NF EN ISO 5167-2

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European standard

French standard

ICS: 17.120.10

Measurement of fluid flow by means

of pressure differential devices inserted

in circular-cross section conduits running full Part 2: Orifice plates

F : Mesure de débit des fluides au moyen d'appareils déprimogènes insérésdans des conduites en charge de section circulaire — Partie 2 : Diaphragmes

D : Durchflussmessung von Fluiden mit Drosselgeräten in voll durchströmten Leitungen mit Kreisquerschnitt — Teil 2: Blenden

French standard approved

by decision of the Director General of AFNOR on May 20, 2003 taking effect onJune 20, 2003

With parts 1, 3 and 4, this standard replaces the approved standard

NF EN ISO 5167-1, dated November 1995, and its amendment A1, datedOctober 1998

Correspondence The European Standard EN ISO 5167-2:2003 has the status of French standard It

reproduces in full the international standard ISO 5167-2:2003

closed conduits, this document specifies information on orifice plates It shall be usedwith part 1 of the standard (NF EN ISO 5167-1) that provides:

— general information concerning the measurement of fluid flow using pressure ferential devices;

dif-— information relating to the calculation of flow and uncertainty of associatedmeasurements

Descriptors Technical International Thesaurus: flow measurement, fluid flow, pipe flow, orifice

flowmeters, diaphragms (mechanics), measurement, expansibility factor, tion, uncertainty, installation

replaced

Corrections

National foreword

References to French standards

The correspondence between the standards figuring in the clause "Normative references" and the identical French standards is as follows:

ISO 4006 : NF ISO 4006 (classification index: X 10-100) ISO 5167-1 : NF EN ISO 5167-1 (classification index: X 10-102-1)

NORME EUROPÉENNE

English version

Measurement of fluid flow by means of pressure differential devices inserted in circular cross-section conduits running full -

Part 2: Orifice plates (ISO 5167-2:2003)

Mesure de débit des fluides au moyen d'appareils déprimogènes insérés dans des conduites en charge de

section circulaire - Partie 2: Diaphragmes (ISO

5167-2:2003)

Durchflussmessung von Fluiden mit Drosselgeräten in voll durchströmten Leitungen mit Kreisquerschnitt - Teil 2:

Blenden (ISO 5167-2:2003)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 February 2003.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German) A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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This document (EN ISO 5167-2:2003) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 30

"Measurement of fluid flow in closed conduits" in collaboration with CMC

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of

an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2003, and conflicting nationalstandards shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2003

This document supersedes EN ISO 5167-1:1995

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations ofthe following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, CzechRepublic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,

Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden,Switzerland and the United Kingdom

NOTE FROM CMC The foreword is susceptible to be amended on reception of the German

language version The confirmed or amended foreword, and when appropriate, the normativeannex ZA for the references to international publications with their relevant European

publications will be circulated with the German version

Endorsement notice

The text of ISO 5167-2:2003 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 5167-2:2003 without anymodifications

Contents Page

Foreword iv

Introduction v

1 Scope 1

2 Normative references 1

3 Terms, definitions and symbols 1

4 Principles of the method of measurement and computation 2

5 Orifice plates 2

5.1 Description 2

5.2 Pressure tappings 6

5.3 Coefficients and corresponding uncertainties of orifice plates 10

5.4 Pressure loss, ∆ϖ 13

6 Installation requirements 15

6.1 General 15

6.2 Minimum upstream and downstream straight lengths for installation between various fittings and the orifice plate 15

6.3 Flow conditioners 20

6.4 Circularity and cylindricality of the pipe 26

6.5 Location of orifice plate and carrier rings 27

6.6 Method of fixing and gaskets 28

Annex A (informative) Tables of discharge coefficients and expansibility [expansion] factors 29

Annex B (informative) Flow conditioners 41

Bibliography 46

Foreword

ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies) The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization

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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights

ISO 5167-2 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 30, Measurement of fluid flow in closed conduits, Subcommittee SC 2, Pressure differential devices

This first edition of ISO 5167-2, together with the second edition of ISO 5167-1 and the first editions of ISO 5167-3 and ISO 5167-4, cancels and replaces the first edition of ISO 5167-1:1991, which has been technically revised, and ISO 5167-1:1991/Amd.1:1998

ISO 5167 consists of the following parts, under the general title Measurement of fluid flow by means of

pressure differential devices inserted in circular-cross section conduits running full :

 Part 1: General principles and requirements

 Part 2: Orifice plates

 Part 3: Nozzles and Venturi nozzles

 Part 4:Venturi tubes

Introduction

ISO 5167, consisting of four parts, covers the geometry and method of use (installation and operating conditions) of orifice plates, nozzles and Venturi tubes when they are inserted in a conduit running full to determine the flowrate of the fluid flowing in the conduit It also gives necessary information for calculating the flowrate and its associated uncertainty

