Ezimbonini lapho ukulinganisa uketshezi okunembile kubalulekile ekuphepheni, ikhwalithi, kanye nokusebenza kahle—ikakhulukazi lapho kubhekene noketshezi oluqhubayo—ukukhetha imitha yokugeleza efanele kungenza noma kuphule impumelelo yokusebenza. Uketshezi oluqhubayo, kusukela kumasiraphu ekukhiqizweni kokudla kuya ezinyibilikisini ekukhiqizweni kwemithi kanye namafutha angcolile ezitshalweni ze-petrochemical, ludinga ikhambi lokulinganisa elinembile, elingaphazamisi, futhi elihambisana nezakhiwo zalo ezihlukile. Amamitha okugeleza kagesi (ngokuvamile abizwa ngokuthi “ama-magmeter”) avelele njengafanelana kahle: ubuchwepheshe bawo buklanyelwe uketshezi oluqhubayo, futhi ukwakheka kwawo kuhambisana nezidingo eziqinile zemikhakha yokudla, yezokwelapha, kanye neye-petrochemical.
Okuyisisekelo sokufaneleka kwamamitha okugeleza kagesi ngama-conductive fluids yi-Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction. Ngokungafani namamitha okugeleza kagesi ancike ezingxenyeni ezihambayo (ezingavimba, ziguge, noma zingcolise uketshezi oluqhubayo), ama-magmeter asebenzisa ukusetha okungaphazamisi: ipayipi elinomshini wokufaka ugesi, elizungezwe ama-coil kagesi. Lapho uketshezi oluqhubayo lugeleza ngepayipi, lunqamula insimu yamagnetic ekhiqizwa ama-coil, okudala i-voltage encane kagesi. Ubukhulu balo mthamo buhambisana ngqo nejubane loketshezi—okuvumela imitha ukubala izinga lokugeleza ngokunemba okungavamile (ngokuvamile ±0.5% yokufunda, ngisho ±0.1% kumamodeli anembe kakhulu). Lo mklamo uqeda ukuxhumana phakathi kwezingxenye zokuzwa kwemitha kanye noketshezi, inzuzo ebalulekile yoketshezi oluqhubayo olungaba yingozi, oluqinile, noma oluthambekele ekushiyeni izinsalela.
Embonini yokudla, lapho ukuhlanzeka kanye nobumsulwa bomkhiqizo kungaxoxiswana ngakho, amamitha okugeleza kagesi ashintsha kakhulu. Uketshezi oluqhubayo olufana namajusi ezithelo, imikhiqizo yobisi, amasoso, kanye namasiraphu ludinga imishini ehlangabezana nezindinganiso eziqinile ze-FDA (Food and Drug Administration) noma i-EU 10/2011 ukuze kugwenywe ukungcola. Izendlalelo ezibushelelezi, ezingenamifantu zama-Magmeter (ngokuvamile ezenziwe ngezinto zokudla ezifana ne-PTFE noma i-ETFE) zivimbela ukwakheka koketshezi futhi kulula ukuzihlanza—ezibalulekile ekugwemeni ukukhula kwamagciwane phakathi kokukhiqiza. Esitshalweni esikhulu seziphuzo, isibonelo, ama-magmeter asetshenziselwa ukukala ukugeleza kwesiraphu eqhubayo ematangini okuxuba: ukunemba kwawo kuqinisekisa ubumnandi obuqhubekayo kuzo zonke izinhlobo, kuyilapho ukwakheka kwawo okungaphazamisi kususa ingozi yezinhlayiya zensimbi (ezivela ezingxenyeni ezigugile zemishini) ezingcolisa umkhiqizo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-magmeter aphatha ukuthambekela okuphezulu koketshezi olufana noshokoledi noma uju ngaphandle kokuvaleka, inkinga evamile ngamamitha endabuko athembele kuma-impeller.
