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Ultrasonic Flowmeters

07/03/2012 7:07 AM

Hi,

I am working on some technical offers for ultrasonic flow meters by GE sensing.

GE is offering pre-amplifiers for flow meters on Gas application (e.g. flare) . Offered ultrasonic flow meter model is GF868 series.

Whereas pre-amplifier is not included for liquid application (like cooling water) . Offered model XMT-868 series.

I tried to get information from GE sensing website but i am not getting the proper/basic explanation of why pre-amplifier is required only for gas application and why not for liquid applications.

Someone's guidance abt this will be of great help....

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Re: Ultrasonic flowmeters

07/03/2012 7:19 AM

There's a name at the bottom of the offer letters, correct?

Use the telephone to speak to that person directly, and go from there.

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07/03/2012 10:21 AM

Probably to keep signal-to-noise ratio low....but I'm just guessing

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Re: Ultrasonic Flowmeters

07/03/2012 12:51 PM

Here's a nice article on the basics of an ultrasonic flow meter. Now the fundamental reason that a preamplifier is required for a gas media is a fundamental aspect of wave propagation. Regardless of the transducers being "wet" or not the density of a gas is considerably less than any fluid. So more energy is reflected away at every solid/gas boundary than solid/liquid boundary.

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Re: Ultrasonic Flowmeters

07/04/2012 12:11 AM

A ceramic piezo element couples well to liquid. Gas provides a poor coupling, hence the need for preamplifier. Beyond that, I am with Fred.

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Re: Ultrasonic Flowmeters

07/05/2012 9:39 PM

usually we don't need that pre amplifier, it s cause different sound speed between liquid and gas, please check your parameter type for gas application, and set for flowing temperature

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