Title :
3D approach to designing the excitation coil of an electromagnetic flowmeter
Author :
Michalski, Andrzej ; Starzynski, Jacek ; Wincenciak, Stanislaw
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Warsaw Univ. of Technol., Poland
Abstract :
This paper presents 3D hybrid numerical model of electromagnetic flowmeter. Compared to the 2D model used before it is advantageous for the quality of computer simulation, but at the cost of computational burden. Our aim was to compare characteristics of the flowmeter obtained from 2D and 3D simulations to check if faster 2D models can be used for computer aided design of the device. The results of research show that 3D model must be used for optimal design of some parameters of the coil
Keywords :
CAD; coils; computational complexity; computational fluid dynamics; electromagnetic devices; finite element analysis; flowmeters; solid modelling; 3D hybrid numerical model; FEM model; computational cost; computer aided design; computer simulation; constructive solid geometry; electromagnetic flowmeter; excitation coil parameters; faster 2D models; optimal design; optimal shape; primary transducer model; Coils; Conductivity; Density measurement; Electric variables measurement; Electrodes; Magnetic field measurement; Numerical models; Shape measurement; Transducers; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2001. IMTC 2001. Proceedings of the 18th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Budapest
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6646-8
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2001.928227
