SM-RI Turbine Gas Meters

Installation & Maintenance

Instructions
 SM-RI Turbine Gas Meter
Installation & Maintenance Instructions
Contents
Introduction 5

General Description 5

Operating Principle 5
Meter Indexes 6-7
Accessories 8

Installation 8

Installation Conditions 8-9

On Receipt 9
Installation 10
Start-up 10-11

Maintenance 12

Periodic Inspections 12-13

Lubrication procedure 14

Trouble Shooting 14-15

Dismantling 15

Further Information 15

SM-RI Technical Data 16-19

 SM-RI Turbine Gas Meter
Installation & Maintenance Instructions
Introduction
Th e Instr om et Turb ine Gas M et er is a state of the art p recision instrum en t which m easur es th e flow of
gases by m ean s of a tu rb in e wheel. As a result o f years of d evelop m ent and exp erience, Instro m et has
been able to p rovide a m eter of u nparalleled accuracy and r eliability which will give years o f faithful servi-
ce even under very dem anding condition s.

The purp ose of this m an ual is to p rovide a g eneral guid e t o the installation, o per ation and care of a
standar d Inst rom et turbin e gas meter. Every effort has b een m ade to ensure that the inf orm ation co ntai-
ned in this manual is as accurate as possible, however, the continuous improvements which Instr omet
m akes to it s product s m ay result in sm all inco nsistencies. Custom m anufact ur ed equip m ent or “sp ecials”
m ay also r esult in differences. It is therefore prudent to consult the specific technical d ata and other docu-
m entat ion which accom panies the m eter. If in any dou bt, Instro met should be contacted.

Gene ral Description

Operat ing Principle:
The m eter b od y can be con sider ed as part of t he pressure contain in g syst em . The m eterin g m echan ism
consist s of a turbin e wheel, a flo w straigh tener and the requir ed gear s and coupling s to en able the rota-
t io nal speed of the t ur bine wh eel and thus th e q uan tity of gas p assin g th ro ugh it, to b e ind icated by a
co unt er m echanism . The act ual m et ering m echanism is m oun ted inside t he m eter body and connected to
the coun ter o n top by m eans of a m agnetic co upling.

The flowing gas enters the meter

through a built-in flow conditio-
ner ( 1 ) that conditions the flow
pro file and increases t he gas velo -
city. The gas continues along the
flow channel (2) and enters the
turbine rotor. The turbine r otor
blading (3) is designed w it h over-
lap to give complete guidance to
the flowing gas and extract the
m axim u m energy at low gas velo -
cities. The tu rbine w heel’s angu lar
velocity is proportional to the
average gas velocity flowing
through the meter. The gas exits
the turbine rotor through a flow
ring (4) and an expanding exit
chan nel to m inim ize pr essure los-
ses. The rotation of the turbine
rotor is tran sm itt ed via a gear t rain
(5) and transferr ed from the p res -
surized m eter body to th e coun ter
(7) by a gas tight magnetic coup-
ling (6). The follower magnet of
the magnetic coupling drives the
coun ter to reg ister volum es m et e-
red at the operating condition s.

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 Me ter indexes
Th e turbine m eter is fitted with an index counter wh ich can give b ot h a mech anical and variou s elec-
tronic read-outs. The stand ard Multi-in dex h as an eight digit m echanical read-out fitted in a wh ite colou-
r ed in dex h ead. It m ay b e rot ated t hrou gh 350° for ease of viewing.

Multi-Index Slot Sensor

Mechanical Options:
- An external shaft can be fitt ed to drive a m echanical volum e corr ector

- Th e head can be made air and water tight and can be fit ted wit h a S ilicon elem ent to ab sorb int e-
rior water vapo ur

Electronic Optio ns:

- Th e Multi Index head can be fitted with a m axim um of three sen sors low f requency
sensors. A h igh frequency r ad-out is also possible.

2 x lF + 1 x HF
1 x LF + 2 x HF
3 x LF

- Th e HF output uses a slot sensor on a disk with 29 segm en ts

- The LF o utput uses a r eed swit ch with 1,2,5, o r 10 im pulses per revo lu tion. The reed switch circuit
may either be n orm ally op en or closed.

