| Description |
1 online resource (199 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Author -- 1. A Preview of Coming Attractions -- Overview -- Chapter Summary -- A Preview of Upcoming Chapters -- 2. The Building Blocks of Flow -- Overview -- Definitions Are Relative -- David Spitzer's Definition of ""Flow -- Loy Upp's Definition of ""Flow -- A Comparison of Definitions -- Cross-sectional Area of a Pipe -- An Alternative View of the Width of Circles -- Velocity Profile -- Insertion Flowmeters |
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Multiple Factors Influence Flow Measurement -- 3. Conventional Flowmeters -- Overview -- Defining Conventional Flowmeters -- Differential Pressure Transmitters -- Primary Elements -- Positive Displacement -- Turbine -- Open Channel -- Variable Area -- Familiarity Breeds Respect -- Switching Technologies Has a Cost -- Selecting a Flowmeter -- 4. Differential Pressure Transmitters -- Overview -- DP and Other Pressure Transmitters -- Product Improvements -- Multivariable Transmitters Offer Enhanced Flexibility -- DP Transmitter Companies -- Emerson Automation Solutions -- History and Organization |
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DP Transmitter Products -- Yokogawa Electric Company -- History and Organization -- DP Transmitter Products -- How They Work -- Growth Factors for the DP Flow Transmitter Market -- Energy Efficiency and Conservation -- Plant Upgrades and Retrofits -- Growth in Developing Markets -- The DP Flow Transmitter Replacement Market -- Higher Performance in DP Flow Transmitters -- Factors Limiting Growth for the DP Flow Transmitter Market -- Pressure Transmitters Are More Reliable, Reducing the Need for Replacements -- Other Flow Technologies Are Replacing DP Transmitters |
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Multivariable Transmitters Include Several Transmitters in a Single Package -- Market Consolidation Has Led to Product Rationalization, Reducing Availability of Some Products -- Frontiers of Research -- Multivariable Flowmeters -- Offering DP Transmitters with Integrated Flow Elements -- Technological Advances to Meet Advanced Plant Upgrade and More Stringent Environmental Requirements -- Higher Performance in DP Flow Transmitters -- 5. Primary Elements -- Overview -- History of Primary Elements and DP Flow Measurement -- Theory of DP Measurement -- Types of Primary Elements |
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Orifice Measuring Points -- Pitot Tubes -- Venturi Tubes -- Cone Elements -- Flow Nozzles -- Wedge Elements -- Combination Elements -- Other Primary Elements -- Primary Elements Companies -- Daniel -- History and Organization -- Primary Elements Products -- McCrometer -- History and Organization -- Primary Elements Products -- Growth Factors for the Primary Elements Market -- The Large Installed Base of DP Flow Transmitters -- Rapid Growth in China, India, and Other Developing Markets -- Technology Improvements in Primary Elements -- Growth in the Use of Multivariable DP Flowmeters |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Growth in the Use of Integrated DP Flowmeters |
| Subject |
Flow meters
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Flow meters -- Design and construction
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000797978 |
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100079797X |
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