WO2004097345A1 - 衝撃流量計 - Google Patents
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- the present invention provides a flow meter (hereinafter referred to as a shock flow meter in the present invention) that measures the flow rate of a fluid to be measured using an impulsive wave (hereinafter referred to as a shock wave) generated by an impulse voltage (impact voltage). ).
- the present invention uses a shock wave generated by an impulse voltage (hereinafter referred to as an impact voltage in the present invention) having a sharp rising edge or a falling edge (hereinafter referred to as an impact edge).
- the present invention relates to an impact flowmeter for measuring the flow rate of a fluid to be measured.
- a flow meter for measuring the flow rate of a fluid to be measured using an ultrasonic wave generated by a sine wave alternating voltage (this is called an ultrasonic flow meter) is known.
- JP-A-8-82540 JP-A-8-86675, JP-A-10-9914, and JP-A-10-122923.
- a fluid to be measured is caused to flow through a measuring tube, a sine wave alternating voltage is applied to a piezoelectric vibrator provided on the outer periphery of the tube to generate ultrasonic waves, and the ultrasonic waves are propagated through the fluid to be measured flowing in the tube.
- the flow rate is detected by detecting the time variation that changes with the flow velocity, and the flow velocity is obtained, and the flow rate of the fluid to be measured is determined from the flow velocity.
- a conventional ultrasonic flowmeter as shown in Fig. 1 was assembled and its operation was verified.
- reference numeral 1 denotes a straight pipe for measurement of 4 mm in outer diameter, 2 mm in inner diameter, and 200 mm in length made of PFA (tetrafluorochemical titanium / polyfluoroalkoxyethylene copolymer). Flow the fluid to be measured (for example, water) from 1 A to the pipe end 1 B.
- PFA tetrafluorochemical titanium / polyfluoroalkoxyethylene copolymer
- Transceiver 2 and 3 are connected, for example, to the transmitter / receiver 2 on the upstream side (in this case, acting as a transmitter) by connecting a sine wave alternating voltage source 5 via a switch 4 to obtain a peak value of ⁇ 10 V and a frequency of A 100 KHz sinusoidal alternating voltage S 1] ⁇ is applied for a short time of 50 36 (microseconds) to generate an ultrasonic wave, propagate this ultrasonic wave into the fluid to be measured, and transmit and receive the other downstream side.
- the third receiver (in this case, acting as a receiver) receives the signal, and inputs the forward reception wave output (OUT3) to the time difference measuring device 6 via the switch 4.
- connection relationship between the transceivers 2 and 3 is switched in reverse by the switch 4, and a sine wave alternating voltage is applied to the other downstream transceiver 3 (working as a transmitter) in the same manner as described above.
- a sound wave is generated and received by one upstream transmitter / receiver 2 (acting as a receiver), and the backward received wave output (OUT 2) is input to the time difference measuring device 6 via the switch 4.
- the time difference measurement result is calculated based on the following principle.
- C is the speed of sound in the fluid, 1540 seconds at 25 ° C if the fluid is water.
- D is the distance between ultrasonic transducers 2 and 3.
- the backward propagation time T2 until the ultrasonic wave emitted from the downstream transmitter / receiver (acting as a transmitter) 3 reaches the upstream transmitter / receiver (acting as a receiver) 2 Is represented by the following equation.
- the preset flow velocity was set by connecting the pipe end 1 mm to a water supply tank (not shown), and connecting the pipe end 1 B to a throttle valve (see FIG. (Not shown) and connected to a receiving tank (not shown), and the throttle valve was adjusted so that a predetermined amount of water would flow into the receiving tank within a predetermined time.
- the conventional ultrasonic flowmeter has a disadvantage in that as the flow velocity decreases, the difference in the ultrasonic wave propagation velocity in the fluid to be measured due to the flow velocity decreases, and the time difference measurement becomes difficult.