ISO 5167 (all parts) is applicable only to pressure differential devices in which the flow remains subsonic throughout the measuring section and where the fluid can be considered as single-phase, but is not applicable

to the measurement of pulsating flow Furthermore, each of these devices can only be used within specified limits of pipe size and Reynolds number

ISO 5167 (all parts) deals with devices for which direct calibration experiments have been made, sufficient in number, spread and quality to enable coherent systems of application to be based on their results and coefficients to be given with certain predictable limits of uncertainty

The devices introduced into the pipe are called “primary devices” The term primary device also includes the pressure tappings All other instruments or devices required for the measurement are known as “secondary devices” ISO 5167 (all parts) covers primary devices; secondary devices1) will be mentioned only occasionally ISO 5167 consists of the following four parts

a) ISO 5167-1 gives general terms and definitions, symbols, principles and requirements as well as methods

of measurement and uncertainty that are to be used in conjunction with ISO 5167-2, ISO 5167-3 and ISO 5167-4

b) ISO 5167-2 specifies orifice plates, which can be used with corner pressure tappings, D and D/2 pressure

tappings2), and flange pressure tappings

c) ISO 5167-3 specifies ISA 1932 nozzles3), long radius nozzles and Venturi nozzles, which differ in shape and in the position of the pressure tappings

d) ISO 5167-4 specifies classical Venturi tubes4)

Aspects of safety are not dealt with in Parts 1 to 4 of ISO 5167 It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that the system meets applicable safety regulations

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1) See ISO 2186:1973, Fluid flow in closed conduits — Connections for pressure signal transmissions between primary and secondary elements.

2) Orifice plates with “vena contracta” pressure tappings are not considered in ISO 5167

3) ISA is the abbreviation for the International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations, which was succeeded by ISO in 1946

Measurement of fluid flow by means of pressure differential

devices inserted in circular-cross section conduits running

This part of ISO 5167 also provides background information for calculating the flowrate and is applicable in conjunction with the requirements given in ISO 5167-1

This part of ISO 5167 is applicable to primary devices having an orifice plate used with flange pressure

tappings, or with corner pressure tappings, or with D and D/2 pressure tappings Other pressure tappings

such as “vena contracta” and pipe tappings have been used with orifice plates but are not covered by this part

of ISO 5167 This part of ISO 5167 is applicable only to a flow which remains subsonic throughout the measuring section and where the fluid can be considered as single phase It is not applicable to the measurement of pulsating flow It does not cover the use of orifice plates in pipe sizes less than 50 mm or more than 1 000 mm, or for pipe Reynolds numbers below 5 000

2 Normative references

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document For dated references, only the edition cited applies For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies

ISO 4006:1991, Measurement of fluid flow in closed conduits — Vocabulary and symbols

ISO 5167-1:2003, Measurement of fluid flow by means of pressure differential devices inserted in circular-cross

section conduits running full — Part 1: General principles and requirements

3 Terms, definitions and symbols

For the purposes of this document, the terms, definitions and symbols given in ISO 4006 and ISO 5167-1 apply

4 Principles of the method of measurement and computation

The principle of the method of measurement is based on the installation of an orifice plate into a pipeline in

which a fluid is running full The presence of the orifice plate causes a static pressure difference between the

upstream and downstream sides of the plate The mass flowrate, qm, can be determined using Equation (1):

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1

41

The uncertainty limits can be calculated using the procedure given in Clause 8 of ISO 5167-1:2003

Computation of the mass flowrate, which is a purely arithmetic process, can be performed by replacing the

different terms on the right hand side of the basic Equation (1) by their numerical values

Similarly, the value of volume flowrate, q , is calculated from: V

where ρ is the fluid density at the temperature and pressure for which the volume is stated

As will be seen later in this part of ISO 5167, the coefficient of discharge, C, is dependent on the Reynolds

number, Re, which is itself dependent on q m, and has to be obtained by iteration (see Annex A of

ISO 5167-1:2003 for guidance regarding the choice of the iteration procedure and initial estimates)

The diameters d and D mentioned in the formula are the values of the diameters at working conditions

Measurements taken at any other conditions should be corrected for any possible expansion or contraction of

the orifice plate and the pipe due to the values of the temperature and pressure of the fluid during the

measurement

It is necessary to know the density and the viscosity of the fluid at the working conditions In the case of a

compressible fluid, it is also necessary to know the isentropic exponent of the fluid at working conditions

5 Orifice plates

NOTE 1 The various types of standard orifice meters are similar and therefore only a single description is needed

