Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Johnson Book: Process Control Instrumentation Technology Copyright: 2005 ISBN: 0131194577 NI Supported: No Publish Date: Sep 6, 2006
where Q = flow in kg/min W = weight of material on section of length L R = conveyor speed in m/min L = length of weighing platform in m Flow Sensor In the example with which we are working in Figure 5.35, it is evident that the flow sensor is actually the assembly of conveyor, hopper opening, and weighing platform. It is the actual weighing platform that performs the measurement from which flow rate is determined, however. We see that flow measurement becomes weight measurement. In this case, we have suggested that this weight is measured by means of a load cell, which is then a strain gauge measurement. Another popular device for weight measurement of moving systems like this is an LVDT that measures the droop of the conveyor at the point of measurement because of the material that it carries.
FIGURE 5.35 Conveyor system for illustrating solid-flow measurement. EXAMPLE 5.17 A coal conveyor system moves at 100 ft/min. A weighing platform is 5.0 ft in length, and a particular weighing shows that 75 Ib of coal are on the platform. Find the coal delivery in Ib/hr. Solution We can use Equation (5.34) directly to find the flow
Then, converting to Ib/hr by multiplying by 60 min/hr, Q = 90,000 Ib/hr Buy the Book Purchase Process Control Instrumentation Technology from Prentice Hall. Related Links: Liquid Flow
1/2
www.ni.com
Legal Excerpt from the book published by Prentice Hall Professional ( http://www.phptr.com). Copyright Prentice Hall Inc., A Pearson Education Company, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. This material is protected under the copyright laws of the U.S. and other countries and any uses not in conformity with the copyright laws are prohibited, including but not limited to reproduction, DOWNLOADING, duplication, adaptation and transmission or broadcast by any media, devices or processes.
2/2
www.ni.com