- the ultrasonic wave generated by the alternating voltage of the sine wave is used, it is susceptible to interference of a noise component and a reflected wave component, and if there is such interference, discrimination of a received wave becomes complicated, It is difficult to measure the propagation time of the received wave, so it is difficult to measure the time difference, and it is difficult to measure the flow rate with high accuracy.
- the fluid to be measured having a low flow velocity, for example, 2 Omm / S
- time measurement on the order of nSec was required, which was a very difficult technique. Disclosure of the invention
- An object of the present invention is to pay attention to the point that it is difficult to obtain a flow meter that accurately measures the flow rate of a fluid to be measured having a low flow velocity with the conventional technology, and to provide a flow meter that solves this point. .
- a fluid to be measured is caused to flow through a measuring straight pipe having a predetermined length, and at least two piezoelectric vibrators having the same characteristics are specified around the pipe.
- the impulse voltage (shock voltage) having a steep rising edge or falling edge (shock edge) is applied to the piezoelectric transducer (transmitter) on the upstream side.
- a shock wave is excited in the flowing fluid to be measured, propagated through the fluid, and the propagated shock wave is received by the downstream piezoelectric vibrator (receiver).
- connection In addition to calculating the forward received wave when the signal is propagated downstream and received, the connection is switched to obtain the backward received wave when the signal is propagated and received from downstream to upstream, and the difference between the two received waves is calculated.
- Combination Provide a shock flow meter that determines the flow rate and determines the flow rate from the composite wave.
- the shock flow meter has a pipe having a predetermined length through which a fluid to be measured flows from one end to the other end thereof, and an outer circumferential position of the pipe and a predetermined distance from the upstream position of the fluid to be measured.
- At least two piezoelectric vibrators having the same electro-acoustic characteristics, which are fixed to downstream positions separated by a distance only, a shock voltage source for generating a shock voltage, and applying a shock voltage to the upstream oscillator
- the shock wave is introduced into the fluid to be measured from the upstream side, and the forward wave received when this shock wave propagates in the forward direction with respect to the flow of the fluid to be measured is output from the downstream oscillator and Do not apply shock voltage to the vibrator.
- the connecting means supplies a forward processing wave output from the downstream-side vibrator to the processing unit when applying a shock voltage to the upstream-side vibrator, and supplies the downstream-side vibrator to the downstream-side vibrator. It includes a switch for supplying the backward received wave output from the upstream-side vibrator to the arithmetic processing device when the shock voltage is applied.
- the arithmetic processing unit estimates a flow velocity from an amplitude value of a specific waveform component of the composite wave of the difference, and determines the flow velocity from the flow velocity.
- the specific waveform component is desirably a wave having a maximum peak value.
- the arithmetic processing unit obtains an integral value by time-integrating the absolute value of the composite wave of the difference, estimates a flow velocity from the obtained integral value, and determines the flow rate from the flow velocity. I do.
- the arithmetic processing device obtains an integral value by time-integrating a specific waveform component of the composite wave of the difference, preferably an absolute value of a wave having a cycle of a maximum peak value.
- the flow velocity is estimated from the integrated value, and the flow rate is determined from this flow velocity.
- the arithmetic processing device includes a wave having a cycle of a maximum peak value and a wave having at least one cycle before and after the cycle within a cycle of 10 cycles from a start end of the composite wave of the difference.
- the integral value is obtained by integrating the absolute value with time, the flow velocity is estimated from the obtained integral value, and the flow rate is determined from this flow velocity.
- the connection means applies a shock voltage from a shock voltage source to the upstream vibrator and the downstream vibrator in the same phase
- the arithmetic processing device comprises an upstream vibrator.
- the shock voltage source generates a first shock voltage and a second shock voltage having a phase opposite to the first shock voltage
- the connection means includes a first shock voltage from the shock voltage source.
- Impulse voltage is applied to the oscillator on the upstream side to introduce the first shock wave into the fluid to be measured from the upstream side
- a forward wave of this shock wave is outputted from the downstream oscillator
- a second shock voltage is applied to the downstream oscillator to introduce the second shock wave into the fluid to be measured from the downstream side.
