5.

0 DISCUSSION

In this experiment, flowmeter measurement apparatus were been used to determine the
activities of precommissioning, commissioning and start up. Basically, Flow meter
measurement apparatus is designed to introduce on the operating characteristics of different
types of flow meter. The flow meter in this equipment includes orifice meter, venture meter
and rotameter that are installed in series configuration to enable direct comparison. Pre
commissioning of flow measurement will be discussed in the next section.

The pre-commissioning activity involve the activity of ensuring all the part in the
equipment are well fitted according to the drawing provided. In this experiment, the equipment
were set according to the drawing as shown in figure above. Some equipment that had been
checked were pump, manometer, pipe and valve. Several item that were checked in
precommissioning of flowmeter which were piping, electrical system, inlet and outlet water,
pump and valve. The pump was performing well as the noise generate was acceptable noise.
The electrical were well functioned. Valve also was tightly installed as there were no leaking
during the experiment. After the precommissioning activities were done, the experiment
continued with commissioning activities.

Commissioning activities are activities that determine the equipment are functioning
according to the specific requirement of the equipment. The first activities of commissioning
in this experiment was turning on the power supply. Then, the pump was switched on so that
the water can be flow into the equipment. Valve was open to maximum value to determine the
functionality of the experiment. The flowmeter showed same level of reading as shown in the
figure below.

For the start-up of the experiment, the rotameter was adjusted to varies value of
flowrate to determined the reading of manometer. The actual feedstock or raw material is
introduced in which in this case is water. With the bench valve fully closed and the
discharge valve fully opened, the pump supply from hydraulic bench is started. When the
flow in the pipe is steady and there is no trapped bubble, the control valve is closed slowly
and adjusted to desired flow rate.