Each type of standard orifice meter is characterized by the arrangement of the pressure tappings

NOTE 2 Limits of use are given in 5.3.1

5.1 Description

5.1.1 General

The axial plane cross-section of a standard orifice plate is shown in Figure 1

The letters given in the following text refer to the corresponding references in Figure 1

5.1.2 General shape

5.1.2.1 The part of the plate inside the pipe shall be circular and concentric with the pipe centreline The

faces of the plate shall always be flat and parallel

5.1.2.2 Unless otherwise stated, the following requirements apply only to that part of the plate located

within the pipe

5.1.2.3 Care shall be taken in the design of the orifice plate and its installation to ensure that plastic buckling and elastic deformation of the plate, due to the magnitude of the differential pressure or of any other stress, do not cause the slope of the straight line defined in 5.1.3.1 to exceed 1 % under working conditions NOTE Further information is given in 8.1.1.3 of ISO/TR 9464:1998

plate may be considered to be flat when the maximum gap between the plate and a straight edge of length D laid across any diameter of the plate (see Figure 2) is less than 0,005(D – d)/2, i.e the slope is less than

0,5 % when the orifice plate is examined prior to insertion into the meter line As can be seen from Figure 2, the critical area is in the vicinity of the orifice bore The uncertainty requirements for this dimension can be met using feeler gauges

Key

1 orifice plate outside diameter

2 pipe inside diameter (D)

3 straight edge

4 orifice

5 departure from flatness (measured at edge of orifice)

Figure 2 — Orifice plate-flatness measurement

5.1.3.2 The upstream face of the orifice plate shall have a roughness criterion Ra < 10−4d within a circle

of diameter not less than D and which is concentric with the orifice In all cases, the roughness of the

upstream face of the orifice plate shall not be such that it affects the edge sharpness measurement If, under working conditions, the plate does not fulfil the specified conditions, it shall be repolished or cleaned to a

5.1.4.1 The downstream face B shall be flat and parallel with the upstream face (see also 5.1.5.4)

5.1.4.2 Although it may be convenient to manufacture the orifice plate with the same surface finish on each face, it is unnecessary to provide the same high quality finish for the downstream face as for the upstream face (see Reference [1]; but also see 5.1.9)

5.1.4.3 The flatness and surface condition of the downstream face may be judged by visual inspection

5.1.5 Thicknesses E and e

5.1.5.1 The thickness e of the orifice shall be between 0,005D and 0,02D

5.1.5.2 The difference between the values of e measured at any point on the orifice shall not be greater than 0,001D

5.1.5.3 The thickness E of the plate shall be between e and 0,05D

However, when 50 mm u D u 64 mm, a thickness E up to 3,2 mm is acceptable

It shall also meet the requirements of 5.1.2.3

5.1.5.4 If D W 200 mm, the difference between the values of E measured at any point of the plate shall not be greater than 0,001D If D < 200 mm, the difference between the values of E measured at any point of the plate shall not be greater than 0,2 mm

5.1.6 Angle of bevel α

5.1.6.1 If the thickness E of the plate exceeds the thickness e of the orifice, the plate shall be bevelled on

the downstream side The bevelled surface shall be well finished

5.1.6.2 The angle of bevel α shall be 45° ± 15°

5.1.7 Edges G, H and I

5.1.7.1 The upstream edge G shall not have wire-edges or burrs

5.1.7.2 The upstream edge G shall be sharp It is considered so if the edge radius is not greater than

0,000 4d

If d W 25 mm, this requirement can generally be considered as satisfied by visual inspection, by checking that the edge does not reflect a beam of light when viewed with the naked eye

If d < 25 mm, visual inspection is not sufficient

If there is any doubt as to whether this requirement is met, the edge radius shall be measured

5.1.7.3 The upstream edge shall be square; it is considered to be so when the angle between the orifice bore and the upstream face of the orifice plate is 90° ± 0,3° The orifice bore is the region of the orifice plate between edges G and H

5.1.7.4 The downstream edges H and I are within the separated flow region and hence the requirements for their quality are less stringent than those for edge G This being the case, small defects (for example, a single nick) are acceptable

5.1.8 Diameter of orifice d

5.1.8.1 The diameter d shall in all cases be greater than or equal to 12,5 mm The diameter ratio, β = d/D,

shall be always greater than or equal to 0,10 and less than or equal to 0,75

Within these limits, the value of β may be chosen by the user

5.1.8.2 The value d of the diameter of the orifice shall be taken as the mean of the measurements of at

least four diameters at approximately equal angles to each other Care shall be taken that the edge and bore are not damaged when making these measurements

