orifice meter

Related to orifice meter: Venturi meter

orifice meter

(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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Emphasis has been added to highlight the need to ensure that the orifice meter run has been manufactured to the specifications of the standard.

Orifice meter inspection: an important but forgotten part of measurement

An orifice meter was used to determine the flow rate of recirculated exhaust gas.

Effect of Exhaust Gas Recirculation temperature on the emission and performance of a single cylinder naturally aspirated stationary diesel engine

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.

LEAD: Labor bureau likely to send papers on KEPCO to prosecutors

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

An orifice meter consists of a straight piece of pipe called the meter tube plus a round metal plate with a hole through its center known as the orifice plate.

Determining gas-meter accuracy

Tenders are invited for procurement of orifice meter tube assembly for gail, cauvery basin

Procurement of orifice meter tube assembly for gail, cauvery basin

A proper orifice meter installation is one key to accurate flow measurement.

Natural gas metering technology--past, present, and future

With the orifice meter you get a rangeability' of 4:1 at best," Gotthardt said.

Vortex meters: high-accuracy flow measurement

It should allow field technicians to electronically report orifice meter tests and calibrations, orifice plate inspections, gas use/loss, meter status changes, equipment inventory, manual meter reading and more.