gas density kg/m3 50 Flow Rate Normal

gas viscosity cp 0.01 Initial /Final Pressure

orifice dia m 0.05 D/s Pressure
0.25 Volume to be depressurised
P1 Pa 5000000 Design pressure
P2/P1 0.5 Design Temperature
gas mol wt 17 Design Differential pressure
gas compressibility 0.8 Operating Temperature
R Viscosity
Mol. Wt.
Cp/Cv
gas volume flow rate m3/s 0.56 Compressibility Factor
pipe ID m 0.20
pipe inside area m2 0.03
gas velocity m/s 17.68
NRe 17683883 17683883
CD 0.60 Cd = 0.5959 + 0.0312 - 0.1840
2.1 8

orifice area, A2 m2 0.0020

Flow rate kg/hr 100000

ow Rate Normal
tial /Final Pressure ( kg/cm2g) 30 / 0
s Pressure ( kg/cm2g) 0
lume to be depressurised ( m3) 2.25
esign pressure ( kg/cm2g) 47
esign Temperature C -29/105
esign Differential pressure ( kg/cm2) 47
perating Temperature C -29 to 75
scosity cp 0.01243
ol. Wt. 16.97
p/Cv 1.380
ompressibility Factor 0.944

+ 0.0312 2.1 - 0.1840 8 + 0.0029 2.5(106/Re)0.75

Pressure Tap Locations

in a given orifice flow meter (to change the range of flow rate measurement) required moving the dow

In 1991 ISO 5167 identified three standard pressure tap configurations for an orifice flow meter. The th
flange taps, and D - D/2 taps, as illustrated in the figure at the left. The advantage of the ISO 5167 pre
the pressure taps from the orifice plate is given as a fixed distance, or as a function of the pipe diame
Determination of Orifice Discharge Coefficient

ISO 5167 provides an equation (given below) for the orifice discharge coefficient, Cd, as a function of
Cd = 0.5959 + 0.0312 2.1 - 0.1840 8 + 0.0029 2.5(106/Re)0.75 + 0.0900(L1/D)[4/(1 - 4)] - 0.0337(L2/D

This equation can be used to find the orifice discharge coefficient for an orifice flow meter with any of
but not for any other arbitrary values of L1 and L2. The introduction of standard pressure tap configura
orifice flow meter to conveniently use different size orifice openings and cover a wide flow measureme

Note that an iterative (trial and error) calculation is needed to get a value for Cd, because the upstrea

A U.S Dept. of the Interior reference with information about ISO 5167 for determining the orifice disch
ONGC - CLAMPON RESTRICTION ORIFICE SIZING

DATA
m kg/s 0.50
C 0.60
k 1.38
k+1 2.38
k-1 0.38
kg/m3 22.77
P1 Pa 3000000

CALCULATION
0.336
A mm2 147.17
dia mm 13.6888
Choked flow
ONGC - CLAMPON RESTRICTION ORIFICE SIZING Choked flow
assumes d/s pressure is less than half u/s pr. !!
DATA
ONGC 8" closed 10 mm 2" valve
clamp-on drain vent RO
C 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60
dia m ### 200.00 10.00 40.00
A m2 0.0001 0.0314 0.0001 0.0013
k 1.38 1.28 1.28 1.28
k+1 2.38 2.28 2.28 2.28
k-1 0.38 0.28 0.28 0.28
P1 bar abs 30 5 30 30
Mol
weight 23 23 23
HYSYS HYSYS HYSYS
kg/m3 22.77 5.13 30.80 30.80
0.336 0.344 0.344 0.344

CALCULATION

m T/hr 42.96 1732.50 25.99 415.80

m kg/s 0.50 20.05 0.30 4.81