EP2591347A1 - Ultraschall-partikelmesssystem - Google Patents
Ultraschall-partikelmesssystemInfo
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- EP2591347A1 EP2591347A1 EP11727163.5A EP11727163A EP2591347A1 EP 2591347 A1 EP2591347 A1 EP 2591347A1 EP 11727163 A EP11727163 A EP 11727163A EP 2591347 A1 EP2591347 A1 EP 2591347A1
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- ultrasonic
- ultrasonic transducer
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Definitions
- Ultrasonic transducer is arranged in a measuring tube.
- the ultrasonic transducers normally consist of an electromechanical transducer element, e.g. a piezoelectric element, also called piezo for short, and a coupling layer, also known as a coupling wedge or a rare lead body.
- the coupling layer is usually made of plastic, the piezoelectric element is in industrial process measurement usually from a
- the ultrasonic waves are generated and passed over the coupling layer to the pipe wall and passed from there into the liquid.
- a further coupling layer may be arranged, a so-called adaptation layer.
- Adaptation layer assumes the function of transmission of the
- a measuring medium which are based on an ultrasonic measuring principle.
- No. 6,481,268 shows such a measuring device with at least one ultrasonic transducer. The ultrasound signal emitted by the ultrasound transducer is reflected by particles in the measuring medium to the transducer and registered there as an echo.
- One embodiment shows two
- a further embodiment shows a single ultrasonic transducer with a coupling element, which is designed as a lens to the ultrasonic signal in Focus measuring tube. A measurement of the flow is not provided in this document.
- Measuring tube determined with the Doppler measuring principle. Ultrasound signals are emitted in the form of waves, focused by an acoustic lens and reflected by particles in the measuring medium. Reflections are greatest in the immediate vicinity of the focus. From the frequency shift between the coupled and
- the flow velocity of the liquid is determined.
- US 5,533,408 discloses an ultrasonic flowmeter having a
- each configured sensors are provided. Between the sensors of the two measuring principles is switched when exceeding or falling below a predetermined reading.
- two ultrasonic transducers are proposed in the usual arrangement for a transit time difference measurement, wherein at least one of these ultrasonic transducers is so quickly switched from a transmitting state to a receiving state that he knows the reflections of his
- the object of the invention is to provide a simple ultrasonic particle measuring system with which the number of particles per unit time and / or the particle size, from a predetermined order of magnitude, of particles in a measuring medium can be determined.
- An ultrasonic particle measuring system has at least one
- Ultrasonic transducer element in operation acoustic signals via the coupling element can be emitted and received.
- the ultrasonic transducer element is e.g. arranged in a measuring tube so that the acoustic signals propagate along at least one signal path in the measuring tube, for example at an angle of 90 ° to the measuring tube axis or at a smaller angle.
- the coupling element is designed as an acoustic lens.
- the ultrasonic particle measuring system has an evaluation unit suitable for amplitude analysis of reflection signals of the acoustic signals reflected from the particles to the ultrasound transducer, the amounts of the amplitudes of the reflection signals received by the ultrasound transducer being determinable with the evaluation unit and the number of amplitudes in a predetermined time interval are counted, which are greater than a predetermined threshold value.
- the evaluation unit is suitable for detecting and evaluating amplitudes of signals of the acoustic signals received by the ultrasound transducer element
- Reflection signals which reflection signals from particles in the measuring medium to the ultrasonic transducer reflected back, emitted by the ultrasonic transducer acoustic signals.
- the evaluation unit thus analyzes the amplitudes of these reflection signals received by the ultrasound transducer, wherein at least their magnitudes, which are greater than a predefined threshold value, can be determined and wherein at least their number can be counted in a predetermined time interval. From the amplitudes of the received reflection signals, which are greater than a predetermined threshold, the particle sizes of the particles are determined in the measuring medium. This is done via an assignment of
- Amplitude amounts to particle sizes. Thus, only particles of a given Size can be determined. There is both a minimum size and a maximum size of the particles. If the particles are larger than the maximum size, they can no longer be differentiated in size. The maximum size results in
- the lens Essentially by focusing the lens. From the number of amplitudes which amplitudes are greater than a predetermined threshold, the received reflection signals in a predetermined time interval, the
- Measuring medium determined.
- the coupling element is designed as an acoustic lens, for example as a plano-concave acoustic lens or as an acoustic Fresnel lens.
- the coupling element has a first contact surface, which contacts the measuring medium during operation, and at least one further, second contact surface, on which the
- the ultrasonic transducer element is arranged and fixed.
