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Section 5 - Flow M eter Sizing
Tap Style Selection
Drop down list box used to define the type of taps for the orifice assembly. This
list dynamically updates with the valid options for the selected orifice plate type.
To view the list, either click the left mouse button on the drop down arrow to the
right of the list box or on the list itself. Click the left mouse button on the desired
tap style to select.
Plate M aterial Selection
Drop down list box that lists all the available orifice materials. To view the list,
either click the left mouse button on the drop down arrow to the right of the list
box or on the list itself. Click the left mouse button on the desired material to
select.
Discharge Coefficient Standard
Option button grouping used to select the orifice standard for calculating the
discharge coefficient. Select the desired standard by clicking on it with the left
mouse button.
Flow Nozzle...
Figure 5-27 shows an example
of the Flow Nozzle Data
dialog. To define the nozzle
you must select . . .
Nozzle Type
Group of options
where you select the
nozzle type. Available
choices are . . .
ASM E Long Radius
nozzle fabricated
with an elliptically
shaped contoured
inlet formed from
the quadrant of an
ellipse.
Figure 5-27
ASM E Throat Tap
manufactured from the ASME long-radius nozzle by the addition of
diametric throat taps
ISA Nozzle
nozzle fabricated with a double-radius contoured inlet and provided with
corner taps
Venturi Nozzle - (ISA Inlet)
fabricated from an ISA 1932 nozzle that is fitted with a venturi divergent
downstream exit cone to reduce overall pressure loss
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