Was ist ein Massendurchfluss?
Most Alicat devices measure and control the mass flow rate of a gas. As gas flows through an Alicat, it passes through a flow channel with temperature and pressure sensors. These sensors measure the instantaneous temperature and pressure of the gas stream and use that information in combination with known gas properties to calculate a mass flow rate.
This mass flow rate is really a volumetric flow rate standardized to a specific set of temperature and pressure conditions.
Berechnung des Massendurchflusses anhand von Momentanwerten für Temperatur und Druck
Imagine flowing argon through an Alicat mass flow instrument. The sensors within the flow stream read 23°C and 20 PSIA, and these values are shown on the screen of the device. These values are not directly used to calculate the mass flow rate, however. Each Alicat device is loaded with gas tables containing values from 3-dimensional gas properties data. These tables chart NIST-traceable gas compressibility and viscosity data against pressure and temperature across the entire usable range of the mass flow device. The mass flow rate shown on screen is the volumetric flow rate of the gas wenn es bei Standardtemperatur und -druck (STP) fließen würde. Die einfachen Schritte sind wie folgt:- Das Gerät verwendet die tatsächliche Temperatur und den Druck des Gases, um den momentanen Volumendurchsatz zu berechnen.
- Das Gerät verwendet einen Algorithmus, um zu berechnen, wie hoch die Durchflussrate wäre, wenn das Gas 25 °C und 1 atm hätte.
- Das Gerät gibt einen standardisierten Volumendurchfluss oder Massendurchfluss aus.
STP-Bedingungen
Whether flowing at 23°C and 20 PSIA, or -10°C and 56 PSIA, or 42°C and 14 PSIA… the mass flow rate shown on screen will always be the same value. All measurements are converted to a standardized volumetric flow rate using STP conditions. The default STP conditions are 25°C and 1 atm (14.6959 PSIA), however this is adjustable. Going back to the example above, a standardized volumetric flow rate will be calculated for argon at 23°C and 20 PSIA. However, at 25°C and 1 atm, argon has the following properties:- Absolute Viskosität: 226,23990
- Dichte: 1,63387
- Komprimierbarkeit: 0,9993656