To improve the measurement performance, a method for diagnosing the state of vortex flowmeter under various flow conditions was presented. The raw sensor signal of the vortex flowmeter was adaptively decomposed into i...To improve the measurement performance, a method for diagnosing the state of vortex flowmeter under various flow conditions was presented. The raw sensor signal of the vortex flowmeter was adaptively decomposed into intrinsic mode functions using the empirical mode decomposition approach. Based on the empirical mode decomposition results, the energy of each intrinsic mode function was extracted, and the vortex energy ratio was proposed to analyze how the perturbation in the flow affected the measurement performance of the vortex flowmeter. The relationship between the vortex energy ratio of the signal and the flow condition was established. The results show that the vortex energy ratio is sensitive to the flow condition and ideal for the characterization of the vortex flowmeter signal. Moreover, the vortex energy ratio under normal flow condition is greater than 80%, which can be adopted as an indicator to diagnose the state of a vortex flowmeter.展开更多
Due to piping vibration, fluid pulsation and other environmental disturbances, variations of amplitude and frequency to the raw signals of vortex flowmeter are imposed. It is difficult to extract vortex frequencies wh...Due to piping vibration, fluid pulsation and other environmental disturbances, variations of amplitude and frequency to the raw signals of vortex flowmeter are imposed. It is difficult to extract vortex frequencies which indicate volumetric flowrate from noisy data, especially at low flowrates. Hilbert-Huang transform was adopted to estimate vortex frequency. The noisy raw signal was decomposed into different intrinsic modes by empirical mode decomposition, the time-frequency characteristics of each mode were analyzed, and the vortex frequency was obtained by calculating partial mode’s instantaneous frequency. Experimental results show that the proposed method can estimate the vortex frequency with less than 2% relative error; and in the low flowrate range studied, the denoising ability of Hilbert-Huang transform is markedly better than Fourier based algorithms. These findings reveal that this method is accurate for vortex signal processing and at the same time has strong anti-disturbance ability.展开更多
To investigate the influence of bluff body shape on wall pressure distribution in a vortex flowmeter,experiments were conducted on a specially designed test section in a closed water rig at Reynolds numbers of 6.2...To investigate the influence of bluff body shape on wall pressure distribution in a vortex flowmeter,experiments were conducted on a specially designed test section in a closed water rig at Reynolds numbers of 6.2×10 4-9.3×10 4.The cross sections of the bluff bodies were semicircular,square,and triangular shaped,and there were totally 21 pressure tappings along the conduit to acquire the wall pressures.It is found that the variation trends of wall pressures are basically identical regardless of the bluff body shapes.The wall pressures begin to diverge from 0.3D(D is the inner diameter of the vortex flowmeter) in front of the bluff body due to the diversity in shape,and all reach the minimum values at 0.3D behind the bluff body.A discrepancy between the triangular or square cylinder and the semicircular cylinder in wall pressure change is observed at 0-0.1D behind the bluff body.It is also found that the wall pressures and irrecoverable pressure loss coefficients increase with flow rates,and the triangular cylinder causes the smallest irrecoverable pressure loss at a fixed flow rate.展开更多
The characteristics of the fluidic flowmeter,which is a combination of impinged concave wall and bistable fluid amplifier,is investigated by experimental studies and numerical simulations. The numerical approaches are...The characteristics of the fluidic flowmeter,which is a combination of impinged concave wall and bistable fluid amplifier,is investigated by experimental studies and numerical simulations. The numerical approaches are utilized to examine the time dependent flow field and pressure field inside the proposed flowmeter. The effect of varying structural parameters on flow characteristics of the proposed fluidic flowmeter is investigated by computational simulations for the optimization. Both the simulation and experimental results disclose that the hydrodynamic vibration,with the same intensity,frequency and 180° phase shift,occurs at axisymmetric points in the feedback channel of the fluidic flowmeter. Using the structural combination of impinged concave wall and bistable fluid amplifier and differential signal processing technique,a novel fluidic flowmeter with excellent immunity and improved sensibility is developed.展开更多
Vortex street flowmeter has been used in steady flow measurement for about three decades The benefits of this type of flowmeter include high accuracy,good linearty,wide measuring range,and excellent reliability Ho...Vortex street flowmeter has been used in steady flow measurement for about three decades The benefits of this type of flowmeter include high accuracy,good linearty,wide measuring range,and excellent reliability However,in unsteady flow measurement,the pressure disturbance as well as the noise from the system or surrounding can reduce the signal to noise ratio of the flowmeter seriously Aimed to use vortex street flowmeters in unsteady flow measurement,the characteristics of the vortex shedding induced hydrodynamic vibration around the prism bluff body in a vortex street flowmeter are investigated numerically and by expriments The results show that the hydrodynamic vibrations with 180° phase shift occur at the axisymmetric points of the channel around the bluff body The most intense vibration occurs at the points on the lateral faces close to the base of the prism The results provide therefore a useful reference for developing an anti interference vortex flowmeter using the different ial sensing technique.展开更多
