Ultrasonic Gas Flow Measurement for Custody Transfer Applications

Boer, G. de

doi:10.1115/ipc1996-1916

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“…Transit time ultrasonic flowmeters measure the mean fluid velocity on the chord between the transducer faces along the ultrasonic path. The mean fluid flow velocity v m in the pipeline is related to the velocity v along the ultrasonic path by a meter factor k which is defined as follows [20]:…”

Section: Theory Of Transit Time Ultrasonic Flowmetersmentioning

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Ultrasonic measurement of gas flow using electrostatic transducers

O’Sullivan

Wright

2002

Ultrasonics

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Ultrasonic gas flowmeters typically use narrowband piezoelectric transducer arrangements for interrogating the flow of gas in a pipe. In this work, the suitability of broadband electrostatic transducers operating at frequencies of up to 1 MHz for ultrasonic measurement of gas flow has been investigated. The transit time method of ultrasonic gas flow measurement was adopted and experiments were carried out using a laboratory test rig capable of producing a range of gas flowrates up to 17.5 m/s. The test rig also allowed easy interchange of different prototype flowmetering sections. Times of flight of ultrasonic waves interrogating the gas flow were measured using separate send/receive electrostatic transducer arrangements. Two flowmeter configurations were considered. The first interrogated the flow at 45°in contra-propagating upstream and downstream directions. The second consisted of an upstream interrogation at 45°to the gas flow and an interrogation made normal to the flow direction. k factors correlating the fluid velocity along the ultrasonic path with the mean fluid velocity in the pipe were calculated using experimental ultrasonic data and anemometer measurements. All transducer configurations were numerically modelled using the computational fluid dynamics software package FLOTRAN Ó (ANSYS Inc.). Theoretical gas flow velocities for both transducer arrangements were subsequently compared with experimental values and found to be in excellent agreement. A flow-dependent frequency shift of the received ultrasonic signals was also observed simultaneously with the transit time measurement. Ó

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confidence: 99%