Prediction of turbine gas Meter error in high-pressure by CFD techniques: A novel approach to reduce high-pressure calibration (HPC) costs
Calibrating gas meters to their operating conditions are ideal for defining accuracy, but obstacles like economics, time, physical limitations, and a lack of high-pressure calibration facilities often prevent this. A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model was created using the motion equations sim...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Flow measurement and instrumentation 2024-04, Vol.96, p.102559, Article 102559 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Calibrating gas meters to their operating conditions are ideal for defining accuracy, but obstacles like economics, time, physical limitations, and a lack of high-pressure calibration facilities often prevent this. A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model was created using the motion equations simultaneously angular momentum balance in steady state and the standard k-ε turbulence model to improve the prediction of Turbine Gas Meter (TGM) performance at both high-pressure and atmospheric conditions. Utilizing the Multiple Reference Frame (MRF) model, numerical simulations for a 2-inch turbine gas meter (DN 50, G65, and PN/ANSI 150) were conducted, and the proposed model's accuracy was validated by comparing atmospheric calibration simulation results with experimental data, demonstrating a Weighted Mean Error (WME) of −0.162%. According to the performance analysis results, the accuracy of the turbine gas meter deteriorated as pressure increased, and the rotor's maximum rise in angular velocity increased by 12% compared to atmospheric pressure. Additionally, it was discovered that pressure variations had a more significant impact on angular velocity at lower flow rates. Also, it was found that pressure has a considerable effect on gas turbine meter performance up to 50 bar (Re = 2.5 × 106). Angular velocity variations are negligible at more tremendous pressures and can be disregarded. Finally, a correlation for turbine gas meter was developed, which can be used to forecast angular velocity at various pressures and the error percentage compared to atmospheric conditions.
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•A comprehensive CFD model is developed for predicting the performance of turbine gas meters.•TGM performance is numerically investigated in atmospheric and high-pressure conditions.•Pressure change's influence on the accuracy of a turbine gas meter was explored.•A new correlation was proposed to estimate the high-pressure error of turbine gas meters. |
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ISSN: | 0955-5986 1873-6998 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2024.102559 |