The Lorentz force velocimetry (LFV) is a highly feasible contactless method for measuring flow rate in a pipe or in a channel. This method has been established for liquid metal flows but also for weakly conducting electrolytes where the Lorentz force amplitudes are typically six orders smaller than the ones from liquid metal flows. Due to an increased resolution of the Lorentz force measurements which was the main focus of research in the last years, now it is possible to investigate the influence of the flow profile on the amplitude of the Lorentz force. Even if there is a semi-theoretical approach an experimental validation is still outstanding. Therefore we have tested symmetric and asymmetric flow profiles to test the LFV for weakly conducting fluids for typical industrial flows. Salt water has been used as a test electrolyte with constant values of the electrical conductivity from 0.035 to 20 S m −1 and of the flow velocity in a range of 0.5-3 m s −1. We confirmed by extensive measurements that LFV is a suitable method for flow measurements even for different flow profiles within 5% measurement uncertainty. For a wide range of applications in research and industry the LFV should be not sensitive to various flow profiles.

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We report a method to detect and to measure the size and velocity of elongated bubbles or drops in a dispersed two-phase flow. The difference of the magnetic susceptibilities between two phases causes a force on the interface between both phases when it is exposed to an external magnetic field. The force is measured with a state-of-the-art electromagnetic compensation balance. While the front and the back of the bubble pass the magnetic field, two peaks in the force signal appear, which can be used to calculate the velocity and geometry parameters of the bubble. We achieve a substantial advantage over other bubble detection techniques because this technique is contactless, non-invasive, independent of the electrical conductivity and can be applied to opaque or aggressive fluids. The measurements are performed in an inclined channel with air bubbles and paraffin oil drops in water. The bubble length is in the range of 0.1–0.25 m and the bubble velocity lies between 0.02–0.22 m s−1. Furthermore we show that it is possible to apply this measurement principle for nondestructive testing (NDT) of diamagnetic and paramagnetic materials like metal, plastics or glass, provided that defects are in the range of 10‒2 m. This technique opens up new possibilities in industrial applications to measure two-phase flow parameters and in material testing.

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Lorentz force velocimetry (LFV) is a contactless and non-invasive flow measurement technique for electrical conducting fluids. When the fluid passes a magnetic field, a Lorentz force will be generated. The force is proportional to the electrical conductivity, to the velocity of the fluid, and to the square of the magnetic flux density. It is possible to apply this technique over a range of conductivities varying from high values as for liquid metals to lower values as typically for electrolytes (e.g. salt water). The main challenge is measuring the force, which is six orders of magnitude smaller for electrolytes in comparison to liquid metals. It was shown that LFV is insensitive to the shape of different velocity profiles and especially to strongly asymmetric profiles as long as the volume flow is constant. However, the influence of a second gaseous phase on the force signal remains an open question. This is of fundamental interest especially for chemical and food processing industries. To examine this influence in detail, electrolyte flow with different volume flow fractions was investigated for the current study. By using frits, it is possible to generate a homogeneous distribution of the second (gaseous) phase in the electrolyte. Small electrolyte velocities or flow rates (v < 1.5 m s −1 , Vl = 225 l min −1 ) enable the formation of slug flow and stratified wavy flow, and higher velocities (v > 1.8 m s −1 , Vl = 270 l min −1 ) the formation of bubbly two-phase flow in the used test section. By this means, it is possible to study a wide range of flow patterns in a horizontal duct. The experimental results are in good agreement with the analytical estimations for fully dispersed flow. However, for a nonhomogeneous distribution of air the force signal deviates much stronger. An explanation can be the superposition of Lorentz forces and magnetic forces, caused by differences of the magnetic susceptibilities of water and air, which will be discussed in greater detail.