SHARP EDGE
ORIFICE PLATE
Cost-saving and reliable solution
GENERAL DATA
- Standards: ISO 5167-1&2, ASME MFC-3M, ISO/TR 15377
- Flange mounting(1):
o ISO PN 2.5 to PN 420
o ASME 150# to 2500#
o Others: upon request
- Material:
o Standard: stainless steel 304L / 316L
o Others(1): according to your application
- Fluid: liquid, gas, steam
- Pipes from φ 25 to 1 000 mm
- Accuracy: 0.5 % of the max flow rate
- Repeatability of measurement: 0.1 %
pressure
taps(1)
FLUID
Optional: stellite coating(1)
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS ISO/TR 15377 ISO 5167-1&2 ASME MFC-3M
ReD Reynolds number in the pipe 5 000 ≤ ReD ≤ 10 8
D (2)
Inside pipe diameter 25 mm ≤ D < 50 mm 50 mm ≤ D ≤ 1 000 mm
d Orifice diameter d ≥ 12.5 mm
ß d/D 0.5 ≤ ß ≤ 0.7 0.1 ≤ ß ≤ 0.75
Upstream face roughness < 10-4.d
r Sharp edge radius r < 0.000 4.d
e Orifice thickness 0.005.D ≤ e ≤ 0.02.D
E Plate thickness e ≤ E ≤ 0.05.D
α Angle of the downstream bevel α = 45° ± 15°
t Flatness tolerance t < 0.005.(D - d)/2
(1)
For more details, see «Technical information» section on page 54.
(2)
Orifice plates with diameters D from 6 mm are described in the ASME MFC-14M standard - see page 22.
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