Abstract: A fluid measurement system includes a long focus optical system at a CCD camera, and an image processing means for comparing particle images taken at two time points for analysis. The system further includes a high-pass filter for leaving high frequency components at a predetermined frequency and higher from the luminance signal of the image, so that a turbulence structure occurring in the fluid to be measured is extracted, and the turbulence structure is captured and its image is taken. Therefore, the flow field of an inaccessible fluid to be measured can be analyzed.

Abstract: A fluid measurement system includes a long focus optical system at a CCD camera, and an image processor for comparing particle images taken at two time points for analysis. The long focus optical system is provided with a shield which shields a part including a central portion of a main mirror at an arbitrary shield rate. As a result, the particle image of a tracer is enlarged with its contour kept clear, that is, in focus, and therefore, the image having a luminance which allows analysis by the PIV method can be taken in spite of use of the long focus optical system.

Abstract: There is provided a non-contact vibration measurement technique for a structure by continuously imaging the structure from a far distance using a PIV system and measuring vibration through image analysis.

Abstract: The present invention provides a wind power generation device capable of reducing collision of a flying object against a blade or bird strike. The wind power generation device includes a tower set up on the ground, a nacelle fixed to the tower, a plurality of blades rotatably fixed to the nacelle via a hub, an obstacle search device capable of detecting a flying object existing in front, on the windward side, and a blade angle controller to control the change in angle of the blade including a rotation stop position. The obstacle search device searches for the flying object continuously, and when the flying object is determined to be approaching based on the continuous searching, the blade angle controller controls to change the blades to the rotation stop position.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ultrasonic Doppler flow measurment system that achieves flow measurement regardless of the temperature of a fluid. A temperature sensor 7 is combined with a pipe 1 to measure the temperature of a fluid 2. A controller 9 calculates a frequency that will cause cavitation when an ultrasonic transducer 4 exerts an ultrasonic vibration on the fluid 2 on the basis of a temperature measured by the temperature sensor 7 and controls a sinusoidal oscillator 6.

Abstract: A bubble generator to bring out performance of a Doppler ultrasonic flowmeter to the maximum extent is provided. The bubble generator is provided with a bubble generation member generating bubbles suitable for a predetermined frequency of an ultrasonic pulse emitted into a fluid to be measured and feeding the bubbles into the fluid pipe, and a uniform dispersion member dispersing the bubbles fed uniformly in the pipe, the bubble generator is installed on an upstream side of the fluid pipe with respect to an ultrasonic transducer. The bubble generation member has a Venturi tube, and the uniform dispersion member has a negative pressure generating device, in which the fluid to be measured drawn out by the uniform dispersion member from inside the fluid pipe is returned into the fluid pipe together with the bubbles fed into the fluid pipe via the Venturi tube.

Abstract: An ultrasonic flowmeter includes: an emission trigger oscillator outputting a trigger signal; an ultrasonic oscillator generating and outputting ultrasonic pulses by the trigger signal from the emission trigger oscillator; an ultrasonic pulse receiver transmitting the ultrasonic pulses output from the ultrasonic oscillator toward a measurement line within a fluid, and receiving an ultrasonic echo signal serving as reflected waves reflected off an ultrasonic reflector suspended within the fluid; a signal processor subjecting the ultrasonic echo signal received by the ultrasonic pulse receiver to signal processing; and a signal analyzer analyzing the ultrasonic echo signal subjected to the signal processing by the signal processor, calculating the position and speed of the ultrasonic reflector positioned along the measurement line, and measuring at least one of the flow-speed distribution and flow of the fluid from the calculated results.

Abstract: A fluid flow measurement system including a sheet-shaped light emitting device that emits a sheet-shaped light into a flow field of a fluid containing particles; a CMOS image sensor that captures an image on a sheet emitted by the light-emitting device and that can convert the image signal into digital data; a timing controller that synchronizes the light-emitting device and the CMOS image sensor; and an image processor that compares and analyzes luminance pattern distributions of images on the sheet captured by the CMOS image sensor at various times, for measuring movement direction and movement amount of the particles. As needed, a transmission line is used or the imaging interval is shortened by using two CMOS image sensors and a beam splitter. Thereby, PIV can be used when the light amount is insufficient, the system is in a radiation environment, or flow speed is high.

