Tilt current meter array: Field validation

Tilt current meter array: Field validation

Radermacher, M.
Thackeray, Z.H.
De Schipper, M.A.
Gordon, L.
Chrystal, C.
Leuci, R.
Reniers, A.J.H.M.

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Hydraulic Engineering

2015-06-29

Measurements of nearshore currents can be performed using a range of existing measurement techniques. Although every technique has its specific benefits, capturing strong spatial gradients in a flow field with sufficiently high spatial resolution often proves to be difficult due to high costs or practical difficulties associated with these techniques. In this study, the use of an array of Tilt Current Meters is explored as a way of measuring these spatial gradients. Observed tilt angle and direction have a high correlation with flow velocity magnitude and direction measured with acoustic instruments. Furthermore, the capabilities of a dense spatial grid of Tilt Current Meters are demonstrated in a spatially variable flow field.

instrumentation
sand motor
measurements
flow
hydrodynamics

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:acfebcdc-0364-4dc6-a914-99ffdd1440bb

IAHR

E-proceedings of the 36th IAHR World Congress, The Hague, the Netherlands, 28 June-3 July 2015

Institutional Repository

conference paper

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