Umkhakha wezokwelapha unezidingo eziqinile nakakhulu, njengoba uketshezi oluqhuba ugesi (njengemithi yoketshezi, amanzi ahlanzekile, kanye nezinyibilikisi zamakhemikhali) kumele zihlangabezane nezindinganiso zokulawula ikhwalithi eqinile kanye nokulandelela. Amamitha okugeleza kagesi ahamba phambili lapha ngokunikeza izilinganiso eziqondile neziphindaphindwayo—ezibalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi ukwakheka kwemithi kunesilinganiso esifanele sezithako ezisebenzayo. Umklamo wawo ongaphazamisi uphinde usekele ukucubungula okuhlanzekile: njengoba kungekho zingxenye ezihambayo ngaphakathi kwepayipi, akukho bungozi bokukhiqizwa kwezinhlayiya noma ukungcola phakathi kwamaqoqo. Umkhiqizi wemithi okhiqiza imithi ejovwayo, isibonelo, usebenzisa ama-magmeter ukuqapha ukugeleza kwesisombululo se-saline esiqhuba ugesi emabhodleleni. Ukudluliswa kwedatha yesikhathi sangempela kwamamitha kuvumela isitshalo ukulandelela zonke izinyathelo zenqubo, ukuqinisekisa ukuhambisana nezinhlangano ezilawulayo njenge-FDA kanye ne-EMA (i-European Medicines Agency). Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-magmeter amelana nezinto zokuhlanza ezinzima (njenge-hydrogen peroxide) ezisetshenziswa ezindaweni zemithi, okuqinisekisa ukuthembeka kwesikhathi eside.
Embonini yamakhemikhali kaphethiloli, lapho uketshezi oluhambisa umoya lusukela ku-oyela ongahluziwe nophethiloli kuya kumakhemikhali ezimboni kanye namanzi angcolile, amamitha okugeleza kagesi abhekana neminye yemisebenzi yokulinganisa eyinselele kakhulu. Ukugqwala kuyinto ekhathazayo kakhulu lapha—uketshezi oluningi lwamakhemikhali kaphethiloli lugqwala kakhulu, futhi amamitha omshini anezingxenye zensimbi angawohloka ngokushesha, okuholela ekufundweni okungalungile kanye nokuvuza okubizayo. Izingxenye ezimanzi ze-Magmeters ezimelana nokugqwala (njengerabha noma i-ceramic) kanye nezingxenye ezimanzi ezingezona ezensimbi zimelana nalezi ketshezi ezinzima, zandisa isikhathi sazo sokuphila sibe iminyaka eyi-10-15 (uma kuqhathaniswa neminyaka emi-3-5 yamamitha omshini). Ngaphezu kwalokho, izitshalo zamakhemikhali kaphethiloli zivame ukusebenza ngaphansi kwezimo zokucindezela okuphezulu kanye nokushisa, futhi ama-magmeter atholakala ngemiklamo eqinile ephatha ukucindezela kufika ku-1,000 bar kanye namazinga okushisa kusukela ku--40°C kuya ku-200°C. Isibonelo, indawo yokuhlanza isebenzisa ama-magmeter ukukala ukugeleza kukawoyela ongahluziwe ohambisa umoya ngamapayipi: ukunemba kwawo kusiza ukuthuthukisa izinqubo zokuhlanza, ukunciphisa imfucuza, nokuqinisekisa ukuthuthwa okuphephile—okubalulekile ekuvimbeleni ukuchitheka kwemvelo kanye nokuhlangabezana nemithetho yokuphepha.
Nakuba amamitha okugeleza kagesi enezindleko eziphezulu kusengaphambili kunezinye izindlela zomshini, izinzuzo zawo zesikhathi eside zemikhakha yokudla, yezemithi, kanye neye-petrochemical zidlula kakhulu lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali. Izindleko zokulungisa ezincishisiwe (akukho izingxenye ezinyakazayo ezizoshintshwa), ukubuyiswa komkhiqizo okumbalwa (ngenxa yokuvimbela ukungcola), kanye nokusebenza kahle okuthuthukisiwe (ngedatha enembile) kuholela ekubuyiselweni okuvamile kokutshalwa kwezimali kungakapheli iminyaka emi-2-3. Ezimbonini lapho ngisho namaphutha amancane okulinganisa angaba nemiphumela emibi kakhulu—kusukela ekudleni okonakele kuya emithini engasebenzi kahle noma izinhlekelele zemvelo—ama-magmeter awayona nje ithuluzi, kodwa ayisivikelo.
Njengoba imikhakha yokudla, yezemithi, kanye neye-petrochemical iqhubeka nokukhula, ngemithetho eqinile kanye nezidingo ezikhulayo zokusimama, amamitha okugeleza kagesi ahlala eyindinganiso yegolide yokulinganisa uketshezi oluqhubayo. Amandla awo okuhlanganisa ukunemba, inhlanzeko, kanye nokuqina awenza abe yinto ebalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ikhwalithi yomkhiqizo, ukuphepha kokusebenza, kanye nokuhambisana nemvelo. Kunoma yisiphi isikhungo esisebenza ngoketshezi oluqhubayo, ama-magmeter angaphezulu nje kwesisombululo sokulinganisa—angumshayeli oyinhloko wempumelelo endaweni enokuncintisana, elawulwayo.