29/01/2026
You need to know the use of electromagnetic flow meter taboos
Electromagnetic flowmeter working principle is based on Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction, when the conductive fluid flows through the electromagnetic flowmeter magnetic field when the cutting of magnetic lines of force, in the direction perpendicular to the direction of flow of the medium will produce and the average flow rate is proportional to the induced electromotive force. By a pair of electrodes on the wall of the flow meter to detect the induced electromotive force, through the operation can be obtained from the fluid flow. It is this principle determines the use of electromagnetic flowmeter contraindications, but also for us to deal with the protection of the work provides a theoretical basis.
1. Avoid empty pipe measurement
That is, the liquid must be full of pipeline, also does not allow the liquid memory bubbles. If the liquid does not fill the pipe, one of the consequences is that the cross-section of the fluid will be inconsistent with the cross-section of the pipe, resulting in the calculation of volume flow rate deviation; the second is not conductive gas phase layer (or bubbles) blocked the conductor connection between the two electrodes, Faraday's law is not satisfied, can not be induced and the flow rate is proportional to the electromotive force, which will also result in inaccurate measurements. For the insertion of electromagnetic flowmeter, due to the sensor probe (electrode) is located in the center of the pipe, the consequences of empty pipe measurement is particularly obvious.
2. Avoid rapid changes in the liquid
Refers to the conductivity of the liquid must not be a sharp change. Electromagnetic flowmeter for a wide range of applications, such as acids, alkalis, salts, sludge, slurries, etc., different conductivity, but as long as the conductivity in the threshold (10-4 ~ 10-8S/cm, depending on the design of the flowmeter) or more, which determines a certain kind of medium, the conductivity is unchanged. Based on Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction, if the fluid conductivity is changing rapidly, it is equivalent to the internal resistance of the generator changes rapidly, then the potential generated not only with the fluid flow rate, but also with the conductivity, which will enable the detection of the potential and the flow rate is not a single-valued function.
3. Avoid the interference of external electric potential
That is, to avoid the form of external potential and its own interference. Intelligent electromagnetic flowmeter since it is according to the law of electromagnetic induction to work, and its flow signal is very small, only a few millivolts in the full scale, and in the lower limit of the flow, only dozens of microvolts, and therefore very susceptible to the surrounding such as electric motors, transformers, and some electrical equipment and other electromagnetic induction and static electricity generated by the interference. Electromagnetic flowmeter interference introduced by the main in-phase interference and quadrature interference. Its sources are: A.
A. around the operation of electrical equipment in the metal pipeline to produce stray current (such as welding operations on the pipeline, etc.), these currents through the pipeline as well as the pipeline fluid affects the electromagnetic flowmeter; B. electromagnetic flowmeter with the transformer and some electrical equipment to produce electromagnetic induction and electrostatic interference.
B. Electromagnetic flowmeter and motor, electrical equipment, public grounding or connected to the upper and lower water pipes, so that the leakage current of electrical equipment through the public ground into the electromagnetic flowmeter;
C. The electromagnetic field of the surrounding electrical equipment on the signal transmission line and electronic circuit interference.
D. For the delivery of corrosive media or insulated pipeline insulation lining pipeline, due to the flow of fluid in the insulated pipeline and pipe wall friction will produce static electricity, which is transmitted through the liquid to the electromagnetic flowmeter measurement electrode and then transmitted to the measurement line, interfering with the flow signal; E. The electromagnetic flowmeter by the power equipment leakage current through the common ground into the signal transmission line and electronic circuit interference.
E. By the electromagnetic flowmeter itself "transformer effect" generated by the orthogonal interference.
4. Avoid pipeline walls do not allow scaling or sludge deposits
Scale and sludge layer in addition to small changes in the pipeline circulation cross-section, its main effect is to change the resistance between the two electrodes. If the deposit layer resistance coefficient w and the measured fluid resistance coefficient r is the same, then the measurement is not a big problem. If w>r, then the flow signal is large. The very high resistance coefficient of the sedimentary layer is insulating, so that the electrodes are insulated from each other and no flow signal is sent. If w