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ISA :.:!RP3.2

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1960

RECOMMENDED PRACTICE

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FLANGE IVIOUNTED SHARP EDGED ORIFICE

. PLATES
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FOR

FLOW MEASUREMENT

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Sponsor

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INSTRUMENT SOCIETY of AMER,CA

400 Stanwix Street

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1 5222
PubUshed March 19~8

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'' Revfsed' 1960

Fiance \1Qunt.ed Shafl) Ed~ed Orifice Pl:at.ea fur Flow Measurement.

FOHE'r\ORD

1. PURPOSE

This Tentative Standard h.t s been prP.p:1red as' a pnct

the s Prvic e c l r' <! Instrument Sllc iety o( t\mer1cn
toward a t.'Oal )f snsfor'llilJ 1n lhe tsdd of instrumenhtton. To be o! r .1I va llle, this rPpiJct o;hould not be
st:ltlc, b.1t h<?uld ue subjec t to peu o<hc rt>v st>w. Tovard :h s ""d the ::>ocsety welcomes all comments and
; u&geSllons, and ,tsks that they be ;~dd reGsed to the
Instrument Society of ml!uca , Stamhds nd Practices
l3oard S.-cretary, 5.30 William Penn Plnce, P sttsbur '\h ,
Pcnnsylvani.J 15219.

1.1 The purpose of this Standard is to establish:

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1.1.1
1.1.2
J.l.J
1. 1.4

Recon~mended

Uniform
Un1!orm
Uniform
t.LS Uniform

materia Is.
symbols for dimens1ons.
dimensions.
tolerances.
identification practices.

2. SCOPE
This report 'VIIS prrpar~d ~y the Committee on Fluid
Meter lns l>~ llotion (30-RPJ).

C . A. Prsor- Diamond Alk,Jli Company (Ch:1trmnn)

R. L. Galley - Convair/ Astron aut icS Di VtsJon (Chairman 1951-1957)
t.. .i.. ::>c.!'e - c.. 1ley Meter Company
F'.l Ford- llagan Chemlcol:J & Contsol Company
H E. Sch 11~5 - Arthur G. ~1cKe e & Company
C. E. Sharp- Minneapolic;-Uoneywe ll R.-~lator Company

The a:us istahce

tho-.e who rt h!ed in the preporahon

,,r this Rc<:ommended Prnctlce by '"m,.enng questionnau~-; . tJtlering su~t,esti ons, <tnd in other woys is
ratefully acknowledtted,
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The (ollo'lfing have reviewr.d the report 1111d

1 Ooard of RevJew:

s~rved

as

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C hristian- Dorton instrument Company

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R.ll. Clemons, Jr.- D111uel Onfice l'atting Company
L.:i Combs- E. I. iu Pont rle Nemours & Co., Inc.
C.~.t Cox- Phillips Petroleum Company (A.P.I.)
L.P. Er:~ erson - The Foxboro Company
'1/ C. C'ardner- C.F. Oraun & Company
Loois Geo;s - \finn,. apolis-ltoneyw~ll R,.gul .. tor Company (A.S. \1 . E.)
t::.C. !lorton - Republic Flow ' tf"ters, Inc.
E . B. 1\retzmer - Esso Renearch 11nd Pn g.ineerlnc ComPMY (A. P .l.)
J .D. 'duff - Robinson Ors (ice Falling Company
H W. Stoll- T ylot lnstsument Companies
R.A. Tuck -Cities Service Oil CoMpany (A. P.l.)
E.L. Upp- fennessee Cos Transan1ssion Company
A.ppro ~red Cor tentntive publicwt ion 'y the Standards
.nd Prnctices Ooard on J nu11ry 6, 1%0.

2.1 Thls stllndard is intended to c over ('Oly onflce

plates desigJled for boll.ing between Oanstes,
wath Oat or raised hce, '9hose bolting dimensions are in accordance 'lfith one of the followang ASA standards:

B16b2
816.1
B16b

816.5-1957
2.2 This standard i s limiteii to ptpe nil!es 1 mch
to 24 inches lnclustve.

