Abstract
Ultrasonic flow meters (UFMs) by transit time are ubiquitous in industrial applications, mainly for their versatility and practicality. They are widely used in gas and liquid installations, such as the oil and gas industry or feedwater systems in nuclear power plants. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques can be used as a tool to potentially improve the ultrasonic flow measurements. CFD may contribute to predicting the velocity profile and the profile factor in disturbed flows, integrating fluid flow and acoustic ray, improving the calibration of UFMs, or assisting in design optimization. This communication presents the working principle of the UFM, discusses how CFD can be used as a tool to support improvements, and shows relevant trending fields that deserve further investigation to promote significance on this subject.
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