5/29/2014 ABB supplies largest flowmeter yet to be gas calibrated

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ABB supplies largest flowmeter yet to
be gas calibrated
2003-09-22 - An ABB venturi flowmeter recently became the largest
flowmeter yet to be gas calibrated by gas industry specialist, Advantica.
Due to be installed at Transcos new compressor station at Bathgate, West
Lothian, the 1.2m diameter flowmeter was test calibrated at the Advantica
Flow Centre in Durham in line with the new standard ISO 5167:2003.
Under ISO 5167:2003, flowmeters must be calibrated under conditions
which are as near as possible to an installations actual operating
conditions.
"ABB performs in-house wet calibration of all its venturi flowmeters to
ensure their accuracy meets the standards set down by ISO 5167:2003,"
says John Penny, DP Flow Sales Engineer, ABB. "As the flow rate of water
is much smaller than that of gas, ABB advised that gas calibration should
also be carried out to meet the requirements of ISO 5167:2003 for testing
under near-identical conditions."
The Advantica Flow Centre specialises in calibration, testing and
development of components used throughout the gas industry. Carried out
on behalf of AMEC - the contractor on the project, ABB and Transco, the
calibration test was performed over a wide range of flow rates to simulate
the actual working conditions of Transcos Bathgate installation.
Once installed, ABBs flowmeter will be used to measure flow rates of over
5,000,000 kg/hr at pressures of up to 75 bar g. It will be required to deliver
an accuracy of 1% over an operational life of 20 years
Manufactured to the requirements of the Pressure Equipment Directive
(PED), the flowmeter is protected against corrosion by a polyurethane
coating.
ABBs venturi flowmeter is being supplied to Transco as part of an upgrade
of the Bathgate compressor station, which will see its capacity double to
meet increasing gas consumption. The flowmeter will be linked to a control
system used to regulate the supply of high pressure gas to the west coast
of England, which covers areas including Manchester and Liverpool.
"We selected an ABB venturi flowmeter for an installation in Aberdeen and
were very satisfied with its performance," says Richard Leng, Control
Engineer for AMEC Oil and Gas. "The results from the gas calibration test
are proof of the ability of ABBs flowmeters to meet the working conditions
of our clients application."
An ABB venturi flowmeter recently
became the largest flowmeter to
be gas calibrated by Advantica.
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