When testing an electrohydraulic proportional valve,it is necessary to test the high frequency dynamic flow with bias.Because of the limitation of the piston stroke,a no-load hydraulic cylinder is only suitable for a ...When testing an electrohydraulic proportional valve,it is necessary to test the high frequency dynamic flow with bias.Because of the limitation of the piston stroke,a no-load hydraulic cylinder is only suitable for a reciprocating symmetrical dynamic flow test.Since the traditional differential pressure flowmeter is affected by viscosity and inertia of the fluid,it is only suitable for measuring steady flow.Therefore,a new type of double pressure differential dynamic flowmeter is designed to improve the traditional differential pressure flowmeter.The influence of fluid viscosity and inertia in the flow process are negated by subtracting the differential pressure in section expansion from the differential pressure in section contraction.The double differential pressure flowmeter is modeled and a flow meter prototype is designed.Then,the flow coefficients are identified and corrected by a practical test.Finally,the dynamic performance and steady-state precision of the flowmeter are verified by comparing with the test results of the no-load hydraulic cylinder.The double differential pressure dynamic flowmeter is proven to measure dynamic flow accurately,especially at higher dynamic frequencies.展开更多
A numerical solution of the weight function for a two-electrode electromagnetic flowmeter was proposed. The solution was obtained by using the finite element method based on the basic equation of a traditional two-ele...A numerical solution of the weight function for a two-electrode electromagnetic flowmeter was proposed. The solution was obtained by using the finite element method based on the basic equation of a traditional two-electrode electromagnetic flowmeter. The two-dimensional distribution of the weight function of the electromagnetic flowmeter obtained was verified by the analytical solution. Three-dimensional distribution of the weight function was also presented in the paper. It can be employed to analyze the sensitivity and linearity of the electromagnetic flowmeter with non-uniform magnetic field, and even to assist the design of the excitation coil pair.展开更多
A new method of measuring gas flow in heavy or medium pipe based on the ionization effect of gas irradi ated with rays is presented. The mesurement principle of the flowmeter has been theoretically analyzed,the struct...A new method of measuring gas flow in heavy or medium pipe based on the ionization effect of gas irradi ated with rays is presented. The mesurement principle of the flowmeter has been theoretically analyzed,the structure form and the base of relevant parameter’s choice of the flowmeter have been given, and theintellectual instrument is developed. The results of experiment show that the per formance of the flowmeter is stable, the precision can reach 1 to 1. 5 percent, and it has fairly capability to resist disturbance and pollution.展开更多
The characteristics of the dual bluff body vortex shedding is investigated, and the possibility to use dual bluff body combinations to strengthen the hydrodynamic vibration around the bluff body objects is explored. T...The characteristics of the dual bluff body vortex shedding is investigated, and the possibility to use dual bluff body combinations to strengthen the hydrodynamic vibration around the bluff body objects is explored. The numerical and experimental approaches were utilized to examine the time dependent flow field and the pressure oscillation around the bluff bodies. The numerical data were obtained by the advanced large eddy simulation model. The experiment was conducted on a laboratory scale of Karman vortex flowmeter with 40 mm diameter. It is revealed that the optimized dual bluff body combinations strengthened the hydrodynamic vibration. It was also found that the hydrodynamic vibration with 180° phase difference occurred at the axisymmetric points of circular pipe on the lateral faces of the equilateral triangle-section bluff bodies. Using the dual bluff body configuration and the differential sensing technique, a novel prototype of vortex flowmeter with excellent noise immunity and improved sensibility was developed.展开更多
Traditional signal processing methods for turbine flowmeter are unable to solve the contradiction between the real-time performance and the accuracy during the aeroengine bench test or hardware in the loop(HIL)simulat...Traditional signal processing methods for turbine flowmeter are unable to solve the contradiction between the real-time performance and the accuracy during the aeroengine bench test or hardware in the loop(HIL)simulation of aeroengine control system.A dynamic flow measurement method based on cycle number of the flowmeter is proposed.And a DSP-based multi-functional dynamic signal processing module for turbine flowmeter is built to validate the method.The developed system can provide three types of output modes including PWM,frequency and D/A.At the same time,the results can be displayed instantly with the module of serial communication interface to obtain dynamic flow signal with good precision.Experimental results show that the stability of flow measurement is greatly improved with precision guaranteed and the real-time response reaches the maximum limit of turbine flowmeter.展开更多
