Tutorial: Principles of Operation

Table of Contents

1. Doppler Velocity Measurement
2. How Velocimeters Work
• Accuracy
• Why not make a 16 MHz velocimeter?
3. Hardware
• Pressure sensor
• Compass calibration
• Analog inputs
• Lithium battery packs
• Anti-fouling
4. Channel Flow
   Physical background for relating velocity and stage measurements to volume discharge
• Stage Measurement
5. Wave Directional Spectra
   PUV method history, tools and sample data
• Measurement
  Background on waves and wave measurement
• Evaluation
  How to estimate measurement uncertainties
6. Real-time data collection
• Binary & ASCII output
• Analog output