Measurements of the instantaneous flow rates through a pneumatic servo-valve are presented for valve opening frequencies between 0 and 10 Hz. While the correlation of the results is broadly consistent with the hypothesis that the internal flow pattern is independent of frequency, there is some evidence that switching between alternative patterns may occur at some frequencies.
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