NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF FLOW EFFECTS ON ACCURACY IN TURBINE FLOW METERS

Th. Hüwener, E. von Lavante, Reinhard Ernst, W. M. Schieber
Abstract:
The present paper describes 2-D numerical simulations of a new class of turbine flow meters with two counterrotating rotors. The main goal was to investigate stator/rotor interactions and to improve the accuracy of the meter. The impact of stator/rotor interaction on the variation of coefficient of tangential force is shown. An improved design with a modified guide vane is proposed. Experimental results of the accuracy curves for the original and the modified guide vane are shown.
Keywords:
turbine flow meter, accuracy, stator/rotor interaction, self-proving
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC9
Event name:
FLOMEKO 2000
Title:
10th Conference on Flow Measurement
Place:
Salvador, Bahia, BRAZIL
Time:
04 June 2000 - 08 June 2000