Micromachined piezoresistive flowmeters with four different types of sensing struc- tures have been designed,fabricated and tested.Piezoresistors were defined at the end of the sensors through p-diffusion,and their va...Micromachined piezoresistive flowmeters with four different types of sensing struc- tures have been designed,fabricated and tested.Piezoresistors were defined at the end of the sensors through p-diffusion,and their values were about 3.5kΩ.Wheatstone bridge was configured with the piezoresistors in order to measure the output response.The output voltage increases with increasing flow rate of air,obeying determined relationships.The testing results show that the sensors that are designed for measuring 10L/M in full operational range have desired sensitivities.The sensor chip is manufactured with bulk-micromachining technologies,requiring a set of seven masks.展开更多
The accuracy of 476 oxygen flowmeters was investigated using a thermal mass flowmeter in eight hospitals in France and Belgium. Different oxygen flow rates (2 to 15 l/min) were evaluated at the patient’s bed. When th...The accuracy of 476 oxygen flowmeters was investigated using a thermal mass flowmeter in eight hospitals in France and Belgium. Different oxygen flow rates (2 to 15 l/min) were evaluated at the patient’s bed. When the sample was considered as a whole, the accuracy of delivered flow was acceptable but precision was poor. The variability of the delivered flow between devices was greater when a low flow rate was required. Compensated-pressure oxygen flowmeters for these low rates were more accurate than their non-compensated counterparts. This study emphasizes the need to individually adapt the oxygen flow rate each time a patient has to move from one flowmeter to another.展开更多
This article aims to reveal the transient thermal characteristics of the solid domain in a nozzle flowmeter when measuring fluids of varying temperatures.Based on finite element method,the transient numerical calculat...This article aims to reveal the transient thermal characteristics of the solid domain in a nozzle flowmeter when measuring fluids of varying temperatures.Based on finite element method,the transient numerical calculation of the thermal characteristics of each component of the nozzle flowmeter has been conducted.The research shows that:as the fluid passes through the flowmeter,the high heat flux area inside the nozzle flowmeter gradually transfer from the center of the nozzle to the inlet and outlet,as well as the pressure tapping points upstream and downstream;High thermal stress zones are present near the upstream and downstream pressure tapping points and inlet and outlet area;High thermal deformation zones occur near the upstream and downstream pressure tapping points and eight slot nozzle.展开更多
Coriolis mass flowmeter (CMF) is generally regarded as a linear system when the vibration amplitude of the measuring tube is relatively small, but the spectrum of its output signals still show existence of some multip...Coriolis mass flowmeter (CMF) is generally regarded as a linear system when the vibration amplitude of the measuring tube is relatively small, but the spectrum of its output signals still show existence of some multiple frequency components. Taking into consideration the nonlinear factors and external excitation, the motion equations of the CMF straight measuring tube are estab- lished by properly simplifying the boundary conditions of the measuring tube and integrating the mathematical model of the CMF sen...展开更多
A new measurement device,consisting of swirling blades and capsule-shaped throttling elements,is proposed in this study to eliminate typical measurement errors caused by complex flow patterns in gas-liquid flow.The sw...A new measurement device,consisting of swirling blades and capsule-shaped throttling elements,is proposed in this study to eliminate typical measurement errors caused by complex flow patterns in gas-liquid flow.The swirling blades are used to transform the complex flow pattern into a forced annular flow.Drawing on the research of existing blockage flow meters and also exploiting the single-phase flow measurement theory,a formula is introduced to measure the phase-separated flow of gas and liquid.The formula requires the pressure ratio,Lockhart-Martinelli number(L-M number),and the gas phase Froude number.The unknown parameters appearing in the formula are fitted through numerical simulation using computational fluid dynamics(CFD),which involves a comprehensive analysis of the flow field inside the device from multiple perspectives,and takes into account the influence of pressure fluctuations.Finally,the measurement model is validated through an experimental error analysis.The results demonstrate that the measurement error can be maintained within±8%for various flow patterns,including stratified flow,bubble flow,and wave flow.展开更多
