SOLID FLOW METERS

WAQAR ANJUM
MO8-CE-17
 TYPES OF SOLID METERS
 GRAVEMETRIC BELT
 BELT WITH NUCLEONIC SENSOR
 VERTICAL
 GRAVEMETRIC
 LOSS IN WEIGHT
 DUAL HOPPER
 IMPULSE
 VOLUMETRIC
 DYNAMIC
 ACCLERATOR
 CROSS-CORRELATION
 GRAVEMETRIC BELT SOLID
FLOW METER
Flow Accura Type of
rate cy material
<25k 0.5R Vertical
g/s gate
Or feeders
<0.3 suitable
m3/s for non-
fluidized
materials
with
particle
size <3mm
 Belt with nucleonic sensor
Flow rate Accuracy Type of
material
<25 kg/s 0.5 to 1.0 Preferred
when
materials
are
difficult to
handle
such as
corrosive,
hot, dusty
or
abrasive.
 Vertical gravimetric
Flo Ac Type of
w cur material
rat acy
e
Lim 0.5 Dry and
ited -1. free-flowing
cap 0 powders
acit with particle
y size
<2.5mm
 Loss in weight solid flow meters
Flow Accurac Type of
rate y material

Depend 1.0 R Liquids,

s on slurries
size of and
hopper solids
 Dual hopper solid flow meter
Flow Accurac Type of
rate y material
0.13-40 0.5R Free
flowing
bulk
solids
 Impulse type solid flow meters
Flow Accurac Type of
rate y material
0.4-400 1 to 2 Free
flowing
powder
s.
granule
s
<13mm
 Volumetric solid flow meters
Type of Accurac Type of
material y material
<0.3 2 to 4 Solids
m3/s of
uniform
size
 Dynamic solid flow meters
 These unit detect either the forces needed
to initiate the dynamic state by
accelerating the solid or the forces
resulting from the impact of falling solid.
 Accelerator type solid flow meters
 The solid stream enters the accelerator
section of meter by gravity. The
accelerator is driven at constant speed
and as the entering solids are accelerated.
They create a corresponding torque.
Variation in torque is measured by torque
transducer. And amplified so that
transmission signal becomes directly
proportional to mass flow rate of solid.
 Cross-correlation solid flow meter
 The concept f cross-correlation is based
on tagging. It consists of injecting some
particles, dye , a radioactive material or a
pulse of any other form and measuring the
time it take for such a tag to travel a
known distance.