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PRONUNCIATION OF ORIFICE METER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ORIFICE METER

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Orifice meter is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ORIFICE METER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of orifice meter in the English dictionary

The definition of orifice meter in the dictionary is a plate having a central hole that is placed across the flow of a liquid, usually between flanges in a pipeline. The pressure difference generated by the flow velocity through the hole enables the flow quantity to be measured.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ORIFICE METER

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orientator
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orifice
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oriflamme
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origan
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Origen
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WORDS THAT END LIKE ORIFICE METER

accelerometer
barometer
centimeter
Demeter
diameter
diffractometer
meter
micrometer
millimeter
multimeter
odometer
parameter
perimeter
peter
potentiometer
spectrometer
spectrophotometer
speedometer
tachometer
thermometer
voltmeter

Synonyms and antonyms of orifice meter in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «orifice meter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ORIFICE METER

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The translations of orifice meter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «orifice meter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

孔板流量计
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medidor de orificio
570 millions of speakers

English

orifice meter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छिद्र मीटर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

فتحة متر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отверстие метр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

medidor de orifício
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাড়া মিটার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orifice mètre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meter orifis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Messblende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オリフィス流量計
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오리피스 미터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Orifice meter
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lỗ mét
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓரிஃப் மீட்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

छिद्रे मीटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Delik ölçeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

meter orifizio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metrowy otwór
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

отвір метр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metru orificiu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετρητή διαφράγματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opening meter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mynnings mätare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

åpning meter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of orifice meter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ORIFICE METER»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about orifice meter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORIFICE METER»

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1
Measurement of Gas and Liquids by Orifice Meter
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition.
Henry Palmer Westcott, 2013
2
Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook: A Manual of Quick, ...
The master turbine meter is reproved at the start of each master meter proving run. This mass factor is applied forward. In the “master meter” proving method, the orifice meter is proved on a mass basis under actual operating conditions.
E.W. McAllister, 2013
3
Oil and Gas Pipeline Fundamentals
This approach can also improve measurement accuracy and provide real-time gas volume information.3 Several types of pressure-monitoring devices are available for orifice meter stations. The type used will affect factors used in volume ...
John L. Kennedy, 1993
4
Unit Operations-i Fluid Flow and Mechanical Operations
Calibration of an orifice meter : Calibration of an orifice meter means establishing the graphical relationship between the volumetric flow rate and pressure drop across the meter (may be the manometric reading). Orifice meter of known ...
5
Oilfield Processing of Petroleum: Crude oil
To avoid duplication with Volume 1 , orifice meter construction and installation are reviewed very briefly. Meter sizing by both the old and new methods is discussed in detail. Construction As described in detail in Volume 1, Chapter 10,  ...
Francis S. Manning, Richard E. Thompson (Ph.D.), Richard E. Thompson, 1995
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Fluid Flow Measurement: A Practical Guide to Accurate Flow ...
S U D 3/4" 1" 1/2" Figure 11-2 Typical orifice meter built to AGA-3. hydrocarbons of all kinds, chemicals, etc. It is easier to list the fluids where they are not used, such as viscous liquids, slurries, pulsating, multiphase, and non-Newtonian.
Paul J. LaNasa, E. Loy Upp, 2014
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Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines
Usually Q, a and >/~2g are constants. 13.2 ORIFICE METER A plate with an orifice of diameter D2 (area A2) inserted axially in a pipe of diameter D\ causes a pressure difference between an upstream section and the downstream section ( Fig.
Subramanya, 2011
8
Hydraulics: Laboratory Manual
in which C4 is the coefficient of discharge of orifice-meter, a, is the cross- sectional area of the pipe and a2 the cross-sectional area of the orifice as shown in Fig. 3.4. The value of Cd varies from 0.6 to 0.62. Apparatus: . Figure 3.4 shows an ...
S. K. Likhi, 1995
9
Environmental Instrumentation and Analysis Handbook
Flow rate Critical flow Noncritical flow tsp—>Figure 41.20 Typical Orifice meter calibration curve.6 one downstream of the orifice, serve as a means of measuring the pressure drop, which can be correlated to the time rate of flow. Watch jewels ...
Randy D. Down, Jay H. Lehr, 2005
10
Surface Operations in Petroleum Production, II
For this reason, it is extremely important that the data used for calculation of the orifice meter coefficient be selected on the basis of the differential taps being used. Description of orifice meter The basic principle of the orifice meter is to produce ...
J.O. Robertson, G.V. Chilingarian, S. Kumar, 1989

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORIFICE METER»

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Siemens Adds New, Higher-Precision Pressure Transmitters to the …
With its extreme measurement accuracy of 0.04 percent, when used in combination with an orifice meter, the Sitrans P410 is ideally suited for ... «ARC Advisory Group, Jun 15»
2
Installation And Maintenance Cut By New ABB Flowmeter Family
ABB has added three new compact DP flowmeters to its range to complement the existing OriMaster compact orifice meter, which itself has ... «Azom.com, Apr 13»
3
Cutting the cost of an orifice meter installation
A conventional orifice flowmeter installation can have over 25 separate components, each presenting one or more potential leakage paths. «Control Engineering Website, Nov 09»

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