The article is an attempt to compile the results of CFD liquid flow simulation through pipeline section containing hydraulic elbow with the results of ultrasonic flow measurements. To carry out the measurements behind...The article is an attempt to compile the results of CFD liquid flow simulation through pipeline section containing hydraulic elbow with the results of ultrasonic flow measurements. To carry out the measurements behind the flow disturbing element(hydraulic elbow), an ultrasonic flowmeter with applied head set in accordance with the Z-type system was used. For comparative purposes, a flow simulation for 3 different turbulence models(k-epsilon, SST and SSG) was performed. It was found that with a proper ultrasonic flowmeter heads configurations, it is possible to measure the flow rate disturbed by the hydraulic elbow at any distance from the source of the disturbance. It has to use appropriate correction factor that can be determined by knowing the flow velocity profile equation. Based on comparison of CFD simulation results with experimental data, the accuracy/purposefulness of using individual turbulence models in the case of discussed hydraulic installation was evaluated.展开更多
Compared with liquid nitrogen(LN_(2))and water,the density of liquid hydrogen(LH_(2))is more than one order of magnitude smaller,which leads to significantly different flow-induced vibration characteristics in the cor...Compared with liquid nitrogen(LN_(2))and water,the density of liquid hydrogen(LH_(2))is more than one order of magnitude smaller,which leads to significantly different flow-induced vibration characteristics in the coriolis mass flowmeter(CMF).Based on the Euler beam theory,the complex set of equations of fluid-solid interactions for the U-type pipe Coriolis flowmeter with LH_(2)is solved.The calculation results are firstly validated by comparing the dimensionless frequency,displacement,and twist mode shape with the theoretical and experimental results in the other publications with water and kerosene as the working fluids.Then,the results of dimensionless frequency,phase difference,and time lag for LH_(2)are compared with those for LN_(2)and water,and the effects of the dimensionless flow velocity,sensor position,and the radius of the curved pipe are analyzed in detail for LH_(2).Results show that the time lag of LH_(2)is an order of magnitude smaller than that for LN_(2)or water.The excitation frequency for LH_(2)is much larger than that for LN_(2).Effects of geometric parameters on the time lag are also analyzed for the three fluids and the results contribute to the design optimization of a CMF for LH_(2).展开更多
The target type flowmeter based on fiber Bragg gratings （FBGs） is experimentally studied. The relationship between the central wavelength shift of FBG and the flux is derived and the analytic expression is also give...The target type flowmeter based on fiber Bragg gratings （FBGs） is experimentally studied. The relationship between the central wavelength shift of FBG and the flux is derived and the analytic expression is also given. Simulation and preliminary experiments have been carried out, and experimental validation of the water further proves the feasibility of the sensor. The experimental results verify the proposed sensor which can measure flux range from 200 to 1200 cm^3/s. And on this basis, the improvement program is raised.展开更多
As an increasingly popular flow metering technology,Coriolis mass flowmeter exhibits high measurement accuracy under single-phase flow condition and is widely used in the industry.However,under complex flow conditions...As an increasingly popular flow metering technology,Coriolis mass flowmeter exhibits high measurement accuracy under single-phase flow condition and is widely used in the industry.However,under complex flow conditions,such as two-phase flow,the measurement accuracy is greatly decreased due to various factors including improper signal processing methods.In this study,three digital signal processing methods—the quadrature demodulation(QD)method,Hilbert method,and sliding discrete time Fourier transform method—are analyzed for their applications in processing sensor signals and providing measurement results under gas-liquid two-phase flow condition.Based on the analysis,specific improvements are applied to each method to deal with the signals under two-phase flow condition.For simulation,sensor signals under single-and two-phase flow conditions are established using a random walk model.The phase difference tracking performances of these three methods are evaluated in the simulation.Based on the digital signal processor,a converter program is implemented on its evaluation board.The converter program is tested under single-and two-phase flow conditions.The improved signal processing methods are evaluated in terms of the measurement accuracy and complexity.The QD algorithm has the best performance under the single-phase flow condition.Under the two-phase flow condition,the QD algorithm performs a little better in terms of the indication error and repeatability than the improved Hilbert algorithm at 160,250,and 420 kg/h flow points,whereas the Hilbert algorithm outperforms the QD algorithm at the 600 kg/h flow point.展开更多
