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Flow Signal Characteristics of Small Scale Electromagnetic Flowmeter in Low Conductivity Fluid Measurement

저전도율 유체 측정에서 소형 전자기유량계의 신호 특성

  • Lim, Ki Won (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science Center for Fluid Flow &Acoustics) ;
  • Jung, Sung Soo (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science Center for Fluid Flow &Acoustics)
  • 임기원 (한국표준과학연구원 유동음향센터) ;
  • 정성수 (한국표준과학연구원 유동음향센터)
  • Received : 2016.05.12
  • Accepted : 2016.06.29
  • Published : 2016.09.01

Abstract

In order to scrutinize the fluid conductivity effects on the electromagnetic flowmeter(EMF) characteristics, a small scale EMF was designed and fabricated. The measuring tube has a $3mm{\times}4mm$ rectangular cross-section, 9 mm length, and a $2mm{\times}3mm$ plate electrode and a ${\Phi}1.5mm$ point electrode. The design parameters, such as the magnetizing frequency and the number of coil turns, and the diameter were optimized. The EMF was tested with a gravimetric calibrator and showed good linearity in the range of 0 to $1.17{\times}10^{-5}m^3/s$. The fluid conductivity was varied between 3 and $11{\mu}S/cm$, and the magnitude of the flow signal was proportional to the fluid conductivity and the wetted area of the electrode. The design information and the test results provide flow measurement techniques for very low flowrate.

유체의 전도율(conductivity)이 전자기유량계의 특성에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위해 소형 전자기 유량계를 설계 제작하였다. 유량계의 측정관(measuring tube)은 $4mm{\times}3mm$의 직사각형 단면을 가지며 길이는 9 mm이다. 전극은 직경이 1.5 mm인 점전극과 단면이 $2mm{\times}3mm$인 면전극으로 설계하였다. 코일의 열 발생에 영향을 미치는 자화주파수, 회전수 및 굵기를 변화시키면서 최적값을 찾았다. 최적화된 측정관은 자속밀도(magnetic flux density) 0.04 T (400 gauss)를 발생시키며 안정되고, 선형적인 유량신호를 얻을 수 있었다. 유량계를 특성을 평가하기 위해 중량식 유량계 교정 장치를 제작하였다. 유동율 범위는 최대 $1.17{\times}10^{-5}m^3/s$(700 cc/min)이며 ISO규격에 따라 유동량 결정의 불확도를 평가하였으며 크기는 0.06 % 이내이었다. 유체의 전도율은 $3-11{\mu}S/cm$ 사이에서 조절하였다.

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