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D1 D1 D2 D2 p1 p1 p1 - p2 p1 - p2 p2 ni mi rho kappa

Orifice calculation sheet Service fluid Input Values Line ID Line ID


Bore Diameter Bore Diameter Upstream pressure upstream pressure pressure drop through orifice pressure drop through orifice downstream pressure kinematic viscosity dynamic viscosity upstream density isentropic coefficient Intermediate value

Oxygen Units 152.4 mm 0.1524 m 76.2 mm 0.0762 m 24.6 kg/cm2 g 2513877.345 pa 4062.400 mm WC 39838.535 Pa 2474038.81 pa 5.68182E-07 m2/s 0.00001 Pas 17.6 kg/m3 1.3

6 Inch 3 Inch 350 PSI 160 "H20

0.01 cP 1.1 lb/Scf 1.3 Kappa

V1 V2 ReD e C beta E Q G G

upstream velocity throat velocity upstream Reynolds number expansion coefficient coefficient of discharge diameter relation D2/D1 Area constant Final Values volumetric flow rate mass flow rate mass flow rate

10.4233307 m/s 41.69332282 m/s 2795787.455 0.994735296 0.60316242 0.5 1.032795559 0.190136867 m3/s 3.34640885 kg/s 12047.07186 kg/hr MMSCFD

Note 1 Note 2

Values need to provided by user in highlighted cells Iterative calculations should be enabled in Excel

Based on the calculation method at: http://www.flowmeterdirectory.com/flowmeter_orifice_calc.html Corner taps are assumed. Valid for gases, steam, and vapors

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