High-accuracy fuel flowmeter. Phase 2C and 3: The mass flow-rate calibration of high-accuracy fuel flowmeters. Final Report

Technical Report · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5408110

Craft, D W

A facility for the precise calibration of mass fuel flowmeters and turbine flowmeters located at AMETEK Aerospace Products Inc., Wilmington, Massachusetts is described. This facility is referred to as the Test and Calibration System (TACS). It is believed to be the most accurate test facility available for the calibration of jet engine fuel density measurement. The product of the volumetric flow rate measurement and the density measurement, results in a true mass flow rate determination. A dual-turbine flowmeter was designed during this program. The dual-turbine flowmeter was calibrated on the TACS to show the characteristics of this type of flowmeter. An angular momentum flowmeter was also calibrated on the TACS to demonstrate the accuracy of a true mass flowmeter having a 'state-of-the-art' design accuracy.

• Research Organization: Ametek, Inc., Wilmington, MA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5408110
• Report Number(s): N-92-19775; NASA-CR-187108; NAS-1.26:187108; CNN: NAS3-24357
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
FLOWMETERS
CALIBRATION
TEST FACILITIES
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
GAS TURBINE ENGINES
JET ENGINE FUELS
ENGINES
FUELS
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METERS
440800* - Miscellaneous Instrumentation- (1990-)