Who should attend?
Control engineering and technicians. Control specialists, operational and maintenance technicians, mechanical and electrical engineers.
Objective.
understanding the principals of measurement
renewal & installation of transducer assembles
meter operation, calibration and field checks
communication settings
maintenance and trouble shooting
configuration/programming
Organisation Responsibility
To Design Syllabus for the course,
to meet all the requirements described.
To prepare a manual [hard & soft copy]
To Nominate an Instructor who has the expertise & high qualifications in
the field.
To apply sophisticated training techniques to enable the participants to develop
the required skill.
To schedule the period of the course & the daily time table
To Determine the venue & the date of the course [In-house courses will be
negotiable]
Course in Ultrasonic measurement
Chapter one
• Introduction
• Ultrasonic in nature
• Ultrasonic transmitters
• Ultrasonic receiver
• What is Ultrasonic Engineering
• Range of applications
Low- intensity applications
High-intensity applications
• The Engineering of Ultrasonic
• The Future of Ultrasonic
Basic Principles of Acoustics
2.1 The nature of sound waves
• Types of sound waves
• Interference of sound waves
• The velocity of sound waves
• The attenuation of ultrasonic waves
• Acoustic impedance
• Acoustic intensity
• Diffraction of sound waves
• Reflection and Transmission of sound at a boundary. Normal and oblique incidence
Basic Ultrasound Instrumentation
3.1 General Requirements
3.2 Frequency Determination
3.3 Spatial Resolution and frequency
• Wavelength of sound sources and frequency Requirements
• Transducer Factors
• Transducer Selection
Uses of Ultrasonic in Measurement and control
• Determination of velocity in moving fluids
• Displacement and vibration measurement
• Liquid level sensing and control
• Chemical analysis and process control
• Density, viscosity measurement
• Ultrasonic delay lines
Introduction to Ultrasonic flow meter
• Principle and theory
• Measurement principle (Doppler)
• Advantages and operating characteristics
• Available system and oblique flow
• Transducer mounting and installation consideration
• Application of ultrasonic techniques to open channel flow
• Clearance height for transducer
• Limitations
• Operation, installation and maintenance
Ultrasonic flow meters (consider non- mechanical fluid velocity meters)
• Introduction
• Single-path diagonal beam meter
• Multi-chordal diagonal beam meter
• The cross-correlation ultrasonic meter
• The Doppler-effect ultrasonic meter
• Built-in, or clamped-on?
• Which type for which job
• Choosing the right flow meter for the job
• Pitfalls, and how to avoid them
• Safety
Types of Ultrasonic Flow Meter
7.A. Transit time ultrasonic meter
7.A1. Theory and working principle
7.A2. Installation and application
7.A3. Advantages and disadvantages
7.A4. Calibration accuracy and precision
7.B. Ultrasonic correlation Flow meter
7.B1. Theory and performance
7.B2. Installation and application
7.B3. Advantages and disadvantages
7.B4. Calibration and accuracy
7.C. Ultrasonic Doppler flow monitor
7.C1. Flow meter theory and performance
7.C2. Installation and calibration
7.C3. Advantages and disadvantages
7.C4. Accuracy and trouble shooting
Comparison between ultrasonic flow meter and modern flow meter
• Ultrasonic techniques
• Optical instruments
• Intelligent / smart instruments
• Multiphase flow measurement
• Hot wire anemometer
• Laser Doppler anemometer
Calibration of flow meter
• Datum conditions
• Steady flow
• Calibration rigs
• Master meters
• Site calibration
• General comments
Trouble shooting and Maintenance
• Pitfalls and how to avoid them
• Bad installation
• The use of flow straighteners
• Cavitation
• Entrained air
• Wear and dirt
• Level of noise
• Weak waves and wave scattering
• Reflection and defraction wave
• Ultrasonic flow meter in maintenance and protection
Automation and computer tools
• the computer as controller
• Windows and prototyping
• Instrument programming
• Time-counter
• Transducer Excitation