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Restriction Orifice Plate - Gas Flow

Tag number RO DESPRES

Input data
Gas mixture components
100% Carbon Dioxide,
Normal gas flow 1000 sm3/h
Meter inlet pressure 18 kg/cm2g
Discharge pressure 1 kg/cm2g
Flow temperature 40 degC
Molecular weight 16.043
Cp/Cv specific heat ratio 1.294
Viscosity @ FTP .01145 cp
Pipe inside diameter 1.939 in
Density @ FTP .7386 lb/ft3
Element material 304 Stainless steel
Pipe material Carbon steel

Output data

Orifice diameter .378857 in

Beta ratio .195388
Reynolds number 425504
Max pressure loss 8.62 kg/cm2
Max power loss 18.12 hp
Minimum plate thickness .1656 in
Modified volume English, basic calculation, calculate size
Source - The Flow Measurement Engineering Handbook. Third Edition.
InstruCalc Ver.9.0.5.

Notes