- the backward receiving wave of the shock wave is output from the upstream-side vibrator
- the arithmetic processing unit calculates the backward receiving wave from the upstream-side vibrator and the forward receiving wave from the downstream-side vibrator.
- the shock flow meter In the shock flow meter according to the present invention, three tubes having the same electro-acoustic characteristics, which are fixed at the upstream, middle and downstream positions of the fluid to be measured at the outer periphery of the pipe at the predetermined intervals, respectively.
- the connecting means introduces a shock wave into the fluid to be measured at an intermediate position by applying a shock voltage to the oscillator at the intermediate position, and receives a forward wave of this shock wave from the downstream-side oscillator.
- the upstream-side vibrator outputs a reverse-direction reception wave of the shock wave, and inputs these reception waves to an arithmetic processing unit. Then, a combined wave of the difference between the backward received wave and the forward received wave is obtained, the absolute value thereof is integrated over time, the flow velocity is estimated from the obtained integrated value, and the flow rate is obtained from this flow velocity.
- the shock flow meter In the shock flow meter according to the present invention, three tubes having the same electro-acoustic characteristics, which are fixed at the upstream, middle and downstream positions of the fluid to be measured at the outer periphery of the pipe at the predetermined intervals, respectively.
- the impact voltage source simultaneously generates a first impact voltage and a second impact voltage having a phase opposite to that of the first impact voltage in synchronism with each other
- the connection means comprises an upstream side and a downstream side.
- the first and second shock waves are respectively received by the transducer at the intermediate position, and the combined wave of the difference between the forward received wave of the first shock wave and the backward received wave of the second shock wave is obtained.
- Output from the transducer at the intermediate position and calculate The processing device integrates the absolute value of the composite wave of the difference from the transducer at the intermediate position with time, estimates the flow velocity from the integrated value, and obtains the flow velocity from the flow velocity.
- the shock voltage source includes a first shock voltage source that generates a first shock voltage, and a second shock voltage source that generates a second shock voltage in synchronization with the first shock voltage. 2 shock voltage sources.
- the piezoelectric vibrator is formed of an annular piezoelectric body and has polarization in a tube axis direction.
- the piezoelectric vibrator is formed of an arc-shaped piezoelectric body having a maximum shape of a semicircle, and has polarization in a tube thickness direction.
- the shock flow meter In the shock flow meter according to the present invention, three tubes having the same electro-acoustic characteristics, which are fixed at the upstream, middle and downstream positions of the fluid to be measured at the outer periphery of the pipe at the predetermined intervals, respectively.
- the downstream-side vibrator has a polarization direction opposite to the polarization direction of the upstream-side vibrator, and the connection means applies an impact voltage source to the upstream-side and downstream-side vibrators. From the upstream side and the downstream side respectively, and these shock waves are received by the oscillator at the intermediate position, and are introduced from the upstream side.
- a composite wave of the difference between the forward received wave of the shock wave and the backward received wave of the shock wave introduced from the downstream side is output from the transducer at the intermediate position, and the arithmetic processing unit outputs the composite wave from the transducer at the intermediate position.
- the arithmetic processing device calculates a synthetic wave corrected by subtracting a differential synthetic wave when the fluid to be measured is stationary from a differential synthetic wave when the fluid to be measured is flowing. Then, the flow rate is determined from the corrected composite wave.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the waveform of the reception wave output OUT 3 of the ultrasonic transducer 3 on the side.
- Figure 4 shows that the fluid to be measured is flowing at a flow velocity (V) of 3 m / sec, and a sine wave of 10 OKHz is applied to the upstream ultrasonic transducer 2 at time (t IN).
- the ultrasonic wave is applied to the fluid to be measured, and the ultrasonic wave is introduced into the fluid to be measured, and the ultrasonic wave is received by the ultrasonic transducer 3 on the downstream side.
