Title :
Proposal of a mathematical model to control the flow rate applying the Magnetohydrodynamic effect
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Ho Chi Minh City - Univ. of Tech. Educ., Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Abstract :
This study has shown for the electromagnetic flow meter that basic physical and electrochemical phenomena can be modelled such that engineers can make forecasts about new generation devices. Firstly by using basic models, it can show that even in pure water and other polarisable liquids the Magnetohydrodynamic effect is strong enough to be measured. The possible impact on technology is enormous: the application range of electromagnetic flow meters is wider than it was believed before. The trade-off is that high-ohmic electronic circuits must be implemented because no electric current can flow in the medium. But modern electronic devices offer this possibility. Secondly, we can use the Finite-Element technique for geometric shape optimisation. Naturally, optimisation using actual prototypes can be tedious and computations allow shorter design cycles. On the other side the simulation of the Magnetohydrodynamic flow meter demands software that easily and effectively handles multiphysics problems. Because of turbulent flows, it is required direct numerical simulations or large-eddy simulations. This leads to the following new principle for flow metering.
Keywords :
computational fluid dynamics; computerised instrumentation; electrochemical analysis; electromagnetic devices; finite element analysis; flow control; flowmeters; magnetohydrodynamics; optimisation; turbulence; eddy simulation; electrochemical phenomena; electromagnetic flow meter; electronic device; finite element technique; flow rate control; generation device; geometric shape optimisation; magnetohydrodynamic effect; mathematical model; multiphysics problem; numerical simulation; ohmic electronic circuit; polarisable liquid; pure water; shorter design cycles; turbulent flow; Electromagnetics; Equations; Magnetic sensors; Magnetostatics; Mathematical model;
Conference_Titel :
Control, Automation and Information Sciences (ICCAIS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ho Chi Minh City
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0812-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAIS.2012.6466619