Uncertainty associated with the energy content in flow measurement of natural gas including real-time correction for fluid properties

Metrologia

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 350-355

  Martins, Lilian ^a   Frota, Maurício N ^b   Lira, Ignacio ^c  

^a Natural Gas Measurement and Quality Management   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; FLOW MEASUREMENT; NATURAL GAS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

ENERGY CONTENT; FLOW REGIME; FLUID PROPERTIES; UNCERTAINTY BUDGET;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 38549145370     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/44/5/011     Document Type: Article

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