Objective Cervical spinal cord stimulation （SCS） has been found to augment cerebral blood flow （CBF） in a number of animal models. However, the effective use of SCS is hampered by a lack of understanding of its me...Objective Cervical spinal cord stimulation （SCS） has been found to augment cerebral blood flow （CBF） in a number of animal models. However, the effective use of SCS is hampered by a lack of understanding of its mechanism（s） of action. In this paper, we focus on the sympathetic and parasympathetic effects of SCS on CBF. Method SpragueDawley rats were selected for the experimental series. The animals were divided into 5 groups to underwent SCS and laser Doppler flowmeter （LDF） recordings. Control group, the animal underwent SCS and LDF recordings without any surgery of the nerve fibers and ganglia. V 1 group, the animal underwent bilateral resection of the nasociliary and post-ganglionic parasympathetic nerve fibbers. SCG group, the animal underwent bilateral resection of supper cervical ganglion. V 1 ＋ SCG group, the animal underwent both surgeries as V1- and SCG-group animals did. Sham group, the animal underwent the carotid manipulation with blunt-tipped forceps as well as the dissection of nasociliary and post-ganglionic parasympathetic nerve fibers around the ethmoidal foramen, but without cutting any nerves. Results During the SCS, the LDF was no statistical difference between the V 1 or SCG group and the control group. Yet, the effects of SCS on CBF are completely abolished in V1＋ SCG group. Conclusions Surgical interruption of both the parasympathetic and sympathetic pathways has the contradict effect on SCS-induced CBF augmentation.展开更多
基金Project(200801346) supported by the China Postdoctoral Science FoundationProject(2008RS4022) supported by the Hunan Postdoctoral Scientific ProgramProject(2008) supported by the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Central South University
文摘To improve the measurement performance, a method for diagnosing the state of vortex flowmeter under various flow conditions was presented. The raw sensor signal of the vortex flowmeter was adaptively decomposed into intrinsic mode functions using the empirical mode decomposition approach. Based on the empirical mode decomposition results, the energy of each intrinsic mode function was extracted, and the vortex energy ratio was proposed to analyze how the perturbation in the flow affected the measurement performance of the vortex flowmeter. The relationship between the vortex energy ratio of the signal and the flow condition was established. The results show that the vortex energy ratio is sensitive to the flow condition and ideal for the characterization of the vortex flowmeter signal. Moreover, the vortex energy ratio under normal flow condition is greater than 80%, which can be adopted as an indicator to diagnose the state of a vortex flowmeter.
基金Project(20030335058) supported by the Special Research Fund for the Doctoral Programof Higher Education of China
文摘Due to piping vibration, fluid pulsation and other environmental disturbances, variations of amplitude and frequency to the raw signals of vortex flowmeter are imposed. It is difficult to extract vortex frequencies which indicate volumetric flowrate from noisy data, especially at low flowrates. Hilbert-Huang transform was adopted to estimate vortex frequency. The noisy raw signal was decomposed into different intrinsic modes by empirical mode decomposition, the time-frequency characteristics of each mode were analyzed, and the vortex frequency was obtained by calculating partial mode’s instantaneous frequency. Experimental results show that the proposed method can estimate the vortex frequency with less than 2% relative error; and in the low flowrate range studied, the denoising ability of Hilbert-Huang transform is markedly better than Fourier based algorithms. These findings reveal that this method is accurate for vortex signal processing and at the same time has strong anti-disturbance ability.
基金Project(51006125) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘To investigate the influence of bluff body shape on wall pressure distribution in a vortex flowmeter,experiments were conducted on a specially designed test section in a closed water rig at Reynolds numbers of 6.2×10 4-9.3×10 4.The cross sections of the bluff bodies were semicircular,square,and triangular shaped,and there were totally 21 pressure tappings along the conduit to acquire the wall pressures.It is found that the variation trends of wall pressures are basically identical regardless of the bluff body shapes.The wall pressures begin to diverge from 0.3D(D is the inner diameter of the vortex flowmeter) in front of the bluff body due to the diversity in shape,and all reach the minimum values at 0.3D behind the bluff body.A discrepancy between the triangular or square cylinder and the semicircular cylinder in wall pressure change is observed at 0-0.1D behind the bluff body.It is also found that the wall pressures and irrecoverable pressure loss coefficients increase with flow rates,and the triangular cylinder causes the smallest irrecoverable pressure loss at a fixed flow rate.
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program (973) of China (No.2006CB705400)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50575200)
文摘The characteristics of the fluidic flowmeter,which is a combination of impinged concave wall and bistable fluid amplifier,is investigated by experimental studies and numerical simulations. The numerical approaches are utilized to examine the time dependent flow field and pressure field inside the proposed flowmeter. The effect of varying structural parameters on flow characteristics of the proposed fluidic flowmeter is investigated by computational simulations for the optimization. Both the simulation and experimental results disclose that the hydrodynamic vibration,with the same intensity,frequency and 180° phase shift,occurs at axisymmetric points in the feedback channel of the fluidic flowmeter. Using the structural combination of impinged concave wall and bistable fluid amplifier and differential signal processing technique,a novel fluidic flowmeter with excellent immunity and improved sensibility is developed.
