Single beam/detector optical remote cross-flow sensor
US9927457B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P13/02
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
System and method for remotely sensing the cross-flow orientation of a fluid (including a gaseous fluid) over an extended range. A Fourier transform of beam wander of a single beam can be used to determine the orientation of the flow field. Many applications depend upon accurate flow orientation data to provide correct information such as, for example, citing of turbines on wind farms and atmospheric/ocean weather prediction.
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