Discharge coefficients of venturi tubes with non-standard convergent angles

FLOMEKO 2000 - 10th Conference on Flow Measurement

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Reader Harris, M J ^a   Brunton, W C ^a   Gibson, J J ^a   Hodges, D ^a  

^a National Engineering Lab Glasgow   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differential pressure meters; Flowmeters; Venturi tubes

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOWMETERS; HYDRAULICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

DIAMETER RATIO; DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE METERS; DISCHARGE COEFFICIENTS; HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBER; HIGH-PRESSURE AIRS; VENTURI TUBE;

NOZZLES;

EID: 84925356417     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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