METROLOGICAL EVALUATION OF THE INTERLABORATORIAL COMPARISON OF THE ULTRASONIC FLOW METER CALIBRATION / AVALIAÇÃO METROLÓGICA DA COMPARAÇÃO INTERLABORATORIAL DA CALIBRAÇÃO DE MEDIDORES ULTRA-SÔNICOS

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

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This work deals with the metrological evaluation of the same ultrasonic flow meter by the transit time method, when installed in two different calibrating systems, belonging, respectively, to two accredited laboratories, both operating according to the manufacture´s installation technical specification, and following the minimum requirements, as specified in international standards and recommendations. The research investigated the effect in calibration due to the installation of a valve and a long 90° curve, immediately upstream of the measurement test section, with its length dimensioned according to the minimum requirements of the applicable standards. It was concluded that a longer straight sections (at least 40 diameters) should be specified, so that the influence of the installation of the valve and the curve could be neglected. The development of the present work was motivated by the growing utilization of ultrasonic flow meters by the oil industry, and by the urgent need to contribute to the advance of the technology and the applicable standardization. In this aspect, this work contributes to: (i) a better understanding of the measurement technology and of the procedure of ultrasonic liquids flow meters; (ii) the advance of the technology standardization, since it includes a critical analysis of the minimum requirements, as specified by the standards; (iii) improving the laboratory accreditation criteria for flow meter calibration, because the influence of the installation in the calibration was experimentally shown.

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metrology petroleo measurement system medicao measurement time of transit petroleum sistema de calibracao metrologia sistema de medicao tempo de transito calibration system

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