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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2002.26.11.1613

An Experimental Study on Installation Effects of Pipe Elbow on the Electromagnetic Flowmeter Characteristics (Turbulent Flow)  

Lim, Ki-Won (한국표준과학연구원 유체유동그룹)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.26, no.11, 2002 , pp. 1613-1621 More about this Journal
Abstract
An electromagnetic flowmeter(EMF) essentially averages the velocity distribution over the pipe cross- sectional area, and the measured value is dependent on the velocity profiles. In this study, installation effects of 90$^{\circ}$long elbow(KS B 1522, ISO 3419) on the EMF characteristics was investigated. A commercial EMF was adopted and the distribution of magnetic field in the electrodes cross section was measured. In the experiment, the national flow standard system, of which measurement uncertainty was evaluated in accordance with ISO 17025 recommendation, was used fur characterization of EMF. The leading line has 150D long straight pipe to established a fully developed flow before entering into the elbow and the elbow was installed downstream of it. then the flowmeter was tested within 50 D from the elbow. The installation effects of the flowmeter were investigated by varying the mean velocity(Reynolds No.)in pipe section, the locations and the direction of electrodes plane.($\phi$) From the experimental results, we find the optimal conditions to get most accurate measurements. Generally, the deviations from the calibration value were less than 0.5 % in farther than 10D distance from the elbow and the direction of electrode plane. $\phi$ = 90$^{\circ}$yielded the smallest measurement deviation. These characteristics were shown consistently in turbulent region regardless of the mean Reynolds number.
Keywords
Electromagnetic Flowmeter; Installation Effect; Voltage Equation; Weight Function Method; Calibration; Long Elbow; Magnetohydrodynamics;
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