Probe selection guide
This selection guide will help you to choose the right probe for your application.
Type of Flow |
Medium |
Recommended Probes |
|---|---|---|
| One-dimensional |
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| Uni-directional | Gas | Single-sensor miniature wire Single-sensor gold-plated wire Single-sensor fiber, thin coating Conical film, thin coating |
| Liquid | Single-sensor fiber, heavy coating Conical film, heavy coating |
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| Two-dimensional |
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| One quadrant | Gas | X-array miniature wires X-array gold-plated wires X-array fibers, thin coating |
| Liquid | X-array fibers, heavy coating | |
| Full plane | Gas | X-array gold-plated wire, flying probe |
| Liquid | X-array fibers, heavy coating, flying probe | |
| Three-dimensional |
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| One octant 70° cone | Gas | Tri-axial gold-plated wire Tri-axial fiber, thin coating |
| Liquid | Tri-axial fiber, heavy coating, special | |
| 90° cone | Gas | Slanted miniature wire, rotated probe Slanted gold-plated wire, rotated probe |
| Liquid | Slanted fiber-film, heavy coating, rotated probe | |
| Full space 3 π room angle | Gas | Tri-axial fiber, thin coating, flying probe |
| Liquid | Tri-axial fiber, heavy coating, flying probe | |
Wall flows (shear stress)
Type of Flow |
Medium |
Recommended Probes |
|---|---|---|
| One-dimensional |
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| Uni-directional | Gas | Flush-mounting film, thin coating Glue-on film, thin coating |
| Liquid | Flush-mounting film, heavy coating Glue-on film, heavy coating, special |
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The probe system includes probes, probe supports and shorting probes.
