MAGNETIC, ULTRASONIC, AND

MASS FLOWMETERS
DAURESHOVA ELMIRA
 MAGNETIC FLOWMETERS

A magnetic meter, or magmeter, is a

flowmeter consisting of a stainless steel tube
lined with nonconductive material, with two
electrical coils mounted on the tube like a
saddle. Two electrodes are in contact with
the electrically conductive fluid but insulated
from the metal tubes. The electrodes are
located opposite one another and at right
angles to the flow and the magnetic field.
 ULTRASONIC FLOWMETERS

An ultrasonic flowmeter is a flowmeter that uses the principle of sound transmission in

liquids to measure flow. They use either the change in frequency of sound reflected from
moving elements or measure the change in the speed of sound ina moving liquid. One of
the major advantages of ultrasonic flowmeters is that nothing protrudes into the flowing
liquid.
 ULTRASONIC FLOWMETERS

A Doppler ultrasonic meter is a flowmeter that transmits an ultrasonic pulse diagonally

across a flow stream, which reflects off turbulence, bubbles, or suspended particles and is
detected by a receiving crystal. The frequency of reflected pulses, when compared to the
transmitted pulses, results in a Doppler frequency shift that is proportional to the velocity
of the flowing stream.
 ULTRASONIC FLOWMETERS

A transit time ultrasonic meter is a

flowmeter consisting of two sets of
transmitting and receiving crystals, one
set aimed diagonally upstream and the
other aimed diagonally downstream.
The liquid velocity shows the upstream
signal and increases the received
frequency while speeding up the
downstream signal and decreasing the
received frequency.
 ULTRASONIC FLOWMETERS

A vortex shedding meter is an electrical

flowmeter consisting of a pipe section with a
symmetrical vertical bluff body (a partial dam)
across the flowing stream. A vortex shedding
meter uses the formation of vortices as its
principle of operation. A vortex is a fluid
moving in a whirlpool or whirlwind motion.
 MASS FLOWMETERS

A mass flowmeter is a flowmeter that measures the actual quantity of mass of a flowing
fluid. Mass flow measurement is a better way to determine the quantity of material that
volumetric flow measurement. Common types of mass flowmeters are the Coriolis meter
and the thermal mass meter.
 MASS FLOWMETERS

• Coriolis meter
A Coriolis meter is a mass flowmeter
consisting of specially formed tubing
that is oscillated at a right angle to
the flowing mass of fluid. Coriolis
force is the force generated by the
inertia of fluid particles as the fluid
moves toward or away from the axis
of oscillation.
 MASS FLOWMETERS

• Thermal mass meters

A thermal mass meter is a mass flowmeter
consisting of two RTD temperature probes and a
heating element that measure the heat loss to the
fluid mass. Thermal mass meters are
predominantly used for measuring gas flows. The
two RTD probes are immersed in the flow stream.
One probe is an assembly that includes an adjacent
heating element that is measured by the RTD
probe. The other probe is separate and it measures
the temperature of the flowing fluid.
 MASS FLOWMETERS

• Belt Weighing Systems

A belt weighing system is a mass flow
measuring system consisting of a
specially constructed belt conveyor and a
section that is supported by electronic
weigh cells. The conveyor belt is
designed to minimize the transfer of the
weight of the unmeasured section of the
conveyor. Solids are deposited on the
conveyor and carried onto the weighing
section.
 QUESTIONS

1. Describe magnetic meters and explain their operation.

2. Compare Doppler and transit time ultrasonic meters.
3. Define vortex shedding meters.
4. Compare magnetic, ultrasonic and mass flowmeters.