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An electromagnetic wall velocimeter for liquid film flows: Theory and experiment

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Abstract

The behaviour of an electromagnetic wall velocimeter for non-intrusive measurement of thin film flows is studied both theoretically and experimentally. A solution for the electromagnetic flowmeter equation is presented and evaluated numerically for particular magnetic fields and thin film velocity profiles. Overall transducer behaviour is examined by a parametric study. An experimental apparatus was designed and built to confirm the calculated transducer behaviour. Flow velocity measurements using a multiple electrode prototype transducer were made over a range of Reynolds numbers. The experimental results are in good quantitative agreement with the theory. The wall velocimeter can be designed to provide a robust, non-intrusive measurement of the mean film velocity.

Original languageEnglish
Article number002
Pages (from-to)1136-1142
Number of pages7
JournalMeasurement Science and Technology
Volume1
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990

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