All Rights Reserved First Printing — December 1980 First Revision — November 1984 Second Revision — April 1996 © 1996 American Gas Association Measurement of Gas by Turbine Meters Transmission Measurement Committee Report No. 7 sv American Gas Association INSTTUTO aRGENTIN) NEL BETROL=O YDELGxG | BIBLIOTECA Neivenrame | 34FY L | | wre-auigheron CORE N388 A258 7 0013474 Measurement of gas by turtine ‘meters. Operating Section American Gas Association 1515 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virgnia 22209 Catalog No. XG058521 22 Body .. 23 Measuring Mechanism 2.4 Output Device . 3. Installation 3.8.1 Temperature Measurement . 3.8.2 Pressure Measurement . . 3.8.3 Density Measurement 3.8.4 Accessory Devices .. 4 Operation . .. 41 General... 4.2 Initial Startup ; 43 Maintenance and Inspection Frequency . 5 Performance Characteristics . 5.1 Swirl Effect .. 5.2 Velocity Profile Effect . 5.3. Fluid Drag Effect . . 5.4. Non-Fluid Drag Effect . 5.5 Repeatability . 5 : 5.6 Meter Error, Uncertainty and Accuracy . 5.7 Turbine Meter Performance Curves 5.7.5 Actual Flow Rate . 5.7.6 Base Flow Rate 5.8 Linearity .. 5.9 Pressure Loss... 5.10 Maximum Flow Rate 5.11 Minimum Flow Rate and Ranga 5.12 Pulsation Effects 5.12.1 Flow Velocity Pulsations 5.12.2 General General... : Installation Configurations»... - Recommended Installation for In-Line Meters . - : Optional Installation Configurations for In-Line Meters. Short-Coupled Installation ‘Close-Coupled Installation . . Recommended Installation for Ange Body Meters Straightening Vanes Strainers or Filters Over-Range Protection . Bypass... ‘Additional installation Requiremeats Accessory Installation . . . Pulsation Index...6 Volumetric Flow Measurement : Equations for Calculating Volumetric Flow Flow Rate at Flowing Conditions... Flow Rate at Base Conditions Pressure Multiplier ‘Temperature Multiplier... . Flowing Temperature Multiplier . Multiplier . : Compressibility Multiplier Flow Measurem 7.1 Equation for Calculating Mass Flow 8 Calibration ..... 81 General 2.21 i 8.2 Determination of Calibration Factor 8.3 Presentation of Calibration Data. 8.4 Calibration Methods 8.4.1 General . 8.4.2 Bell Prover 8.4.3 Weigh Tank Prover .. 84.4 Transfer Prover...... 2.1). ees 8.4.5 Critical Flow Orifice Prover and Sonic Nozale Prover 8.4.6 In Line Orifice Meters ; 8.4.7 Module Interchange . . 9 Field Checks 9.1 General ; .2 Visual Inspection. | 9.3 Spin Time Test References