DEPARMENTOF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : N. Sanjeeva Rao
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : Applied Electronics &
Instrumentation Engg.
Institute : Govt. polytechnic for women,
Srikakulam
Year/Semester : IV Semester
Subject : process instrumentation –II
Sub. Code : AEI-405,
Topic : Flow
Duration : 50minutes
Sub- Topic : Positive Displacement Meter
Teaching Aids : PPT, Animations, photographs
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 OBJECTIVES

Upon the completion of this topic you would able to learn

about
 Displacement Meter
• Operation
• Classification
• Construction
• Advantages
• Application

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 OPERATION

• The principle of measurement is that the liquid

flow through a meter moves a measuring
element
• It seals the measuring chamber into a series of
measuring compartments each holding a definite
volume.
• Each element is successively filled from the flow
at inlet and emptied at out let of the meter.

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• Positive displacement meter chops the flow into
pieces of known size

• Then count the number of pieces

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 CLASSIFICATION

• Positive displacement meter are classified as

 Nutating disc meter

 Sliding vane type meter

 Lobed- impeller meter

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 INTRODUCTION TO NUTATING DISC

• Working principle of it is similar to water is filled

with mug

• Example: The capacity of mug is 1Liter

• The bucket is filled with water by 10 mugs

• Then the quantity of water is 10 X 1 Liter = 10

Liters
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 INTRODUCTION TO NUTATING DISC

• It consists of a nutating disc is mounted on the

spherical ball.
• The nutating disc nutates in the metering
chamber with spherical sides.
• The nutating disc not only provides the rotational
motion but also a sweeping motion
• The top and bottom of the disc maintain
tangential contact with top and bottom of the
mounting chamber.
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 WORKING PRINCIPLE

• The fluid flows in the right side of the chamber

through the inlet
• Once the right side of the chamber is filled with
fluid then this fluid is transferred to left side of the
chamber by the nutating disc
• The nutations of the nutating disk is counted by
the counter
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NUTATING DISC METER

Fig .1

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FIG.2 OTHER TYPE OF POSITIVE
DISPLACEMENT METER

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• This process is repeated

• For example the chamber capacity is 10 liters

• Then the counter reading is 10

• The quantity fluid is 10X10=100 liters

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 ADVANTAGES OF POSITIVE
DISPLACEMENT METER

• Simple and rugged construction

• Low pressure drop

• High accuracy

• Low cost.

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 APPLICATIONS

• It is used as a domestic water meter

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 APPLICATIONS OF
POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT METER

• It is designed as quantity meters for the

measurement of volume flow in
• Pistons

• Sliding Vanes or mesh elements

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 SUMMARY

We have discussed about the principle of operation

of positive displacement meter
• Operation
• Classification
• Construction
• Advantages
• Application
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QUIZ

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1. Which of the following is a positive displacement
device?
A) Rota Meter

B) Nutating Disc

C) Turbine Flow meter

D) Volumetric Tank method

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2. Which of the following meter is Quantity Meter?

A. Orifice Plates
• Turbine Meter
• Electromagnetic flow meter
• Nutating Disc

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 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. Explain the principle of operation of the positive

displacement meter?

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