DNV Flow Metering

Laboratories and Capabilities

M. Al Saleem
08 February 2023
NG testing & calibration laboratory
Calibration of gas meters with high accuracy Calibration of pressure and temperature sensors
The flow laboratory Groningen (FLG) holds an ISO 17025 accreditation: K103 by the Primary standards traceable to national standards ISO 17025 accreditation:
RvA − the Dutch accreditation body − for calibration and verification of gas meters. K103.

Technical specifications for gas meter calibration Technical specifications for sensor calibration
Medium: Natural gas Pressure range 1 to 80 bar (absolute)
Pressure range: 9 – 40 bar(a) Temperature range -20°C to +50°C
Flow range: 50 – 36,000 m3n/h (*) In-house instrument repair service
Mass flow range: 40 – 30,000 kg/h
Dimensions: 25 – 200 mm (1”- 8”)
Uncertainty (CMC): volumetric 0.19% - 0.32%
mass flow 0.30% - 0.37%

(*) There are seasonal limitations (e.g. low flow during summer) to the flow available at our facility.

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Hydrogen Testing and Calibration (HyFLG)

• Flow conditions:
• Gas Quality:
• 100% Natural gas
• mixtures of H2/NG up to 100% H2 and
• 100% N2; 100% CO2; 100% Air
• Flow range: 5 – 500 m3/h
• Pressure range: 1-40 bar
• Sizing: 2-6 inch
• Flow reference:
• Turbine Meter corrected to all-gas suitability
with PTB TM-model
• Expected mass flow uncertainty: 0.3 – 0.5 %

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All gases testing capabilities Multi hase

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(AGFLG)
• DNV all gas test loop (AGFLG), almost all gases:
• Pressure range: 5 - 33 barg Renewable gas reference system Test section

• Temperature range: 10 - 35°C Schematic overview Multi-phase Flow Laboratory Groningen

• Gases: N2, NG, CO2, NG+30%H2

• Volume flow range (actual): 16 - 1000 m3/h
• Typical line size: 2 – 10”
• Reference flowmeters available: USM 2”/6”, TM 4”/6”, CMF 2”/4”
• Allowable differential pressure in test section up to 25 bar
▪ Traceability & calibration uncertainty:
• Sonic nozzle skid accredited by PTB
• Expected mass flow uncertainty < 0.25%
• ISO 17025 accreditation for flow labs Groningen Reference system

▪ Extension of capabilities
• Extension of flow loop operation to -50°C
• Local cooling of the test section and subsequent heating

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Multiphase testing capability
Calibration of Multiphase flow meters with high accuracy Operational test conditions Unit Value/range
The multiphase laboratory Groningen (MPFLG) holds an ISO 17025 accreditation: K103
Gas flow rate m3/h 0 – 1000
by the RvA − the Dutch accreditation body − for calibration and verification of gas meters.
Oil flow rate m3/h 0 – 150

Water flow rate m3/h 0 – 150

Single phase flow rate uncertainty % of value <1

Temperature ˚C 5 – 35

Pressure bara 6 – 33

Test section differential pressure bar 0 – 25

Further characteristics

Gas volume fraction vol% 0 – 100

Water liquid ratio vol% 0 – 100

Capabilities Gas purity vol% > 99.9
The setup of the multiphase test facility is such that testing of separation
equipment and multiphase flow meters can be performed with realistic fluids at Water purity vol% > 99.9
reproducible conditions and can operate with different fluid combinations:
■ Gas > Natural gas, nitrogen, argon, SF6 Oil purity vol% > 99.9
■ Oil > Reined oil: (EXXSOL D60/D120 (790-825 kg/m3, 1-5 cP)
Connection diameter inch 2 – 12
■ Water > Fresh water, salt water (salinity <40gr/l)
All presented parameters depend on operating conditions.

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 Overall CO2 flow metering JIP structure
Feasibility Study (finished)

Phase 0 member (Shell/TotalEnergies/BP/Equinor/Gasunie and Gassco

CO2MET GAS CO2MET LiQ

Phase I/II (Started May-2023) Phase III/IV/V (under construction)
Medium & Low Pressure and From feasibility study to Intermediate
Temperature cases in Gas Phase phase: Engineering
Current 14 USERS (BP, EBN, Equinor, Liquid + Dense phase CO2
GASSCO, Gasunie, GRTgaz, OGE, OMV,
OQ, Petrobras, Petronas, Shell,
TotalEnergies, TC Energy) and 10
Manufactures with 13 separate flow
meters (USM, Coriolis, TM, Vortex, DP)

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CO2 test and calibration (new build) – Liquid phase
Setup CO2 liquid calibration facility in cooperation with Joint Industry Project team:
• Traceability through master meter concept
• Flow rates and temperature more fit-for-purpose for the cases
• Although cases at low pressure, design pressure should readily be ~80 bar
• Focus on low liquid CO2 volumes (reducing HSE risks)

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Current Flow testing & calibration capabilities
• Zero Flow testing of metering technologies in a wide range of
gas compositions and pressures
• CO2-rich gases with trace components
• Pure hydrogen and hydrogen mixtures

• Analysing the meter response/health, logging meter diagnostics

(speed of sound, SNR, gain, density, etc.), verification by means
of theoretical calculations
• Allows for quick check on meter functionality as a pre-test for
flow performance assessment

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Thank you!

mohammed.alsaleem@dnv.com
+31 6 2507 2932

www.dnv.com

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