- On e or two connectors of the Bind er type m ay be fitt ed. Connection s m ay also be m ade th rough a
Harting type or through a sp ecial Instr om et ISM co nnector bo x fitt ed to the side of the head of the
index.

- Th e connection s and t he im pulse values ar e stated on the in form ation plate lo cated on th e index
cover.

- Th e pulse data is included in th e table below.

Proxim ity Switch/ Reprox Probe

This High frequency p ick-u p m ay be m ounted at the turbine roto r (alu mini-
u m rot or o nly) and/o r at a follower disk m oun ted o n the m ain shaft .
Its p ulse data is also given in the table belo w.

Proxim ity Swit ch/Reprox Probe

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 PULSE DATA
Size G- Qmax tr* HF Blades HF Low frequency Pulses per m3
in mm rating m 3 /h m3 Index Turbine Proximity
Hz Rotor Switch I pulses 2 pulses 5 p uls es 10 pulses
at Qmax Hz per per per per
at Qmax rev. rev. rev. rev.

50 40 0065 0,1 140 12 1700**+ 10 20 0,50 100

2" 65 0100 0,1 210 12 2600**+ 10 20 0, 50 100

80 00100 0160 001 110 12 1300**+ 1 2 0, 50 10

3" 00160 0250 001 160 12 2000**+ 1 2 0, 50 10
00250 0400 z01 150 12 1800**+ 1 2 ,5 10

100 00160 0250 001 100 16 1100**+ 1 2 0, 50 10

4" 00250 0400 001 160 16 1800**+ 1 2 0, 50 10
00400 0650 001 140 16 1600**+ 1 2 0, 50 10

150 00400 0650 001 150 20 1200**+ 1 2 0,50 10

6" 00650 1000 001 230 20 1800**+ 1 2 0, 50 10
01000 1600 001 210 20 1700**+ 1 2 0, 50 10

200 00650 1000 010 050 20 0770**+ 0,10 0,2 0,50 1

8" 01000 1600 010 090 20 1200**+ 0,10 0,2 0,50 1
01600 2500 010 080 20 1100**+ 0,10 0,2 0,50 1

250 01000 1600 010 090 24 0825**+ 0,10 0,2 0,50 1

10" 01600 2500 010 140 24 1300**+ 0,10 0,2 0,50 1
02500 4000 010 130 24 1200**+ 0,10 0,2 0,50 1

300 01600 02500 010 050 24 0810**+ 0,10 0,2 0,50 1

12" 02500 04000 010 080 24 1300**+ 0,10 0,2 0,50 1
04000 06500 010 070 24 1200**+ 0,10 0,2 0,50 1

400 02500 04000 010 160 24 0660**+ 0,10 0,2 0,50 1

16" 04000 06500 010 260 24 1100**+ 0,10 0,2 0,50 1
06500 10000 010 220 24 0900**+ 0,10 0,2 0,50 1

500 04000 6500 010 130 24 530**+ 0,10 0,2 0,50 1

20" 06500 10000 010 210 24 900**+ 0,10 0,2 0,50 1
10000 16000 010 190 24 800**+ 0,10 0,2 0,50 1

600 06500 10000 100 050 24 470**+ 0,01 0,02 0,05 0,1
24" 10000 16000 100 080 24 700**+ 0,01 0,02 0,05 0,1
16000 25000 100 070 24 600**+ 0,01 0,02 0,05 0,1
* tr=m 3 p er revolution of index first wheel
** Fo llo wer d isc not available
+ Fo r pressures of 10 bar and over: 1000 Hz at Qmax

The above pulse data are nom inal values and subject to act ual calibration.

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 Accessories

Various accessories such as volum e cor rectors, f lo w comp ut er connect ions, pr essure and t em perature
t ransm itters et c. can be fitted to Instr om et Tu rbine Meter s. The vo lum e corr ectors are conn ected to th e LF
o ut p ut on the Index Head and the f low com put ers ar e co nnected to the Reprox probe.

