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device for measuring wind speed and liquid
flow. The most basic form, the cup-type
anemometer, consists of cups at the ends of
arms, which rotate when the wind blows. The
speed of rotation indicates the wind speed.
Vane-type anemometers have vanes, like a
small windmill or propeller, that rotate when
the wind blows. Pressure-tube anemometers use
the pressure generated by the wind to
indicate speed. The wind blowing into or
across a tube develops a pressure,
proportional to the wind speed, that is
measured by a manometer or pressure gauge.
Hot-wire anemometers work on the principle
that the rate at which heat is transferred
from a hot wire to the surrounding air is a
measure of the air speed.
Wind speed is determined by measuring either
the electric current required to maintain a
hot wire at a constant temperature, or the
variation of resistance while a constant
current is maintained.