基金This project is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.59835160).
文摘Vortex street flowmeter has been used in steady flow measurement for about three decades The benefits of this type of flowmeter include high accuracy,good linearty,wide measuring range,and excellent reliability However,in unsteady flow measurement,the pressure disturbance as well as the noise from the system or surrounding can reduce the signal to noise ratio of the flowmeter seriously Aimed to use vortex street flowmeters in unsteady flow measurement,the characteristics of the vortex shedding induced hydrodynamic vibration around the prism bluff body in a vortex street flowmeter are investigated numerically and by expriments The results show that the hydrodynamic vibrations with 180° phase shift occur at the axisymmetric points of the channel around the bluff body The most intense vibration occurs at the points on the lateral faces close to the base of the prism The results provide therefore a useful reference for developing an anti interference vortex flowmeter using the different ial sensing technique.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51875498)Hebei Provincial Natural Science Fund Key Project(No.E2018203339)Hebei Provincial Natural Science Foundation Steel Joint Research Fund(No.E2017203079)
文摘When testing an electrohydraulic proportional valve,it is necessary to test the high frequency dynamic flow with bias.Because of the limitation of the piston stroke,a no-load hydraulic cylinder is only suitable for a reciprocating symmetrical dynamic flow test.Since the traditional differential pressure flowmeter is affected by viscosity and inertia of the fluid,it is only suitable for measuring steady flow.Therefore,a new type of double pressure differential dynamic flowmeter is designed to improve the traditional differential pressure flowmeter.The influence of fluid viscosity and inertia in the flow process are negated by subtracting the differential pressure in section expansion from the differential pressure in section contraction.The double differential pressure flowmeter is modeled and a flow meter prototype is designed.Then,the flow coefficients are identified and corrected by a practical test.Finally,the dynamic performance and steady-state precision of the flowmeter are verified by comparing with the test results of the no-load hydraulic cylinder.The double differential pressure dynamic flowmeter is proven to measure dynamic flow accurately,especially at higher dynamic frequencies.
基金Supported by Chinese National Programs for High Technology Research and Development(2008AA042207)
文摘A numerical solution of the weight function for a two-electrode electromagnetic flowmeter was proposed. The solution was obtained by using the finite element method based on the basic equation of a traditional two-electrode electromagnetic flowmeter. The two-dimensional distribution of the weight function of the electromagnetic flowmeter obtained was verified by the analytical solution. Three-dimensional distribution of the weight function was also presented in the paper. It can be employed to analyze the sensitivity and linearity of the electromagnetic flowmeter with non-uniform magnetic field, and even to assist the design of the excitation coil pair.
文摘A new method of measuring gas flow in heavy or medium pipe based on the ionization effect of gas irradi ated with rays is presented. The mesurement principle of the flowmeter has been theoretically analyzed,the structure form and the base of relevant parameter’s choice of the flowmeter have been given, and theintellectual instrument is developed. The results of experiment show that the per formance of the flowmeter is stable, the precision can reach 1 to 1. 5 percent, and it has fairly capability to resist disturbance and pollution.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 59835160) and Scientific Research Foundation of State Education Ministry for Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars.
文摘The characteristics of the dual bluff body vortex shedding is investigated, and the possibility to use dual bluff body combinations to strengthen the hydrodynamic vibration around the bluff body objects is explored. The numerical and experimental approaches were utilized to examine the time dependent flow field and the pressure oscillation around the bluff bodies. The numerical data were obtained by the advanced large eddy simulation model. The experiment was conducted on a laboratory scale of Karman vortex flowmeter with 40 mm diameter. It is revealed that the optimized dual bluff body combinations strengthened the hydrodynamic vibration. It was also found that the hydrodynamic vibration with 180° phase difference occurred at the axisymmetric points of circular pipe on the lateral faces of the equilateral triangle-section bluff bodies. Using the dual bluff body configuration and the differential sensing technique, a novel prototype of vortex flowmeter with excellent noise immunity and improved sensibility was developed.
文摘Traditional signal processing methods for turbine flowmeter are unable to solve the contradiction between the real-time performance and the accuracy during the aeroengine bench test or hardware in the loop(HIL)simulation of aeroengine control system.A dynamic flow measurement method based on cycle number of the flowmeter is proposed.And a DSP-based multi-functional dynamic signal processing module for turbine flowmeter is built to validate the method.The developed system can provide three types of output modes including PWM,frequency and D/A.At the same time,the results can be displayed instantly with the module of serial communication interface to obtain dynamic flow signal with good precision.Experimental results show that the stability of flow measurement is greatly improved with precision guaranteed and the real-time response reaches the maximum limit of turbine flowmeter.