Wh en connect ing th ese accessor ies, reference shou ld be m ade to th e instructio ns an d other docum en-
t ation which accom pany these p roducts.

Installation

Installation Co nditions - General

Th e gas st ream shou ld be clean and f ree of liq uids, du st or fo reign m at erial which could dam age the
m et er roto r and m ech anism . Wher e the gas str eam is no t clean, it is reco m m ended th at a gas filt er of 5
micr on m esh or bett er be in stalled upstream of the meter. All upstream piping should be cleaned bef ore
installation.

The Instromet turbine meter has been designed to average the gas velocity and provides accurate
measurem ent even w hen t he velocity pro file is distort ed. Where stron g sw irl or extr em e p rofile distortion
exists the meter m ay o ver o r under register; the degree of erro r being dependen t on t he degree of distor-
t ion. The m eter is essentially less sensit ive to flow d isturbances and upstream piping conf ig uration s than
o rifice plates but in stallations su it able f or use with o rifice p lates can be used and will give an even better
perfor m ance with the In st ro m et m eter. Alternatively, arrangem ents r ecom m en ded f or turbine m eter s
m ay be used allowing for m ore com pact installations. Tube b undle f low st raigh teners as descr ibed in ISO
and AGA st andard s are also suit able.

If the m eter being installed is an SM -RI w ith th e new X4X built -in straig htener, only 2D o f straight pipe
is required upstream o f th e m eter in o rd er to keep the eff ect of pertur bat io ns w it hin ± 0.33% fo r flow
rates between 20% and 100% of m axim u m flo w rates. This perm its the design of very tigh t inst allations
w ithout an y eff ect on accu racy. It also red uces the uncertain ty caused by inst allation effects to an extr e-
mely low level when used in conventional installations. The increase in the pressure drop with such a
m eter is quit e sm all.

Wher e regulat ors or sim ilar devices are used im m ed iately upstream in very com p act installations where
jets could impinge on the meter, the use of a tee is recommended. Downstream piping may be of any
co nf iguration p ro viding the m eter is connect ed in itially to pipew ork equivalent to the n om inal bore o f
t he m eter p rior to any reduction . Reducer s (one siz e reduction ), elbows, t ees and f ull bore valves can be
attached directly to the meter. If temperature is to be measured downstr eam, it is recommended that
such m easurem ent be installed within 2 diam eters of t he m eter.

Turbine m eters should norm ally b e installed h orizon tally wit h th e ind ex on top alth ough vert ical instal-
latio n is possible with so m e m eter sizes. If liquids are in the st ream or if the gas is m oist, t he m eter p ipe
should b e sloped t o allow an y liquid t o flow away fr om the m et er. Where a vertical in st allation is used,
the flow of t he st ream must be do wnwar ds.

Instrom et tu rb in e m eters m ay b e subjected to f lows of 20% h igher than t he maxim um specif ied for
short periods of time with out dam age to th e m et er. Ho wever, excessive rotor speeds will d ecrease the life
o f th e m et er if such over speeds are freq uent or of long duration.

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 When installing a meter outdoors, it should be protected from the direct effects of the weather.
Electr onic accessories m ust also be protected from the elem ents and fro m extrem e am bient conditions.

SM -RI Tu rbine Meter wit h X4X Flow Straighten er

SMRI

2D

SMRI

2D

R ecomm ended ways of connecting a tur bine meter downstream of a regulator.

On Receipt

1. Carefu lly exam ine the shipping container for an y ext ern al dam ag e prior to un packing. Any evidence
of damage mu st be reported to the carrier.

2. Aft er unpacking the m eter, exam ine it f or com pliance w it h the o rdered specifications and check t hat
any r equired accessory such as a volu me corr ector is included. Check t he test certif icate supplied with
the m eter and ensur e that t he inform ation con cerning th e calibration, p ressur e r ange, tem p erat ur e
etc. is in acco rdance with the actual installation.

