Show diagrams and calculations to support your answer. Suppose you are a group of cadet engineers given by your department manager a “simple” task of choosing an appropriate flow meter to install in a straight horizontal pipeline of the given specifications: Nominal diameter: 6 inches Schedule Number: 40 Material of Construction: steel Water is to flow through the pipeline within the range of 600 to 625 gal/min at a temperature of 27°C. You have the following choices in terms of the flow meter: [a] a venturi meter [b] an orifice meter [c] a rotameter [d] a commercial flowmeter of your choice, other than the above-mentioned ones Which would you recommend?
Show diagrams and calculations to support your answer.
Suppose you are a group of cadet engineers given by your department manager a “simple” task of choosing an appropriate flow meter to install in a straight horizontal pipeline of the given specifications:
Nominal diameter: 6 inches
Schedule Number: 40
Material of Construction: steel
Water is to flow through the pipeline within the range of 600 to 625 gal/min at a temperature of
27°C.
You have the following choices in terms of the flow meter:
[a] a venturi meter
[b] an orifice meter
[c] a rotameter
[d] a commercial flowmeter of your choice, other than the above-mentioned ones
Which would you recommend?
Tips:
[1] Base your choice on the following criteria:
[1.a] pressure loss due to the presence of the flow meter
[1.b] relative cost (and ease) of installation
[1.c] relative cost of equipment
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