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Laboratory Instrumentation in Turbulence Measurements

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Handbook of Turbulence

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Measurements of turbulence can arise in a great number of fluid flow problems. The possible range of turbulent fluctuations can vary over many decades of time, amplitude, and/or space scales. Some ideas of the vast time scales that are associated with “turbulent” motion can be gained by considering Figure 11.1.

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Sandborn, V.A. (1977). Laboratory Instrumentation in Turbulence Measurements. In: Frost, W., Moulden, T.H. (eds) Handbook of Turbulence. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2322-8_11

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