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Corrosive/ Full Clean Dirty Type Of Typical Erosive Steam Bore Size Accuracy Gas Gas Measurement Rangeability Liquid Availability
Reynolds Sensitivity Straight Typical No. or To Other Piping Ancillary Other Installation Considerations Requirements Equipment limitations Effects
0.5% to 3%
3:1
to 5:1
>10,000
High
Segmental Wedge
0.5% to 5%
3:1
to 5:1
>500
Low
5D to 10D-UP 2D to 5D Down
Venturi Tube
0.5% to 1.5%
3:1
to 5:1
>100,000
Low
Pressure Tap Drain, Vent Pressure and/or Orientation Blow-offTemp. Depends on Pipe L TO H Orientation & and S/D Compensation Fluid Being valves May be Required Metered None with No Limitations on Remote Same as Orifice Remote Seal H Seal Plate Elements Version Same as OP, Air Purge & Same as Orifice Same as Orifice M TO Vent Plate Plate H Cleaners on Dirty Liquids Same as Same as Orifice Orifice Plate Plate Same as Orifice Plate M TO H
M TO H
M TO H
Flow Nozzle
1% to 2%
3:1
to 5:1
>75,000
Mod
V-Cone
0.5% to 2%
3:1
to 5:1
>4,000
Low
5 to 10D-up
Same as Same as Orifice ------------------Orifice Plate Plate ---------Flow Should be Upward in Vertical Installations
M TO H
Oscillating Vane
Linear Volumetric
0.5%
10:1
Flow Range 10 to 30D-UP -----------------fixed for a Mod To High ------------5D-Down ------given size Viscosity Affects Performance Below Critical Rd.
L TO M
Target
0.5% to 5%
3:1 to 20:1
>1,000
High
Varaible Area
Linear Volumetric
0.5% to 5%
10:1
Fluids Under 3 Cp
None
Magnetic
Linear Volumetric
0.2% to 2%
30:1 to 100:1
None
Low
Vortex
Linear Volumetric
0.5% to 1.5%
10:1 to 20:1
>20,000
High
Zero May Need Adjustment in L TO Vertical M Installations Can Only Be ------------------ Installed L TO None ------------------In Vertical Pipe M with Flow Up Electrodes Musty Block Be In Horizontal Valves May AC Designs May Plane. Flow 5 to 10D-UP be Required Give Better M TO should be 3D-Down H to isolate Performance On Upwards in Meter For Some Slurries Vertical Servicing Installation Block Valves May Same as for Indicates Zero be Required ------------------Orifice Plate Flow Below CutM to isolate ---------With 0.70 Beta off Meter For Same as for Orifice Plate ------------Servicing Strainers, Filters, Air Eliminators, Steam Taps May be Required
M TO H
L TO M
L TO M
L TO M
L TO M
Turbine
>
Linear Volumetric
0.1% to 1%
10:1 to 50:1
High
M TO H
M TO H
Doppler
1% 5%
to
> 10:1
High
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May Have Problems on Concentrated Slurries May Have Problems on Dirty Fluids
Transducers Must Be In Horizontal L TO H Plane Transducers Must Be In Horizontal L TO H Plane Specific Orientations Vary With Meter Designs
L TO H
Transit Time
1% 5%
to
> 10:1
High
-------------
L TO H
Coriolis Type
0.15% to 2%
40:1 to 100:1
None
None
None
L TO M
Thermal Dispersion
Logrithmic Mass
1% 5%
to
upto100:1
None
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May Need To Some Types Provide Require Same Compensation Orientation as in for Wide TEMP. Calibration Ranges
L TO M
L TO M
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11/22/2011