- the first contact surface has, for example, a contour with an acoustically effective radius of curvature greater than 5 mm. In particular, this acoustically effective radius of curvature is greater than 10 mm. According to one embodiment, the acoustically effective
- the radius of curvature depends on the measuring tube diameter and the material of the coupling element as well as the chemical composition and the physical properties of the measuring medium, since in particular the propagation velocity of the acoustic signal is dependent on the substance in which propagates the acoustic signal.
- Lenses are conventionally limited by at least one ellipsoidal surface or sphere. A sphere has the same curvature everywhere, which is why lenses are definable over the curvature. The same applies to an ellipsoid.
- Fresnel lenses Fresnel lenses are divided into several, for example annular sections, which in cross section through
- the annular portions of a Fresnel lens form a section of a conventional lens having a predetermined radius of curvature. This is then advantageously equal to the acoustically effective radius of curvature.
- the acoustically effective radii of curvature and the focal lengths of a lens are linked together via the refractive indices. These in turn depend on the speed of sound in the measuring medium or in the coupling element.
- An advantage of a Fresnel lens may be the small thickness of the lens compared to conventional lenses. As a result, the coupling element is very thin
- the ultrasonic transducer may be mounted in the measuring tube, wherein the
- Coupling element of the ultrasonic transducer then contacts the measuring medium during operation, in particular with its first contact surface. It is therefore a so-called inline ultrasonic particle measuring system.
- An ultrasonic particle measuring system according to the invention is used
- Piping system behind a particulate filter, to monitor the function of the filter, e.g. for diagnosis, whether e.g. there are small leaks or how high the
- Permeability of the filter to particles of a certain size e.g. from one
- Diameter of 1 ⁇ is.
- the diameter of the particles is based on a model concept. Actually, the reflective surface for that
- the particles are assumed to be spheres in the model.
- the particles are not larger than ⁇ ⁇ , in particular, they have a diameter not greater than 10 ⁇ , and the measured medium not cloudier than
- the turbidity of the measuring medium is smaller than 10FNU, for example. If the measurement signal is very dim, the acoustic signal may be absorbed and flow measurement is no longer possible. Therefore, only measuring media should be measured which are still clear to the human eye. Here is no highly accurate turbidity measurement needed.
- Malfunction can be provided by the existing ultrasonic particle measuring system, if it is designed according to the invention.
- a further method according to the invention is the retrofitting of an already existing ultrasonic flow measuring system with at least one coupling element according to the invention, which is designed as a lens. It can be a complete ultrasonic transducer without a lens with a
- an alarm can be output.
- Ultrasonic particle measuring system not the turbidity of the medium to be determined according to one of the default standards for turbidity measurement, but only, as already described, the frequency of occurring in the medium from a certain size particles. It is more a particle counter than a turbidimeter. Since for the particle measurement the amplitudes of the
- Reflections are evaluated on the particles without calculating a Doppler shift, the particles are still measurable even with very slowly flowing, and theoretically even when stationary medium.
- the particles Due to the focusing by means of the acoustic lens, the particles are determined only in a small volume of the flow of the measuring medium in the measuring tube.
- This volume depends on the acoustically effective radius of curvature of the lens ROC, the speed of sound in the lens Ci_ens and in the measuring medium CMedium and the wavelength of the acoustic signal A M edium-
- the volume can be assumed to be cylindrical, for example, and is then referred to as a focal tube.
- a ROC of 5 mm and a length of the focal tube of 0.5 mm and a Radius of the focal tube of 0.26 mm results in a volume 0.1 1 mm 3 .
- an ultrasonic transducer element such as a piezoelectric element, limits the acoustic signal across its propagation direction at the moment of transmission.
- the acoustic signals are reflected on the particles, which could also be referred to as the measurement volume.
- the measurement volume In this volume, a very large proportion of the energy of the acoustic signal
- the acoustic impedance of particles and measuring medium or the velocities of sound in their materials play a major role in the reflection. If the measuring medium and the particles have an identical acoustic impedance, no reflection results. The acoustic impedances must therefore be far enough apart that sufficient reflections result. With an increase or decrease of the threshold value, from which the amplitudes of the reflection signals are considered in more detail, it is thus also possible to adjust which type of particles should be taken into account.
- the ultrasonic particle measuring system has a control unit which is suitable for exciting the ultrasonic transducer element for emitting at least two different acoustic signals in their respective frequency. These are radiated in particular approximately perpendicularly from the ultrasonic transducer element. If the ultrasound transducer element thus has e.g. a disc-shaped form, the acoustic signals are emitted normally. Is the disc-shaped
- Ultrasonic transducer element then arranged parallel to a measuring tube axis, the acoustic signals are perpendicular to the measuring tube axis of
- Ultrasonic transducer element emitted.
- the frequency range of the emitted acoustic signals is adjustable, for example, between a lower and an upper limit.
