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[email protected]F-2600 & F-2700 Vortex Flow Meter Manual 02/15 - 0808-7 / 19204 Page 15
1.2.4 Flow Velocity Range
To ensure trouble-free operation, vortex ow meters must be correctly sized so that the
ow velocity range through the meter lies within the measurable velocity range (with
acceptable pressure drop) and the linear range.
The measurable range is dened by the minimum and maximum velocity using the
following table.
Gas Liquid
Vmin
Vmax
25 ft/s
√ ρ
300 ft/s
1 ft/s
30 ft/s
English ρ (lb/ft
3
)
Vmin
Vmax
37 ft/s
√ ρ
91 m/s
0.3 m/s
9.1 m/s
Metric ρ (kg/m
3
)
The pressure drop for F-2700 insertion meters is negligible. The pressure drop for F-2600
in-line meters is dened as:
∆P = .00024 ρ V
2
English units (∆P in psi, ρ in lb/ft
3
, V in ft/sec)
∆P = .000011 ρ V
2
Metric units (∆P in bar, ρ in kg/m
3
, V in m/sec)
The linear range is dened by the Reynolds number. The Reynolds number is the ratio of
the inertial forces to the viscous forces in a owing uid and is dened as:
Where
Re = Reynolds Number
ρ = mass density of the uid being measured
V = velocity of the uid being measured
D = internal diameter of the ow channel
= viscosity of the uid being measured
The Strouhal number is the other dimensionless number that quanties the vortex
phenomenon. The Strouhal number is dened as:
Where
St = Strouhal Number
f = frequency of vortex shedding
d = shedder bar width
V = uid velocity
ρVD
Re =
f d
St =
V
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