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 The objective of our presentation
is comparisons of different flow
measuring devices
 Orifice meter
 Venturi meter
 Rota meter
 Pitot tube
 The most diverse substances are transported
and distributed in piping system in every
single day they may include solvents ,
chemicals oil&gas , drinking water , fruit
juices , slurries etc
 The fluid flowing through pipe often have
completely different properties consequintly
there are different principles and different
flow measuring devices
 A simple instrument made by inserting drilled
orifice plate between two pipe flanges and
arranging suitable pressure connection.
 An orifice plate is thin plate with a hole in
middle which helps to measure flow rate.
 Some three years ago swiss mathematician
and physicsts danel bernulli discover direct
relationship between pressure and speed of
fluid flowing in a pipe. italian physicsts
batista venturi also perform experiment on
flow and in 1797 he build first flow meter
known venturi tube
 A meter consist of short converging pipe
relatively longer pipe diverging with suitable
pressure differential measurement.
 When fluid passes through converging side
its velocity increases maximum at throat and
and become same after passing throat
 Rotameter consist of tapered tube made by
glass or plastic with a float inside that is free
to move
A rotameter is device measure flow rate of
liquid and gas in a closed tube
 It belongs to class of meters called variable
flow meter in which pressure drop remain
constant and flow varies directly with cross
sectional area
 When fluid enter from bottom it exert force
on float and float move up when gravitational
and force exerted by liquid become equal
equlibrium exist and float becomes stationary
then flow rate measure by graduation scale
on float
 Pitot tube is pressure measure instrument
used to measure fluid flow velocity.
 Pitot tube measure local velocity at given
point in stream not average velocity in pipe.
 When pitot tube placed in a pipe from which
fluid is flowing as pitot tube has two tubes
one with large diameter having holes which
measure static pressure . while fluid entering
small tube on striking become rest kinetic
energy converted into pressure energy
exerted a pressure called impact pressure the
difference in total pressure minus static
pressure give pressure difference which give
velocity of fluid by bernoullis equation.
Comparison
Type Viscous
liquid
Slurry Gas Pressure
loss
Accuracy% full
scale
Orifice Limited Poor Good High ±0.5to ±2%
Venturi Limited Limited Good Minimal ±0.5to ±3%
Variable
area meter
Limited Limited Good Average ±0.5%
Pitot tube Poor Poor Good Poor ±5to ±10%
Inference…
• There are many types of flowing fluids having different
properties and nature so different measuring instruments
require
• So flow meters as we discuss in this presentation their
accuracy and effeciency depend on nature of flowing
fluid
• But most comman flow meter used in chemical industries
is orifice meter which mainly measure flow of liquids and
gases
Flow meters

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Flow meters

  • 1.
  • 2.  The objective of our presentation is comparisons of different flow measuring devices
  • 3.  Orifice meter  Venturi meter  Rota meter  Pitot tube
  • 4.  The most diverse substances are transported and distributed in piping system in every single day they may include solvents , chemicals oil&gas , drinking water , fruit juices , slurries etc  The fluid flowing through pipe often have completely different properties consequintly there are different principles and different flow measuring devices
  • 5.  A simple instrument made by inserting drilled orifice plate between two pipe flanges and arranging suitable pressure connection.  An orifice plate is thin plate with a hole in middle which helps to measure flow rate.
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8.
  • 9.  Some three years ago swiss mathematician and physicsts danel bernulli discover direct relationship between pressure and speed of fluid flowing in a pipe. italian physicsts batista venturi also perform experiment on flow and in 1797 he build first flow meter known venturi tube
  • 10.
  • 11.  A meter consist of short converging pipe relatively longer pipe diverging with suitable pressure differential measurement.  When fluid passes through converging side its velocity increases maximum at throat and and become same after passing throat
  • 12.
  • 13.
  • 14.
  • 15.  Rotameter consist of tapered tube made by glass or plastic with a float inside that is free to move A rotameter is device measure flow rate of liquid and gas in a closed tube  It belongs to class of meters called variable flow meter in which pressure drop remain constant and flow varies directly with cross sectional area
  • 16.
  • 17.  When fluid enter from bottom it exert force on float and float move up when gravitational and force exerted by liquid become equal equlibrium exist and float becomes stationary then flow rate measure by graduation scale on float
  • 18.
  • 19.  Pitot tube is pressure measure instrument used to measure fluid flow velocity.  Pitot tube measure local velocity at given point in stream not average velocity in pipe.
  • 20.  When pitot tube placed in a pipe from which fluid is flowing as pitot tube has two tubes one with large diameter having holes which measure static pressure . while fluid entering small tube on striking become rest kinetic energy converted into pressure energy exerted a pressure called impact pressure the difference in total pressure minus static pressure give pressure difference which give velocity of fluid by bernoullis equation.
  • 21.
  • 22.
  • 23. Comparison Type Viscous liquid Slurry Gas Pressure loss Accuracy% full scale Orifice Limited Poor Good High ±0.5to ±2% Venturi Limited Limited Good Minimal ±0.5to ±3% Variable area meter Limited Limited Good Average ±0.5% Pitot tube Poor Poor Good Poor ±5to ±10%
  • 24. Inference… • There are many types of flowing fluids having different properties and nature so different measuring instruments require • So flow meters as we discuss in this presentation their accuracy and effeciency depend on nature of flowing fluid • But most comman flow meter used in chemical industries is orifice meter which mainly measure flow of liquids and gases