5.1.8.3 The orifice shall be cylindrical

No diameter shall differ by more than 0,05 % from the value of the mean diameter This requirement is deemed to be satisfied when the difference in the length of any of the measured diameters complies with the said requirement in respect of the mean of the measured diameters In all cases, the roughness of the orifice bore cylindrical section shall not be such that it affects the edge sharpness measurement

5.1.9 Bidirectional plates

5.1.9.1 If the orifice plate is intended to be used for measuring reverse flows, the following requirements shall be fulfilled:

a) the plate shall not be bevelled;

b) the two faces shall comply with the specifications for the upstream face given in 5.1.3;

c) the thickness E of the plate shall be equal to the thickness e of the orifice specified in 5.1.5; consequently,

it may be necessary to limit the differential pressure to prevent plate distortion (see 5.1.2.3);

d) the two edges of the orifice shall comply with the specifications for the upstream edge specified in 5.1.7

5.1.9.2 Furthermore, for orifice plates with D and D/2 tappings (see 5.2), two sets of upstream and

downstream pressure taps shall be provided and used according to the direction of the flow

5.1.10 Material and manufacture

The plate may be manufactured from any material and in any way, provided that it is and remains in accordance with the foregoing description during the flow measurements

5.2.1 General

For each orifice plate, at least one upstream pressure tapping and one downstream pressure tapping shall be

installed in one or other of the standard locations, i.e as D and D/2, flange or corner tappings

A single orifice plate may be used with several sets of pressure tappings suitable for different types of standard orifice meters, but to avoid mutual interference, several tappings on the same side of the orifice plate shall be offset by at least 30°

The location of the pressure tappings characterizes the type of standard orifice meter

5.2.2 Orifice plate with D and D/2 tappings or flange tappings

5.2.2.1 The spacing l of a pressure tapping is the distance between the centreline of the pressure tapping

and the plane of a specified face of the orifice plate When installing the pressure tappings, due account shall

be taken of the thickness of the gaskets and/or sealing material

5.2.2.2 For orifice plates with D and D/2 tappings (see Figure 3), the spacing l1 of the upstream pressure

tapping is nominally equal to D, but may be between 0,9D and 1,1D without altering the discharge coefficient The spacing l2 of the downstream pressure tapping is nominally equal to 0,5D but may be between the

following values without altering the discharge coefficient:

 between 0,48D and 0,52D when βu 0,6;

 between 0,49D and 0,51D when β > 0,6

Both l1 and l2 spacings are measured from the upstream face of the orifice plate

5.2.2.3 For orifice plates with flange tappings (see Figure 3), the spacing l1 of the upstream pressure

tapping is nominally 25,4 mm and is measured from the upstream face of the orifice plate

The spacing l'2 of the downstream pressure tapping is nominally 25,4 mm and is measured from the

downstream face of the orifice plate

These upstream and downstream spacings l1 and l'2 may be within the following ranges without altering the discharge coefficient:

 25,4 mm ± 0,5 mm when β > 0,6 and D < 150 mm;

 25,4 mm ± 1 mm in all other cases, i.e βu 0,6, or β > 0,6, but 150 mm u D u 1 000 mm

5.2.2.4 The centreline of the tapping shall meet the pipe centreline at an angle as near to 90° as possible, but in every case within 3° of the perpendicular

5.2.2.5 At the point of break-through, the hole shall be circular The edges shall be flush with the internal surface of the pipe wall and as sharp as possible To ensure the elimination of all burrs or wire edges at the inner edge, rounding is permitted but shall be kept as small as possible and, where it can be measured, its radius shall be less than one-tenth of the pressure tapping diameter No irregularity shall appear inside the connecting hole, on the edges of the hole drilled in the pipe wall or on the pipe wall close to the pressure tapping

5.2.2.6 Conformity of the pressure tappings with the requirements specified in 5.2.2.4 and 5.2.2.5 may be judged by visual inspection

5.2.2.7 The diameter of pressure tappings shall be less than 0,13D and less than 13 mm

No restriction is placed on the minimum diameter, which is determined in practice by the need to prevent accidental blockage and to give satisfactory dynamic performance The upstream and downstream tappings shall have the same diameter

5.2.2.8 The pressure tappings shall be circular and cylindrical over a length of at least 2,5 times the internal diameter of the tapping, measured from the inner wall of the pipeline

5.2.2.9 The centrelines of the pressure tappings may be located in any axial plane of the pipeline

5.2.2.10 The axis of the upstream tapping and that of the downstream tapping may be located in different axial planes, but are normally located in the same axial plane

Figure 3 — Spacing of pressure tappings for orifice plates with D and D/2 tappings or flange tappings

