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Flow Measurement withOrifice Plates

T h e m a t e r i a l s i n c l u d e d i n t h i s c o m p i l a t i o n a r e f o r t h e u s e o f D w y e r I n s t r u m e n t s , I n c . p o t e n t i a l c u s t o m e r s a n d c u r r e n t e m p l o y e e s a s a r e s o u r c e o n l y . T h e y m a y n o t b e r e p r o d u c e d , p u b l i s h e d , o r t r a n s m i t t e d e l e c t r o n i c a l l y f o r c o m m e r c i a l p u r p o s e s . F u r t h e r m o r e , t h e C o m p a n y ’ s n a m e , l i k e n e s s ,

p r o d u c t n a m e s , a n d l o g o s , i n c l u d e d w i t h i n t h e s e c o m p i l a t i o n s m a y n o t b e u s e d w i t h o u t s p e c i fi c , w r i t t e n p r i o r p e r m i s s i o n f r o m D w y e r I n s t r u m e n t s , I n c .

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Orifice PlatesO v e r v i e w

O r i fi c e p l a t e s a r e a p r i m a r y fl o w e l e m e n t , d e t e c t i n g t h e fl o w o f a fl u i d p a s s i n g t h r o u g h t h e p l a t e b y s e n s i n g t h e p r e s s u r e d r o p a c r o s s t h e p l a t e

W h e n a fl u i d fl o w s t h r o u g h a r e s t r i c t i o n i n a p i p e i t c r e a t e s a p r e s s u r e d i ff e r e n c e b e t w e e nu p s t r e a m a n d d o w n s t r e a m o f t h e r e s t r i c t i o n

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Orifice PlatesO v e r v i e w

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Orifice PlatesO v e r v i e w

A n o r i fi c e p l a t e i s a c i r c u l a r p l a t e i n s e r t e d i n t o a p i p e t h a t h a s a h o l e f o r t h e fl o w t o p a s s t h r o u g h

T h e h o l e i s s m a l l e r i n d i a m e t e r t h a n t h ep i p e , c r e a t i n g t h e fl o w r e s t r i c t i o n a n d p r e s s u r e d r o p

T h e h o l e i s m o s t c o m m o n l y i n t h e c e n t e r o f t h e p l a t e ( c o n c e n t r i c ) b u t m a y b e o ff s e t ( e c c e n t r i c )

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Orifice PlatesO v e r v i e w

A n o r i fi c e p l a t e h a s t w o p r e s s u r e c o n n e c t i o n o n t h e o u t s i d e r i n g t o c o n n e c t t u b i n g t h a t g o e s t o t h e d i ff e r e n t i a l p r e s s u r e m o n i t o r i n g d e v i c e

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Orifice PlatesO v e r v i e w

F o r t r a n s m i s s i o n o f t h e fl o w r a t e a d i ff e r e n t i a l p r e s s u r e t r a n s m i t t e r i s u s e d , s u c h a s D w y e r ’ s D H 3 f o r g a s e s o r 3 1 0 0 f o r l i q u i d s

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