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An ultra high-pressure test rig for measurements of small flow rates with different viscosities
RISE, SP – Sveriges Tekniska Forskningsinstitut, SP Mätteknik, Volym, flöde, temperatur o densitet.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5118-0150
RISE, SP – Sveriges Tekniska Forskningsinstitut, SP Mätteknik, Volym, flöde, temperatur o densitet.
2014 (English)In: Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, Vol. 40, p. 82-90Article in journal (Other academic) Published
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Within the framework of a research project regarding investigations on a high-pressure Coriolis mass flow meter (CMF) a portable flow test rig for traceable calibration measurements of the flow rate (mass - and volume flow) in a range of 5gmin-1 to 500gmin-1 and in a pressure range of 0.1MPa to 85MPa was developed. The measurement principle of the flow test rig is based on the gravimetrical measuring procedure with flying-start-and-stop operating mode. Particular attention has been paid to the challenges of temperature stability during the measurements since the temperature has a direct influence on the viscosity and flow rate of the test medium. For that reason the pipes on the high-pressure side are double-walled and insulated and the device under test (DUT) has an enclosure with a separate temperature control. From the analysis of the first measurement with tap water at a temperature of 20°C and a pressure of 82.7MPa an extensive uncertainty analysis has been carried out. It was found that the diverter (mainly due to its asymmetric behaviour) is the largest influence factor on the total uncertainty budget. After a number of improvements, especially concerning the diverter, the flow test rig has currently an expanded measurement uncertainty of around 1.0% in the lower flow rate range (25gmin-1) and 0.25% in the higher flow rate range (400gmin-1) for the measurement of mass flow. Additional calibration measurements with the new, redesigned flow test rig and highly viscous base oils also indicated a good agreement with the theoretical behaviour of the flow meter according to the manufacturers' specifications with water as test medium. Further improvements are envisaged in the future in order to focus also on other areas of interest.

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2014. Vol. 40, p. 82-90
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-6661DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2014.09.001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84907653205Local ID: 19219OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-6661DiVA, id: diva2:964501
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