5.2.3 Orifice plate with corner tappings (see Figure 4)

5.2.3.1 The spacing between the centrelines of the tappings and the respective faces of the plate is equal

to half the diameter or to half the width of the tappings themselves, so that the tapping holes break through the wall flush with the faces of the plate (see also 5.2.3.5)

5.2.3.2 The pressure tappings may be either single tappings or annular slots Both types of tappings may

be located either in the pipe or its flanges or in carrier rings as shown in Figure 4

Key

1 carrier ring with annular slot f = thickness of the slot

2 individual tappings c = length of upstream ring

3 pressure tappings c' = length of the downstream ring

4 carrier ring b = diameter of the carrier ring

5 orifice plate a = width of annular slot or diameter of single tapping

s = distance from upstream step to carrier ring

a Direction of flow g , h = dimensions of the annular chamber

∅j = chamber tapping diameter

Figure 4 — Corner tappings

5.2.3.3 The diameter a of a single tapping and the width a of annular slots are specified below The

minimum diameter is determined in practice by the need to prevent accidental blockage and to give

satisfactory dynamic performance

For clean fluids and vapours:

 for βu 0,65: 0,005D u a u 0,03D;

 for β> 0,65: 0,01D u a u 0,02D

If D < 100 mm, a value of a up to 2 mm is acceptable for any β

For any values of β

 for clean fluids: 1 mm u a u 10 mm;

 for vapours, in the case of annular chambers: 1 mm u a u 10 mm;

 for vapours and for liquefied gases, in the case of single tappings: 4 mm u a u 10 mm

5.2.3.4 The annular slots usually break through the pipe over the entire perimeter, with no break in

continuity If not, each annular chamber shall connect with the inside of the pipe by at least four openings, the

axes of which are at equal angles to one another and the individual opening area of which is at least 12 mm2

5.2.3.5 If individual pressure tappings, as shown in Figure 4, are used, the centreline of the tappings shall

meet the centreline of the pipe at an angle as near to 90° as possible

If there are several individual pressure tappings in the same upstream or downstream plane, their centrelines

shall form equal angles with each other The diameters of individual pressure tappings are specified in 5.2.3.3

The pressure tappings shall be circular and cylindrical over a length of at least 2,5 times the internal diameter

of the tappings measured from the inner wall of the pipeline

The upstream and downstream pressure tappings shall have the same diameter

5.2.3.6 The internal diameter b of the carrier rings shall be greater than or equal to the diameter D of the

pipe, to ensure that they do not protrude into the pipe, but shall be less than or equal to 1,04D Moreover, the

following condition shall be met:

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0,1100

The lengths c and c' of the upstream and downstream rings (see Figure 4) shall not be greater than 0,5D

The thickness f of the slot shall be greater than or equal to twice the width a of the annular slot The area of

the cross-section of the annular chamber, gh, shall be greater than or equal to half the total area of the

opening connecting this chamber to the inside of the pipe

5.2.3.7 All surfaces of the ring that are in contact with the measured fluid shall be clean and shall have a

well-machined finish The surface finish shall meet the pipe roughness requirements (see 5.3.1)

5.2.3.8 The pressure tappings connecting the annular chambers to the secondary devices are pipe-wall

tappings, circular at the point of break-through and with a diameter j between 4 mm and 10 mm (see 5.2.2.5)

5.2.3.9 The upstream and downstream carrier rings need not necessarily be symmetrical in relation to

each other, but they shall both conform with the preceding requirements

5.2.3.10 The diameter of the pipe shall be measured as specified in 6.4.2, the carrier ring being regarded

as part of the primary device This also applies to the distance requirement given in 6.4.4 so that s shall be

measured from the upstream edge of the recess formed by the carrier ring

5.3 Coefficients and corresponding uncertainties of orifice plates

Both Re D W 5 000 and ReDW 170β2D

where D is expressed in millimetres

The pipe internal roughness shall satisfy the following specification if the uncertainty values in this part of

ISO 5167 are to be met, i.e the value of the arithmetical mean deviation of the roughness profile, Ra, shall be

such that 104Ra/D is less than the maximum value given in Table 1 and greater than the minimum value given

in Table 2 The discharge coefficient equation (see 5.3.2.1) was determined from a database collected using

pipes whose roughness is known; the limits on Ra/D were determined so that the shift in discharge coefficient

due to using a pipe of a different roughness should not be so great that the uncertainty value in 5.3.3.1 is no longer met Information regarding pipe roughness may be found in 7.1.5 of ISO 5167-1:2003 The work on which Tables 1 and 2 are based is described in the references [2] to [4] in the Bibliography

Table 1 — Maximum value of 10 4Ra/D

Table 2 — Minimum value of 10 4Ra/D (where one is required)