- the measurement frequency usually only one frequency will be used for the described measurement Particles used, hereinafter referred to as the measurement frequency. However, this is variable, between a first and at least one further, second frequency.
- the measurement frequency and thus the first frequency and the second frequency, are in a range of 2 MHz to 10 MHz.
- the resolution of the ultrasonic particle measuring system increases with the measuring frequency of the acoustic signals used for the measurement. Smaller particles can be detected with higher frequencies. Therefore, an embodiment according to the invention has a variable threshold value. This is set as a function of the application of the ultrasonic particle measuring system, for example set by the user, or it is predetermined as a function of the measuring medium. It may also be predetermined by the ultrasonic particle measurement system itself, e.g. depending on the amplitudes of the
- the threshold value is predetermined as a function of the frequency of the acoustic signals generated by the ultrasonic transducer.
- the measuring frequency can be set by the user, for example. Depending on the application, it makes the frequency settings. Alternatively, the ultrasonic particle measuring system itself adjusts the measuring frequency, for example by using from time to time all the frequencies of a given frequency range for the measurement and selecting the measuring frequency according to a given rule until the next time the measuring frequency is checked.
- the ultrasonic particle measuring system has a
- Control unit on, e.g. a microprocessor suitable for exciting the
- Ultrasonic transducer element for emitting an acoustic signal of a first form, in particular a first burst signal sequence, and suitable for exciting the ultrasonic transducer element for emitting an acoustic signal of a second form, in particular a second burst signal sequence, which is different from the first form, in particular which first Burst signal sequence is therefore different from the second burst signal sequence.
- the differences in the signals may be in the number of individual bursts in the burst bursts and / or in the spacing of the individual bursts in the burst bursts and / or be based in the pulse shapes of the individual burst signals.
- the signal energy is lower than many bursts.
- a corresponding amount of signal energy has to be transferred into the measuring medium.
- very many bursts of fast order are sent to the measurement medium, this results in a narrowband signal, similar to a narrowband continuous signal.
- the ultrasonic particle measuring system is designed such that the ratio of the focal length of the acoustic lens in aqueous measuring media to a diameter of the measuring tube is at least 0.2. According to one embodiment of the solution, the ratio is between 0.4 and 0.6.
- the ultrasonic transducer is mounted in the measuring tube. In order not to influence the flow too much, it protrudes, if at all, into the measuring tube only to a small extent. Through the lens and its focus, the acoustic signal is bundled; a first signal cone is modeled. In the signal propagation direction after focusing, the acoustic signal is fanned out again, it widens.
- a second signal cone is modeled, which touches the tip of the first cone of signal at the focal point of the lens - it creates, in the model, a double cone.
- Coupling element of the ultrasonic transducer which is designed as an acoustic lens, resulting focus lengths of 15 mm to 60 mm, in measuring media with
- the coupling element is made of a polymer, e.g. made of PEEK or PVC.
- Ultrasonic transducer elements consist of e.g. from a piezoceramic or PVDF. It is according to a
- the ultrasonic transducer element glued directly onto a second contact surface of the coupling element.
- a customarily arranged between the coupling element and the ultrasonic transducer element matching layer is omitted.
- a piezoceramic disk as an ultrasonic transducer element or a PVDF disk or PVDF film is therefore in direct contact with the coupling element, only with one Adhesive layer in between.
- liquid couplings for example with grease or highly viscous oil instead of the adhesive are also conceivable.
- At least the ultrasonic transducer element can be excited with a measuring frequency of at least 2 MHz.
- Ultrasonic transducer elements excited at a certain resonant frequency They have a relatively narrow usable frequency range. Therefore, the reception frequency is usually in a range around the measurement frequency.
- An advantage of a high measuring frequency are the small wavelengths of the resulting acoustic signal which increases the resolution during the particle measurement - small particles are registered, since these also reflect back an echo.
- PVDF has a broader band than a piezoceramic. Furthermore, PVDF converters have a better signal-to-smoke ratio (SNR). However, the amplitudes are lower compared to piezoceramics, which is particularly disadvantageous for the detection of smaller particles.
- SNR signal-to-smoke ratio
- the selection of the ultrasonic transducer element is determined accordingly by the application of the ultrasonic particle measuring system. If a broadly usable frequency band, that is a large difference between the first and second frequency required by the application, or a precise adjustability to predetermined frequencies, PVDF is selected and used as an ultrasonic transducer element. If, on the other hand, high amplitudes are required, the result is one
- Piezoceramic used as an ultrasonic transducer.
- the measuring tube has an approximately circular cross section, having a diameter of at least 20mm, in particular at least 30mm. At the most it is
- Measuring tube diameter for example 150mm or e.g. even only 120mm.
- Ultrasonic transducer in particular its lens, is selected accordingly.
