On the performance of a Coriolis Mass Flowmeter (CMF): Experimental measurement and FSI simulation

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Gace D.A. [1 ]
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[1] School of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Kigali
来源：
International Journal of Metrology and Quality Engineering | 2022年 / 13卷
关键词：
Coriolis flowmeters performance; Flow measurement; Fluid structure interactions; Iterative two-way coupling;
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10.1051/ijmqe/2022002
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摘要：
Computational methods that make use of single one-way Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI) for modeling the Coriolis Mass Flowmeters' (CMFs) operations are prone to inaccuracies. These errors are due to their limitations in describing a fully coupled fluid structure interaction. The aim of this study is to produce a CFD model of a CMF that uses an iterative two-way coupling of fluid structure interaction to accurately study its performance. The computational findings are benchmarked against accurate experimental measurements of the U-shape CFM. The deviation between the computed results and experimental measurements remains about 0.1% which is deemed acceptable. This reduction of uncertainties is largely attributed to the capability of the model to describe the effects of tube vibrations on the meter's operation. © D.A. Gace, Published by EDP Sciences, 2022.
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