3. A bott le of the recom mended lubricat ion oil is also nor m ally inclu ded.

4. TAKE PARTICULAR CARE TO RETAIN ALL DOC UMENTS SHIPPED WITH THE M ETER AS THEY ARE METER -
SPEC IFIC AND R EQUIRED FOR M ETER RECORDS .

5. Remo ve in let an d ou tlet covers.

6. Check to ensure the turbine wheel turns sm oothly (use an air jet or sim ply blow into th e inlet).
The wheel shou ld not sto p abr uptly or show signs of unbalan ce.

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Inst alla tion of the Met er
After the ab ove inspections, th e m et er can be installed as fo llows:

1. Make sur e that the installation is clean, free from swarf, sand, other particulate matter or liquids.
Ensur e f lange faces of bo th the m eter and th e installat io n are sim ilarly clean and fr ee of any foreign
par ticles, both inside and ou tsid e the openings.

2. Noting flow direction , lift the m eter into th e mo unting position usin g th e lif ting lugs or eyebolt s. Take
care that the index head or other m ounted devices are clear of any lifting strop.

3. Po sition the gaskets carefully, ensuring t hat there is no protrusion int o the line which wo uld thus cause
a dist urban ce to the f low.

4. Tigh ten t he bo lts with eq ual f orce.

5. The Mu lti-Ind ex can be ro tated up to 350° f or easier reading. To alter t he position loo sen t he two set
screws with a 2.5m m Allen key an d tighten carefully once the index has been r epositioned.

6. Conn ect probes and electr onics on the ind ex according t o the diagram s accom panying the equip m ent.
Th e referen ce p ressure m ust be taken at the point on the m eter labelled “Pr”. If the m eter is inst alled
in a z one classif ied as a hazard ous area, then ensu re all conn ections are to intrinsic safe circuits.

7. Fill oil reservoir with oil sup plied with the m eter and pum p as required to lubricate the b earings.

Start-up
1. Th e Instromet tur bine m eter is a h igh precision in strum ent d esigned to g ive m aximu m perform ance at
its operatin g con ditions. The meter m ust b e put into service b y opening t he valve slow ly to pressurise
the line at a rate (of no t less than 15 secon ds duration) t hat will allow a gr adu al acceleration o f the
turb in e wheel. Th e shock of a sudden p ressu rising o f the line can dam age the t urbine. The design of
the installatio n should b e such t hat pressurising t he m eter can b e achieved through a sm all d iam eter
t ube, prefer ably connected so t hat t he m eter is located in th e sm allest volum e of the part of t he in stal-
lation bein g pressurised.

2. B y choosing th e int ernal diam eter of the pip e which by-passes the m ain valve as indicated in the table
below, the flow rate will be limited to the listed value (for natural gas). The flow rate through the
m eter sho uld at no tim e exceed the stated maxim um flow rate by m ore t han 20%.

3. If a m eter is m ounted in a p art of th e installat io n that had been separately d e-pressur ised, particular
care has to be taken when subseq uently pr essur ising the pip e work d ownstream of the m etering instal-
latio n. Pref erably t he down stream piping should also be pressur ised th ro ugh a p ipe according to the
t able. This valve m ust also be operat ed carefully in order to prevent overspeedin g the m eter.

4. C heck for leakag e part icularly around the flang es and at the Pr con nect ion.

5. Ensure counter is rot ating corr ectly and other inst rum ent devices are operat ing as required.

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 V1 V2

P
meter
D

d1 d2

Recom m ended M ethod of Pressurising an Installation

(d1 and d2 chosen according to following table)

d1 & d2 Flow
(mm) (m3/hr)

4 10
5 15
6 23
8 38
10 60
12 90
15 140
20 250
25 400

Maximu m Flo w Rat e for By-p ass o f Internal Diam eter d

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 Maintenance

Periodic Inspections
L ike all p recision instrum ents an Instrom et turbine m eter is vuln erable to abu se and o perating con di-
tions ou tside its specifications and lim its. It is pru dent therefore to periodically ch eck t he security and run-
n ing con dition of the m et er. It is essential that t his be do ne if a significan t over pressure has o ccurred , if
the installatio n has been subjected to abn or m al vibr ation or if the gas should becom e excessively co nt a-
minated.

