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Metering Research Facility Program: Performance tests of 12-inch multipath ultrasonic flow meters. Topical report, October 1994-March 1996

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:406031

Commercially available Daniel and Instromet 12-inch multipath ultrasonic flow meters have been tested at the Gas Research Institute (GRI) Metering Research Facility (MRF) in baseline and disturbed flow installations. This report presents test assess baseline accuracy and repeatability over a range of flowrates and pressures, and meter performance for two installation configurations. Comparisons are also made between the speed of sound as measured by the test meters and values calculated based on gas composition. These data demonstrate that the test meters are capable of accuracies well within a 1 percent tolerance and have repeatability of better than 0.25 percent when the flowrate is above about 5 percent of capacity.

Research Organization:
Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX (United States)
OSTI ID:
406031
Report Number(s):
PB--97-104863/XAB; CNN: Contracts GRI-5086-271-2197, GRI-5095-271-3363
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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