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Electromagnetic Flowmeters Principle

Electromagnetic flowmeters use Faraday's law of induction to measure flow velocity and volume. A magnetic field generated by coils induces a voltage in conductive fluids flowing through the meter's tube. Electrodes detect this voltage, which is proportional to flow rate. The magnetic field alternates polarity for a stable zero point and insensitivity to fluid properties. Advantages include independence from pressure and viscosity, ability to measure fluids with solids, large pipe sizes, no moving parts, low maintenance, and high accuracy. Electromagnetic flowmeters can measure all conductive liquids across many industries.

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Electromagnetic Flowmeters Principle

Electromagnetic flowmeters use Faraday's law of induction to measure flow velocity and volume. A magnetic field generated by coils induces a voltage in conductive fluids flowing through the meter's tube. Electrodes detect this voltage, which is proportional to flow rate. The magnetic field alternates polarity for a stable zero point and insensitivity to fluid properties. Advantages include independence from pressure and viscosity, ability to measure fluids with solids, large pipe sizes, no moving parts, low maintenance, and high accuracy. Electromagnetic flowmeters can measure all conductive liquids across many industries.

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Electromagnetic Flowmeters

Faraday's law of induction states that a conductor moving in a magnetic field induces an electrical voltage. With a magmeter, the flowing fluid is the moving conductor. The constant-strength magnetic field is generated by two field coils, one on either side of the measuring tube. Two measuring electrodes on the inside wall of the tube are at right angles to the coils and detect the voltage induced by the fluid flowing through the magnetic field. The induced voltage is proportional to flow velocity and thus to volume flow.

The magnetic field is generated by a pulsed direct current with alternating polarity. This ensures a stable zero point, and makes the measurement insensitive to influences from multiphase or inhomogeneous liquids, or low conductivity.

Advantages at a glance

The principle is virtually independent of pressure, density, temperature and viscosity Even fluids with entrained solids can be metered (e.g. ore slurry, cellulose pulp) Large nominal-diameter range available (DN 2...2000) Free pipe cross-section (CIP/SIP cleaning, piggable) No moving parts Minimum outlay for maintenance and upkeep No pressure losses Very high turndown up to 1000:1 High degree of measuring dependability and reproducibility, good long-term stability

Universally useable throughout industry, for nominal diameters DN 2...2000


All Conductive Liquids

Electromagnetic flowmeters can be used to measure all electrically conductive liquids (> 5 S/cm) with or without solids, e.g. water, wastewater, sludge, slurries, pastes, acids, alkalis, juices, fruit pulp, etc. In the industrial environment, sectors that utilize this measuring principle include: water/wastewater, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, foodstuffs, etc. Electromagnetic flowmeters are even robust enough to be used in mining.

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