- the part with the maximum peak value (the part indicated by 2 C in the figure)
- the part 2 C having the maximum peak value is a sine wave having a frequency (125 KHz) close to the input applied voltage frequency of 100 KHz. According to this, it can be recognized that this corresponds to the received wave.
- the starting point (t BEG IN) of the portion (2C) having the maximum peak value is captured, the elapsed time from the time of input application (t IN) to the starting point (t BEGIN) is measured, and the order of ultrasonic waves is measured.
- the propagation time in the direction was assumed to be T1.
- the inventor of the present application also considers such small wave portions (2F, 2G) simply as noise when measuring the propagation time T1 to T2 of the received wave as described above in the verification experiment of the prior art, and pays no consideration. Without this, the propagation time was measured from the beginning of the waveform portion (2C) having the maximum peak value, and the results described above were obtained.
- the shock voltage of the present invention keeps its potential after falling with a steep shock edge, only one shock wave is generated in the fluid to be measured by applying the shock voltage.
- the received wave output obtained from the receiver has a sinusoidal oscillation as shown by waveform 9 in FIG. It has been found that a received wave is output.
- the waveform of the received wave is a waveform unique to the propagation system including the transmitting / receiving vibrator, the tube, and the fluid flowing therethrough, and the propagation direction of the shock wave is switched between the forward direction and the reverse direction. It was found that the shape of the received wave maintained the same unique waveform even when measured.
- the waveform of such a received wave maintains the same unique waveform even when measured at several different flow rates.
- the effective channel length differs between the forward received wave and the reverse received wave, and the analysis in this application shows that the propagation time of the received wave changes according to the difference. It became clear as we proceeded, but at the time of the initial conception of the invention, the time difference was a difference of n Sec (nanosecond) order as described in the above-mentioned prior art document, and the same waveform was obtained. It was recognized.
- the proportional coefficient is obtained in advance for each fluid to be measured and stored in the arithmetic processing unit, and the received waves in the forward and reverse directions are measured for the desired fluid to be measured, and a composite wave of the difference is measured.
- the flow velocity is estimated from the obtained peak value and the proportional coefficient of the fluid, or from the integral value of the absolute value and the proportional coefficient of the fluid, and the flow rate is determined from the flow velocity.
- the flow velocity can be obtained for the first time by deviating from the measurement of the propagation time of the wave propagating through the fluid in the pipe.
- the impulse voltage used in the present invention may be a general rectangular wave impulse. However, as shown by a waveform 7 in FIG. It must have a shock edge that falls to a potential of 10 V.
- a rectangular wave having a rising shock edge can be used as the shock voltage.
- the potential that has fallen at this shock edge remains unchanged at least until the measurement operation of the received wave output at the receiver is completed, and then returns to the original +10 V potential and returns to the next potential. It is necessary to prepare for the input of the measurement times.
- the end must be at a sharp edge such as the beginning so that the shock wave is not generated. Have a gentle edge waveform.
- shock wave it is important to generate a shock wave at the falling potential of the shocking start end.On the other hand, the shock wave is not generated depending on the rising potential at the end, or the rising potential at the end affects the measurement result. Do not affect.
- the above-mentioned conventional Japanese Patent Publication also discloses that the input sine wave alternating voltage for the conventional ultrasonic flowmeter is applied for a very short time in a pulsed or impulse manner. Then, it tends to be an illusion that it has the same effect as the impact voltage of the present application.However, even when the application time is extremely short, the potential of the sine wave alternating voltage always changes during the application period. On the other hand, the shock voltage used in the present application is constant and invariant during the application period, and both have completely different waveforms. Also, the waveform of the received wave is completely different due to the difference in the waveform of the applied voltage.
- the waveform of the shock wave received by the applied shock voltage used in the present application maintains a completely unique waveform, but it is generated by the applied sine wave alternating voltage of the conventional example. Since the ultrasonic wave is not accompanied by such an inherent waveform, the operation and effect are completely different in this point as well.