Certain turbine meters can be inspected without removal from the line. If the meter in question is
equ ip ped wit h a Repr ox pro be sensing the turbine blades, or has a plug fitted at that locat io n, the turbi-
n e wheel b lades can be in sp ected b y rem oving t he prob e or plug . This opening also per m it s a ‘sp in test’
(d escribed below ) and thus a check on t he bearings t o be conducted w ithout the necessity of removing
t he m eter f rom t he line.
CAUTION: In som e cases, removal of t he pr obe b reaks the met rolo gical seal.

Instr omet Spin Test Procedure A jet of gas, for example from a cylinder of compressed nitrogen or air,
directed at t he tu rbine blades is sufficient to spin the r otor w hich must continu e to rotate for a pre-deter-
m ined time, sho wn in the acco m panying t able. It shou ld be noted, however, that the times given are indi-
cative on ly an d depending on t he age of t he m eter, cleanliness of the oil, viscosit y etc. these t im es m ay
vary. If in doubt an Instr om et techn ician shou ld be consulted .

1. If the meter h as been r em oved fr om the lin e, place it in a draft free area, w it h open sp ace of at least
1.5m from the in let and ou tlet. If the m et er is still installed en su re there is sufficient op ening down-
stream fo r the air to escape.

2. S lo wly increase t he speed of t he rotor with the air g un and let it run at m aximum speed fo r about 1
minute.

3. Stop the air f low and sim ultaneously co mm ence th e tim ing.

4. Stop the tim in g wh en th e tur bine wheel comletely stop s rotating in t he or iginal direction.

5. Repeat th e procedure twice m ore an d average the t im es.

6. S uggested air su pply d ata: pressure supply = 7 b ar

g un o penin g diam eter = 2 mm
air hose internal dia. = 6 mm

7. S pin times should be as follows:

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 Summar y of Spin Times

Size Turb ine Wheel Min im um Spin Tim e

(mm) Material (sec)
New Used

Delr in 45° 50 34
50 (2”) Delrin 45° - strengthened 33 22
Alum . 45° 90 60

Delrin 45° 80 55
80 (3”) Delrin 45° - strengthened 70 45
Alum . 30 ° 130 85
Alum . 45° 140 90

Delr in 45° 120 80

100 (4”) Delrin 45° - strengthened 80 55
Alum . 30° 120 80
Alum . 45° 180 120

Delrin 45° 210 140

Delrin 45° - strengthened 170 110
150 (6”) Alum . 30° 380 250
Alum . 45° 410 270
Alum . 30° - 8m m bearin gs - 210 140
(G1000)

200 (8”) Alum . 30° 320 210

Alum . 45° 330 215

250 (10”) Alum . 30° 250 165

Alum . 45° 250 165

300 (12”) Alum . 30° 390 255

Alum . 45° 390 255

400 (16”) Alum . 30° 490 320

Alum . 45° 490 320

Notes:
Values are appro xim ate and depen dent on:
• type of ind ex - sligh tly less for 6” and sm aller meters fitted wit h M ulti-index
• open or closed outlet (abo ve is for open outlet)

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Lubrication procedure
To extend the lifetime and maintain the accuracy of a turbine meter lubrication of the bearings is
necessary. F lu shing th e bearing s with o il not only ensu res effective lubricat io n b ut also r em oves foreign
particles which m ay have entered fr om the g as. The fr equency o f lubricat io n depend s on the operating
co nditio ns and is for clean gas an d norm al operations, 2-3 tim es per year. Instro m et recom m ends Isof lex
PDP 38 Oil or its equivalent .

Th e follo wing p um ps are stand ard fit tings on SM -RI turbine m eters. Alternatively, the pu m ps m ay be
rep laced by a lubrication nipple and the meters lubricated by an ext ernal port able lubrication ‘gu n’.