2.3 Orifice pl11tes made in accordance with this

S tandard:
2.3.1 Satisfy sill re'luirements of .\GA Gas
\leosurement Committee Report No. 3,
"Orifice Metering of Natural Gs"
2.3.2 Satisfy all r~uuements of t.he Re port
o f ASME Reseazch Committee on Fluid
Meters, "Fluid Meters, Their 11teory
and AppUca tion." (Fifth Edition}

2.3.3 Satisfy all requirements of ASME Power

Test Code, Supplement on Instruments
1nd Apparatus. Port 5, Chapter 4
(PTC 19.5;4-1959) except paragraph 2 Ob.
The Power Test Code i:~ prlmorily conc erned with precision measurements to
meet the requirements for acceptance or
~arantee tests.
2 .3. i Mny be u::ed wlthout li mit:~tlons Jue to
types of Ji!ferential pressu re tap3
2 .-t This Stand:ud does not:

G.G. Callag.her, The Fluor Corpoa1tJon

'ihanda rds & Procbce't De pattm~nt 'oce PN!sidt'nt
F'.E. Dryaa- Douglas \ircraft Company
\e rooautic 1 Stand..ardo; Divist(;n Director
R.E. Cl:mid~e- The Cener:<~l El~ctric Compa ny
ln tersociety Stliltldards Dl visiun Director
F'. H. Vinterkamp - E . I. du Pon t a!e lemour:J ~ Co.
reduction Processes Standards OiVJsion Director
f S .. !{indler - ISA Director
T <!clUlical ~ Educo~uon"l :erv lces, s~~tary

2.4.1 Cover the details of calculating lhe Lore

of the o rifice plate.
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2.4.2 Cover flow colculations from data produced by on c rifice plate.
2.4.3 Es tablish criteria ~d p rametf"r.J 1for
the proper use and installation of oritlce plate'l
2.4.4 E3tabl!:;h methods of !abricatintt o r mu-.c hini..ng.

. Instrument Socfeb' of America

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.' 3. DEF1NI110NS
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5.3.3 Plates made from other materials shall

be of a smoothness comparable to coldrolled steel with luster finish. This is a
finish produced by rollin & with polished
rolls.

3.1 Concentric Orifice Plate - A circular d1sc ra.avlng a concentric circulou bore with a sharp 900
comer at the inlet face. (Fi&We - 3.2.1)

3.2 Eccentric Orifice Plate - A circular disc havlnc an eccentric circular bore with a sharp 900
comer at the inlet face. (Figure - 3.2.2)

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3.3

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5.4 Flatness - The plate shall be considered flat

when a true strai&flt edge held against the in ..
let face of the plate in any position does not
show a departure of more than one hundredth
(0.010) of an inch per inch.

Segment~

Orifice Plate - A circular disc with

a bore which is a segment , of a concentric

;); circle and has a sharp 90 comer at the inlet

face. (Figure- 3.2.3)

6. TOLERANCES

3.4 Drain or vent hole ~ A small circular opening

In a concentric, eccentric or segmental orifice
plate located so that it is approximately tangent to the inside diameter o"f the pipe in which
it is installed. For concentric and se&mental
orifice plates it is at -the top (vent) or the
bottom (drain) as required bv the service for
which 1t is used. ! For an eccentric orifice
plate it can be in a~y of three positions as required by the plate orientation in the installation.

6.1 Maximum tolerance for dimension:

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6.1.1 "A" and/o~ "C" is plus or minus 1/64

inch.
6.1.2 "B" is plus 1.0 inch, minus 0.
6.1.3 "d", : 1'F'' and/or "H" is shown in
TabJe m.
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' plus or
I minus 0.004 mc
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6 . 1.4 "E" IS
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6.1.5 "G" is plus or minus 0.002 inch

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4. CONSTRUCnON MATERIALS

6.1.6 "R" is plus 0.000, minus 1/16 inch

4.1' Orifice plate " materials shall) be compatible

with the flowin~r fluid.

