Coriolis meter density errors induced by ambient air and fluid temperature differentials

Gordon Lindsay; Norman Glen; John Hay; Seyed M. Shariatipour; Manus Henry

doi:10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2020.101754

Coriolis meter density errors induced by ambient air and fluid temperature differentials

Gordon Lindsay
, Norman Glen
, John Hay
, Seyed M. Shariatipour
, Manus Henry

TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory
University of Oxford

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Abstract

Coriolis metering technology is widely applied throughout industry. In addition to the mass flow rate, a Coriolis meter can measure fluid density based on the resonant frequency of the flow tube vibration. There is currently increasing interest in utilising this density measurement capability as the primary process value in applications such as precision control for fluid property conditioning, and fluid contamination monitoring.

However, within these applications, ambient temperature variation can be significant.

This paper details research data obtained using NEL's ‘Very Low Flow’ single-phase facility. The rig was modified to include a programmable temperature enclosure in which a Coriolis meter was installed. Two commercial meter models from the same manufacturer were tested. Both meters showed fluid density errors when subjected to fluctuations in the surrounding ambient air temperature. The fluid properties of the test medium were confirmed to be stable using NEL's UKAS standard reference instrumentation.

Previous temperature effects research for Coriolis meters have focussed on the process fluid temperature and there is little published data on the effects of ambient temperature.

Original language	English
Article number	101754
Number of pages	8
Journal	Flow Measurement and Instrumentation
Volume	73
Early online date	13 May 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2020.101754
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2020

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NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Flow Measurement and Instrumentation. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 73 (2020)
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2020.101754

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Funded by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) . Project number - FPRE05

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Modelling and Simulation
Instrumentation
Computer Science Applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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