orifice meter


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orifice meter

n
(General Engineering) engineering a plate having a central hole that is placed across the flow of a liquid, usually between flanges in a pipeline. The pressure difference generated by the flow velocity through the hole enables the flow quantity to be measured
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Before purchasing the KATflow 200, it had to interrupt the process and introduce an orifice meter or V-notch weir and mechanical flowmeter to measure flow.
Water well flow measurements
The basis of this recommendation is that the elements of an AHU possess stable aerodynamic characteristics that can be used as an effective orifice meter. Heat exchangers and heating coils, as well as cooling coils for AHUs operating in cooling mode without air drying, can be used as measuring elements.
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(Emphasis has been added to highlight the need to ensure that the orifice meter run has been manufactured to the specifications of the standard.)
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An orifice meter was used to determine the flow rate of recirculated exhaust gas.
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The pipes, attached to an orifice meter to check the flow of secondary coolant, are similar to the one that ruptured and caused the fatal accident.
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Years of testing show the orifice meter to have a very reproducible and predictable wet gas flow performance.
Orifice and ultrasonic meters in wet gas flow service
The checking was mainly conducted around the downstream part of the orifice meter for secondary cooling water.
Kansai Electric starts safety checks on 3 reactors
Reducing the bore diameter will increase the pressure drop of the orifice meter and report incorrect mass flow.
Best practices for mitigating flow measurement errors associated with hydrate formation
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A proper orifice meter installation is one key to accurate flow measurement.
Natural gas metering technology--past, present, and future
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