Flow Terms Flashcards

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The quantity of fluid passing a point at a particular moment

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Flow Rate

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s the quantity of fluid that passes a point during a specific time period

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Total Flow

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Density

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Fluids mass per unit volume

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The ratio of fluid density to the density of a reference fluid

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Relative Density

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The resistance to the flow of fluid and has the units of centipoise(cP) (in the SI system Pa .s or kg/(s.m)

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Absolute Viscosity

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The ratio of absolute viscosity to fluid density and has the units of centistokes(cS) (in the SI system m2/s)

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Kinematic Viscosity

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Reynolds Number

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The ratio between the inertial forces moving a fluid and viscous forces resisting that fluid.

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Smooth fluid flow that has a flow profile that is parabolic in shape with no mixing between the streamlines.

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Laminar Flow

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Fluid flow in which the flow profile is flattened parabola, the streamlines are not present and the fluid is freely intermixing

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Turbulent Flow

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Incompressible Fluid

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Is a fluid where there is little change in volume when subjected to a change in pressure

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Is a fluid where the volume and density change when subjected to a change in pressure

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Compressible Fluid

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12
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Is an accepted set of temperature and pressure conditions used for measurement

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Standard Condition

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Flowing Condition

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Is the temperature and pressure of the gas or vapour at the point of measurement

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A law that states that the absolute pressure of a given quantity of gas varies inversely with its volume provided temperature remains constant

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Boyle’s Law

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A law that states that the volume of a given quantity of gas varies directly with its absolute temperature provided the pressure remains constant

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Charles Law

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Gas law that states that the absolute pressure of a given quantity of a gas varies directly with its absolute temperature provided the volume remains constant

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Gay-Lussac’s Law

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Ideal Gas Law

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The ideal gas law is the equation of state of a hypothetical ideal gas, often written in the form of PV= nRT

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18
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A Pipeline restriction that causes a pressure drop used to measure flow.

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Primary Flow Element

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A device that senses the differential pressure created by a primary flow element, usually a DP transmitter

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Secondary Flow Element

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States that, in any steady state process, the rate at which mass enters a system is equal to the rate at which mass leaves the system.

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Continuity Equation

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The sum of the pressure heads of an enclosed flowing fluid is the same at any two locations.

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Bernoulli Equation

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Flow meters that use the DP pressure across a restriction in a pipe to infer the flow rate through the pipe

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Differential Pressure Flowmeters

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A Primary flow element consisting of a thin circular metal plate with a sharp-edged round hole in it

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Orifice Plate

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A Primary flow element consisting of a restriction shaped like a curved funnel that allows a little more flow than an orifice plate and reduces the straight run pipe requirements.

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Flow Nozzle

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A Primary flow element Consisting of a fabricated pipe section with a converging inlet section, a straight throat, and a diverging outlet section.
Venturi Tube
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Pitot Tube
A flow element consisting of small bent tube with a nozzle opening facing into the flow.
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Is a tube consisting of several impact openings inserted through the wall of a pipe or duct and extending across the entire flow profile
Averaging Pitot Tube
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Is an Emerson Process Management registered trademark name for its averaging Pitot tube design
Annubar Flowmeter
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Where a physical target is located directly in the fluid flow, the deflection of the target and the force bar is measured by the instrument
Target Flowmeter
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Is a flow meter with a centrally-located cone inside the flow tube which created a differential pressure proportional to the flow rate
V-Cone Flowmeter
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Orifice pressure taps or sensors located immediately upstream and downstream of the orifice plate
Corner Tap
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The tubing or piping connection that connects the flowmeter taps to any of the differential pressure instruments.
Impulse Lines
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Beta Ratio
The Ratio between the diameter of the orifice plate (d) and the internal diameter of the pipe (D)
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is the ratio of the true flow to the theoretical flow and is applied to the theoretical flow equation to obtain the actual (true) flow
Coefficient of Discharge
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Change in velocity between the upstream meter tube and the velocity in the orifice bore
Velocity of Approach
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Throat
May be considered the bore or diameter of the orifice opening in the orifice plate
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The region before the orifice pate with respect to direction of fluid flow
Upstream
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The region after the orifice pate with respect to direction of fluid flow
Downstream
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The pressure loss due to a restriction in a pipe that is used to cause a pressure differential for flow measurement
Residual (permanent) Pressure Loss
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Turndown Ratio
The Ratio of the maximum flow to the minimum measurable flow at the desired measurement accuracy.
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Meter Run
Consists of an orifice fitting, upstream section of pipe and downstream section of pipe (& conditioner if required)
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taps placed 25.4mm (1 inch) upstream and downstream of the orifice plate, normally within specialized pipe flanges
Flange Tap
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Taps for connection to the secondary device on a orifice tube where the upstream tap is 2.5 pipe diameters and the downstream tap is located 8 pipe diameters from the orifice plate
Pipe Tap