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Plant flow measurement and control handbook : fluid, solid, slurry and multiphase flow /

Plant Flow Measurement and Control Handbook is a comprehensive reference source for practicing engineers in the field of instrumentation and controls. It covers many practical topics, such as installation, maintenance and potential issues, giving an overview of available techniques, along with recom...

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Main Author: Basu, Swapan (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Flow meters.
Factories > Design and construction.
Automatic control.
Instrumentation and control consultants > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Débitmètres.
Usines > Conception et construction.
Commande automatique.
flowmeters.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mechanical.
Automatic control
Factories > Design and construction
Flow meters
Instrumentation and control consultants
Electronic books.
Handbook
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Plant Flow Measurement and Control Handbook
  • Plant Flow Measurement and Control Handbook
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • I
  • FLOW METERING: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS (AN OVERVIEW)
  • 1.0.0 INTRODUCTION
  • 1.0.1 DISCUSSIONS COVERED IN THIS BOOK
  • 1.0.2 INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
  • 1.1.0 Flow Measurement Basics
  • 1.1.1 BASIC CHARACTERISTICS AND ASSOCIATED TERMS FOR FLOW METERS
  • 1.1.2 PHYSICS ON FLUID PROPERTIES
  • 1.2.0 General Relevant Terms and Discussions
  • 1.2.1 IMPORTANT TERMS RELATED TO INSTRUMENTATION
  • 1.2.2 TERMS RELATED TO THE PROCESS
  • 2.0.0 BASIC FLUID MECHANICS
  • 2.1.0 Bernoulli's Equation for Pipe Flow Measurement
  • 2.1.1 CONTINUITY EQUATION
  • 2.1.2 BERNOULLI'S EQUATION FOR FLOW CALCULATIONS
  • 2.1.3 FLOW EQUATION IN TERMS OF PIPE GEOMETRY
  • 2.1.4 DISCHARGE COEFFICIENT
  • 2.1.5 FLOW COEFFICIENT
  • 2.1.6 RELATED DISCUSSION TERMS
  • 2.1.7 EXPANSIBILITY FACTOR
  • 2.1.8 MEASUREMENT AND FLOW COMPUTATION
  • 2.1.9 PRESSURE/TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR FLOW
  • 3.0.0 FLOW MEASUREMENT TYPES AND PRINCIPLES
  • 3.1.0 Fluid Flow Measurement Types and Principles
  • 3.1.1 INFERENTIAL FLOW METER TYPES AND PRINCIPLES
  • 3.1.2 POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT FLOW METER TYPES AND PRINCIPLES
  • 3.1.3 VELOCITY AND FORCE FLOW METER TYPES AND PRINCIPLES
  • 3.1.4 MASS FLOW METER TYPES AND PRINCIPLES
  • 3.1.5 FLUID FLOW MEASUREMENT IN AN OPEN CHANNEL
  • 3.2.0 Solid Flow Measurement Types and Principles
  • 3.2.1 SOLID FLOW METERS BASED ON FORCE AND DEFLECTION PRINCIPLES
  • 3.2.2 SOLID FLOW METERS BASED ON LOAD SPEED/TIME PRINCIPLES
  • 3.2.3 NONCONTACT TYPE SOLID FLOW MEASUREMENT
  • 3.3.0 Slurry Flow Measurement Types and Principles
  • 3.3.1 MAJOR CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF SLURRY FLOW AND ITS EFFECTS
  • 3.3.2 FLOW METER TYPES FOR SLURRY FLOW.
