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Lopez-Nuñez EAuthorAlfonso-Corcuera DAuthorOgueta-Gutiérrez MAuthorPindado SCorresponding AuthorOn cup anemometer performance at high altitude above ground
Publicated to:Flow Measurement And Instrumentation. 79 101956- - 2021-06-01 79(), DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2021.101956
Authors: Ramos-Cenzano, Alvaro; Lopez-Nunez, Elena; Alfonso-Corcuera, Daniel; Ogueta-Gutierrez, Mikel; Pindado, Santiago
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Abstract
In this paper, an experimental wind tunnel test campaign to assess the possibility of using cup anemometers at high altitude (~20 km) is performed. The experimental procedure consists of measuring the evolution of the rotational frequency for different wind dynamic pressures for different cups and the center of rotation radius. With particular interest on the point at which the rotation stops for decreasing values of the dynamic pressure is considered as the limit value for the anemometer operation. The results show that large cup radius anemometer rotors present more stable behavior (its stopping point at low wind speeds being less affected by the cups’ center rotation radius). The authors conclude that cup anemometers can be used at high altitude above ground. Results show that an anemometer equipped with a 40 mm cup radius rotor could be considered operative up to an altitude of 25 km above ground.
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The work has been published in the journal Flow Measurement And Instrumentation due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Instrumentation. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Engineering, Mechanical.
From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 3.98, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)
Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-25, the following number of citations:
- WoS: 10
- Scopus: 13
- Google Scholar: 19
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There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (PINDADO CARRION, SANTIAGO).
the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been PINDADO CARRION, SANTIAGO.