The roughness shall meet requirements given in Tables 1 and 2 for 10D upstream of the orifice plate The

roughness requirements relate to the orifice fitting and the upstream pipework The downstream roughness is

β (= d/D) is the diameter ratio, with the diameters d and D expressed in millimetres;

Re D is the Reynolds number calculated with respect to D;

L1 (= l1/D) is the quotient of the distance of the upstream tapping from the upstream face of the plate

and the pipe diameter; and

L'2 (= l'2/D) is the quotient of the distance of the downstream tapping from the downstream face of the

plate and the pipe diameter (L'2 denotes the reference of the downstream spacing from the

downstream face, while L2 would denote the reference of the downstream spacing from the

upstream face);

2

2L' M' =

The values of L1 and L'2 to be used in this equation, when the spacings are in accordance with the

requirements of 5.2.2.2, 5.2.2.3 or 5.2.3, are as follows:

 for corner tappings:

where D is expressed in millimetres

The Reader-Harris/Gallagher (1998) equation, Equation (4), is only valid for the tapping arrangements

specified in 5.2.2 or 5.2.3 In particular, it is not permitted to enter into the equation pairs of values of L1 and

L'2 which do not match one of the three standardized tapping arrangements

Equation (4), as well as the uncertainties given in 5.3.3, is only valid when the measurement meets all the

limits of use specified in 5.3.1 and the general installation requirements specified in Clause 6 and in

ISO 5167-1

Values of C as a function of β, Re D and D are given for convenience in Tables A.1 to A.11 These values are

not intended for precise interpolation Extrapolation is not permitted

5.3.2.2 Expansibility [expansion] factor, ε

For the three types of tapping arrangement, the empirical formula[6] for computing the expansibility

[expansion] factor, ε, is as follows:

Equation (5) is applicable only within the range of the limits of use specified in 5.3.1

Test results for the determination of ε are only known for air, steam and natural gas However, there is no

known objection to using Equation (5) for other gases and vapours of which the isentropic exponent is known

Nonetheless, Equation (5) is applicable only if p2/p1W 0,75

Values of the expansibility [expansion] factor as a function of the isentropic exponent, the pressure ratio and

the diameter ratio are given for convenience in Table A.12 These values are not intended for precise

interpolation Extrapolation is not permitted

5.3.3 Uncertainties

5.3.3.1 Uncertainty of discharge coefficient C

For all three types of tappings, when β, D, Re D and Ra/D are assumed to be known without error, the relative

uncertainty of the value of C is equal to:

5.3.3.2 Uncertainty of expansibility [expansion] factor ε

When β, ∆p/p1 and κ are assumed to be known without error, the relative uncertainty of the value of ε is equal

5.4.1 The pressure loss, ∆ϖ, for the orifice plates described in this part of ISO 5167 is approximately related

to the differential pressure ∆p by Equation (7)

This pressure loss is the difference in static pressure between the pressure measured at the wall on the

upstream side of the orifice plate, at a section where the influence of the approach impact pressure adjacent

to the plate is still negligible (approximately D upstream of the orifice plate), and that measured on the

downstream side of the orifice plate, where the static pressure recovery by expansion of the jet may be

considered as just completed (approximately 6D downstream of the orifice plate) Figure 5 shows the pressure

profile through an orifice metering system

5.4.2 Another approximate value of ∆ϖ/∆p is

5.4.3 The pressure loss coefficient, K, for the orifice plate is (see Reference [7])

C

ββ

1 2

K

V

ϖρ

∆

=

Key

1 plane of upstream pressure tappings

2 plane of downstream pressure tappings

3 plane of “vena contracta” (highest velocities)

4 plane of temperature probe

5 secondary flow regions

6 thermometer pocket or well

7 pressure tappings

8 pressure distribution on the wall

9 mean temperature distribution

Figure 5 — Approximate profiles of flow, pressure and temperature in an orifice metering system

6 Installation requirements

6.1 General

General installation requirements for pressure differential devices are given in Clause 7 of ISO 5167-1:— and should be followed in conjunction with the additional specific requirements for orifice plates given in this clause The general requirements for flow conditions at the primary device are given in 7.3 of ISO 5167-1:— The requirements for use of a flow conditioner are given in 7.4 of ISO 5167-1:— For some commonly used fittings,

as specified in Table 3, the minimum straight lengths of pipe indicated may be used and detailed requirements are given in 6.2 However, a flow conditioner as specified in 6.3 will permit the use of a shorter upstream pipe length; moreover, a flow conditioner shall be installed upstream of the orifice plate where sufficient straight length to achieve the desired level of uncertainty is not available Downstream of a header the use of a flow conditioner is strongly recommended Many of the lengths given in 6.2 and all lengths given in 6.3.2 are based

on data included in Reference [8] of the Bibliography Additional work which contributed to the lengths in 6.2 is given in References [9] and [10]

