Direct measurement meter indicates real-time energy flow

Journal Article · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · Pipe Line Industry; (United States)

OSTI ID:6090946

Heyden, W H.V. ^[1]

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1. Badger Meter, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US)

The increased activity in transporting gas and the use of natural gas from widely varying sources has created a need to simplify measurement of energy transfers in natural gas operations. The natural gas industry requires an energy measurement device that is simple, cost effective and accurate. Such a device must be a direct measurement meter, easy to install, and one which will measure energy transfers in natural gas regardless of volume, composition, heating value, supercompressibility, inert fractions and temperature. These and other factors that are required for what presently is and remains, a calculation of energy in natural gas. The need then, is for a flow device which will measure and indicate direct, real-time energy flow and perform at pipe line conditions. A flow meter has been under development for seven years and has been in field testing for three years at 4 different sites under a Gas Research Institute (GRI) sponsored program. The field test objective is to measure and verify the meter's technical properties under actual field service conditions. In each field test site, the meter is continuously compared to existing gas flow measurement devices. Eact test site has different meter configurations which allow a broad scope of comparison and testing experience.

• OSTI ID: 6090946
• Journal Information: Pipe Line Industry; (United States), Vol. 74:5; ISSN 0032-0145
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FLUID FLOW
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
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