AN INVERSTIGATION OF THE DYNAMIC ERRORS OF THE REMOTE-INSTANTANEOUS FLOWRATE MEASUREMENT DUE TO PARAMETER CHANGES

  • Kim, Do-Tae (Precision and Intelligence Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology) ;
  • Yokota, Shinichi (Precision and Intelligence Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology) ;
  • Nakano, Kazuo (Precision and Intelligence Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
  • Published : 1991.10.01

Abstract

The paper describes estimation errors of unsteady flowrate measurements due to parameter changes in a quasi-remote instantaneous flowrate measurement method (abbreviate as QIFM) and an instantaneous flowrate measurement method using two points pressure measurements (abbreviate as TPFM). By introducing error performance index, the influence of parameter changes on the accuracy, and dynamic response of the estimated unsteady flowrate are evaluated. Of four parameters, the variation of the length of the pipeline and speed of sound produce large errors in the estimated unsteady flowrate during transient periods. The effect of kinematic viscosity of the working fluid(oil) is relatively insensitive in unsteady flowrate estimation.

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