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 : Turbine Meter
Teaching Aids : PPT, Animations, photographs
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 OBJECTIVES

Upon the completion of this topic you will be able to

know about
 Turbine Flow Meter

• Description

• Operation

• Advantages

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 DESCRIPTION

• It is non- friction displacement type of

mechanical flow meter

• It consists of two parts

 The rotor with multiple blades

 Variable reluctance tachometer

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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

• When the flowing fluid impinging on the turbine

blades imparts a force on the blades surfaces
• The angular velocity of the can be sensed by the
means of a proximity type of pick of reluctance
type.
• A permanent magnet is encased in the rotor body
and each time the rotating magnet pass the pole
of the pickup coil,
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• The change in permeability of the magnetic
circuit produces a voltage pulse at the output
terminals
• These voltage pulses are counted by the
means of electronic digital counter

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• The relationship between the volume flow
rate and the angular velocity of the rotor is

Q = kn

Q= The volume flow rate

n = The rotor angular velocity in rad/s

k= Constant for any given meter

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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

• We have discussed about working principle of

turbine flow meter

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

1. Explain the principle of operation of turbine flow

meter

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