Novel ultrasound array measurement system for flow mapping of complex liquid metal flows
Novel ultrasound array measurement system for flow mapping of complex liquid metal flows
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用于复杂液态金属流流图的新型超声阵列测量系统
DOI:
10.1140/epjst/e2013-01795-1
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2013
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J. Czarske
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R. Nauber;M. Burger;L. Büttner;S. Franke;D. Räbiger;S. Eckert;J. Czarske
In magnetohydrodynamics, model experiments are commonly conducted to investigate the interaction between magnetic fields and electrically conductive fluids. The available flow instrumentation for opaque fluids usually lacks the ability to capture and visualize a velocity field in one shot. We present a multidimensional ultrasound array Doppler velocimeter that employs multiple line arrays of transducers and allows the resolution of small scale structures in complex flows. The system achieves a lateral resolution up to 3 mm, an axial resolution of approx. 1.4 mm and frame rates up to 30 Hz in metal melts at room temperature. A flexible sensor arrangement allows for various measurement configurations, e.g. four planes can be measured simultaneously with one velocity component, two planes with two components or two lines with three components. We present an experiment in a square-shaped container driven by a rotating magnetic field and results of a model experiment for continuous steel casting. The measurement system has proven to be a powerful tool for research in magnetohydrodynamics.