6.1.7 "T': is plus O.UUO or m.anus U.UlU mch f.O

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6 .. 1.8 ''W" is shown in Tablet -~

<4.2 _ Recommended matenals tor orsuce plates are:

~-4:2:1'1Tyi)e"30-4 it&Uil~s s~i (ASTM A167-S4,

' grade 3)
4.2.2 Type316 stainless steel (ASTM Al67-54,
gr2de 11)
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4.2.3 Monel (ASTM B127-49T)

6.8.9 Bevel is + ~ .

6.2 The inlet edce must be sharp and squ2re so

, that it will not . reflect , a, beam of li&l't\when
viewed without 'magnification. - Wire drawn or
rounded edges 11lust be avoided.

!1. DIMENSIONS

5.1 Symbola for dimensions are 'defined by Fl&Ur

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7.1 The following ite~ shall be/perman~tly

marked on the inlet face of the handle:

- 3.2.1, fi&Ure- 3.2.2, and ficure- 3.2.3.

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5.2 Values are tabulated In Table I and Table U.

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IDENnFYING INFORMA.nON

5.3 Finish - The lnlet face shall be uniform and

free of all scratches. The inlet face of:
5.3.1 Stainless steel plates shall have a finIsh which is the equivalent of a standard commercial number 4 finish. This is
a finish obtained by polishin& the , mat~
rial with 120-150 mesh abrasive. --

5.3.2 Monel pta'te~ shall have a finish which

Is equivalent to International Nickel
Company :.'Satin" finish. This Is a finIsh which is produced by polishinc the
material with, l80 mesh abrasive.
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7.1.1 Orifice Diameter, "d" Inches;

(to neatHt .0: 001 _) .
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7.1.2 Flange size and pressure ratl~g- inches
& PSIG

7.2 Additional information may be stamped. on the

outlet race of the handle.
7.3 The identifying information sh:aU be located in
the outer 3/4. or the handle to permit easy
identification after installation.

f'l:111ce Mounted Staro deed OrlOce Plates for Flow MeasureM,..nt

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HOLE SIZE

CPT IC~~AL ~

INLET FACE

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IF REQ'D.

G-DRAIN
IF REQ'D.

FIC.-3.2.1
CONCENTRIC ORIFICE PLATE

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SHAR P EDGE
MUST NOT REFLECT
LIG~T. WHEN VIEWED
WITHOUT MAGNIFICATJON

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IN LET FACE

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MUST NOT REFLFCT

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ALTERNATF.
VNT LOCAT I ON~'---..,

LIGHT WHEN VIEWED

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f lan.;e \ll)u nted 9t:trp Edted Orfllce PI ;au~ lor flow

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MUST NOT REFLECT
LIGHT 'HHEN VIFWEO
WfTHOUT MAGNIFICATION

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TABLE II
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"G't
\lax. Diameter
Inches

"G''
'tax. Diameter
fnches

Inches

:-lot Used

8.376 - 9.250

5/16

Lqoo- J.soo

3/32

').251- 10.000

ll/J2

3.501- 4.1 25

l/8

10.001- 10.875

3/8

s.oco

5/l2

10.876- 11.625

13/32

5. 001 - 6.000

'3/ 16

1 L.626 - 12.500

7/ 16

6.001 . 1).750

7/32

12.501 - 13.250

15/32

6.731- 7.500

1/1

13.251 and larger

7 .501 - 8.375

?/32

tnch~s
L~-:s

1l1an 1.000

4.126 -

TABLE Ill
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o r 'II''

,\1"'" folerMce

1/2

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"d", "F" or "H"

\lax. Tolerance
Plus or Minus
!nches

Plus o r J,tinus
Inches

Inches

Les!:l than 0.2SOQ

0.0003,

L.OOOl - 1.25 00

0.0014

0. 2500. 0.3750

0.0005

1.2501 - 1.5000

0.0017

0.3751 0.5000

0.0006

1.5001 - 1.7500

0.0020

0.5001 . 0.6250

0.0008

1.7501- 5.0000

0.0025.

o. 750ll

0.0009

Over 5.0000

0.7501 - 0.8750

0.0010

0.8751 - 1.0000

0.0011

lnchcs

0.6251 -

INSTRUMENT SOCIETY of AMERICA

Pl nsburQh, Ponnsylvanta

0.0005 oer in.

of diameter