Autom at ic lu brication systems can also be fitted if requested.

PUSH BUTTON PUMP SMALL OIL PUMP LARGE OIL PUMP

Standard on 50 and 80 mm meters Standard on 100 mm, 150 mm Standard on 250 mm meters
in pressure r ang es above 16 B ar. 0.1 and 200 mm meters in all pres- and larg er in all pressure ranges.
cc per stroke. sure ranges. 0,5 per stroke. 1 cc per stroke.
For 16 bars and less, standard is an
oil injection system (Syringes),
o ptio nal p ush bu tton oil p um p.

Befor e lubrication, ensure t he reservoir contain s clean , uncontam inated oil. The reco m m ended qu antity
o f oil to b e used each tim e is 1/2 cc of oil f or every inch o f diameter (i.e. 5cc for 10” m eter.)

Trouble Shoo ting

During operation, mechanical dam age m ay be indicat ed by irr egular rot ation or stoppage o f th e coun-
ter. (Check first to ensure that there is a gas flow!). Damage to the bearings or turbine wheel usually
results in excessive noise an d/or vib ration. CAUTION: NO INS PECTION OF THE INTERNALS OF THE METER
CAN BE DONE WHILE THE L INE IS PRESS URISED.

If it is suspected t hat t he problem is co nf in ed to the in dex h ead, (no obvious no ise o r vibration) t he
index can be checked while the line rem ains pr essurised.

NOTE: In m any cases, t he index head is officially sealed against un aut ho rised interfer ence. Br eakin g or
dam aging these seals m ay invalidate th e calibrat ion and may invalidate the war ranty.

If an electr onic m easurem en t outp ut does not ap pear t o work or if it does not ag ree with the mecha-
n ical co un ter, a switch or im pulse generator m ay be ap plied t o the ap pr opriate m ale pins which are nor-
mally connected to the meter. Check that the polarity, pin connection, voltages and currents are in
accordan ce w it h the specification. If th e results of t he test sh ow s th at the p olarity and pin con nect ions
are co rrect, than a failu re in the inter nal m eter elect ronics m ay by p resent.

NOTE: If the meter is lo cated in a z one classified as h azardo us, all conn ection s m ust be to intrinsically safe
cir cuits.
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If excessive condensation exists inside the index, r eplace the silicagel element (wher e ap plicable). On older
m eters th e drain/ventilation screw of t he bo ttom side of t he in dex n eck can be removed.

Dismantling
Before a m et er m ay be dism an tled or rem oved from th e installation, t he line m ust be de-pressurised.
It is im po rt ant that the line is de-pr essurised slowly an d with car e to pr event dam ag e to th e turbine and
bearings. It is recom m ended t hat t he gas be r eleased th ro ug h a sm all d iam et er tube selected in accor -
dan ce wit h th e pressurisatio n tab le on page 11.

It is strongly recom m ended th at dism an tlin g of the m eter and any repair to the inter nals, be p erfor -
m ed by an author ised In strom et technician. Distu rbance to the align m ent of the internals m ay introduce
an er ror to the measur ement requiring a re-calibration. If in doubt, advice may be obtained from
Instromet.

Further Information

Pub lications by Instromet:

Turbine Gas Meter Handbook

P-Meter Handbook: Tur bine Meters for Ethylene

Internat ional Refer ence Material:

Internat ional stan dards:

ISO 9951: 1993, Measur em ent of gas flow in closed conduit s - Tu rbine m eters.

R ecomm endat ions of th e Int ernational Organisat ion of Legal Metrology:

OIML R6, Gener al sp ecificatio ns for gas volu m e met ers
OIML R32, Rotary piston m eter s and turbine gas met ers

Amer ican Gas Associatio n:

AGA repor t No. 7, Measur ement of fu el gas by turb ine m eters.

