Rosemount DP Flow

Best Practices
Better DP Flow Measurement Practices for
Optimized Results
Select the Right Utilize Flowmeter MultiVariable™
Primary Element Enhancements Transmitter Capabilities

Flowmeters
for All Line Eliminate
Sizes Impulse
Lines
Scalable MultiVariable™
Transmitters

Lower Energy Costs

Wireless Measure
Flowmeters Mass Flow

Reduce Piping
Requirements

Advanced Diagnostics Optimize Installed

for Flow Performance
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Select the Right Primary Element for the
Application Needs
Select the Right
Primary Element
Inline Flowmeters
for small line sizes
Flowmeters
for All Line
Sizes
Annubar Flowmeters
for large line sizes

Lower Energy Costs Lower Permanent Pressure Loss

96% savings

Reduce Piping
Conditioning Orifice
Requirements
Requires Only 2 Pipe Diameters
Upstream and Downstream

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Rosemount Conditioning Orifice Plate
Technology Minimizes Piping

Requires Only 2D Upstream and 2D Downstream From Any Flow Disturbance

• Four holes act as a flow

conditioner

• Available in compact or paddle

style orifice plate

• 405C installs between standard

raised-face flanges

405C Beta (β)

0.40β

1595 0.65β

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 Rosemount Conditioning Orifice Plate
More Accurate Increasing Plant Efficiency
8.0%

7.0%
Dev. from Straight Run Test

6.0%

5.0% 2" line size with a 0.4 Beta

4.0%
2D straight run with
Induced swirl
3.0%

2.0%

1.0%
0.5%
0.0%
-0.5%
-1.0%
0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 160000

Bore Reynolds Number

Standard Orifice
405C Conditioning Compact Orifice

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 Rosemount Conditioning Orifice Plate
Performs Better Increasing Plant Efficiency
0.63000
Nat. Gas straight run
Discharge Coefficient Uncertainty (Cd)

Nat. Gas w/ disturbance

Water straight run
0.62000 Water w/ disturbance
ISO CT => 2.0 in.+Bias
Single Elbow +0.5%
-0.5%
0.61000

Double Elbow
0.60000
-out of plane Swirl

0.59000

0.58000
10000 100000 1000000

Bore Reynolds Number

405C, 2” (50mm) line, Water testing – DSI, Boulder, Natural gas – SWIRI, San Antonio

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Rosemount Conditioning Orifice Plate
2 Flexible Platforms, Reduced Installation and Modular Design

• 2 to 12” (50mm to 300mm)

• Cd Uncertainty: ±0.5% for 0.4
and ±1.00% for 0.65
• 3-valve, direct-mount head
• Fits between standard flanges
• Packaged as an integrated
Flowmeter
– 3051SFC and 3095MFC
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• 2 to 24” (50mm to 600mm)
• Cd Uncertainty: ±0.5% for 0.4
and ±1.00% for 0.65
• Fits between standard orifice
flanges
• Retrofits existing installations