基金The project supported by the National "973" Project (TG1999033108)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (19928205,50131160739 and 10072068)
文摘Micromachined piezoresistive flowmeters with four different types of sensing struc- tures have been designed,fabricated and tested.Piezoresistors were defined at the end of the sensors through p-diffusion,and their values were about 3.5kΩ.Wheatstone bridge was configured with the piezoresistors in order to measure the output response.The output voltage increases with increasing flow rate of air,obeying determined relationships.The testing results show that the sensors that are designed for measuring 10L/M in full operational range have desired sensitivities.The sensor chip is manufactured with bulk-micromachining technologies,requiring a set of seven masks.
文摘The accuracy of 476 oxygen flowmeters was investigated using a thermal mass flowmeter in eight hospitals in France and Belgium. Different oxygen flow rates (2 to 15 l/min) were evaluated at the patient’s bed. When the sample was considered as a whole, the accuracy of delivered flow was acceptable but precision was poor. The variability of the delivered flow between devices was greater when a low flow rate was required. Compensated-pressure oxygen flowmeters for these low rates were more accurate than their non-compensated counterparts. This study emphasizes the need to individually adapt the oxygen flow rate each time a patient has to move from one flowmeter to another.
基金supported by the“Pioneer”and“Leading Goose”R&D Program of Zhejiang (Grant No.2022C03170)Science and Technology Project of Quzhou (Grant No.2022K98)Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang (Grant No.LGC21E050001).
文摘This article aims to reveal the transient thermal characteristics of the solid domain in a nozzle flowmeter when measuring fluids of varying temperatures.Based on finite element method,the transient numerical calculation of the thermal characteristics of each component of the nozzle flowmeter has been conducted.The research shows that:as the fluid passes through the flowmeter,the high heat flux area inside the nozzle flowmeter gradually transfer from the center of the nozzle to the inlet and outlet,as well as the pressure tapping points upstream and downstream;High thermal stress zones are present near the upstream and downstream pressure tapping points and inlet and outlet area;High thermal deformation zones occur near the upstream and downstream pressure tapping points and eight slot nozzle.
基金National High-tech Research and Development Pro-gram (2008AA042207)
文摘Coriolis mass flowmeter (CMF) is generally regarded as a linear system when the vibration amplitude of the measuring tube is relatively small, but the spectrum of its output signals still show existence of some multiple frequency components. Taking into consideration the nonlinear factors and external excitation, the motion equations of the CMF straight measuring tube are estab- lished by properly simplifying the boundary conditions of the measuring tube and integrating the mathematical model of the CMF sen...
基金Supported By Open Fund of Hubei Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Engineering(Yangtze University),YQZC202309.
文摘A new measurement device,consisting of swirling blades and capsule-shaped throttling elements,is proposed in this study to eliminate typical measurement errors caused by complex flow patterns in gas-liquid flow.The swirling blades are used to transform the complex flow pattern into a forced annular flow.Drawing on the research of existing blockage flow meters and also exploiting the single-phase flow measurement theory,a formula is introduced to measure the phase-separated flow of gas and liquid.The formula requires the pressure ratio,Lockhart-Martinelli number(L-M number),and the gas phase Froude number.The unknown parameters appearing in the formula are fitted through numerical simulation using computational fluid dynamics(CFD),which involves a comprehensive analysis of the flow field inside the device from multiple perspectives,and takes into account the influence of pressure fluctuations.Finally,the measurement model is validated through an experimental error analysis.The results demonstrate that the measurement error can be maintained within±8%for various flow patterns,including stratified flow,bubble flow,and wave flow.
文摘The article is an attempt to compile the results of CFD liquid flow simulation through pipeline section containing hydraulic elbow with the results of ultrasonic flow measurements. To carry out the measurements behind the flow disturbing element(hydraulic elbow), an ultrasonic flowmeter with applied head set in accordance with the Z-type system was used. For comparative purposes, a flow simulation for 3 different turbulence models(k-epsilon, SST and SSG) was performed. It was found that with a proper ultrasonic flowmeter heads configurations, it is possible to measure the flow rate disturbed by the hydraulic elbow at any distance from the source of the disturbance. It has to use appropriate correction factor that can be determined by knowing the flow velocity profile equation. Based on comparison of CFD simulation results with experimental data, the accuracy/purposefulness of using individual turbulence models in the case of discussed hydraulic installation was evaluated.
