3D VELOCITY PROFILE RECONSTRUCTION OF GAS FLOW IN A PIPE WITH ULTRASONIC TOMOGRAPHY

J. Escande, P. Gajan, A. Strzelecki
Abstract:
Beyond possibilities of simple flowmeters, ultrasonic tomography allows to reconstitute the three-dimensional velocity field over a circular pipe cross section. The differences of transit times between transducers distributed around the pipe are used in an iterative algebraic reconstruction algorithm in order to reconstruct the three velocity components. This experimental method has been tested successfully to quantify the 3D velocity field of various flows (fully developed, asymmetric and swirling air flows).
Keywords:
tomography, ultrasonic, diagnostic, gas flow, velocity profiles, pipe
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC9
Event name:
FLOMEKO 2000
Title:
10th Conference on Flow Measurement
Place:
Salvador, Bahia, BRAZIL
Time:
04 June 2000 - 08 June 2000