Effects of Upstream Butterfly Valve on the Accuracy of a Vortex Flow Meter

E. von Lavante, A. Gedikli, A. Thibaut, S. Tournillon, H. Krisch
Abstract:
The problem of accurate determination of volumetric flows by means of vortex-shedding flowmeters in the case of upstream disturbances caused by an butterfly valve, installed 5 diameters upstream of the meter, has been studied. To this end, the flow about the bluff body used in the presently studied vortex-shedding flow meter, having DN25 (simulation) and DN50 (experiments) test sections, was investigated experimentally and numerically.
Keywords:
Vortex Flow Meters, Flow Simulation, Experimental Flow Metering, Accuracy, Upstream Disturbance
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