Flow Measurement at Hydroelectric Power Stations Using Ultrasonic Flow Meters: Current State, Issues, Prospects
摘要
The undertaken research focused on measuring the volumetric flow rate at a hydroelectric power station using a multi-path ultrasonic flow meter. A numerical model of a turbine penstock was built. The model was validated on the basis of the obtained field data for each acoustic beam of the ultrasonic transit time flow meter. We developed and applied a technique which enables one to eliminate additional systematic measurement errors caused by the reformation of the averaged velocity profile in the flow meter section.