1、Designation:D601196(Reapproved 2022)Standard Test Method forDetermining the Performance of a Sonic Anemometer/Thermometer1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6011;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the y
2、ear of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This test method covers the determination of the dy-namic performance of a sonic anemometer/thermometer whichemploys
3、 the inverse time measurement technique for velocityor speed of sound,or both.Performance criteria include:(a)acceptance angle,(b)acoustic pathlength,(c)system delay,(d)system delay mismatch,(e)thermal stability range,(f)shadowcorrection,(g)velocity calibration range,and(h)velocityresolution.1.2 The
4、 values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate sa
5、fety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of
6、International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C384 Test Method for Impedance and Absorption of Acous-tical Materials by Impedance Tube MethodD1356 Terminology Relating to S
7、ampling and Analysis ofAtmospheresD5527 Practices for Measuring Surface Wind and Tempera-ture by Acoustic MeansIEEE/ASTM SI 10 American National Standard for MetricPractice3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of terms related to this testmethod,refer to Terminology D1356.3.2 Definitions of Te
8、rms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 axial attenuation coeffcienta ratio of the free streamwind velocity(as defined in a wind tunnel)to velocity along anacoustic propagation path(vt/vd)(1).33.2.2 critical Reynolds number(Rc)the Reynolds numberat which an abrupt decrease in an objects drag coefficient
9、occurs(2).3.2.2.1 DiscussionThe transducer shadow corrections areno longer valid above the critical Reynolds number due to adiscontinuity in the axial attenuation coefficient.3.2.3 Reynolds number(Re)the ratio of inertial to viscousforces on an object immersed in a flowing fluid based on theobjects
10、characteristic dimension,the fluid velocity,and vis-cosity.3.2.4 shadow correction(vdm/vd)the ratio of the truealong-axis velocity vdm,as measured in a wind tunnel or byanother accepted method,to the instrument along-axis windmeasurement vd.3.2.4.1 DiscussionThis correction compensates for flowshado
11、wing effects of transducers and their supporting struc-tures.The correction can take the form of an equation(3)or alookup table(4).3.2.5 speed of sound(c,(m/s)the propagation rate of anadiabatic compression wave:c 5P/!s0.5(1)where:P=pressure=density,=specific heat ratio,ands=isentropic(adiabatic)pro
12、cess(5).3.2.5.1 DiscussionThe velocity of the compression wave1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D22 on AirQuality and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D22.11 on Meteorology.Current edition approved March 1,2022.Published April 2022.Originallyapproved in 1996.L
13、ast previous edition approved in 2015 as D6011 96(2015).DOI:10.1520/D6011-96R22.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe
14、 ASTM website.3The boldface numbers in parentheses refer to the list of references at the end ofthis standard.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recog
15、nized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1defined along each axis of a Cartesian coordinate system is thesum
16、of propagation speed c plus the motion of the gas alongthat axis.In a perfect gas(6):c 5R*T/M!0.5(2)The approximation for propagation in air is:cair5403 T110.32 e/P!#0.55403 Ts!0.5(3)3.2.6 system clockthe clock used for timing acousticwavefront travel between a transducer pair.3.2.7 system delay(t,s)the time delay through thetransducer and electronic circuitry(7).3.2.7.1 DiscussionEach path through every sonic arrayaxis can have unique delay characteristics.Delay(on the orderof 10 to 20 s)can va
