The mccrometer vcone flowmeter is a patented technology that. The v cone flow meter is an advanced differential pressure instrument, which is ideal for use with liquid, steam or gas media in rugged conditions where accuracy, low. The specialist in level and flow flow intracone cone flow meter type. Vcone diff erential pressure flowmeter is a process control and multi fluid meter that provides accurate, repeatable and cost optimized measurement solutions. In real world measurement applications ideal for tough applications advanced differential pressure flow meter technology t he mccrometer vcone flow. The level of accuracy is dependent to a degree on application parameters and secondary instrumentation. This type of differential pressure meter can be used on a wide variety of flow mediums and include slurry, heavy oil, sludge, liquid, vapour, gas and high pressure steam. Ifft mccrometer hemet, california, usa abstract this paper explores the issue of permanent pressure loss through various types of flow metering technologies. Vcone mccrometer pdf catalogs technical documentation. The vcone meter the vcone meter, produced by mccrometer, is being marketed as a new differential pressure flow meter. Disadvantages of v cone flow meter instrumentation tools. A performance study of a v cone flowmeter in swirling flow. Propak flow meter for oil and gas for applications without straight.
Flowpak flow meter for applications without straight upstream. Metal cone variable area flowmeter va master fam540. Specification for turbine meters used for the measurement of gas flow in. Downloads include application stories, datasheets, ioms, white papers and some corporate documents. V cone flow meter is an advanced differential pressure instrument, which is ideal for use with liquid, steam or gas media in rugged conditions where accuracy, low maintenance and cost are important. The exactsteam vcone system acts as its own flow conditioner, fully conditioning and mixing the flow prior to measurement. V cone flow meter is widely used in the fields of petroleum, chemical industry, steel, light industry, sewage processing, environmental protection, water conservancy project and pharmacy to measure the volume flow of the conducted liquid mediums. The va master fam540 flowmeter can be utilized for measuring the flow of liquids, steam and gases, especially when aggressive or opaque fluids are to be metered. The manufacturer claims this meter has a number of advantages over conventional measurement methods 1. This placement reshapes the flow profile, giving the vcone the smallest footprint of any inline flow meter. Flowpak flow meter for applications without straight upstream and downstream pipes model flchhrfp description innovative technology and design the flowpak flow meter is a technological advancement in flow profile formation, redefining performance standards in critical applications.
The american petroleum institute manual of petroleum measurement standards, chapter 5. Key words vcone meter, beta ratio, cfd, water flow rate. This document serves as the user manual for the vcone flow calculation user program qer. The v cone flow meter like several other popular meters is a differential pressure or dp meter. A flow meter or flow sensor is an instrument used to measure linear, nonlinear, mass or volumetric flow rate of a liquid or a gas. Vcone meter, steam flow meter, differential pressure flow meter. The vcone flow meter primary element can be accurate to 0. The results of the testing 2 and 4 wafer vcone meters in water and in gas will be presented. With its dp builtin flow conditioning design, the v cone is liquid volumetric flow rate. The vcone is especially useful in tightfit and retrofit installations. Permanent pressure loss comparison among various flowmeter.
The 14 flow meter provides the user with extremely reliable readings for flow rates. A conical flow element is placed in the centre of a pipe line, in which the fluid to be measured is passing through. The vcone flow meter is an advanced differential pressure instrument, which is ideal for use with liquid, steam or gas media in rugged conditions where accuracy, low maintenance and cost. Ea40210 flow computer ratemeter totalizer iom manual. The 34 flow meter provides the user with extremely reliable readings for flow rates. Vcone flow meters are unsuitable for flare gas measurement. This conditioned flow creates a low amplitude, high frequency signal that is accurate to 0. Fpd470 wedge flow meter differential pressure primary flow. Mccrometers vcone flow meter is an advanced differential pressure instrument, which is ideal for use with liquid, steam or gas media in rugged conditions where accuracy, low maintenance and cost are important. Siemens fc430 coriolis meter how it works duration.
