A NEW GENERATION OF INLINE LIQUID ULTRASONIC FLOW METERS |
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| Jankees Hogendoorn, Herman Hofstede, André Boer, Helen Danen |
- Abstract:
- The ultrasonic flow meter market has developed rapidly and has seen a significant growth. Due to its high performance and unique properties, ultrasonic flow meters have built up a prominent position in the flow meter market and in many industrial processes. Reputed market research companies claim that the ultrasonic flow meter market is the fastest growing market and expect further explosive market growth.
One of the reasons for this success is that new and innovative product developments have broadened the application capabilities. For example intelligent processing of the transmitted signals allows for higher contents of entrained gas and solids in the medium. By increasing the number of measurement beams, an intelligent configuration of the beams, and innovations in transducer design and electronics, major improvements have been made in the accuracy and the stability of the measurements. From the early days ultrasonic flow meters have been used in the upstream and downstream side of the oil industry. In the early nineties, the first multiple beam ultrasonic flow meter for custody transfer of gas was introduced followed in the late nineties by an UFM custody transfer meter for liquid hydrocarbons.
A broader acceptance of the technology and decreasing prices have further spread the use of ultrasonic flow meters in the chemical and in the water and waste -water industry. The success of ultrasonic flow metering can be explained not in the least because of their inherent benefits over conventional measurement techniques in use today as they operate independently of viscosity, have no moving parts, a very low pressure loss, are maintenance -free and do not require regular or product calibrations.
This paper goes into the technological developments implemented in the new generation ultrasonic flow meters with three beams, such as digital signal processing, transducer design, and internal diagnostics. - Download:
- IMEKO-TC9-2003-076.pdf
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- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC9
- Event name:
- FLOMEKO 2003
- Title:
- 11th Conference on Flow Measurement
- Place:
- Groningen, NETHERLANDS
- Time:
- 12 May 2003 - 14 May 2003