RE: Flow Elements - Recommendation

i have doubts about the effectivess of flow straightener (whether its an off the shelf item or done in-house).use of meter run in my opinion will yield results within the desired accuracy/rangeability of the flowmeter at least cost.

one thing i would like to add is not only to focus on the u/s and d/s straight pipe run reqt's (current practice at our plant is at least 6D u/s and 2D d/s) but to consider also the effect of corrosion/erosion since it also affects the meter performance/accuracy

-----Original Message-----
From: Sharma, R [mailto:RSharma@mcdermott.com] Sent: 26 November, 2001 8:00 AM
To: 'PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [PipingDesign] Flow Elements - Recommendation

Also, Upstream and downstream lengths depend on the configuration of the fittings used, i.e. before and after the Flow Element, which varies from upstream 7D - 25D
and downstream 5D - 15D. These straight lengths can be reduced using 'Flow Straightners' upstream of the FE.

regards
Sharma Received on Mon Nov 26 01:35:00 2001