Measurement corrections for temperature effects in Coriolis mass flow meters for cryogenic, liquid hydrogen (LH2) applicationsShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: Measurement, ISSN 0263-2241, E-ISSN 1873-412X, Vol. 237, article id 115155Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
To link traceable flow calibrations of Coriolis meters at ambient conditions to flow measurements in cryogenic, liquid hydrogen (LH2) applications, physical effects of very low temperatures on the calibration factor must be satisfactorily predicted by temperature correction methods. In this paper, four correction models are investigated, which differ in the sense of which temperature effects they cover and how these effects are determined. These correction models were applied to three Coriolis meter designs – straight, arc and U-tube. As a reference value in the evaluation, we use the simulation results with the finite element model that incorporates temperature effects related to elastic material properties, thermal strains and thermal stresses. The best agreement (within ± 0.2 % for the curved tubes) is achieved by the correction model that considers the known temperature dependence of the tube elastic properties as well as the dimensional changes due to thermal strain.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier B.V. , 2024. Vol. 237, article id 115155
Keywords [en]
Cryogenic liquids; Finite element method; Flow measurement; Flowmeters; Hydrogen; Liquefied gases; Mass transfer; Strain; Structural design; Temperature distribution; Ambient conditions; Coriolis mass flowmeter; Coriolis meters; Correction models; Cryogenic liquid (LH2); Finite element modelling (FEM); Flow calibration; Liquid hydrogens; Measurement corrections; Thermal strain; Elasticity
National Category
Mechanical Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-74637DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2024.115155Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85197220257OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-74637DiVA, id: diva2:1887318
Note
This work was supported through the Joint Research Project (JRP) “Metrology infrastructure for high-pressure gas and liquified hydrogen flows” (20IND11 MetHyInfra). This project has received funding from the EMPIR programme co-financed by the Participating States and from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. This project has also received funding from the Slovenian Research Agency (research core funding no. P2-0223) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of the Netherlands.
2024-08-072024-08-072025-09-23Bibliographically approved