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Orifice Sizing

The document discusses orifice sizing for measuring fluid flowrates. It provides information on how orifice meters work by causing a pressure drop proportional to flowrate. Calculations are shown using two methods - Spink and Miller - to determine the maximum flowrate for an orifice plate installed on an instrument air line. The results between the two methods are nearly identical, validating the accuracy of the Miller equations for orifice sizing calculations.

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Orifice Sizing

The document discusses orifice sizing for measuring fluid flowrates. It provides information on how orifice meters work by causing a pressure drop proportional to flowrate. Calculations are shown using two methods - Spink and Miller - to determine the maximum flowrate for an orifice plate installed on an instrument air line. The results between the two methods are nearly identical, validating the accuracy of the Miller equations for orifice sizing calculations.

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ORIFICE SIZING

Orifice plates are used for measuring flowrate of fluids flowing through the closed pipes. Orifice meter is
inserted in the pipeline and it causes drop of fluid static pressure. Flowrate measuring through the
pipeline is done indirectly, calculating flowrate from the measured pressure loss in front and after the
orifice plate. Pressure loss through the orifice is directly proportional to the fluid flowrate and that
relation is used for conversion from the measured pressure drop to the value of the fluid flowrate.

The method used for calculation is adopted from “Flow Measurement Engineering Handbook”, First
Edition by R.W. Miller which describes the recently adopted ISO/ASME equations and recommendations.
All applied formulas and results can be considered correct and reliable only if the conditions from the
standard are fulfilled.

This calculation can be used for orifice meter diameters calculation for given values of the flowrate and
measured pressure in front and after the orifice.

CALCULATION

The following data is obtained for the orifice plate FIa-5552 installed after instrument air driers.
The maximum flow rate calculated below is based on the L.P. Spink method and will be compared with
the results obtained from Miller method.

FIa-5552 (DR-501)
1. Calculation Method Spink
2. Fluid Name Air
3. Tag Number FIa-5552
4. Temperature 100 deg F.
5. Pressure 100 psig
6. Viscosity 0.0190 centipoise
7. Sp. Heat Ratio 1.39903
8. Bore Size 1.523 inches
9. Flow Units SCFH
10. Nom. Pipe Size 3 inches
11. Pipe Schedule 40
12. Pipe I.D. 3.068 inches
13. Plate Material 304/316 SS
14. Tap Location FLANGE
15. Max diff. head 150 inches water column
16. Flow. Density 0.5493 lb/ft3
17. Thermal Correction Factor (Fa) 1.0005
18. Maximum Flow 60845.2 scf
ORIFICE SIZING - MILLER SM METHOD

qm = 358.9268 * Sm * Fa * D^2 * (Rho*hw)^0.5


Sm = (C * Y1 * B^2)/((1 - B^4)^0.5)
Sm 0.1513
C = 0.5959 + (0.0312 * B^2.1) - (0.184 * B^8) + (0.09 * B^4) /(D - B^4)
- (0.0337 * B^3)/D + (91.71 * B^2.5) / RD^0.75
C 0.6037
X = hw / (27.7 * pf)
X 0.0472
Y1 = 1 - (0.41 + 0.35 * B^4) * (X/k) (for flange taps)
Y1 0.9854
Reynold's No. (RD) = (6.32 * qn) / (Mu * D)
RD 500095.67
Beta ratio (B) = d/D 0.4964
Thermal corr. factor (Fa) 1.0005
Inner pipe diameter (D) 3.0680 inch
Viscosity (Mu) 0.0192 centipoise
Flow density (Rho) 0.5493 lbs/ft3
Diff. pressure (hw) 150.00 inch of WC
Spec. heat ratio (k) 1.3990
Normal mass flowrate (qn) 4649.69 lbs/hr
Max. mass flowrate (qm) 4641.29 lbs/hr

CONCLUSION

The calculations show that the difference between the results from the two methods is negligible and
ensures the validity of the Miller equations.

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