  • 3.4.0 Multiphase Flow Measurement Types and Principles
  • 3.4.1 APPROACHES FOR MULTIPHASE FLOW METERING
  • 3.4.2 TYPES OF METERING PHILOSOPHIES
  • 3.4.3 MFM TECHNOLOGIES
  • 4.0.0 SELECTION OF FLOW METERS
  • 4.1.0 General Discussions on the Flow Meter Selection Process (Closed Pipe)
  • 4.2.0 Specific Discussions on the Flow Meter Selection Process (Closed Pipe)
  • 4.2.1 PROCESS ISSUES FOR FLOW METER SELECTION
  • 4.2.2 SELECTION PROCESS RELATED TO THE FLOW METER
  • 4.3.0 Open System Flow Meter Selection
  • 4.4.0 Cost and Approval Considerations for Flow Meter Selection
  • 4.5.0 Flow Meter Selection Matrix
  • 5.0.0 DISCUSSIONS ON PERMANENT PRESSURE LOSS AND ALLIED ISSUES
  • 6.0.0 PRINCIPLES AND GOOD PRACTICES OF INSTALLATION AND CALIBRATION
  • 6.1.0 Principles and Good Practices for Installations
  • 6.2.0 Principles and Good Practices for Calibrations
  • 6.2.1 FLOW METER CALIBRATION ISSUES
  • 7.0.0 CRITICAL OR SONIC NOZZLE
  • 7.1.0 Features and Advantages of Sonic Flow Nozzles
  • 7.2.0 Applications of Sonic Flow Nozzles
  • 7.3.0 Functional Details of Sonic Flow Nozzles
  • 8.0.0 MISCELLANEOUS FLOW MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
  • 8.1.0 Aerofoil in Air/Gas Flow Measurement
  • 8.1.1 AEROFOIL WORKING PRINCIPLES
  • 8.1.2 AEROFOIL FEATURES
  • 8.2.0 British Thermal Unit Measurement
  • 8.2.1 BRITISH THERMAL UNIT METER WORKING METHODS
  • 8.2.2 SENSORS USED IN BRITISH THERMAL UNIT MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
  • 8.3.0 Cross-Correlation Flow Measurement
  • 8.3.1 THEORY OF OPERATION
  • LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • FURTHER READING
  • II
  • HEAD TYPE AND VARIABLE AREA FLOW METERING
  • 1.0.0 HEAD TYPE FLOW MEASUREMENT: GENERAL DISCUSSION
  • 1.1.0 Discussions on Requirements for Flow Elements Covered by ISO 5167 (Part 1):2003
  • 1.1.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AS PER ISO 5167-PART 1
  • 1.1.2 GENERAL DISCUSSIONS ON INSTALLATION (ISO 5167-1:2003).
  • 1.1.3 FLOW CONDITIONS (ISO 5167-1:2003)
  • 1.1.4 UNCERTAINTY (ISO 5167-1:2003)
  • 1.1.5 ANNEXURES OF ISO 5167
  • 1.2.0 Differential Pressure Range Selections
  • 1.3.0 Flow Pulsation and Noise
  • 1.4.0 Multiple Leakage Points in Installation
  • 2.0.0 ORIFICE PLATE
  • 2.1.0 Orifice Plate Description and Features
  • 2.1.1 DESCRIPTION AND FEATURES
  • 2.2.0 Tapping Point Installations and Mounting
  • 2.2.1 TAPPING STYLES
  • 2.2.2 TAPPING DIAMETER AND SOURCE POINT
  • 2.2.3 ORIFICE PLATE MOUNTING
  • 2.2.4 IMPULSE LINE INSTALLATION
  • 2.2.6 PERMANENT PRESSURE LOSS
  • 2.3.0 Discussions on ISO 5167-2:2003 Standard
  • 2.3.1 REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION ISSUES (FIG. II/2.2.3-1)
  • 2.3.2 REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESSURE TAPPINGS
  • 2.3.3 LIMIT OF USE FOR ORIFICE REYNOLDS NUMBER
  • 2.3.4 UNCERTAINTIES
  • 2.3.5 PRESSURE LOSS
  • 2.3.6 STRAIGHT LENGTH REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTALLATION
  • 2.4.0 Calibration
  • 2.4.1 LIQUID FLOW METER CALIBRATION: GENERAL DISCUSSION
  • 2.4.2 GAS FLOW METER CALIBRATION: GENERAL DISCUSSION
  • 2.4.3 ORIFICE PLATE CALIBRATION
  • 2.5.0 Specification/Data Sheet
  • 2.5.1 MEASURING ORIFICE PLATES
  • 2.5.2 RESTRICTION ORIFICE ASSEMBLY
  • 2.5.3 INTEGRAL ORIFICE ASSEMBLY
  • 2.5.4 SENIOR ORIFICE ASSEMBLY
  • 2.6.0 Orifice Plate Discussions
  • 2.6.1 ORIFICE PLATE SIZING CALCULATIONS
  • 3.0.0 FLOW NOZZLE
  • 3.1.0 Description of the Construction Details and Features: Flow Nozzles
  • 3.2.0 Tapping Mounting and Installation
  • 3.2.1 TAPPING STYLES
  • 3.2.2 TAPPING DIAMETER AND SOURCE POINT
  • 3.2.3 FLOW NOZZLE MOUNTING
  • 3.2.4 IMPULSE LINE INSTALLATION
  • 3.2.5 STRAIGHT LENGTH REQUIREMENTS
  • 3.2.6 PERMANENT PRESSURE LOSS
  • 3.3.0 Discussions on ISO 5167-3:2003 Standard
  • 3.3.1 ISA NOZZLE: ISO 5167-3:2003
  • 3.3.2 LONG RADIUS NOZZLE: ISO 5167-3:2003
  • 3.3.3 VENTURI NOZZLE: ISO 5167-3:2003
  • 3.4.0 Calibration
  • 3.5.0 Specification/Data Sheet.
