OVERVIEW
Included is a brief history of flow measurement technology, various methods of liquid flow measurement currently in use, what can affect measurement accuracy and repeatability, and what to consider when selecting flow instrumentation for a particular application.
By attending this instructor-led course, participants can return to their jobs and immediately apply the knowledge gained. Participants will receive a certificate of completion.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Familiarity of liquid flow and flow measurement terminology
- Understand how physical properties affect measurement
- Explore conditions that impact flow meter accuracy, repeatability, and reliability
- Know why mass measurement is used
- Know the principle liquid attributes that characterize mass and volume measurement systems
- Understand what measurement is in a mass system
- Learn what commercial balances are based upon
- How to quantify the relationship between measurement and commercial balances
- How to determine composition
- Properly address effects of solution mixing
- Types of equipment used in mass measurement
- Performance verification and meter proving
- Properly perform tank gauging
- Understand operations of small volume provers
- Material balancing, including role of densitometry, sampling, chromatographic analysis, and troubleshooting LAUF
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
CURRICULUM
Provides theory, installation, operation and proving practices of mass measurement. All instruction is grounded in industry standards and best practices. Emphasis is placed on proper procedures and safe practices. Includes instruction on meter proving and calculation of meter factors and densitometer proving by pycnometer and pycnometer calibration.
- Physical properties
- Volume and mass measurement
- Direct and inferential measuring devices
- Performance Verification
- Densitometry
- Meter proving
- Small volume provers
- Material balancing
- Static and dynamic measurement