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WIND RESEARCH 100
Model: RES 100
Price: £5,940.00
Delivery: 6 - 8 WEEKS ARO

WIND RESEARCH 100

3-AXIS Ultrasonic Anemometer for measuring wind speed and direction. 50 Hz sampling rate and RS232 AND RS422 ouput.
 
Includes a field calibration kit and 12 m cable.

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Wind Research 100 3-axis Ultrasonic Anemometer


The Wind Research range of 3-axis ultrasonic anemometers are very fast response all-round wind and turbulence sensors providing accurate measurements of horizontal and vertical wind speed and direction. They offer a higher sampling rate than the Professional range.
The entry level Wind Research 100 model has a sampling rate of up to 50 Hz and has an internal memory for data storage (around 12000 standard data sets) and a battery buffered clock. It has no moving parts, is maintenance free and comes with a field calibration kit for user confidence checks. It is suitable for applications such as airport site evaluation, forestry monitoring, industrial ventilation, atmospheric research and wind tunnels etc.


Features

  • no moving parts
  • maintenance free rugged design
  • up to 50 Hz sampling rate
  • wind speed range 0.01 - 45 m/s (0 - 100 mph)
  • digital outputs RS232 and RS422
  • verifies and reports data quality
  • battery power 9 - 36 VDC
  • field calibration kit
  • 12 metre (39 ft) power and data cables.


What it does


The Wind Research 100 provides the following information in various data outputs which can be polled or output automatically:

  • instantaneous and averaged data for the three component wind vectors
  • virtual temperature
  • horizontal wind speed and direction plus vertical wind component
  • chart mode (provides 0-540º wind direction and speed values)
  • NMEA value outputs
  • raw data mode (uncorrected) or 2D / 3D head corrected data

Data can be averaged by:

  • scalar or vectoral
  • clock synchronised or running average
  • separate output rates and sampling times

Some other important features:

  • user definable north orientation (range 0-359º alignment off axis)
  • data quality control to perform confidence checks on raw data
  • date / time stamps with several options
  • check sum information
  • calibration validity output monitoring


Examples of data output


Normal data example (instantaneous). Every data string starts with a header line that consists of the string SNC followed by a space and 12 characters for the date/time stamp, another space and finally the UTC string i.e.:

SNC 940815090015 UTC

x = 1.83 y = -0.79 z = 0.20 T = 20.17


where:

x
 		 mean x wind component in the sensor related orthogonal co-ordinate system (parallel to the black arrow on the electronic box); unit m/s
 
y
 		 mean y wind component in the sensor related orthogonal co-ordinate system (horizontally perpendicular to x); unit m/s
 
z mean z wind component in the sensor related orthogonal co-ordinate system (vertical); unit m/s
T
 		 mean temperature; unit ºC
 



Specifications of the Wind Research 100 3-axis ultrasonic anemometer
Wind Speed  
Range 0.01 - 45 m/s (0 - 100 mph)
Accuracy +/- 2 % (full scale output)
Resolution 0.01 m/s (steps)
Wind Direction  
Range 0 - 359o or 0- 540o
Accuracy +/- 2o
Resolution 0.4o (steps)
Digital Output  
Type RS232, RS422
Sampling rate 50 Hz
Averaging up to 3600 seconds
Power  
Requirements 9-36 VDC operation
Current draw 180 mA (@ 24 VDC)
Data  
Turbulence data not available (see Wind Research 300 and 400)
Sonic temperature -30oC to 50oC ( -22oF to 122oF) in non-condensing environments
Units of measure m/s, knots, mph, km/h, oC
General  
IP rating  IP65
Size 32 cm x 69 cm (12 x 27 inches)
Weight 2.8 kg (6 Ibs)
Materials:  
     sensor head stainless steel (V4A)
     electronic housing powder-coated die-cast aluminium
Power and data cable 12 m (39 ft)
Optional items Mains adapter   :   BiralView software

This range is in continuous development therefore specifications may change without prior notice. E&OE



Contact Biral for more information

To find out more about this instrument or to discuss your application requirements please do not hesitate to contact Biral.

  • wwwmet@biral.com or click the Make Request button below the product photograph
  • telephone to 01275 847787 (from the UK) or +44 1275 847787 (International)



After Sales Support

Biral offers free advice and technical support for the lifetime of the instruments we sell. Once you have purchased the unit you can contact us for help:


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