Abstract: To enable detection of flow of a distant fluid to be measured to provide a new application of a PIV system at a practical level. A fluid measurement system of the present invention includes a long focus optical system 3 at a CCD camera 2, and an image processing means 43 for comparing particle images taken at two time points for analysis. The system further includes a high-pass filter for leaving high frequency components at a predetermined frequency and higher from the luminance signal of the image, so that a turbulence structure occurring in the fluid to be measured is extracted, and the turbulence structure is captured and its image is taken. Therefore, the flow field of an inaccessible fluid to be measured can be analyzed.

Abstract: To enable detection of flow of a distant fluid to be measured to provide a new application of a PIV system at a practical level. A fluid measurement system of the present invention includes a long focus optical system 3 at a CCD camera 2, and an image processing means 43 for comparing particle images taken at two time points for analysis. The long focus optical system 3 is provided with a shield 32 which shields a part including a central portion of a main mirror 31 at an arbitrary shield rate. As a result, the particle image of a tracer is enlarged with its contour kept clear, that is, in focus, and therefore, the image having a luminance which allows analysis by the PIV method can be taken in spite of use of the long focus optical system.

Abstract: A bubble generator to bring out performance of a Doppler ultrasonic flowmeter to the maximum extent is provided. The bubble generator is provided with a bubble generation member generating bubbles suitable for a predetermined frequency of an ultrasonic pulse emitted into a fluid to be measured and feeding the bubbles into the fluid pipe, and a uniform dispersion member dispersing the bubbles fed uniformly in the pipe, the bubble generator is installed on an upstream side of the fluid pipe with respect to an ultrasonic transducer. The bubble generation member has a Venturi tube, and the uniform dispersion member has a negative pressure generating device, in which the fluid to be measured drawn out by the uniform dispersion member from inside the fluid pipe is returned into the fluid pipe together with the bubbles fed into the fluid pipe via the Venturi tube.

Abstract: An ultrasonic flowmeter 10 includes: emission trigger oscillating means 22 for outputting a trigger signal; ultrasonic oscillating means 23 for generating and outputting ultrasonic pulses by the trigger signal from said emission trigger oscillating means; ultrasonic pulse receiving means 24 for transmitting the ultrasonic pulses output from said ultrasonic oscillating means toward a measurement line within a fluid, and receiving an ultrasonic echo signal serving as reflected waves reflected off an ultrasonic reflector suspended within said fluid; signal processing means 25 for subjecting the ultrasonic echo signal received by said ultrasonic pulse receiving means to signal processing; and signal analyzing means 26 for analyzing the ultrasonic echo signal subjected to the signal processing by said signal processing means, calculating the position and speed of said ultrasonic reflector positioned along said measurement line, and measuring at least one of the flow-speed distribution and flow of said fluid from t

Abstract: In order to provide a technology in an ultrasonic flowmeter to efficiently penetrate through both of a wedge and a fluid pipe surface so as to contribute to more accurate measurement of a flow rate. An ultrasonic flowmeter includes an ultrasonic transmitter for launching ultrasonic pulses of a predetermined frequency into the fluid to be measured in fluid pipe from an ultrasonic transducer along a measurement line; a flow velocity distribution measurement means for measuring flow velocity distribution of the fluid to be measured in a measurement region by receiving ultrasonic echoes (reflection wave A) reflected from the measurement region among the ultrasonic pulses incident into the fluid to be measured; and a flow rate operation means for operating a flow rate of the fluid to be measured in the measurement region based on the flow velocity distribution of the fluid to be measured, and a clamp-on type is adopted.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ultrasonic Doppler flow measurment system that achieves flow measurement regardless of the temperature of a fluid. A temperature sensor 7 is combined with a pipe 1 to measure the temperature of a fluid 2. A controller 9 calculates a frequency that will cause cavitation when an ultrasonic transducer 4 exerts an ultrasonic vibration on the fluid 2 on the basis of a temperature measured by the temperature sensor 7 and controls a sinusoidal oscillator 6.