Installation requirements of orifice flowmeter in air separation unit
Jun 10, 2025
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There must be enough smooth straight pipe sections before and after the flow orifice plate. The distance is 10 times of pipe diameter in front of the orifice plate and 5 times of the pipe diameter behind the orifice plate, and no factors affecting the measurement accuracy (such as pipe joint, etc.) are allowed. The inner surface of the pipe weld should also be ground smooth, and the gasket should not extend into the inner diameter of the pipe. And carefully check the installation direction of the orifice plate, do not install it in reverse. (judgment method: the small exit is the entrance, and the large exit is the outlet)