  • 7.3.2 TUBE/BLUFF BODY PROFILE
  • 7.3.3 PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT AND COMPENSATION
  • 7.3.4 PERMANENT PRESSURE LOSS
  • 7.4.0 Annubar Mounting and Installation
  • 7.4.1 ANNUBAR MOUNTING
  • 7.4.2 ANNUBAR MOUNTING ORIENTATION
  • 7.4.3 TRANSMITTER CONNECTION
  • 7.4.4 STRAIGHT LENGTH REQUIREMENT
  • 7.5.0 Annubar Specifications
  • 7.5.1 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
  • 7.5.2 SPECIFIC DATA
  • 8.0.0 SPECIAL HEAD TYPE FLOW ELEMENTS
  • 8.1.0 Venturi Cone (V-Cone) Head Type Flow Element
  • 8.1.1 WORKING PRINCIPLES
  • 8.1.2 SIZING AND FLOW EQUATION
  • 8.1.3 FEATURES AND APPLICATIONS
  • 8.1.4 DESIGN DETAILS
  • 8.1.5 MOUNTING AND INSTALLATION
  • 8.1.6 SPECIFICATION
  • 8.1.7 SPECIFIC DATA
  • 8.2.0 Elbow Tapping Flow Element
  • 8.2.1 CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF ELBOW TAPPING FLOW ELEMENTS
  • 9.0.0 VARIABLE AREA FLOW METERING
  • 9.1.0 Rotameter
  • 9.1.1 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION OF A ROTAMETER
  • 9.1.2 ROTAMETER FLOW SIZING
  • 9.1.3 ROTAMETER FEATURES AND APPLICATIONS
  • 9.1.4 ROTAMETER TYPES
  • 9.1.5 ROTAMETER DESIGN DETAILS
  • 9.1.6 ROTAMETER SPECIFICATIONS
  • 9.2.0 Other Variable Area Flow Meters
  • LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • FURTHER READING
  • III
  • OPEN-CHANNEL FLOW MEASUREMENT
  • 1.0.0 BASIC PRINCIPLES AND GENERAL DISCUSSION
  • 1.0.1 APPROACHES FOR OPEN CHANNEL FLOW MEASUREMENT
  • 1.0.2 BASICS OF OPEN-CHANNEL FLOW MEASUREMENT
  • 1.0.3 SELECTION FOR OPEN-CHANNEL FLOW MEASUREMENT
  • 1.0.4 PRIMARY DEVICE SELECTION AND INSTALLATION
  • 1.1.0 Fluid Mechanics of Open Channels
  • 1.1.1 CONTINUITY EQUATION FROM CONSERVATION OF MASS
  • 1.1.2 CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
  • 1.1.3 MOMENTUM FORCE AND VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION
  • 1.1.4 ENERGY COEFFICIENT AND MOMENTUM COEFFICIENT
  • 1.1.5 REYNOLDS NUMBER AND OPEN-CHANNEL FLOW CLASSIFICATION
  • 1.1.6 FRICTION EQUATIONS AND ROUGHNESS COEFFICIENT
  • 1.1.7 SPECIFIC ENERGY
  • 1.2.0 Properties of Open Channels.