- FIG. 1 shows an example of a conventional ultrasonic flowmeter.
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the conventional example.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the conventional example.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the conventional example.
- FIG. 5 is a view showing a first embodiment of the shock pulse flow meter according to the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory view of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is an operation explanatory diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is an operation explanatory diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is an operation explanatory diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is a view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an annular piezoelectric vibrator and an arc-shaped piezoelectric vibrator.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of the shock pulse flow meter according to the present invention
- FIGS. FIG. 6 is a waveform diagram of a transmission wave and a reception wave for explaining the operation.
- the fluid to be measured is water, and a pipe 11 made of Teflon PFA having an inner diameter of 2 mm, an outer diameter of 4 mm, and a length of 20 O mm is piped in the direction of the arrow. Introduced from end 11A and flowed to tube end 11B.
- a pair of piezoelectric vibrators having an annular shape with an outer diameter of 7 mm, an inner diameter of 4 mm, and a length of 2 mm on the outer periphery of the tube 11 and using barium titanate polarized in the tube axis direction and having the same electroacoustic characteristics.
- Fix 1 2 and 1 3 with a distance D 40 mm.
- a dotted arrow attached to the piezoelectric vibrator indicates its polarization direction. As can be seen from the figure, the polarization directions of the two piezoelectric vibrators are aligned in the same direction.
- a switch 4 (which functions as a connecting means) connects an impact voltage source 50 unique to the present application to one of the upstream-side oscillators 12 (which functions as a transmitter), and the amplitude ⁇ 1.
- a shock voltage 7 having a falling shock edge of 0 V
- a shock force is applied to the water in the pipe 11 to generate a shock wave, and this shock wave is propagated in the water in the forward direction and transmitted
- the shock wave is received by the other downstream oscillator 13 (which functions as a receiver), and the forward received wave 9 (see FIG. 6) is input to the arithmetic processing unit 60 via the switch 4.
- the connection between the vibrators 12 and 13, the shock voltage source 50, and the arithmetic processing device 60 is reversed by the switch 4, and the impact voltage source 50 is connected to the upstream vibrator 1 first.
- An impulse voltage 7 having the same magnitude and phase as that applied to 2 is applied to the other downstream oscillator 13 (acting as a transmitter) to generate a shock wave, and this shock wave is applied to the water in the pipe 11 Propagates in the opposite direction, and is received by one of the upstream oscillators 1 2 (acting as a receiver)
- the backward received wave 10 (see FIG. 7) is input to the arithmetic processing unit 60 via the switch 4.
- the pair of vibrators are of a piezo-ceramic type and have reversible characteristics, so that one operates as a transmitter and the other operates as a receiver, and one operates as a receiver and the other as a transmitter in the opposite direction.
- reversible characteristics so that one operates as a transmitter and the other operates as a receiver, and one operates as a receiver and the other as a transmitter in the opposite direction.
- their propagation characteristics completely match by the reciprocity theorem.
- the reverse reception wave 10-1 of the receiver 12 is shown in FIG.
- the present invention has found a method of obtaining the flow velocity without actually measuring the differences At 1 and ⁇ t 2 of the arrival times of the received waves.
- the forward reception wave is time-compressed and the reverse reception wave is time-expanded when water is flowing, compared to when the water is stationary, but the shape of the waveform is unique to the propagation system. It keeps the waveform. This is a unique feature of the received wave that receives the shock wave generated using the shock voltage. This means that the sum of the forward received wave and the backward received wave at rest and the resulting composite wave D (0) becomes zero. It was supported from that.
- the arithmetic processing unit 60 subtracts the backward received wave 10-1 from the forward received wave 9-1 when water is flowing at a flow velocity of 3 mZS ec to obtain the signal shown in FIG. 0
- a composite wave of the difference indicated by (1) is calculated.
- FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of a main part of the received wave 9-1, (1) 10-1 and the composite wave D (1).
- one received wave 9-1 and the other received wave 10-1 were multiplied by minus one. These are superimposed and displayed as (1) 10-1, and these two received waves 9-1 and (1) 10-1 are added to calculate the difference composite wave D (1).
- Fig. 15 shows an enlarged view of the main parts of the received waves 9-12, (1) 10-2 and the composite wave D (2). From Figs. 9, 13 and 15, when water is flowing, The forward received waves 91-1 and 91-2 are time-compressed compared to the stationary received wave 9, and the backward received waves 10-1 and 10-2 are expanded in time compared to the stationary received wave 10. It can be clearly seen that the waveform shape keeps the waveform unique to the propagation system.
- a comparison of the composite waves D (0), D (1), and D (2) shows that the flow velocity is proportional to the amplitude of the composite waves D (0), D (1), and D (2). I understand.
- Figure 16 shows the correlation between (WA) and (V). From Fig. 16, it can be seen that at a flow rate of lmZSec or higher, there is a clear proportional relationship between them, so the proportional coefficient K-VZWA is uniquely determined from the figure (the slope of the straight line in the figure). However, if this coefficient is stored in the arithmetic processing unit, the flow velocity can be obtained from a calculation of multiplying the unknown flow velocity V of the fluid to be measured by this coefficient, and thus the flow rate measurement can be easily achieved.
- the waveform after that also becomes a sine wave whose shape is distorted.
- the waveform component within 10 cycles from the start end is the waveform generated by the shock wave that first travels through the water with high propagation velocity (1 SAOmZ second, 25 ° 0) and reaches the receiver.
- the wave component after the above 10 cycles is the wave component that reaches the receiver after the shock wave has propagated through the PFA tube 11 with a lower propagation velocity (700 mZ seconds) than water.
- the waveform component that reached the receiver after traveling through the water earlier was a waveform component generated by interference. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a more accurate result by excluding the waveform after approximately 10 cycles from the start end from the target of the absolute value integration.
- the waveform is within 10 cycles from the beginning of the composite wave, and it is particularly preferable that only one cycle with the maximum peak value, or at least one cycle before and after this cycle.
- Absolute value integration is performed to obtain the integrated value (S), It was found that a higher correlation coefficient could be obtained by taking.
- the shock wave used in the present invention attenuates greatly in inverse proportion to the distance. Therefore, the case where the shock wave 7 is propagated from the transmitter / receiver 2 toward the transmitter / receiver 3 in the forward direction and the case where the shock wave 7 is propagated from the transmitter / receiver 3 toward the receiver 2 in the reverse direction are:
- the waveforms are the same, but when there is a flow velocity, the effective distances of the shock waves traveling in both the forward and reverse directions are different, so that the received waves in both directions have the same waveform unique to the system.
- the same waveform components for example, wave components having the maximum amplitude
- the amplitudes are slightly different.
- This amplitude difference is also an amount proportional to the flow velocity and contributes to the flow rate measurement. Therefore, just by focusing on the amplitude of a specific component of the received wave (for example, a waveform component having the maximum amplitude), the value expresses the flow rate, and is effective as a method for obtaining the flow velocity in a cylinder.
- a specific component of the received wave for example, a waveform component having the maximum amplitude
- the first embodiment includes two piezoelectric vibrators having the same characteristics, an impact voltage source, an arithmetic processing unit, and a switching device as a connecting means.
- a shock voltage from the shock voltage source is applied to the above, a forward received wave is obtained from the other vibrator (downstream vibrator), supplied to the processing unit, and connected in reverse by a switch.
- the impulse voltage from the impulse voltage source is applied to the other vibrator, an inversely received wave is obtained from one of the vibrators and supplied to the processing unit to determine the difference between these two received waves.
- the fluid to be measured is as shown in Figs. 8 and 9.
