A study of a pressure differential flow meter that is insensitive to inlet conditions

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 12, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 379-384

  Beck, S B M ^a   Mazille, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disturbed pipe flow; Flow conditioning; Flow meter; Orifice plate; Swirl

Indexed keywords

STANDARD DISCHARGE COEFFICIENT;

CALIBRATION; INSTALLATION; ORIFICES; SWIRLING FLOW;

FLOW MEASURING INSTRUMENTS;

BLOCKAGE; FLOWMETER; INLET; ORIFICE METER; PIPE FLOW;

EID: 0035742150     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-5986(01)00034-6     Document Type: Article

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