Orifice Plate Sizing, Liquid Flow

Water

Flow 100.0 GPM dvr 3160(GPM )G 6.316 w

G 0.992 sp. Gr. R =e = =
D 2.067 Pipe ID inches m dm dm
mu 0.696 Viscosity, cp
Tf 100.0 Temperature, DegF
Fa 1.002 Expansion Factor Fa =0.9901+ (1.902 ´ 10- 5 ) * (T f + 460)
hw 250.0 Meter Differential, inches water
bore 1.295 Orifice Bore, inches
Beta 0.626 Ratio, Bore/Pipe Daimeter
1000
Re
K
217893
0.661
Reynolds Number
Flow Coefficient
K =0.5930 + 0.4 b 4 + (0.0015 b + 0.012 b 4 )
Re
K*beta^2 0.2594
GPM G
K*beta^2

Minimize
0.2594

4.059537E-09
Kβ2 =
5 .674 F a d 2 h M
MIN{ (C17-C18)^2}
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