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ANEMOMETRE BYRAM [1 record]

Record 1 2005-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
CONT

Byram anemometer is a variety of the cup anemometer.

OBS

Cup anemometer is used to measure the wind speed from the speed of rotation of a windmill which consist of 3 or 4 hemispherical or conical cups, each fixed to the ends of horizontal arms attached to a vertical axis.

OBS

Air meter; Byram anemometer: Instrument used to measure wind speed from the rotation of a fan which turns about a horizontal or vertical axis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
OBS

Anémomètre à moulinet; anémomètre de Byram : Instrument mesurant la vitesse du vent par la rotation d'un moulinet à axe horizontal ou vertical.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
OBS

Anemómetro de molinete; anemómetro de Byram: Anemómetro para medir la velocidad del viento en función de la velocidad de rotación de un molinete de aspas que gira alrededor de un eje vertical u horizontal.

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