Numerical Modeling of Ultrasonic Flowmeters

Michal Bezdek

ISBN 10: 3836495384 / ISBN 13: 9783836495387

Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller E.K. Dez 2012, 2012

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Today's most popular technology of ultrasonic flow measurement is based on the transit time principle. In this work, a numerical simulation technique applicable to the analysis and optimization of transit time flowmeters is presented. -- A flowmeter represents a large simulation problem which also requires computation of acoustic fields in moving media. For this purpose, a novel boundary integral method, the Helmholtz integral-ray tracing method (HIRM), is derived and validated. For simulation of practical acoustic devices, a hybrid simulation scheme consisting of the finite element method (FEM) and HIRM is proposed. It is demonstrated that the FEM-HIRM scheme enables an accurate and efficient simulation of a complete transit time flowmeter. -- In an industrial environment, the new simulation technique can be applied to accelerate the traditional experimental-based design of ultrasonic flowmeters. 140 pp. Englisch.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9783836495387

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Numerical Modeling of Ultrasonic Flowmeters
• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller E.K. Dez 2012
• Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 3836495384
• ISBN-13: 9783836495387
• Bindung: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu

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Today's most popular technology of ultrasonic flow measurement is based on the transit time principle. In this work, a numerical simulation technique applicable to the analysis and optimization of transit time flowmeters is presented. - - A flowmeter represents a large simulation problem which also requires computation of acoustic fields in moving media. For this purpose, a novel boundary integral method, the Helmholtz integral-ray tracing method (HIRM), is derived and validated. For simulation of practical acoustic devices, a hybrid simulation scheme consisting of the finite element method (FEM) and HIRM is proposed. It is demonstrated that the FEM-HIRM scheme enables an accurate and efficient simulation of a complete transit time flowmeter. - - In an industrial environment, the new simulation technique can be applied to accelerate the traditional experimental-based design of ultrasonic flowmeters.