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Flowmeter Selection Chart

The document provides a flow meter selection guide comparing various flowmeter types based on their suitability for different applications considering factors like liquid or gas measurement, operating pressure and temperature, required accuracy, upstream pipe size, viscosity effect, turndown ratio, availability of sizes, and relative cost. It lists common flowmeter types like orifice, venturi tube, flow nozzle, pitot tube, rotameter, turbine, electromagnetic, vortex, ultrasonic, mass, and positive displacement meters and evaluates them on the listed parameters to aid in selecting the right flow measurement technology for an application.

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Flowmeter Selection Chart

The document provides a flow meter selection guide comparing various flowmeter types based on their suitability for different applications considering factors like liquid or gas measurement, operating pressure and temperature, required accuracy, upstream pipe size, viscosity effect, turndown ratio, availability of sizes, and relative cost. It lists common flowmeter types like orifice, venturi tube, flow nozzle, pitot tube, rotameter, turbine, electromagnetic, vortex, ultrasonic, mass, and positive displacement meters and evaluates them on the listed parameters to aid in selecting the right flow measurement technology for an application.

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FLOW METER SELECTION GUIDE

Application Reqd.
Typical Size
Pressure Custody Upstream Viscosity Relative
Flowmeter Liquid Gas or Turndown Accuracy Availability
Steam Loss Transfer Pipe Effect Cost
Vapour + x% (Inches)
Clean Dirty Viscous Slurry Diameters

Yes for
Orifice Y Y Y Y Y Y 3:1 Medium 2 to 4 % Gas only 10 to 30 High All Low

Venturi Tube Y Y Y Y Y Y 3:1 Low 1% 5 to 20 High 3 ~ 72 Medium

Flow Nozzle Y Y N N Y Y 3:1 Medium 1 to 2% 10 to 30 High 3 ~ 48 Medium

Pitot Tube Y N N N Y Y 3:1 Very Low 3 to 5% 20 to 30 Low All High

Rotameter Y Y Y N Y Y 10:1 Medium 1 to 10% None Medium <4 Low

Turbine Y N Y N Y N 20:1 Medium 0.25 to 1% Yes 5 to 10 High 3/16 ~ 24 High

Electromagnetic Y Y Y Y N N 40:1 None 0.25 ~ 1% 5 None 1 ~ 200 High

Vortex Y Y N N Y Y 30:1 Medium 1% 10 to 20 Medium 1/2 ~ 12 High

Ultrasonic (Time-of
Travel) Y N Y N Y N 20:1 None 1 ~ 5% 5 to 30 None > 1/2 High

Ultrasonic
(Doppler) N Y Y Y N N 10:1 Noe 5% 5 to 30 None > 1/2 High

Mass (Coriolis) Y Y Y Y Y Y 100:1 Medium 01 ~ 0.5% Yes None None <6 High

Mass (Thermal) Y Y N N Y Y 10:1 Low 1% None None All High

PD Meter Y N Y N N N 10:1 Low 0.15% Yes None High 1 ~ 16 Medium

Y Intended for this Service Y Possible Application N Not Applicable

FLOW METER SELECTION GUIDE Flowmeter Application Turndown Liquid Steam Clean Dirty Viscous Slurry Orifice Y Y Y Y Y Y 3:1 Med

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