Recent development and perspectives of optimization design methods for piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers

D Chen, L Wang, X Luo, C Fei, D Li, G Shan, Y Yang - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
A piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer (PUT) is widely used in nondestructive testing, medical
imaging, and particle manipulation, etc., and the performance of the PUT determines its …

A miniaturized transit-time ultrasonic flowmeter based on ScAlN piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers for small-diameter applications

Y Gao, M Chen, Z Wu, L Yao, Z Tong, S Zhang… - Microsystems & …, 2023 - nature.com
Transit-time ultrasonic flowmeters (TTUFs) are among the most widely used devices for flow
measurements. However, traditional TTUFs are usually based on a bulk piezoelectric …

Non-contact ultrasonic flow measurement for small pipes based on AlN piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer arrays

K Zhu, X Chen, M Qu, D Yang, L Hu… - Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose a non-contact ultrasonic liquid flowmeter based on AlN
piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer (PMUT) arrays. Two 10 by 10 PMUT …

Response and flow characteristics of a dual-rotor turbine flowmeter

Z Ren, W Zhou, D Li - Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 2022 - Elsevier
The technical problems of flow measurement in hypersonic flight could be mitigated through
dual-rotor turbine flowmeters (DRT-FMs). In this study, a visual experiment platform was …

A programmable logic controller based remote pipeline monitoring system

N Aziz, SAK Tanoli, F Nawaz - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2021 - Elsevier
Pipelines are vital method for long distance transportation and they need to satisfy levels of
safety, unwavering quality and efficiency. Large amount of natural resources is wasted due …

Modelling of ultrasonic method for measuring gas holdup of Oil-Gas-Water three phase flows

W Ren, N Jin, J Zhang - Ultrasonics, 2022 - Elsevier
In oil–gas-water three-phase flow, the presence of two physically distinct dispersed phases
leads to complex interfacial effects and relative velocities between the phases, which poses …

Theoretical study of elastic effect of a cylindrical pipe wall on ultrasonic flow measurement

Y Sun, C Zheng, F Zhang, X Tan, K Chen, X Song… - Measurement, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper addresses wave dynamics confined by an elastic fluid-filled pipeline with a
uniform moving flow. The measurement deviation of an ultrasonic flow meter has been …

Highly-accurate and non-invasive flowrate monitoring for miniature pipelines using piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers

Z Li, Z Li, Z Qiao, J Yuan, Q Ma, T Xu, J Li… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Noninvasive and real-time flowrate measurement for small pipes is crucial in medical
diagnostics and aviation hydraulic system health monitoring. However, current bulk PZT …

A low-field portable nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) microfluidic flowmeter

E Aydin, KAA Makinwa - … on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a portable and contactless microfluidic flowmeter based on the Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance (NMR) principle, which can measure flow rates up to 2.7 ml/min with …

[HTML][HTML] Design of a hexagonal air-coupled capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer for air parametric array

X Zhang, H Zhang, D Li - Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
An air parametric array can generate a highly directional beam of audible sound in air,
which has a wide range of applications in targeted audio delivery. Capacitive …