SELECTING FLOWMETER WITH A HELP OF AN EXPERT SYSTEM

• Abstract:

  Fluid flow measurements are probably the most important of all existing measurements in process engineering. Selection of an optimal flowmeter is a difficult task. According to the quantity of knowledge available, a computer program for selection of an optimal flowmeter seems to offer a solution for this problem. For a detailed flowmeter selection procedure, around fifty variables were identified as the most important factors in selection. They were then grouped into five general areas: performance, fluid property, installation, environment and economy. A database for fourteen different types of flowmeters was setup in the way that, together with an algorithm for the main program, it represents a base for developing the knowledgebase and expert system for selection of an optimal flowmeter.
• Keywords:

  flowmeter, flowmeter selection, expert system
• Download:

  IMEKO-WC-2000-EXP-P530.pdf
• DOI:

  _unreg_wc-2000.530

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