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PR-015-13610-R01 Effect of Upstream Piping Configuration on Ultrasonic Meter Bias - Flow Validation
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Release Date:
12/02/2014
Number Of Pages
54
Catalog No:
PR-015-13610-R01
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This research demonstrated the ability of a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling approach to predict the severity of velocity profile disturbances in two different header configurations with AGA-9 default meter runs. The CFD model was also used to predict the flow measurement error based on the ultrasonic path geometry from four commercially-available ultrasonic flow meters. In addition to the CFD modeling, this project experimentally tested the same two header configurations in a natural gas flow loop. The results from the experimental testing were used to validate the CFD model.

This research demonstrated the ability of a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling approach to predict the severity of velocity profile disturbances in two different header configurations with AGA-9 default meter runs. The CFD model was also used to predict the flow measurement error based on the ultrasonic path geometry from four commercially-available ultrasonic flow meters. In addition to the CFD modeling, this project experimentally tested the same two header configurations in a natural gas flow loop. The results from the experimental testing were used to validate the CFD model.

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Research Category:
Measurement, USM
Project
Technical Committee