Table of Contents
DISCLAIMERANDCOPYRIGHT
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1INTRODUCTION
2SCOPE
3BACKGROUND
4SYMBOLS
5PLATEDEFLECTION
6FLOWEQUATIONANALYSIS
6.1OrificePlateBoreDiameter(d)
6.2ContractionCoefficient(Cc)
7DISCHARGECOEFFICIENTEQUATION
8EXPANSIONFACTOR
9TAPHOLELOCATION
10SEALRINGLEAKAGE
11CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX1-ERRORANALYSISEXAMPLE
APPENDIX2-EXPANDEDDATAFOR316STAINLESSSTEEL
SIMPLY-SUPPORTEDORIFICEPLATES
REFERENCES
PROPOSALTOREVISEHIGHDPTECHNICALNOTE Abstract
A number of technical issues have been addressed with respect to using differential pressures higher than 100 inches w.c. with simply-supported, flange-tapped orifice meters.