- a static wave D (0) of the difference between the two received waves when is stationary is obtained in advance, and this is stored in the arithmetic processing unit as a static composite wave at rest.
- three annular piezoelectric vibrators having the same electroacoustic characteristics outside the pipe 11 where the fluid to be measured flows from the starting end 11 A to the end 11 B (Transmitters or receivers depending on the operation) 21, 22, and 23 are provided at upstream, intermediate, and downstream positions, respectively, separated by a predetermined distance D, and the transducer at the intermediate position (transmitter 2)
- Transmitters or receivers depending on the operation 21, 22, and 23 are provided at upstream, intermediate, and downstream positions, respectively, separated by a predetermined distance D, and the transducer at the intermediate position (transmitter 2)
- Connect shock voltage source 50 to 2 and upstream and downstream oscillators (act as receivers) 21 and 2 and 3 connect arithmetic processing unit 60 to transmitter 2 at intermediate position.
- the shock wave propagating in the opposite direction is propagated from 2 and the shock wave transmitted through the fluid to be measured in the pipe 11 is received by the upstream receiver 21 to calculate the backward received wave 10-3. It is supplied to the processing device 60 and received by the downstream receiver 23, and the forward received waves 913 are supplied to the arithmetic processing device 60, and the arithmetic processing device 60 Calculates the composite wave D (3) of the difference between these two received waves 9-13 and 10-3, integrates its absolute value with time, estimates the flow velocity from the obtained integrated value, and calculates the flow rate from this flow velocity. Get. In FIG. 17, the dotted arrow attached to the piezoelectric vibrator indicates its polarization direction. As can be seen from the figure, the polarization directions of the three piezoelectric vibrators 21, 22, 23 are aligned in the same direction in the tube axis direction.
- three annular piezoelectric vibrators having the same electroacoustic characteristics are provided outside the pipe 11 where the fluid to be measured flows from the starting end 11 A to the end 11 B.
- the transducers 21, 22, and 23 (depending on the operation, called transmitters or receivers) are provided at the upstream, middle, and downstream positions with a predetermined interval D, respectively, and the transducer 2 2 (
- An upstream processing element 60 is connected to one of the upstream oscillators 21 (acting as a transmitter), and a first impact voltage source 5 OA is connected to the upstream oscillator 21 (which functions as a transmitter).
- a first shock wave is generated from the upstream transmitter 21, and a second shock wave is applied to the other downstream oscillator 23 (acting as a transmitter).
- the second impulse voltage source 50 B has a rising impulse edge that is out of phase with the first impulse voltage.
- the second shock voltage 8 occurs, applied in synchronization with the application of the first shock voltage the second shock voltage down stream side the transmitters 2 3
- a second shock wave is generated from the downstream transmitter 23, and the receiver 22 receives the first and second shock waves transmitted from opposite directions and transmitted through the fluid to be measured in the pipe. Output the composite wave of the difference.
- the arithmetic processing unit 60 calculates the time integral of the absolute value of the composite wave of the difference, obtains the flow velocity from the integrated value, and obtains the flow rate from the flow velocity.
- the dotted arrow attached to the piezoelectric vibrator indicates its polarization direction. As can be seen from the figure, the polarization directions of the three piezoelectric vibrators 21, 22 and 23 are aligned in the same direction in the tube axis direction.
- the position shift can be corrected by slightly initializing the application timings of the first and second shock voltages so that the stationary propagation times of the respective reception waves become equal.
- the difference between the first and second shock waves can be synthesized even when the fluid is stationary.
- the composite wave output of the difference between the received waves at rest is stored in the arithmetic processing unit 60, and the stored composite wave output from the difference of the received waves when the fluid is moving is stored.
- the unbalance error is corrected by subtracting the composite wave of the difference between the received waves at rest, a more accurate flow velocity can be obtained as compared with a case where such correction is not performed.