基金the Key R&D Plan Project of Zhejiang Province(Nos.2021C01099 and 2020C01029),China。
文摘Compared with liquid nitrogen(LN_(2))and water,the density of liquid hydrogen(LH_(2))is more than one order of magnitude smaller,which leads to significantly different flow-induced vibration characteristics in the coriolis mass flowmeter(CMF).Based on the Euler beam theory,the complex set of equations of fluid-solid interactions for the U-type pipe Coriolis flowmeter with LH_(2)is solved.The calculation results are firstly validated by comparing the dimensionless frequency,displacement,and twist mode shape with the theoretical and experimental results in the other publications with water and kerosene as the working fluids.Then,the results of dimensionless frequency,phase difference,and time lag for LH_(2)are compared with those for LN_(2)and water,and the effects of the dimensionless flow velocity,sensor position,and the radius of the curved pipe are analyzed in detail for LH_(2).Results show that the time lag of LH_(2)is an order of magnitude smaller than that for LN_(2)or water.The excitation frequency for LH_(2)is much larger than that for LN_(2).Effects of geometric parameters on the time lag are also analyzed for the three fluids and the results contribute to the design optimization of a CMF for LH_(2).
基金supported by the National"863"Project of China (No.2006AA06Z210 and 2007AA03Z413)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.60654001 and 60727004)and the Major Technological Innovation Program of Xi'an City of China(No.GG06004).
文摘The target type flowmeter based on fiber Bragg gratings （FBGs） is experimentally studied. The relationship between the central wavelength shift of FBG and the flux is derived and the analytic expression is also given. Simulation and preliminary experiments have been carried out, and experimental validation of the water further proves the feasibility of the sensor. The experimental results verify the proposed sensor which can measure flux range from 200 to 1200 cm^3/s. And on this basis, the improvement program is raised.
基金Project supported by the Scientific Research Project of Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Quality,China and the Technical Supervision Foundation of China(No.2018-05)。
文摘As an increasingly popular flow metering technology,Coriolis mass flowmeter exhibits high measurement accuracy under single-phase flow condition and is widely used in the industry.However,under complex flow conditions,such as two-phase flow,the measurement accuracy is greatly decreased due to various factors including improper signal processing methods.In this study,three digital signal processing methods—the quadrature demodulation(QD)method,Hilbert method,and sliding discrete time Fourier transform method—are analyzed for their applications in processing sensor signals and providing measurement results under gas-liquid two-phase flow condition.Based on the analysis,specific improvements are applied to each method to deal with the signals under two-phase flow condition.For simulation,sensor signals under single-and two-phase flow conditions are established using a random walk model.The phase difference tracking performances of these three methods are evaluated in the simulation.Based on the digital signal processor,a converter program is implemented on its evaluation board.The converter program is tested under single-and two-phase flow conditions.The improved signal processing methods are evaluated in terms of the measurement accuracy and complexity.The QD algorithm has the best performance under the single-phase flow condition.Under the two-phase flow condition,the QD algorithm performs a little better in terms of the indication error and repeatability than the improved Hilbert algorithm at 160,250,and 420 kg/h flow points,whereas the Hilbert algorithm outperforms the QD algorithm at the 600 kg/h flow point.
文摘Objective Cervical spinal cord stimulation （SCS） has been found to augment cerebral blood flow （CBF） in a number of animal models. However, the effective use of SCS is hampered by a lack of understanding of its mechanism（s） of action. In this paper, we focus on the sympathetic and parasympathetic effects of SCS on CBF. Method SpragueDawley rats were selected for the experimental series. The animals were divided into 5 groups to underwent SCS and laser Doppler flowmeter （LDF） recordings. Control group, the animal underwent SCS and LDF recordings without any surgery of the nerve fibers and ganglia. V 1 group, the animal underwent bilateral resection of the nasociliary and post-ganglionic parasympathetic nerve fibbers. SCG group, the animal underwent bilateral resection of supper cervical ganglion. V 1 ＋ SCG group, the animal underwent both surgeries as V1- and SCG-group animals did. Sham group, the animal underwent the carotid manipulation with blunt-tipped forceps as well as the dissection of nasociliary and post-ganglionic parasympathetic nerve fibers around the ethmoidal foramen, but without cutting any nerves. Results During the SCS, the LDF was no statistical difference between the V 1 or SCG group and the control group. Yet, the effects of SCS on CBF are completely abolished in V1＋ SCG group. Conclusions Surgical interruption of both the parasympathetic and sympathetic pathways has the contradict effect on SCS-induced CBF augmentation.
