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Gas Flowmeter Sizing

This document provides correction formulae and instructions for sizing gas flowmeters to account for operating conditions other than standard temperature and pressure. It includes: 1) A gas correction formula to calculate a gas correction factor based on operating temperature, pressure, and gas specific gravity. 2) Instructions to use the gas correction factor to convert a customer's reported gas flow rate to an air equivalent flow rate at standard conditions. 3) A method to calculate the maximum or minimum flow rate the customer's gas flowmeter can measure based on the air equivalent flow rate.

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Gas Flowmeter Sizing

This document provides correction formulae and instructions for sizing gas flowmeters to account for operating conditions other than standard temperature and pressure. It includes: 1) A gas correction formula to calculate a gas correction factor based on operating temperature, pressure, and gas specific gravity. 2) Instructions to use the gas correction factor to convert a customer's reported gas flow rate to an air equivalent flow rate at standard conditions. 3) A method to calculate the maximum or minimum flow rate the customer's gas flowmeter can measure based on the air equivalent flow rate.

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Correction Formulae & Sizing

 
Gas Flowmeter Sizing
Variable area flowmeters suitable for liquid service have a capacity rating based on water at 70° Fahrenheit. Flowmeters suitable
for gas service have a capacity rating based on air at STP (70°F, 14.7 PSIA) conditions. The correction factors listed below are
used to calculate the flow capacity when using a liquid other than water or a gas other than air at STP conditions.

GAS CORRECTION FORMULA Step 2: Calculate Gas Correction Factor from given values

Air Equivalent Flow Rate =   Customer Gas Flow Rate This information is required to size for conditions other than air at STP:
  X Gas Correction Factor • Operating Temperature: _________°F
• Operating Back Pressure:_________ PSIG
Step 1: Convert Customer Gas Flow Rate unit of measure to a standard • Specific Gravity of Gas: _________ @STP
unit of measure for air flow (SCFM or SCCM).
Temperature Conversions Gas Density Conversions
Step 2: Calculate Gas Correction Factor from given values.
From To °Fahrenheit From To Specific Gravity
Step 3 : Calculate the product of the Air Equivalent Flow Rate from °Centigrade (°C X 1.8) + 32 LBS/FT³ Divide by 0.075
the Customer Gas Flow Rate and the Gas Correction Factor.
°Kelvin °K – 273.15 KG/M³ Divide by 1.2
Step 4: Calculate the maximum or minimum flow rate for the customer’s °Rankine ((°R – 459.87) (1.8))+ 32 MolWt Divide by 29.0
conditions.
  g/cm³ Divide by 0.0012
Step 1: Convert Customer Gas Flow Rate unit of measure to
a standardunit of measure for air flow Pressure Conversions

Customer Gas Flow Rate ________________ From To PSIG From To PSIG


Converted Gas Flow Rate ________________ SCFM / SCCM foot  Water Divide by 2.308 Pa (Pa÷101,300) X 14.7

Inch  Water Divide by 27.73 PSIA Minus 14.7


Gas Flow Rate Conversions
mm Water Divide by 704 ATM (ATM X 14.7) – 14.7
From To  SCFM From To SCCM
inch Hg Divide by 2.036 Torr ((Torr÷760) X14.7) – 14.7
SCFH Divide by 60 SCFM Multiply by 28,317
mm Hg Divide by 51.7 Bars ((Bars÷1.013) X14.7) – 14.7
SCIM Divide by 1,728 SCFH Multiply by 472
kg/cm² Multiply by 14.228 Millibar ((Millibars÷1013) X 14.7) –14.7
SLPH Divide by 28.317 SCIM Multiply by 16.39
kPa (kPa÷101.3) X 14.7  
SM³/MIN Multiply by 35.31 SLPM Multiply by 1,000
SM³/HR Multiply by 0.5885 SLPH Multiply by 16.67 Gas Correction Factor (GCF) formula:
NM³/MIN Multiply by 37.99 SM³/MIN Multiply by 1,000,000
NM³/HR Multiply by 0.6331 SM³/HR Multiply by 16,667
SCCM Divide by 28,317 NM³/MIN Multiply by 1,075,785
KG/MIN Multiply by (29.39 ÷ SpGr) NM³/HR Multiply by 17,929 GCF = _________________
KG/HR Multiply by (0.49  ÷ SpGr) KG/MIN Multiply by (832,000 ÷ SpGr)
Step 3: Determine the Air Equivalent Flow Rate.
LBS/MIN Multiply by (13.33 ÷ SpGr) KG/HR Multiply by (13,876 ÷ SpGr)

LBS/HR Multiply by(0.2222 ÷ SpGr) LBS/MIN Multiply by (377,500 ÷ SpGr)


Air Equivalent Flow Rate = Customer Gas Flow Rate x Gas Correction Factor
Air Equivalent Flow Rate = ____________________
LBS/DAY Multiply by (0.00926 ÷ SpGr) LBS/HR Multiply by (6,292 ÷ SpGr)
ACFM Multiply by [[(Operating PSIG+14.7)(530)] ÷ [(14.7)(Operating °F+460) ]]
Step 4: Calculate the maximum or minimum flow rate for the
customer’s conditions (Customer Gas Flow Rate Scale)
 
Customer Gas Flow Rate Scale = Catalog Flow Rate ÷ Gas Correction Factor
Customer Gas Flow Rate Scale = ______________________

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