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SM-RI TECHNICAL DATA
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 Size Dimensions mm
DIMENSIONS SM-RI mm G-Rating
A B C D E H
50 40
( 2") 65 60 – 150 – 235

80 100
( 3") 160 96 – 240 – 205
250
100 160
( 4") 250 120 130 300 210 218
400
150 400
( 6") 650 180 180 450 247 273
1000
200 650
( 8") 1000 240 240 600 273 298
1600
250 1000
(10") 1600 300 360 750 327 314
2500
300 1600
(12") 2500 360 390 900 352 338
4000
400 2500
(16") 4000 480 510 1200 395 380
6500
500 4000
(20") 6500 600 630 1500 445 431
10000
600 6500
(24") 10000 720 750 1800 495 482
16000

MEASURING RANGE
The SM-Ri gas tu rbine m eter has a m easuring range of 20: 1 w ith air at atm osph eric condit ions. The tu rbi-
n e rotor will start to tu rn at t he flow rates listed in the t able b elow. (These flow rates are f or at m ospheric
air and are approximate values.)

Size Flow ra te Size Flow ra te

mm m 3/h mm m 3/h
2 " ( 50 m m ) 1,2 8 " (200 m m ) 11
3 " ( 80 m m ) 0,9 10 " (250 mm ) 13
4 " (100 m m ) 1,2 12 " (300 mm ) 15
6 " (150 m m ) 4,2

At higher operat ing densities, t he rangeab ilit y of t he tu rbine m eter will increase since the required kinetic
ener gy transfer to the turbine roto r occurs at lower velocities. The following equation may be used to esti-
m ate the m inim um flow r ate of the meter for various op erat ing conditions:

√
p(atm) 1
Q = Qm x
P d

Q = minim um capacit y un der o perating p(atm) = atm ospheric pressure in b ara

(1,01325 b ara)
Qm = minim um capacity for m eter accur acy -
see table page 19 d = relat ive d ensit y of t he flowin g g as

P = operating pressure o f th e m et er in bar

absolute

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 MEASUREMENT RANGES SM-RI

Sizes G- Qmax Qmin tr** Overall Pr essure Body Wgt. Pressure Body Wgt
3 3 3
mm rating m /h m /h m length rating material kg rating material kg

ND 10/16 GGG 40 10 ND 100 26

ANSI 125 10
50 40 65 13 0,1 150 ANSI 150 St 18
2" 65 100 10 0,1 ND 10/16 20 ANSI 300 20
ND 25/40 St 20 ANSI 400 20
ND 64 23 ANSI 600 20

ND 10/16 GGG 40 15 ND 100 34

ANSI 125 15
80 100 160 16 1 240 ANSI 150 24
3" 160 250 13 1 ND 10/16 26 ANSI 300 St 28
*250 400 20 1 ND 25/40 St 26 ANSI 400 28
ND 64 30 ANSI 600 28

ND 10/16 GGG 40 28 ND 100 46

ANSI 125 28
100 160 250 13 1 300 ANSI 150 35
4" 250 400 20 1 ND 10/16 30 ANSI 300 St 42
*400 650 32 1 ND 25/40 St 38 ANSI 400 42
ND 64 40 ANSI 600 50

ND 10/16 GGG 40 44 ND 100 87

ANSI 125 44
150 400 650 32 1 450 ANSI 150 48
6" 650 1000 50 1 ND 10/16 42 ANSI 300 St 66
*1000 1600 80 1 ND 25/40 St 50 ANSI 400 77
ND 64 72 ANSI 600 98

ND 10 70 ND 40 98
ND 16 GGG 40 70 ND 64 125
200 650 1000 50 10 ANSI 125 70 ND 100 161
8" 1000 1600 80 10 600 ANSI 150 St 91
*1600 2500 130 10 ND 10 77 ANSI 300 117
ND 16 St 77 ANSI 400 135
ND 25 89 ANSI 600 155

ND 10 90 ANS I 150 103

1000 1600 80 10 ND 16 95
250 1600 2500 130 10 750 ND 25 St 108 ANS I 300 St 148
10" *2500 4000 200 10 ND 40 128 ANSI 400 170
ND 64 156 ANSI 600 236
ND 100 220 236