6.2 Minimum upstream and downstream straight lengths for installation between various fittings and the orifice plate

6.2.1 The minimum straight lengths of pipe required upstream and downstream of the orifice plate for the

specified fittings in the installation without flow conditioners are given in Table 3

6.2.2 When a flow conditioner is not used, the lengths specified in Table 3 shall be regarded as the

minimum values For research and calibration work in particular, it is recommended that the upstream values specified in Table 3 be increased by at least a factor of 2 to minimize the measurement uncertainty

6.2.3 When the straight lengths used are equal to or longer than the values specified in Columns A of

Table 3 for “zero additional uncertainty”, it is not necessary to increase the uncertainty in discharge coefficient

to take account of the effect of the particular installation

6.2.4 When the upstream or downstream straight length is shorter than the value corresponding to “zero

additional uncertainty” shown in Columns A and either equal to or greater than the “0,5 % additional uncertainty” value shown in Columns B of Table 3 for a given fitting, an additional uncertainty of 0,5 % shall be added arithmetically to the uncertainty in the discharge coefficient

6.2.5 This part of ISO 5167 cannot be used to predict the value of any additional uncertainty when either

a) straight lengths shorter than the “0,5 % additional uncertainty” values specified in Columns B of Table 3 are used; or

b) both the upstream and downstream straight lengths are shorter than the “zero additional uncertainty” values specified in Columns A of Table 3

6.2.6 The valve shown in Table 3 shall be set fully open during the flow measurement process It is

recommended that control of the flowrate be achieved by valves located downstream of the orifice plate Isolating valves located upstream of the orifice plate shall be set fully open, and these valves shall be full bore The valve should be fitted with stops for alignment of the ball in the open position The valve shown in Table 3

is one which is of the same nominal diameter as the upstream pipe, but whose bore diameter is such that a diameter step is larger than that permitted in 6.4.3

6.2.7 In the metering system, upstream valves which are match bored to the adjacent pipework and are

designed in such a manner that in the fully opened condition there are no steps greater than those permitted

in 6.4.3, can be regarded as part of the metering pipework length and do not need to have added lengths as in Table 3 provided that when flow is being measured they are fully open

Values expressed as multiples of internal diameter, D

Upstream (inlet) side of orifice plate

stream (outlet) side

Down-of the orifice plate Diam-

bends in any plane

(S > 30D) a

Two 90°

bends in the same plane:

(30D W S W 5D) a

Two 90°

bends in perpen- dicular planes

(5D > S) a, b

Single 90°

tee with or without an extension Mitre 90°

bend

Single 45°

bend Two 45°

bends in the same plane:

S-configur-ation

(S W 2D) a

Concentric reducer

2D to D

over a length of

1,5D to 3D

Concentric expander

0,5D to D

over a length of

D to 2D

Full bore ball valve

or gate valve fully open

Abrupt symmetrical reduction

mometer pocket

Ther-or well c

of diameter

u 0,03D d

Fittings (columns 2

to 11) and the densi- tometer pocket

NOTE 1 The minimum straight lengths required are the lengths between various fittings located upstream or downstream of the orifice plate and the orifice plate itself Straight lengths shall be measured from the

downstream end of the curved portion of the nearest (or only) bend or of the tee or the downstream end of the curved or conical portion of the reducer or the expander

NOTE 2 Most of the bends on which the lengths in this table are based had a radius of curvature equal to 1,5D

a S is the separation between the two bends measured from the downstream end of the curved portion of the upstream bend to the upstream end of the curved portion of the downstream bend

b This is not a good upstream installation; a flow conditioner should be used where possible

c The installation of thermometer pockets or wells will not alter the required minimum upstream straight lengths for the other fittings

d A thermometer pocket or well of diameter between 0,03D and 0,13D may be installed provided that the values in Columns A and B are increased to 20 and 10 respectively Such an installation is not, however,

recommended

e Column A for each fitting gives lengths corresponding to “zero additional uncertainty” values (see 6.2.3)

f Column B for each fitting gives lengths corresponding to “0,5 % additional uncertainty” values (see 6.2.4)

g The straight length in Column A gives zero additional uncertainty; data are not available for shorter straight lengths which could be used to give the required straight lengths for Column B

h 95D is required for ReD > 2 × 106 if S < 2D

6.2.8 The values given in Table 3 were determined experimentally with a very long straight length of pipe

upstream of the fitting in question so that the flow immediately upstream of the fitting was considered as fully developed and swirl-free Since in practice such conditions are difficult to achieve, the following information may be used as a guide for normal installation practice

a) If several fittings of the type covered by Table 3, treating the combinations of 90° bends already covered

by these tables as a single fitting, are placed in series upstream of the orifice plate the following shall be applied

