Laser Vibrometer

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The B&K Type 8338 Laser Vibrometer is a highly accurate and versatile noncontact vibration transducer for applications where it is impossible or undesirable to mount a vibration transducer onto a vibrating object. Ease of use and rugged construction make laser vibrtometer highly suitable in both laboratory and industrial environments. Its specifications have been designed and optimised for general Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) applications. The high velocity capability (max. 500mm/s) makes it an extremely versatile multipurpose laser-based vibration transducer, covering the vast majority of laser vibrometry applications.

Uses

• Industrial Applications: vibration testing on car bodies and panels, automotive components, engines, hot exhaust or braking systems. Predictive maintenance and condition monitoring on rotating machinery
• Research Applications: vibration analysis of models under investigation within a wind tunnel, transducer design, field vibration testing, general non-contact vibrometry
• Nuclear Applications: vibration testing in a contaminated environment measured at long distances
• Telecommunication Applications: analysis of vibration by wind load of parabolic antennas on towers
• Civil Engineering Applications: vibration testing on buildings, bridges, platforms, windmills, electricity pylons
• Consumer Products Applications: loudspeaker testing, household appliances (washing machines, television tubes and screens, vacuum cleaners), power tools, computer parts (CD-ROM drives and hard disk)
• Environmental Applications: analysis of sound absorption materials