Turbine flow meter calculations ?
Turbine flow meter calculations ?
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i am using an omega turbine flow meter in my experiment and i would like to know how i could convert the electrical signals produced by it(and acquired by DAQ) to useful readings in terms of flow rate.......since this is my first time using such meters any help would be appreciated





RE: Turbine flow meter calculations ?
Those are proportional to the number of turns of the meter.
Multiply by volume of fluid passed per turn
Correct the standard density of the fluid for actual pressure and temperature
Result is mass of product moved through the meter.
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RE: Turbine flow meter calculations ?
You've already received a valid response from BigInch, and would like just to add that turbine meters are also quite sensitive to fluid viscosity. Being usually calibrated with water, you need particular care when dealing with fluids with higher viscosity, as this leads to less accuracy, if any measure is taken.
RE: Turbine flow meter calculations ?
I dont quite get the idea how to measure the pulses and the volume flow thru per turn,since that is wat i want to measure.
RE: Turbine flow meter calculations ?
http://www.omega.com/pptst/FTB700.html
See the K-factor in the manual.
http://www.omega.com/Manuals/manualpdf/M1966.pdf
You should probably contact the factory for detailed advice.
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/
RE: Turbine flow meter calculations ?
RE: Turbine flow meter calculations ?
By the way, did anybody notice that the FT readings come out below zero? That looks normal to you?
RE: Turbine flow meter calculations ?
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world's energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies) http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com/