- the method of correcting this unbalanced error was described using an example of a measuring device using a Teflon PFA tube whose propagation speed is lower than that of water. Is also applicable. In this case, it is more difficult for the shock wave to travel through the water and reach the receiver, and then reach the receiver via the metal tube. In such a case, applying this method is very effective because it can remove the components of the waves that reach and reach the metal tube.
- the measuring device can be configured using one impact voltage source 50.
- the same fluid flows outside the pipe 11 where the fluid to be measured flows from the start 11A to the end 11B.
- Three ring-shaped piezoelectric vibrators 21, 22, and 23 (referred to as transmitters or receivers depending on the operation) having electroacoustic characteristics are separated by a predetermined distance D to upstream, middle, and downstream positions.
- Arithmetic processing unit 60 is connected to transducer 22 (acting as a receiver) at the intermediate position.
- the upstream oscillator 21 and the downstream oscillator 23 have polarizations that are opposite to each other in the tube axis direction, and the two oscillators simultaneously receive the impulse voltage 7 generated from the impulse voltage source 50. Apply. In FIG. 19, the dotted arrow attached to the piezoelectric vibrator indicates its polarization direction.
- the shock wave introduced from the upstream oscillator 21 (acting as a transmitter) into the fluid to be measured and the shock wave introduced from the downstream oscillator 23 (acting as a transmitter) into the fluid to be measured.
- the shock waves are simultaneously received by the receiver 22 at an intermediate position with opposite polarities, and a composite wave of the difference is output. Therefore, the arithmetic processing unit 60 calculates the time integral of the absolute value of the composite wave of the difference, obtains the flow velocity from the integrated value, and obtains the flow rate from the flow velocity.
- the method of correcting the unbalance error by using the composite wave output of the difference between the received waves at rest is shown, but the present invention can also be applied to this embodiment.
- annular piezoelectric vibrator shown in (A) of FIG. 20 has been described. Instead, an arc-shaped piezoelectric vibrator shown in (B) of FIG. 20 may be used. Can be done. In this case, the shape of this arc should be at most semicircular.
- the ring-shaped piezoelectric vibrator shown in Fig. 20 (A) has a polarization direction in the ring axis direction and electrodes at both ends of the ring, but the arc-shaped piezoelectric vibrator shown in Fig. 20 (B) has In the case of a child, it is desirable that the polarization direction be the thickness direction.
- a dotted arrow attached to the piezoelectric vibrator indicates its polarization direction
- 20 indicates an electrode.
- the waveform of the impulse voltage has exactly the same result even when an impulse having a rising impact edge is used.
- the shock wave caused by the application of the impulse pulse voltage is propagated through the fluid to be measured, and the propagation time difference on the order of n Sec of the received wave is measured in real time to avoid obtaining the flow velocity. Since the flow velocity is obtained from the amplitude or the integral of the absolute value of the difference wave of the wave, it is possible to measure the flow rate with much higher accuracy and excellent linearity than the conventional flow rate measurement device. became. Although the flow rate measurement of several hundred mmZ Sec has been the limit in the conventional flow rate measuring device, the present invention has made it possible to measure the flow rate of several tens mmZ Sec.
- the apparatus since the propagation velocity of the fluid to be measured flowing in the measurement pipe is obtained and the flow velocity is calculated based on the obtained velocity, the apparatus is also a fluid velocity measuring instrument.
- this flowmeter can also be used for viscometers because the viscosity of the fluid is proportional to the propagation speed of the shock wave traveling through it.
- the waveform of the received wave becomes complicated and it is difficult to discriminate the waveform.
- the waveform of the received wave is extremely simple.
- a considerably high impact voltage impulse can be applied.
- ⁇ 10 V has been described, but one having a peak value of several hundred volts can be used. This improved the SZN and enabled highly accurate flow measurement.
- the conventional ultrasonic flowmeter has a drawback that a large SZN cannot be obtained because the amplitude of the applied voltage has an upper limit, but the present invention overcomes such a drawback. But it surpasses the conventional example.
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