Abstract: The information on the possibility of expanding the use range of the orifice flow meter is provided by the excellent flow meter and flow meter manufacturers. The reason why the vortex flowmeter has not been widely used since its inception is mainly because people still lack experience and worry about its reliability and measurement accuracy. For this reason, we make the following comparison. 1.1 Range ratio vortex flowmeter and orifice flowmeter (with the commonly used PN4. More flowmeter manufacturers choose models and price quotations are welcome to inquire. The following is the possibility of expanding the use of orifice flowmeters. The details of the article. The reason why the street flowmeter has not been widely used since its inception is mainly because people still lack experience and worry about its reliability and measurement accuracy. For this reason, we make the following comparison. 1.1 The range ratio vortex flowmeter and the orifice flowmeter ( Taking the commonly used PN4.0MPa orifice flowmeter as an example), the range ratio is shown in Table 1. According to Bernoulli's equation, the relationship between the flow rate q of the orifice flowmeter and the differential pressure △p can be expressed as follows: The square of the flow rate is proportional to the flow. If the flow range ratio is 3:1, the range ratio of the differential pressure will reach 9:1. The range ratio of the general differential pressure transmitter is 8:1~10:1, which limits the The turndown ratio of the orifice flowmeter cannot be high. Usually, when the orifice plate is calculated, the minimum flow rate is less than 33% of the scale flow rate is qualified, that is, the turndown ratio≥3; Most of the turndown ratios of vortex flowmeters are> 10. It can work in any section within the range of 10%~100% F.S. It can also work in the full range, which greatly improves the flexibility of instrument selection. 1.2 Comparison of measurement accuracy Equation (1) represents the flow rate when the temperature and pressure are assumed to be constant. If the temperature and pressure change, the density and viscosity of the fluid will change, resulting in errors in the measured flow rate; at the same time, the flow rate of the orifice flowmeter Accuracy is also affected by concentricity, pipe roughness, and length of straight pipe sections before and after. In the calculation of the orifice plate, under the condition that the above factors meet the requirements, its inaccuracy>0.6% ; in fact its imprecision is much larger due to the above factors. For example, when the flow coefficient is 0.5, if there are two upstream 90 in the same plane°Elbow, the upstream straight pipe section should be 20D, if it is installed according to the 10D length due to limited conditions, the additional error is±0.5%, and the constriction of the pipeline and the valve will produce additional errors, so the actual inaccuracy>2%. The system error is the superposition of the measurement error of the transmitter and the orifice plate. For example, a 0.25% precision transmission is used to measure the differential pressure. Assuming that the working differential pressure is at 50%, the inaccuracy here is 0.25%/0.5=0.5% , System error = orifice plate error + transmitter error = 2% + 0.5%, that is, the measurement accuracy can only reach 2.5%, and the accuracy will be reduced as the orifice plate is worn and deformed. The vortex flowmeter has an accuracy of 0.75% for liquid measurement and 1% for gas measurement, which is much better than orifice flowmeter. Generally, the reliability and stability of the orifice flowmeter are relatively high, while the domestic vortex flowmeter has not reached a satisfactory level, but many instruments purchased from abroad have the same reliability and stability as the orifice flowmeter. counterbalance. 1.3 Investment comparison a) Cost of equipment and materials: One DN100 orifice flowmeter, including throttling device, transmitter, valve, pressure piping materials and instrument box, etc. About 15,000 yuan, using DN50 or DN80 vortex flowmeter The same flow can be measured, the import price is about 20,000 yuan, and the one-time investment is slightly higher than that of the orifice flowmeter. b) Installation cost: The installation cost of the orifice flowmeter is about 20 times that of the vortex flowmeter. c) Maintenance cost: After the one-time installation of the vortex flowmeter, it is basically maintenance-free except for regular calibration. The orifice flowmeter requires frequent material replacement, flushing, sewage, thermal insulation and heat tracing and system maintenance, and the maintenance cost is considerable. d) Operating costs: When the orifice flowmeter is used to measure the media that may condense, it needs to be insulated and traced, while the vortex flowmeter does not. Taking the phenol plant of Jinshan Chemical Plant as an example, most of the medium crystallizes at 40°C. Among the 190 orifice flowmeters, 150 need to be heated to above 50°C for many years, and each heat trace needs an average of 10kg/h of steam per year. , Work 6000h per year, 60 yuan per ton of steam, the annual heat tracing cost is 540,000 yuan, and the average operating cost per point is 3600 yuan per year. The steam used in the ordinary heat tracing circuit is about 6kg/h. Considering the heat tracing of 3000h per year, the steam consumption is 18t and the cost is 1080 yuan. It can be seen from the above comparison that the one-time investment of imported vortex flowmeter is slightly higher than that of orifice flowmeter, but considering the maintenance and long-term operating costs, the use of vortex flowmeter is better than orifice flowmeter, and the accuracy of vortex flowmeter is higher than that of orifice flowmeter. Both the vortex flowmeter and the turndown ratio are better than the latter, and its reliability and stability are comparable to the latter, so it is possible to replace the orifice flowmeter with a vortex flowmeter to a certain extent. 2. Feasibility of expanding the use range of vortex flowmeter 2.1 Performance comparison between vortex flowmeter and orifice flowmeter (see Table 2) The above is the entire content of this article. You are welcome to inquire about the flowmeter selection and quotation of our factory. 'Possibility to extend the range of use of the orifice flow meter'
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