TURBINE TYPE FLOWMETERS 'STATE OF THE ART' LITERATURE SURVEY

Abstract

A survey of the literature was conducted in order to evaluate the ability of the turbine meter to meet the flow measurement needs of the Fleet. Parameters effecting meter performance were investigated as well as pertinent related topics. The turbine meter is burdened with the inherent weaknesses peculiar to most velocity sensing meters. It was found suitable for future use in shipboard automation and fueling-at-sea applications under the following provisos: a turbine meter satisfying current shipbuilding specification access flange requirements should be developed, or the specifications making this demand revised. If one of these cannot be accomplished, investigate other pulse output meter types which will meet the access flange requirement and may also drive direct totalizing devises. Application guidelines and standard practices should be prepared for the meter type(s) ultimately selected for control-input and fueling-at-sea use.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1968
Accession Number
AD0673447

Entities

People

  • Joseph S. Castorina

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Bearings
  • Boundary Layer
  • Diameters
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flow Rate
  • Flowmeters
  • Fluid Flow
  • Frequency
  • High Pressure
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Measurement
  • Shape
  • Shipbuilding
  • Specifications
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design