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BasicsofFluidicOscillation?

Fullyelectronic,therearenomovingparts Improvedreliability,lessmaintenance TechnologyideallysuitedforCommercial&Light IndustrialApplications:RotaryAlternative

FluidicOscillation
(1) Flow Tranquilizer (3) Oscillation Chamber

l Describedin3elements

FlowTranquilizer JetFormationNozzle OscillationChamber


Inlet

(2)

JetFormation Nozzle

OscillationChamber
Obstacle

l Anobstacleinthechamberisused

tocontrolthefluidfeedbackpaths. l Asthejetisbenttoonesideof thecavityapressurenodeis formed.Thiscreatesadifferencein pressureeithersideofthejetand henceaforceisexertedonthejet.

OscillationChamber(cont.)
Obstacle

l Theforcecausesthejettobendtothe

othersideofthecavitywherethe sameeffectwillbeseen.
l Thisoscillationonlydependsonthe

volumeofgaspassingthroughthe nozzle.Oneoscillationcyclewill representacharacteristicvolumeof gas.

SensorTechnology
R 1
V
Sensors

R 2

SensorResistance R=R R 1 2

l Thermoresistivesensorsdetectingchangesinthermal

transfertothegas.
l Commonmode(K, r and Cp) rejectedbysensorpair.

SensorRedundancy
l Twopairofsensors

PrimaryMeasurement Backup(redundantsystem)
l SensorDiagnostics

Dailyevaluationofsensorperformance
l Sensorwarningandsensorfailurealarms

Selfcleaning
l Thedimensionallysensitivezonesof

themeteraretheareasthatseethe highestflows.
NozzleExit PressureNodeTrap ObstacleCavity
l Abrasionresistantduetoparticle

suspension

ObstacleCavity PressureNodeTrap

KeyFeaturesofFluidicOscillation
StaticMetrology:DOESNOTLOCKUP! Nomovingpartstoreplaceduetowear Nochanceoffailureduetoaggressivematerialsinthegas Solidstatemetereasiertoinstall(noleveling,wontbind) Canbeoverdrivenwithnoilleffects Nooil Quiet

ImprovedOperation&Maintenance

KeyFeaturesofFluidicOscillation
400:1DynamicRange
fM2 +/.5%9000to300cfh +/1%300to60cfh +/2%60to22cfh

ExtendedAccuracy

RotaryComparison
ACCURACY%
102 101 100 99 98 97 96 95 0 1500 3000 4500 6000 7500 9000 fM2 3M 5M 7M 11M

FLOWRATE(cfh)

PressureDrop
DattusfM2PressureDropinGas 8
PressureL oss(Inchesw.c.)

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000

F lowRate(cu.ft./hour)

Applications
l FluidicOscillationis best suitedformeasurement

applicationswherepressureisavailable
Upstreamoftheregulator:capacityof9000acfhis multipliedbypressurefactor(3xgreaterthan3Mrotary) Onpoundsdelivery:where5w.c.dropisnotanissue

l Meterpotentialislimitedtodesignspecificationsfor

pressuredropwhenmeasurementoccursat atmosphericconditions
1dropallowsonly3871acfhcapacity

Functionality
l Marketavailabilityas:

BasicMetrology ElectronicTemperatureCorrected FullPTZCorrection ProgrammableFixedFactorIndex InstantFlowrateDisplay CommunicationsCapability

MaintenanceRequirements
l BatteryChange 10years:basic l Accuracyverification Sonicnozzle,bellorModel5transferprover Differentialpressuretest Standardinstrumentcalibration

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