Design of short Venturi flow meters for incompressible and isothermal flow applications
The Venturi flow meter offers a range of measurement options for liquids, gas, steam, and slurries in piped systems. The main criteria for assessing Venturi performance include permanent pressure loss, discharge coefficient, relative pressure loss coefficient, and measurement accuracy. However, the...
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| description | The Venturi flow meter offers a range of measurement options for liquids, gas, steam, and slurries in piped systems. The main criteria for assessing Venturi performance include permanent pressure loss, discharge coefficient, relative pressure loss coefficient, and measurement accuracy. However, the extended length of Venturis, relative to other flow rate measuring instruments, can present limitations in some applications. Furthermore, the manufacturing of shorter Venturis requires less material and energy. This study addresses the challenge by developing shorter Venturi meters that adhere to established performance standards. Previous studies show that cone angles, the ratio of throat diameter to inlet diameter (β-ratio), and the throat length impact the performance of a Venturi. The scope of this research considers single-phase, incompressible and isothermal flows. The investigation focuses on the effect of cone angles for flows with Reynolds numbers ranging from 5000 to 10,000,000. Two axisymmetric Venturis, with a β-ratio of 0.7, were designed and evaluated against an ISO-5167 classical Venturi with the same β-ratio. Despite the ISO-5167 Venturi outperforming the others across the key criteria, a Venturi designed with a 40-degree convergent cone angle and a 10-degree divergent cone angle was 24.9 % shorter than the classical design and demonstrated similar performance to the ISO-5167 Venturi across Reynolds numbers from 100,000 to 10,000,000. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e79ddac13b5d476e971bfa5b1ead66ff2024-04-11T04:41:39ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-04-01107e29311Design of short Venturi flow meters for incompressible and isothermal flow applicationsKeith Wells0Ahmad Sharifian1School of Engineering, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, 4350. AustraliaCorresponding author.; School of Engineering, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, 4350. AustraliaThe Venturi flow meter offers a range of measurement options for liquids, gas, steam, and slurries in piped systems. The main criteria for assessing Venturi performance include permanent pressure loss, discharge coefficient, relative pressure loss coefficient, and measurement accuracy. However, the extended length of Venturis, relative to other flow rate measuring instruments, can present limitations in some applications. Furthermore, the manufacturing of shorter Venturis requires less material and energy. This study addresses the challenge by developing shorter Venturi meters that adhere to established performance standards. Previous studies show that cone angles, the ratio of throat diameter to inlet diameter (β-ratio), and the throat length impact the performance of a Venturi. The scope of this research considers single-phase, incompressible and isothermal flows. The investigation focuses on the effect of cone angles for flows with Reynolds numbers ranging from 5000 to 10,000,000. Two axisymmetric Venturis, with a β-ratio of 0.7, were designed and evaluated against an ISO-5167 classical Venturi with the same β-ratio. Despite the ISO-5167 Venturi outperforming the others across the key criteria, a Venturi designed with a 40-degree convergent cone angle and a 10-degree divergent cone angle was 24.9 % shorter than the classical design and demonstrated similar performance to the ISO-5167 Venturi across Reynolds numbers from 100,000 to 10,000,000.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024053428VenturiShort lengthReversed flowISO-5167 |
| spellingShingle | Keith Wells Ahmad Sharifian Design of short Venturi flow meters for incompressible and isothermal flow applications Heliyon Venturi Short length Reversed flow ISO-5167 |
| title | Design of short Venturi flow meters for incompressible and isothermal flow applications |
| title_full | Design of short Venturi flow meters for incompressible and isothermal flow applications |
| title_fullStr | Design of short Venturi flow meters for incompressible and isothermal flow applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of short Venturi flow meters for incompressible and isothermal flow applications |
| title_short | Design of short Venturi flow meters for incompressible and isothermal flow applications |
| title_sort | design of short venturi flow meters for incompressible and isothermal flow applications |
| topic | Venturi Short length Reversed flow ISO-5167 |
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