- Measuring medium with an ultrasonic transducer according to the invention, which is arranged in a measuring tube, wherein the acoustic signals propagate along at least one signal path in the measuring tube, the acoustic signals to Detection of particles in the measuring medium by means of an amplitude analysis of reflection signals of the reflected from the particles to the ultrasonic transducer acoustic signals, so the reflections of the acoustic signal to the particles, generated by the ultrasonic transducer.
- the acoustic signals generated by the ultrasonic transducer are focused according to the invention via an acoustic lens.
- the acoustic lens has at least one focal point, which lies in a volume in the measuring tube. Acoustic signals are modeled along a straight signal path. In reality, their propagation depends on many factors and is eg club-shaped.
- the particle sizes of the particles in the measuring medium at which these reflection signals were reflected are determined from the amplitudes of the received reflection signals, which are greater than a predefined threshold value.
- the particle size is thus determined by the amount of the received amplitude of the reflection signal, or otherwise called the echo.
- an alarm is output, when a predetermined threshold value and / or alarm is exceeded when exceeding a predetermined number of particles greater than a predetermined threshold value in a predetermined time interval.
- the height of the predetermined threshold value is adaptable in operation, e.g. by the user, or she will
- Measuring medium and the particles contained in the medium in particular their acoustic impedance compared to the acoustic impedance of
- Reflection signals in a given time interval ie from their
- the particle concentration is determined in the measuring medium.
- the Ultrasonic transducer element provides a voltage signal which is processed in an evaluation unit. Of course, the ultrasonic transducer element also picks up noise, which is referred to as noise in the voltage signal. If a low-level value analysis of the signal is now carried out, only those values are processed further and thus recognized as particles which are above this level
- a further development of the invention provides that the ultrasonic transducer is excited to a first burst signal sequence is excited to a second burst signal sequence, wherein the first burst signal sequence is different from the second burst signal sequence.
- Particle measurement can be used.
- the ultrasonic transducer is excited to a measuring frequency greater than 2 MHz.
- Fig. 2 shows an ultrasonic transducer of an ultrasonic particle measuring system according to the invention.
- inventive Ultraschall Operachenmesssystenn 1 is shown schematically.
- An ultrasonic transducer 2 which emits and / or receives acoustic signals via a coupling element, is fastened in a measuring tube 8 at an angle to the measuring tube axis. This is a so-called inline measuring system.
- the central axis through the ultrasound transducer 2 is intended here to characterize a signal path along which ultrasonic signals propagate.
- the ultrasonic transducer 2 has an acoustic lens 10. By this ultrasonic signals are focused in the measuring tube 8.
- the focal point of the acoustic lens 10 of the ultrasonic transducer 2 is in the volume for particle measurement 11. This volume 1 1 results from the focusing of the lens. It is here
- a proper use of the ultrasonic particle measuring system according to the invention is e.g. in a pipeline system downstream of a filter, ie in the flow direction of the medium to be measured through the pipeline system downstream of the filter, e.g. to monitor the function of the filter.
- Fig. 2 illustrates the structure of an ultrasonic transducer 2 according to the invention.
- This comprises an ultrasonic transducer element 4, e.g. a high-frequency piezoceramic.
- a PVDF disc can be used as the ultrasonic transducer element.
- This ultrasonic transducer element 4 can convert both electrical signals into mechanical vibrations and thus into acoustic signals, as well as acoustic signals in electrical. It thus acts as a sensor and as an actuator.
- the ultrasonic transducer element 4 transmits and receives acoustic signals via
- Coupling element which is designed as an acoustic lens 10.
- the coupling element or the acoustic lens 10 has a plurality of surfaces, a first
- the ultrasonic transducer element 4 is for example directly to the second
- the ultrasonic transducer element 4 is connected via two cables 13 and a plug-in connection 14 with a transmitter, not shown.
- a so-called backing may be provided, a vibration damper, which is connected directly to the ultrasonic transducer element 4.
- the connection space 12 is limited in this example by the housing 3 to the ultrasonic transducer element 4.
- the lens 10 is here as a plano-concave lens, with a first contact surface 6, which has a predetermined radius of curvature, here e.g. 14 mm, and a flat second contact surface 7 configured. Similarly, the lens 10 could be considered
- Fresnel lens be configured with a, having a contour, so a contoured first contact surface 6, which has a similar acoustically effective radius of curvature.
- a Fresnel lens is in several segments or
- the acoustically effective radii of curvature and the focal lengths of the lenses are linked to one another via the refractive indices, these being determined by the
- the step height of a Fresnel lens is given for example by ⁇ * ⁇ / 2, with ⁇ of the
- Wavelength of the acoustic signal in the coupling element and n of a natural number are a natural number.
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