EFFECTS OF MANUFACTURING TOLERANCES ON THE ACCURACY OF VORTEX-SHEDDING FLOW METERS
Ernst von Lavante, Burger Nath, Jörg Färber
Abstract:
In the present investigation, the problem of accurate determination of volumetric flows by means of the so-called vortex-shedding flowmeter in the case of shape changes and deviations of the geometry from the original specifications due to manufacturing tolerances and imperfections was studied. To this end, the flow about the bluff body used in the presently studied vortexshedding flow meter was numerically simulated using a solver of the unsteady, compressible (air) or incompressible (water) Navier-Stokes equations in two and three dimensions. The computations were carried out for several types of modified geometry including a slightly rotated bluff body, rounded edges representing wear and asymmetrically oriented sensor body called here "paddle". The results were compared, where possible, with experimental data obtained by the manufacturer. The effects of turbulence were modeled by using the realizable k-ε turbulence model. The resulting flow fields were analyzed using various methods, including visualization, evaluation of several of their global features and DFT of properly chosen variables.
Keywords:
Vortex Flow Meters, Flow Simulation, Accuracy
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Event details
Event name:
XVII IMEKO World Congress
Title:

Metrology in the 3rd Millennium

Place:
Dubrovnik, CROATIA
Time:
22 June 2003 - 28 June 2003
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