1) Between the fitting immediately upstream of the orifice plate, fitting 1, and the orifice plate itself there shall be a straight length at least equal to the minimum length given in Table 3 appropriate for the specific orifice plate diameter ratio in conjunction with fitting 1

2) In addition, between fitting 1 and the next fitting further from the orifice plate (fitting 2), a straight length at least equal to half the product of the diameter of the pipe between fitting 1 and fitting 2 and the number of diameters given in Table 3 for an orifice plate of diameter ratio 0,67 used in conjunction with fitting 2 shall be included between fittings 1 and 2 irrespective of the actual β for the orifice plate used If either of the minimum straight lengths is selected from Column B (i.e prior to taking the half value from fitting 1 to 2 of Table 3, a 0,5 % additional uncertainty shall be added arithmetically to the discharge coefficient uncertainty

3) If the upstream metering section has a full bore valve (as in Table 3) preceded by another fitting, e.g

an expander, then the valve can be installed at the outlet of the 2nd fitting from the orifice plate The required length between the valve and the 2nd fitting according to 2) should be added to the length between the orifice plate and the 1st fitting specified in Table 3; see Figure 6 It should be noted that 6.2.8 b) shall also be satisfied (as it is in Figure 6)

b) In addition to the rule in a) any fitting, treating any two consecutive 90° bends as a single fitting, shall be located at a distance from the orifice plate at least as great as the distance given by the product of the pipe diameter at the orifice and the number of diameters required between that fitting and an orifice plate

of the same diameter ratio in Table 3, regardless of the number of fittings between that fitting and the orifice plate The distance between the orifice plate and the fitting shall be measured along the pipe axis

If, for any upstream fitting, the distance meets this requirement using the number of diameters in Column B but not that in Column A then a 0,5 % additional uncertainty shall be added arithmetically to the discharge coefficient uncertainty, but this additional uncertainty shall not be added more than once under the provisions of a) and b)

c) It is strongly recommended that a flow conditioner (see 7.4 of ISO 5167-1:2003) should be installed downstream of a metering system header (e.g one whose cross-section area is approximately equal to 1,5 times the cross sectional area of the operating flow meter tubes) since there will always be distortion

of the flow profile and a high probability of swirl

d) When the second (or more distant) fitting from the orifice is a combination of bends, then in applying Table 3 the separation between the bends is calculated as a multiple of the diameter of the bends themselves

Key

1 expander

2 full bore ball valve or gate valve fully open

3 orifice plate

Figure 6 — Layout including a full bore valve for β = 0,6

6.2.9 By way of example, three cases of the application of 6.2.8 a) and b) are considered In each case, the

second fitting from the orifice plate is two bends in perpendicular planes (the separation between the bends is

10 times the diameter of the bends) and the orifice plate has diameter ratio 0,4

6.2.9.1 If the first fitting is a full bore ball valve fully open [see Figure 7 a)], the distance between the

valve and the orifice plate shall be at least 12D (from Table 3) and that between the two bends in perpendicular planes and the valve shall be at least 22D [from 6.2.8 a)]; the distance between the two bends

in perpendicular planes and the orifice plate shall be at least 44D [from 6.2.8 b)] If the valve has length 1D an additional total length of 9D is required which may be either upstream or downstream of the valve or partly

upstream and partly downstream of it 6.2.8 a) 3) could also be used to move the valve to be adjacent to the

two bends in perpendicular planes provided that there is at least 44D from the two bends in perpendicular

planes to the orifice plate [see Figure 7 b)]

6.2.9.2 If the first fitting is a reducer from 2D to D over a length of 2D [see Figure 7 c)], the distance between the reducer and the orifice plate shall be at least 5D (from Table 3) and that between the two bends

in perpendicular planes and the reducer shall be at least 22 × 2D [from 6.2.8 a)]; the distance between the two

bends in perpendicular planes and the orifice plate shall be at least 44D [from 6.2.8 b)] So no additional

length is required because of 6.2.8 b)

6.2.9.3 If the first fitting is an expander from 0,5D to D over a length of 2D [see Figure 7 d)], the distance between the expander and the orifice plate shall be at least 12D (from Table 3) and that between the two

bends in perpendicular planes and the expander shall be at least 22 × 0,5D [from 6.2.8 a)]; the distance between the two bends in perpendicular planes and the orifice plate shall be at least 44D [from 6.2.8 b)] So

an additional total length of 19D is required which may be either upstream or downstream of the expander or

partly upstream and partly downstream of it