Development of the T-ring vortex meter

✍ Scribed by T. Cousins; A.T.J. Hayward

• Book ID: 103974499
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 624 KB
• Volume: 4
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0955-5986
• DOI: 10.1016/0955-5986(93)90026-f

✦ Synopsis

A new type of vortex-shedding meter has been developed, in which the bluff body is in the form of an annular ring with a T-shaped cross-section. Because this is axi-symmetric it disturbs the flow much less than a transverse bluff body. This leads to a meter which is considerably more repeatable, and hence potentially more accurate, than a conventional vortex meter. It also has excellent linearity, and an exceptionally low pressure drop. The paper describes the design and performance as well as the current problems with development of a vortex detector.