Main points of steam flowmeter selection
At present, there are many misunderstandings about steam measurement in China, and many users often think that buying a high-price flowmeter can get accurate measurement results. The measurement of steam is different from other fluids such as water, air and other media, and there are many factors affecting its measurement in the actual measurement. Therefore, there is often a phenomenon that the flow meter itself is qualified, but the actual measurement is not “allowed”. So what’s the problem with these factors?
The factors that affect the accurate measurement of vapor gas flowmeter are mainly the following:
(1) The actual steam flow is lower than the measurably smaller flow of the flowmeter (range ratio is insufficient);
(2) The straight pipe section installed upstream and downstream of the gas flowmeter is insufficient (there is flow disturbance);
(3) The density compensation of steam is not correct (temperature and pressure measurement is not accurate);
(4) Water in the steam (without dryness compensation);
(5) There is vibration and interference in the field (vortex gas flowmeter);
(6) Differential pressure transmission error (differential pressure gas flowmeter) and so on.