What is an Magnetic flowmeter?

What is an Magnetic flowmeter?

Magnetic flowmeter is a new type of flow measuring instrument developed rapidly with the development of electronic technology in the 1950s and 1960s.Magnetic flowmeter is an instrument that uses the principle of induction to measure the flow of conductive fluid based on the electromotive force induced when the conductive fluid passes through an external magnetic field.

Folding structure

The structure of Magnetic flowmeter is mainly composed of magnetic circuit system, measuring catheter, electrode, shell, lining and converter.

Magnetic circuit system: Its function is to produce a uniform DC or AC magnetic field. The DC magnetic circuit is realized by a permanent magnet. Its advantage is that the structure is relatively simple and the interference from the AC magnetic field is small, but it is easy to polarize the electrolyte liquid passing through the measurement catheter, so that the positive electrode is surrounded by negative ions, and the negative electrode is surrounded by positive ions. Enclosure is the polarization phenomenon of the electrodes, and causes the internal resistance between the two electrodes to increase, which seriously affects the normal operation of the meter. When the pipe diameter is large, the permanent magnet is correspondingly large, heavy and uneconomical. Therefore, the Magnetic flowmeter generally uses an alternating magnetic field and is excited by a 50HZ power frequency power supply.

Measuring catheter: Its function is to let the measured conductive liquid pass through. In order to make the magnetic flux shunt or short-circuit when the magnetic line of force passes through the measuring tube, the measuring tube must be made of non-magnetic, low electrical conductivity, low thermal conductivity and a certain mechanical strength material. Non-magnetic stainless steel, glass steel, high strength can be selected. Plastic, aluminum, etc.

Electrode: Its function is to draw out an induced electric potential signal proportional to the measured. Electrodes are generally made of non-magnetic stainless steel and are required to be flush with the lining so that the passage of fluid is not obstructed. Its installation position should be in the vertical direction of the pipeline to prevent sediment from accumulating on it and affecting the measurement accuracy.

Shell: It is made of ferromagnetic material. It is the outer cover of the excitation coil of the distribution system and isolates the interference of the external magnetic field.

Lining: There is a complete electrical insulating lining on the inner side of the measuring pipe and the flange sealing surface. It directly contacts the liquid to be measured, and its function is to increase the corrosion resistance of the measuring tube and prevent the induced potential from being short-circuited by the metal measuring tube wall. The lining materials are mostly corrosion-resistant, high-temperature-resistant, and wear-resistant polytetrafluoroethylene plastics, ceramics, etc.

Converter: The induced potential signal generated by the liquid flow is very weak and is greatly affected by various interference factors. The role of the converter is to amplify and convert the induced potential signal into a unified standard signal and suppress the main interference signal. Its task is to amplify and convert the induced potential signal Ex detected by the electrode into a unified standard DC signal.

Folding characteristics

1. The measurement is not affected by changes in fluid density, viscosity, temperature, pressure and conductivity;

2. There are no obstructing flow parts in the measuring pipe, no pressure loss, and lower requirements for straight pipe sections. It has unique adaptability to slurry measurement;

3. Reasonably choose the sensor lining and electrode materials, that is, it has good corrosion resistance and abrasion resistance;

4. The converter adopts a novel excitation method with low power consumption, stable zero point and high accuracy. The flow range can reach 150:1;

5. The converter and the sensor can be integrated or separated;

6. The converter adopts 16-bit high-performance microprocessor, 2x16LCD display, convenient parameter setting and reliable programming;

7. TheMagnetic flowmeter is a two-way measurement system with three totalizers: forward total, reverse total and difference total; it can display positive and negative flow, and has multiple outputs: current, pulse, digital communication , HART;

8. The converter adopts surface mount technology (SMT), with self-check and self-diagnosis functions;

9. The measurement accuracy is not affected by changes in fluid density, viscosity, temperature, pressure and conductivity. The sensor induced voltage signal has a linear relationship with the average flow rate, so the measurement accuracy is high.

10. There are no obstructions in the measuring pipeline, so there is no additional pressure loss; there are no moving parts in the measuring pipeline, so the sensor has an extremely long life.

11. Since the induced voltage signal is formed in the entire space filled with magnetic field, it is the average value of the pipeline carrying surface, so the straight pipe section required by the sensor is shorter, and the length is 5 times the pipe diameter.

12. The converter adopts the latest and most advanced single-chip microcomputer (MCU) and surface mount technology (SMT) in the world, with reliable performance, high precision, low power consumption, stable zero point and convenient parameter setting. Click on the Chinese display LCD to display cumulative flow, instantaneous flow, flow rate, flow percentage, etc.

13. Two-way measuring system, which can measure forward flow and reverse flow. Special production technology and high-quality materials are used to ensure that the performance of the product remains stable for a long time