FLOW METERES

INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE FLOW CAN

BE BROADLY CLASSIFIED INTO TWO
CATAGORIES :

1. QUANTITY METERS .

2. RATE OF FLOW METERS .

 FEATURES OF FLOW MEASUREMENTS
MEASURING PARAMETERS :

1. LIQUIDS
( CLEAR, OPAQUE, CLEAN, DIRTY, WET,
DRY, EROSIVE, CORROSIVE , SLURRIES,
TURBULENT, LAMINAR )

2. VAPOURS

3. GASES
 CHARACTERISTICS OF FLUIDS
1. VISCOSITY :
( WATER – 1.0 CENTIPOISE AT 20 ° C )
2. DENSITY :
( MASS PER UNIT VOLUME )
3. SPECIFIC GRAVITY :
( MASS RATIO TO A STANDARD )
4. COMPREESIBILITY .
5. TEMPERATURE .
6. PRESSURE.
7. VELOCITY . ( TURBULENT OR LAMINAR )
 INFERENTIAL TYPE FLOW MEASUREMENTS
1. VARIABLE HEAD OR DIFFERENTIAL
METERS.
2. VARIABLE AREA METERS.
3. MAGNETIC METERS.
4. TURBINE METERS.
5. TARGET METERS.
6. THERMAL FLOW METERS.
7. VORTEX METERS.
8. ULTRSONIC FLOW METERS .
DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE FLOW METERS .
FLOW EQUATION