FiberFlow is a modular system that can be configured with one, two or three probes, and with small air-cooled or large water-cooled argon-ion lasers. The basic elements are:
- A transmitter comprising beam-splitting and frequency-shifting optics
- Fibre manipulators for guiding the laser beams into optical fibres
- A range of probes with diameters from 14 mm up to 112 mm
FiberFlow 1D, 2D & 3D Laser Doppler Anemometry (LDA) SystemsFiberFlow transmitting optics
The smallest probes are 14 mm in diameter and measure at 50 mm distance (in air) and can thus be employed where space is constrained, or where the probe can be placed directly in the flow. Application examples are flows in the engine compartment of a passenger car, and measurements in indoor-climate test rooms. The largest probes can be used for measurements at distances of up to several meters and are typically used in wind tunnels and large water channels.