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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 : Turbine Meter
Teaching Aids : PPT, Animations, photographs
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OBJECTIVES
• Description
• Operation
• Advantages
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DESCRIPTION
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DIAGRAM
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OPERATION
• The rotor with turbine blades section
• It consists of an axially mounted freely rotating
turbine wheel / (rotor). It is placed in the path of
a fluid steam.
• When the flowing fluid impinging on the turbine
blades imparts a force on the blade surfaces
• Due to this force the rotor in motion with an
angular velocity “v”.
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• This angular velocity is proportional to the fluid
of whose velocity to be measured.
• The turbine flow meter with an electrical output
suitable for measuring the flow in the tubes as
shown in the figure 2.
• The turbine flow meter consists of a rotor with
multiple blades. The rotor is supported by ball
bearing and is located centrally in the pipe .
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2Fig 2
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• A permanent magnet is encased in the rotor
body and pick-up coil is placed on the frame
as shown in the figure 2.
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WORKING PRINCIPLE OF TURBINE FLOW METER
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• The relationship between the volume flow
rate and the angular velocity of the rotor is
Q = kn
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• Alternatively the frequency is converted in to
voltage and is fed to analog/digital voltmeter
• The out put voltage of analog/digital voltmeter
is proportional to the volume flow rate of the
fluid.
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ADVANTAGES OF TURBINE FLOW METER
• High accuracy
• Good repeatability
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DISADVANTAGES OF TURBINE FLOW
METER
• Highly expensive
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SUMMARY
Advantages / Disadvantages
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QUIZ
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1. Which of the following flow meter is a mechanical
the flow meter
a) Pilot tube
b) Venturi meter
c) Turbine flow meter
d) Rota meter
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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