Utilising a Newly Constructed Ultrasonic Flow Meter to Measure Fluid Flow with Various Velocity Profiles

Authors

  • Vikash Kumar

Keywords:

Experimental methods, Mechanics of fluids, Ultrasonic flow meter, Ultrasonic tomography, Velocity profile

Abstract

The creation and initial testing of the publication discusses the use of at lower flow rates, a
non-invasive flow meter. This gauge's physical foundation is the ultrasonic signal's
interaction with the fluid flow as it passes through the fluid from the transmitter to the
receiver. Ultrasonic flow meter advantages are well known, such as their ability to easily
track the flow rates of any liquid and non-intrusiveness (i.e., zero pressure losses) (for
example, opaque liquids) without contact with the liquid. Ultrasonic flow meters are
currently comparably common gauges. The measurement chain for ultrasonic flow meters
is still being developed and researched in multiple fields, though Signal processing itself
(primarily), its design solution, measurements for various flow cases (such as
measurements in a flow field with a uniform velocity profile, a flow field with an
axisymmetric velocity profile, or a flow field with a general velocity profile), validation of
the employed signal processing approaches, and assessment of uncertainties are some of the
possibilities. Air engineering will use the flow meter itself, whose design is discussed in the
study. Measurements are easy, but also act as a training tool for creating a more complex
ultrasonic gauge. As a result, when compared to standard flow meters, this one has more
signal transmitters and receivers, and every transmitter-receiver pairs are active at the
same time. The combinations are recorded as the measurement is being made. The study
also describes the fundamentals of this measurement tool, ultrasonic tomography. So far,
there hasn't been a reconstructed vector field.

Published

08-09-2023

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