Flow Measurement

(Orifice meter)

by
Ashfaq Md. Ansery
Orifice meter
It may be installed in
pipeline with a minimum of
trouble and expense
Orifice meter
Orifice meter
Theory (Orifice meter)
Variation of K with Re
Variation of K with Re (cont)
At high Reynolds number K is
essentially constant, but as
Reynolds number is lowered, K is
also increased
K~max
m
at Re= 200-600

Variation of K with Re (cont)
The lowering of Reynolds number
increases viscous action which causes a
decrease in C
v
and an increase in C
c

The latter apparently predominates
over the former until C
c
reaches its
maximum value (about to 1)
With further decrease in Re, K then
becomes smaller because C
v
continues
to decrease
Placement of Pressure Tap
Difference between an Orifice
meter and Venturimeter
For venturi tube, there is no
contraction-
Area of the jet

is always equal to the area
of the throat and is fixed

While for the orifice the area of the jet
is a variable
(less than A
o
, the area of the orifice)
Difference between an Orifice
meter and Venturimeter
For venturitube
C
d
= C
v
(C
c
=1.0)

While for the orifice, it is much
more affected by variations in C
c

than it is by variations in C
v

Orifice meter
Disadvantage
Its practical disadvantage is that-
it offers greater frictional
resistances as compared to
venturimeter
Reference
Chapter 12, Fluid Measurements
FLUID MECHANICS with Engineering Applications
(SI Metric Addition)
Robert L. Daugherty
Joseph B. Franzini
E. John Finnemore

Reference (cont)
Chapter 15, Flow Measurement,
Page 440-447
Applied Fluid Mechanics (5
th
Edition)
Robert L. Mott