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?
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?
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