V cone allows free flow of liquid to go by the cone. Nov 08, 2016 the v cone flow meter removes fluid swirl to provide a more accurate flow measurement. Flow calculations for the vcone and wafercone flowmeters. These meters all work according to the same principle of dp flow devices. The v cone flow meter is an advanced differential pressure instrument, which is ideal for use with liquid, steam or gas media in rugged conditions where accuracy, low maintenance and cost are important. Metering guidance for offshore oil and gas production facilities. A mccrometer v cone meter that outputs an analog differential pressure signal. Orifice plate can hold a substantial amount of water downstream of. General description cone flow meters are designed to measure the volume flow of liquids, steam and gases according to the differential pressure principle. Gas measurement for the real world pdf file 2450963. This document serves as the user manual for the v cone flow calculation user program qer. V cone flow meter working principle instrumentationtools. This flow meter requires specific timing and calculations to provide meaningful data. The vcone flow meter is an advanced differential pressure instrument, which is ideal for use with liquid, steam or gas media in rugged conditions where accuracy, low maintenance and cost are important.
V cone metering program user manual revised dec05 2 1. Vcone flow meters unique design centers the differential pressure cone centrally in the flow tube. When choosing flowmeters, one should consider such intangible factors as familiarity of plant personnel, their experience with calibration and maintenance, spare parts availability, and mean time between failure. Both p 1 and p 2 are measured at the vcones taps using a variety of differential pressure transducers. An overview of the mccrometer vcone meter american school of. Unlikely to existing orifice system, all necessary components for measuring flow rate of various fluids are combined and assembled for immediate startup just by installing onto process piping and connecting with 2 core wiring.
Cone flow meter technical information intraautomation icm 3 1. Variable area flowmeter metal cone variable area flow. Testing the wafer vcone flowmeters in accordance with. Repeatability is a flowmeters ability to repeat its accuracy at a given flow rate. Mccrometers v cone flow meter is an advanced differential pressure instrument, which is ideal for use with liquid, steam or gas media in rugged conditions where accuracy, low maintenance and cost are important. Vcone meters are used on applications where a low permanent pressure loss is desired and short upstream length is available. In this section you can download manuals and specifications. D301838x012 vcone flow calculation fb107 a6226 emerson. This flow meter requires specific timing and calculations to provide meaningful data, all of which is described in this datasheet. Fpd470 wedge flow meter differential pressure primary flow element measurement made easy introduction wedgetm flow elements utilize vshaped restrictions to produce a square root relationship between differential pressure and volumetric flow.
The vcone flow meter like several other popular meters is a differential pressure or dp meter. The v cone flow meter primary element can be accurate to 0. Workshop tests on v cone flow meter at southwest research pdf file 2450912 pipe elbow effects on the v cone flowmeter pdf file 2451916 v cone meter. Elements are designed for either clean or dirty service and are offered in various materials, pipe. Vd series integral v cone flowmeter is a differential pressure type flowmeter. The v cone metering user program that loads into floboss memory to provide support for the mccrometer v cone flow calculations. The standard beta ratios for v cone flowmeters are.
No need for straight upstream and downstream pipes. The v cone and the wafer cone primary elements exhibit excellent repeatability of 0. An overview of the mccrometer v cone meter american school of gas measurement technology 2003 dr. Differential pressure flow meters v cone vm v cone wafer cone exact steam connected solutions flowconnect mccrometer connect smart output electromagnetic flow meters fpi mag mcmag 2000 mcmag 3000 spi mag ultra mag dura mag propeller flow meters fs100 flow straightener fs200 flow straightener mcpropeller water specialties. The downstream areas will also collect particles and debris. Note that differential pressure andor gas expansion factor may limit the availability of even standard beta ratios. Permanent pressure loss comparison among various flowmeter technologies by stephen a. A flat plate will collect build up and coating by the directly impact of the flow fields. The vcone is designed for todays most challenging oil.
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