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Fundamentals of Flow Measurement Training Course

September 14-16, 2010 at CEESI in Nunn, Colorado USA

Pricing Details:

$1,450 USD per person
$200 USD discount for attending more than one flow course in September

Course Details

Fundamental verses Comprehensive Flow Measurement Training Course Comparison (PDF) Download PDF

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All courses are taught by qualified professionals from the CEESI staff and special guest lecturers from the various flow measurement industries. Students find a unique opportunity to interact with individuals from a cross-section of the industry including natural gas, petroleum, automotive, aerospace, health care, process control, power and utilities, and the petrochemical fields.

This course is designed for:

Entry & Junior Level Technicians
Managers
Quality Assurance Personnel
Sales

We place significant emphasis on basic flow phenomena such as:

Relationship between pressure drop and flowrate
Basic fluid properties: density and viscosity
Relationships between pipe diameter, velocity, and flowrate

Topics covered include:

Measurement principles
Fluid properties & flow phenomena
Traceability
Meter design & selection
Differential producers
Turbine meters
Vortex meters
Magnetic meters
Coriolis mass meters
Critical flow
Ultrasonic meters
Installation effects
Relevant industry flow standards

The discussion of meter hardware is kept at an introductory level:

How does a meter work?
What are the "most likely" and "least likely" applications?
Emphasis on graphs rather than equations to communicate ideas

The differences between the Fundamental course and the Comprehensive Flow Measurement courses include:

The courses overlap by about 10%-20% of the material. A student that signs up for both will be prepared for the second week after completing the first. There will be some repetition that serves as a review but much of the second week's material will be new.
Both courses will cover the same hardware, much greater detail is provided in the advanced course.
The fundamentals course includes a review of basic flow phenomena, the advanced course assumes this knowledge
A basic background in algebra, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics is helpful for the advanced course. This background is not required for the fundamentals course.
The advanced course will include development of working equations for some of the flowmeter types, equations are generally avoided in the fundamentals course.
The behavior of a particular meter technology is presented in a very general way in the fundamentals course. In the advanced course, the underlying physics are explored.
The fundamentals course includes more meter selection and meter comparison material.

A printed copy of comprehensive course notes is included. Lunch is provided daily.

Hotel & Travel Accommodations

This flow course will be held at the CEESI Test Facility in Nunn, Colorado (map to Colorado facility). Students can stay in Fort Collins, Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, or Cheyenne, Wyoming. For a list of hotels in these cities, see the Accommodations Guide. Room rates at the Holiday Inn in Cheyenne are available at a reduced rate. The courses start at 8:00 AM and will end approximately around 4:00-4:30 PM each day. Lunch will be served at the CEESI facility.

Additional Information

Course Payments Questions:
Customers with billing questions, and especially those with questions relating to how to pay via ACH or wire transfers, should contact the accounting office via phone at 970-897-2711 or via email at billing@ceesi.com.

Course Registration Questions:
Email training@ceesi.com or call Don Kinney at (970) 897-2711.

Course Content Questions:
Contact Bill Johansen or Casey Hodges by phone at (970) 897-2711.

Cancellation Policy:
If class registration does not meet the minimum requirements 21 days prior to the course, the particular course may be postponed. All registrants will be notified.