Synthetic Oils, Greases, and Lubricants Datasheets for ExxonMobil Chemical Company – Synthetic Base Stocks -
PCE Instruments / PCE Americas Inc.
Ultrasonic Flow Meter PCE-TDS 100H+ This is a portable handheld clamp-on ultrasonic flow meter used for non-invasive, unobstructed and highly accurate measurements of the flow velocity of liquids in metal, plastic and rubber pipes and tubes with a diameter of 57 ... 720 mm / approx. 2 ... 28 in. Ideal for use in oil and gas, water and wastewater, chemical, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, metals and mining, pulp and paper, power and heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) industries, this ultrasonic... (read more)Browse Ultrasonic Flow Meters Datasheets for PCE Instruments / PCE Americas Inc. -
PCE Instruments / PCE Americas Inc.
Wind Speed Meter Alarm Controller PCE-WSAC 50 PCE-WSAC 50 Wind Speed Meter Alarm Controller. Pre-alarm and full alarm / Optional RS-485 modbus interface / Displays current wind speed and average wind speed of last 2 and 5 minutes. PCE-WSAC 50 is a wind speed meter alarm controller that displays the current wind speed as well as the average wind speed of the last 2 and 5 minutes. A pre-alarm and full alarm can be activated based on preset values. If wind speeds are higher than the preset values, a pre-alarm is first applied before the full... (read more)Browse Weather Instruments Datasheets for PCE Instruments / PCE Americas Inc. -
Compact Automation
Brute Series Rotary Vane Actuators 25 base models with torque outputs from 400 in.lbs to 5200 in.lbs. Standard rotations 90, 110, 180, 270, & 290 degrees. One moving part providing: Zero Backlash. No loss of motion. Smooth Rotation. Precise Repeatability. Continuous full torque throughout the rotation. Patented Urethane seals for: Long cycle life and non-lube service. Actual applications with 25 million cycles and more. 100 's of standard options and modifications. (read more)Browse Hydraulic Rotary Actuators Datasheets for Compact Automation
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Whether mechanical, ultrasonic or laser wind measurements: all measuring methods have technical limits. While for mechanical wind sensors the measuring element - cups and vanes - itself predominantly produces a disturbance in the flow field, for ultrasonic anemometers a disturbance can be caused...
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IMPROVED WIND AND TURBULENCE MEASUREMENTS USING A LOW-COST 3-D SONIC ANEMOMETER AT A LOW-WIND SITE
Wastrack, K.G., D.E. Pittman, and L.W. Hamberger, 2001: Wind sensor comparison- ultrasonic versus wind vane / anemometer .
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Flood Warning, Forecasting and Emergency Response
For flood warning and forecasting applications, near real time measurements are usually required, and methods suitable for telemetry include tipping bucket raingauges, cup or ultrasonic anemometers ( wind speed), wind vanes (wind direction), radiometers (solar, net and reflected radiation), hygrometers (humidity) and neutron …
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Turbulence-Turbine Interaction: The Basis for the Development of the TurbSim Stochastic Simulator
In addition to the ultrasonic anemometers , cup anemometers and wind vanes were installed at three heights on the central tower, along with PRTDs in both absolute and differential configurations, a digital microbarometer for measuring surface barometric pressure, and an LiCl/PRTD hygrometer for …
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Validation of the SODAR properties, June 2006 - DTU Orbit
The test set-up consisted of a 50 m mast, equipped with three calibrated cup-anemometers, 1 wind vane and one 3-D ultrasonic anemometer sampled at 10 Hz using a low- power industrial computer.
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Validation of the SODAR properties, June 2006 - DTU Orbit
The test set-up consisted of a 50 m mast, equipped with three calibrated cup-anemometers, 1 wind vane and one 3-D ultrasonic anemometer sampled at 10 Hz using a low- power industrial computer.
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Springtime boundary layer O 3 and GEM depletion at Toolik Lake, Alaska
Wind direction was inferred from the 3-D ultrasonic anemometer data, as well as a wind vane (model 030B, MetOne Instruments).
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Wind structure in relation to odour plumes in tsetse fly habitats
Wind speed, speed variance, direction, and directional variance were measured by conventional cup anemometers plus wind ‐ vanes and by a solid state ultrasonic anemometer , on time scales from seconds to minutes.
