Modulares Ultraschall-Array-Doppler-Velozimeter zur Messung von komplexen Strömungen in Flüssigmetallen

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Abstract

Various industrial processes in the field of metallurgy and crystal growth use magnetic fields in order to manipulate liquid flows of electrically conductive melts. Ultrasound is frequently used for flow process monitoring. However the temporal and the spatial resolutions of commercially available ultrasound measurement systems are not sufficient to monitor complex vortex structures or turbulent flows. This article presents a novel modular Ultrasound-Array-Doppler-Velocimeter which allows multi-dimensional multi- component measurements of such flows. Using four ultrasound transducer arrays, each with 25 piezoelements, and a parallelized measurement technique (time division multiplex) it is possible to achieve frame rates of 28 Hz with a spatial resolution of 3 mm. Due to this procedure novel chances arise for a deeper understanding of complex flow processes in magnetohydrodynamics.

Translated title of the contribution
Modular ultrasound-array-Doppler-velocimeter for complex flow measurements in liquid metals

Details

Original languageGerman
Pages (from-to)417-425
Number of pages9
JournalTechnisches Messen
Volume79
Issue number9
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2012
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

Scopus 84866437368
ORCID /0000-0002-3295-0727/work/184002736

Keywords

Keywords

  • Flow field measurement, Liquid metal, Megnetohydrodynamics, Ultrasound sensor array, Ultrasound-Doppler-velocimetry