大口径LNG科氏质量流量计模态分析

Modal Analysis of Large-bore Coriolis Mass Flowmeters for LNG

  • 摘要: 针对大流量液化天然气(LNG)科氏质量流量计测量误差大的技术难点,以液化天然气为工质,围绕大口径直管型(DN400)科氏质量流量计,建立低温流固耦合数值模型,对科氏质量流量计的两种模态(干模态和湿模态)开展仿真研究,探究测量管排布方式、测量管结构参数以及液化天然气的低温物性对科氏质量流量计模态的影响。研究结果表明,单直管型测量管具有较高的固有频率和较小的振幅,这使得从检测设备提取信号的难度增加;六直管型则固有频率较低,易受干扰;双直管型和四直管型固有频率适中,可克服前者的不足。同时,研究得出测量管长度越短,壁厚越大,固有频率越高。分析对比干湿模态计算结果,发现在流体附加质量效应对测量管模态特性的影响下,湿模态固有频率较干模态显著降低,但由于LNG的低密度效应与低温效应,其对应的固有频率降低值小于水为工质时的固有频率降低值。此时,可通过调整测量管形状和管路排布,提升流量计测量精度,主动改变测量管固有频率和相位信息,以获得合适的激振频率,降低环境干扰从而实现高效共振。在共振状态下,测量管能够产生较大的振幅,从而便于信号的采集与处理。该研究为大流量液化天然气科氏质量流量计的测量管结构设计及精度提升可提供一定的技术支撑。

     

    Abstract: Aimed at the technical difficulty of significant measurement error in large-flow-rate liquid natural gas (LNG) Coriolis mass flowmeters, with LNG as the research object and focusing on the large-caliber straight-tube type (DN400) Coriolis mass flowmeter, a low-temperature fluid-solid coupling numerical model was established.Simulation studies on the two modes (dry mode and wet mode) of the Coriolis mass flowmeter were conducted to explore the influences of the arrangement shape of the measurement tube, the structural parameters of the measurement tube, and the low-temperature physical properties of LNG on the modes of the Coriolis mass flowmeter.The research results indicate that the single straight-tube type measurement tube has a higher natural frequency and a smaller amplitude, which increases the difficulty of extracting signals from the detection equipment.The six straight-tube type has a lower natural frequency and is more susceptible to interference.For the double straight-tube type and the four straight-tube type, their natural frequencies are moderate, overcoming the deficiencies of the former.Meanwhile, it is found that the shorter the measurement tube length and the thicker the wall thickness, the higher the natural frequency.By analyzing and comparing the calculation results of the dry and wet modes, it is discovered that under the influence of the fluid added mass effect on the modal characteristics of the measurement tube, the natural frequency of the wet mode is significantly lower than that of the dry mode.However, due to the low density effect and low-temperature effect of LNG, the corresponding reduction in the natural frequency is less than that when water is the working medium.At this point, the measurement accuracy of the flowmeter can be enhanced by adjusting the shape of the measurement tube and the pipeline arrangement, actively altering the natural frequency and phase information of the measurement tube to obtain an appropriate excitation frequency, reduce environmental interference, and thereby achieve efficient resonance.In the resonant state,the measurement tube can generate a larger amplitude,facilitating signal collection and processing.This research provides certain technical support for the structural design and accuracy improvement of large-flow-rate LNG Coriolis mass flowmeters.

     

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