This book gives the background to differential-pressure flow measurement and goes through the requirements explaining the reason for them. For those who want to use an orifice plate or a Venturi tube the standard ISO 5167 and its associated Technical Reports give the instructions required. However, they rarely tell the users why they should follow certain instructions. This book helps users of the ISO standards for orifice plates and Venturi tubes to understand the reasons why the standards are as they are, to apply them effectively, and to understand the consequences of deviations from the standards.
Author(s): Michael Reader-Harris (auth.)
Series: Experimental Fluid Mechanics
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 393
Tags: Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Measurement Science and Instrumentation; Mechanical Engineering
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Introduction and History....Pages 1-31
Orifice Design....Pages 33-76
Venturi Tube Design....Pages 77-96
General Design....Pages 97-125
Orifice Discharge Coefficient....Pages 127-186
Orifice Expansibility Factor....Pages 187-201
Venturi Tube Discharge Coefficient in High-Pressure Gas....Pages 203-243
Installation Effects....Pages 245-280
Nozzle Discharge Coefficient....Pages 281-304
Orifice Plates with Drain Holes....Pages 305-326
Wet Gas....Pages 327-375
Standards....Pages 377-388
Back Matter....Pages 389-393
