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Introduction
Timo Smits
Age 50
Joined April 1st 1992
22 years experience with
ultrasonic flowmeters
Elster-Instromet
University of Ultrasonics
Lets
Talk
Ultrasonic!
Principle of Operation
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1985:
1992:
1995:
2000:
Compact meter
2004:
2008:
2012:
Q.Sonicplus
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L
tab =
c + v cos
L
t ba =
c v cos
Trd B
vcos
v
Trd A
send
v: average gas velocityreceive
c: velocity of sound (VOS)
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Di
L
vm =
2 cos
1 1
-
t ab t ba
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QL = Vm A 3600 [m /h]
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L
1 1
QL =
A 3600 [m3 /h]
2 cos () tab tba
QL calculation based on:
Area (~diameter)
Path angle
Path length
Mechanical dimension
measurement
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L
tab =
c + v cos
L
t ba =
c v cos
L 1 1
C = + [m/s]
2 tab tba
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Path configurations
Axial
Swirl
Direct
Single Reflection
Double Reflection
C.W.
C.C.W.
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Path configurations
Elster-Instromet compact path matrix
2 3
1
CheckSonic-1 : 1
CheckSonic-2: 1 4
Q.Sonic-3 : 1 2 3
Q.Sonic-4 : 1 2 3 4
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Animation Q.Sonic
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Patent
European Patent Specification:
On December 3, 1997
the Q.Sonic matrix
was patented
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Flow Profile
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Low velocity
High velocity
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. .
High Re number
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Re (= Vraw c)
Vraw x kRe
=
Vcorr
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Q.Sonic specifications
Diameter
Pressure range
Temperature range
32 m/s (bi-directional)
Uncertainty
Repeatability
0.05%
Interfaces
RS485 (2x)
RS232 (2x)
Digital/pulse (4x)
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Single burst
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minimized
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Attenuation of sound
There are several effects that affect the amplitude of an acoustic wave when it is
transmitted through a medium:
1. Transmission into the medium
2. Diffraction (spreading)
3. Absorption within the medium
4. Reflection effects
5. Ultrasonic beam drift
6. Transducer efficiency
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Dry Calibration
Physical Dimension
Check
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100% N2
EEx(d)
Lpath
L path( new) =
Calibration
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Test :
Ultrasonic Meter
Reference :
Turbine Meter
QL [m3/h]
P [bar]
T [C]
QL [m3/h]
P [bar]
T [C]
Error calculation
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Qi
errori
i =1 Qmax
WME =
n
Qi
i =1 Qmax
Verification measurement
Adjusting Final
Factor in UFM
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QL [m3/h]
P [bar]
T [C]
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Calibration certificate
Unique identification of
calibration certificate (on
all pages)
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Calibration certificate
Measurement deviation
after correction
Calibration uncertainty
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Calibration certificate
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Calibration standards
AGA 9
ISO 17089-1
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Thank you
Timo Smits
Title
t.smits@elster-instromet.com