INFLUENCE OF THE DESIGN PARAMETERS ON THE INSTALLATION EFFECTS IN CORIOLIS FLOWMETERS

• Abstract:

  A computational study of the installation effects in Coriolis flowmeters positioned downstream of different flow disturbance elements (a single elbow, closely coupled double elbows out-of-plane and an orifice) is presented. The mass-flow sensitivities are estimated using the results of a fully three-dimensional, coupled and partitioned numerical model that accounts for the fluid-structure interactions. The results show that the mass-flow sensitivity can vary for different circumferential positions of the motion sensors in a straight-tube full-bore meter. Because of flow splitters and the averaging of the response of both measuring tubes, the installation effects are reduced in a twin-tube design.
• Keywords:

  design parameters, installation effects, Coriolis flow meters
• Download:

  IMEKO-TC9-2013-089.pdf
• DOI:

  _unreg_tc9-2013.089

Event details:

• IMEKO TC:

  TC9
• Event name:

  FLOMEKO 2013
• Title:

  16th International Flow Measurement Conference

• Place:

  Paris, FRANCE
• Time:

  24 September 2013 - 26 September 2013