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Turbine Meter Calibration & Training Services
Turbine meters have been used for flow measurement for over 60 years. Turbine meters are used to measure both gases and liquids. Well made turbine meters can provide accurate and repeatable flow measurement. The relationship between flow and turbine meter performance has been well studied resulting in many different turbine meter designs and methods of calculating flow.
Turbine meter performance can be adversely affected if debris damages or alters the shape of the blades. Dirty or damaged turbine bearings can affect flow measurement, especially if the turbine meter is being operated at the low end of its operating range.
Meters from the following manufacturers have been calibrated and/or tested by CEESI:
- Daniel
- Instromet
- Hoffer
- Flow Technology
- Cox
- ITT Barton
- American Meter
- Sensus
- Quantum Dynamics
Turbine Meter Services
- Calibration of line Sizes from 3/4” to 36”
- Calibration of line Sizes from 1/4” to 16”
- Typical uncertainties for turbine meter calibration are 0.23% at the Iowa facility, and less than 0.5% at the Colorado facility
- Installation effects testing, and flow conditioner testing
- Consulting on turbine meter station design
- Consulting for turbine meter flow measurement discrepancies
- On-site auditing of turbine metering installations
- Training on fundamentals of turbine meters
- Training on advanced turbine metering topics
Request a quote or contact us if you have
questions about turbine meter calibrations.
Sample Turbine Meter Calibration Certificates
Turbine Meter-specific Training Courses & Events
Turbine Meter Standards
Some of the standards for turbine meters include:
- AGA Report No. 7, Measurement of Natural Gas by Turbine Meters
- ANSI/ASME MFC-4M, Measurement of Gas Flow by Turbine Meters
- ISO 9951, Measurement of Gas Flow in Closed Conduits – Turbine Meters
Turbine Meter Publications & Papers
The following is a random sampling of documents relating to turbine flowmeters from the
Flow Measurement Technical Library. This library contains over 57,000 documents
on flow measurement from NIST, ISHM, AGA, ISFFM, ASGMT, FLOMEKO, MSC and others; thousands of these documents are available for free download.
ONSITE PROVING OF GAS TURBINE METERS USING SONIC NOZZLES
Jim Beeson,
1989
Abstract: This paper explains a mobile gas turbine
meter proving system that combines technology
from liquid turbine meter provers
with new ideas that specifically apply to
gas measurement. Arkla Energy Resources
developed and currently uses a sonic
nozzle prover on 4" thru 8" gas turbine
meters at meter station sites under
actual operating conditions.
Uncertainty Analysis of Turbine and Ultrasonic Meter Volume Measurements
Tom Kegel,
2003
Abstract: This paper describes the process of estimating the uncertainty of volume measurements made with turbine and ultrasonic flowmeters. Components that contribute uncertainty include the pressure and temperature transducers, the gas chromatograph, state equation and flow computer as well as the meter itself. Each component is described and numerical uncertainty values are estimated based on a hypothetical set of measurements. The individual component values are combined to provide the uncertainty in ....
The Effect of Viscosity on
Hydrocarbon Liquid Turbine Meter Measurements
Thomas Kegel
Gordon Stobie,
2009
Abstract: Flow measurement requires “ancillary” measurements to achieve uncertainty levels
acceptable for custody transfer applications. Volume corrections require pressure and
temperature measurements, gas volume corrections additionally require composition
information. The ancillary measurements are also required to achieve the required
uncertainty from the flowmeter. Gas measurement examples include the dependence of
orifice meter discharge coefficient or turbine meter K Factor based on the Reynol ....
Production Measurement with Rotary and Turbine Meters
Craig A. Caldwell,
1985
Abstract: Production measurement offers some unique problems not
particularly found in residential, commercial or industrial
measurement. There are four common methods of measuring
production gas: the orifice, diaphragm, rotary or turbine
meter. All of these meters work well under certain circumstances
and are inappropriate under some other conditions.
This paper will review installation considerations and
maintenance procedures for two of these metering devices,
the rotary and turbine meters.
Search the Flow Measurement Technical Library for papers on turbine meters.