ND 10 120 ANSI 150 160

1600 2500 130 10 ND 16
300 2500 4000 200 10 900 ND 25 St 150 ANSI 300 St 210
12" *4000 6500 320 10 ND 40 180 ANSI 400 240
ND 64 240 ANSI 600 290
ND 100 340

ND 10 350 ANSI 150 400

400 2500 4000 200 10 ND 16 380 ANSl 300 460
16" 4000 6500 320 10 1200 ND 25 St 410 St
*6500 10000 500 10 ND 40 460 ANSI 400 490
ND 64 510 ANSI 600 580

4000 6500 320 10 ND 10 550 ANSI 150 650

500 6500 10000 500 10 1500 ND 16 St 600 ANSI 300 St 800
20" *10000 16000 800 10 ND 25 640 ANSI 400 830
ND 40 690 ANSI 600 980

ND 10 900 ANSI 150 1050

600 6500 10000 500 100 1800 St 950 ANSI 300 St 1300
24" 10000 16000 800 100 ND 16 ANSI 400 1350
*16000 25000 1300 100 ND 25 1000 ANSl 600 1500

* maximu md en sity 53 kg /m 3 a tQ max tr ** = m 3/Revo lu tion o f ou tpu t shaft GGG 40 = Ductile ir on GG G 4 0 St-Steel

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 PRESSURE LOSS

G-rating Size Q m ax. ▲ P at G-rating Size Q max. ▲ Pa t The ave ra ge pressur e loss of the
(mm) (m3 /h) Q ma x. (mm) (m3 /h) Q ma x. Q-75 turbine meter using
(mbar) (mbar)
atmospheric air and measured
G 40 50 (2") 65 3 G- 1 000 2 50 (10") 1600 1,5 a t one (1) dia m e te r up str e am to
G- 65 50 (2") 100 6 G- 1 600 2 50 (10") 2500 3,5 on e (1) dia m eter downstre a m of
G- 100 80 (3") 160 3 G- 2 500 2 50 (10" ) 4000 8,5 the meter on straight pipe of
G- 160 80 (3") 250 7 G- 1 600 3 00 (12" ) 2500 1,5
G- 250 80 (3") 400 17
th e sa m e siz e a s t he m e te r.
G- 2 500 3 00 (12" ) 4000 4,0
G- 160 100 (4" ) 250 2 G- 4 000 3 00 (12" ) 6500 9,0
G- 250 100 (4" ) 400 5 G- 2 500 4 00 (16" ) 4000 1,5 The pressure loss across the Q -
G- 400 100 (4" ) 650 13 G- 4 000 4 00 (16") 6500 4,0 75 for various gases and other
G- 400 150 (6" ) 650 3,5 G- 6 500 4 00 (16") 10000 9,0
G- 650 150 (6") 1000 7 G- 4 000 5 00 (20" ) 6500 1,5
operating pressures may be
G-1000 150 (6" ) 1600 16 G- 6 500 5 00 (20") 10000 4,0 appr oximated from the follo -
G- 650 200 (8") 1000 1,5 G-10000 5 00 (20" ) 16000 9,0 wing eq ua tio n.
G-1000 200 (8" ) 1600 2,5 G- 6 500 6 00 (24" ) 10000 1,5
G-1600 200 (8" ) 2500 5,5 G-10000 6 00 (24") 16000 4,0

PRESSURE LOSS FORMULA

d Pm Q
▲ P2 = ▲ P1 x 0,6 x ( p(atm x )( Qmax ) 2

P(atm) = Atmo sp heric Pressure Qmax = Ma x. flo w rate from

▲ P2 = Pr essure d rop at Pm
(tab le co nd itio n s th e tab le ab ove
a nd Q- mb ar 1 .013 b ara) d = Relative den sity of th e
▲ P1 = Pressure d rop a t Q = Insta ntane ou s flo w g as (air = 1)
Qmax - se e tab le rate
Pm = Op era tin g p ressure

Ethylene gasm ete r me te r wit h in jectio n o il syste ms

m eter with a sma ll oil p u mp

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