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ANEMOMETRE HELICE [2 records]

Record 1 2004-11-08

English

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

A rotation anemometer which has a horizontal axis upon which helical shaped vanes are mounted.

CONT

Another increasingly popular type of anemometer is the propeller anemometer. This anemometer is simply a very small two- or three-blade propeller, calibrated so that the revolutions per minute (rpm) corresponds to specific wind speeds. This anemometer is known as a "lift" device because it relies upon the rational lift caused by the wind on the propellers to measure the wind speed. By using two propellers held fixed at a perpendicular angle to each other, one can simultaneously measure the wind speed and direction using vector analysis. By including a third propeller positioned vertically relative to the other two, vertical wind movements also can be measured. It should be noted that the effect of variations in air density (due to temperature and/or pressure conditions) are accounted for differently in lift devices (for example, propeller anemometers) and drag devices (for example, cup anemometers).

CONT

The ... propellor anemometer consists of a circular array of blades, usually not less than three, mounted at one end of a horizontal shaft; the blades are free to rotate in response to wind forces acting on them. A wind vane is attached to the opposite end of the shaft. The horizontal shaft is connected to a vertical shaft which, being mounted in bearings, turns as the varying wind direction acts on the vane.

CONT

THEORY OF MEASUREMENTS: Wind speed: Propeller anemometer. Wind direction: Wind vane.

French

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

Anémomètre qui possède un axe horizontal sur lequel sont montées des pales plates ou hélicoïdales.

CONT

[...] anémomètres à moulinet et à hélice. La différence essentielle entre ces deux types est que le moulinet est un capteur planaire (il mesure la proportion du vecteur vent sur un plan perpendiculaire à son axe de rotation) alors que l'hélice est un capteur cartésien (elle mesure la projection du vecteur vent sur son axe de rotation).

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-11-08

English

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

An instrument in which the vane is allowed to move in a vertical plane and the response of the vane is used to give a measure of the wind speed.

CONT

Vane-type anemometers have vanes, like a small windmill or propeller, that rotate when the wind blows.

French

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

Instrument dans lequel une hélice a la possibilité de se déplacer dans un plan vertical; la réponse de l'hélice permet de mesurer la vitesse du vent.

CONT

L'anémomètre girouette, quant à lui, fournit à la fois la vitesse et la direction du vent (ce peut être un anémomètre à hélice, dont l'axe horizontal fait office de girouette).

CONT

Anémomètre Girouette. Pour afficher la direction et la vitesse du vent, utilisez notre anémomètre-girouette de précision, ses composants robustes résistent aux ouragans, mais sont toutefois sensibles aux brises les plus légères. Le moulinet est équilibré à la main pour une stabilité et une précision optimales. Des roulements à billes étanches, en inox, garantissent la longévité de l'appareil qui est livré complet avec les accessoires nécessaires pour l'installer sur un tube, un poteau en bois, un mât d'antenne ou une structure similaire

Spanish

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

Instrumento en el que la veleta es móvil en un plano vertical; la respuesta de la veleta permite medir la velocidad del viento.

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