Industrial Flow Measurement - David W. Spitzer

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Auteur(s) : David W. Spitzer

Editeur : Instrument Society Of America

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/04/2026

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 464.0

ISBN : 9781556178719

Résumé :

Preface Why Measure Flow? xiii
About the Author xv
About the Book xvii
Acknowledgments xix

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1

Chapter 2 FLUID FLOW FUNDAMENTALS 3

Chapter 3 PERFORMANCE MEASURES 49

Chapter 4 LINEARIZATION AND COMPENSATION 63

Chapter 5 TOTALIZATION 73

Chapter 6 FLOWMETER CALIBRATION 79

Chapter 7 MEASUREMENT OF FLOWMETER PERFORMANCE 87

Chapter 8 MISCELLANEOUS CONSIDERATIONS 97

Chapter 9 INTRODUCTION TO FLOWMETERS 111

Chapter 10 DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE FLOWMETERS 117

Chapter 12 MASS FLOWMETERS 185

Chapter 13 OPEN CHANNEL FLOWMETERS 201

Chapter 14 OSCILLATORY FLOWMETERS 211

Chapter 15 POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT FLOWMETERS 245

Chapter 16 TARGET FLOWMETERS 283

Chapter 17 THERMAL FLOWMETERS 293

Chapter 18 TURBINE FLOWMETERS 303

Chapter 19 ULTRASONIC FLOWMETERS 319

Chapter 20 VARIABLE AREA FLOWMETERS 331

Chapter 21 CORRELATION FLOWMETERS 345

Chapter 22 INSERTION FLOWMETERS 351

Chapter 23 BYPASS FLOWMETERS 369

Chapter 24 FACTORS IN FLOWMETER SELECTION 373

Chapter 25 DATA REQUIRED FOR FLOWMETER SELECTION 387

Appendix A REFERENCES 425

Appendix B ANSWERS TO EXERCISES 427

INDEX 439

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Biographie:

David William Spitzer is a principal of Spitzer and Boyes, LLC, where he is a consultant practicing instrumentation, flow, measurement, and process control engineering. In addition, he provides product development, marketing, and distribution channel services. He was previously the Manager of Utility and Instrumentation Engineering at Nepera, Inc., Harriman, NY, where he was responsible for technical support and direction in the electrical, instrumentation, and utility areas on a plant-wide basis.
Mr. Spitzer serves on the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Committee on Measurement of Fluid Flow in Closed Conduits. He is also a member of the editorial advisory board of INTECH, INTECH Brasil, and Flow Control magazines.
A frequent instructor at the ISA Training Center in Raleigh, NC, and throughout the United States and internationally in the Short Course Program, Mr. Spitzer is the author of Variable Speed Drives, Principles and Applications for Energy Cost Savings. He is also Volume Editor of Flow Measurement, part of ISA's Practical Guides for Instrumentation and Control Series and author of various books about flowmeters in The Consumer's Guide to... series.

Sommaire:

Industrial Flow Measurement is a practical, well-illustrated guide that introduces engineers and technicians to the processes of measuring liquid and gas flow in industrial systems. Written for readers from technicians to managers, this book explains fluid properties (temperature, pressure, viscosity and density), performance measures (accuracy, repeatability and turndown) and how environmental and piping conditions affect measurements. It reviews the major flowmeter technologies, including differential pressure, magnetic, Coriolis mass, ultrasonic, vortex, positive displacement, turbine, thermal and open-channel methods, providing clear descriptions of how each works, typical applications, sizing and installation guidance and maintenance concerns.

This book emphasizes practical selection procedures, calibration and real-world constraints, enabling users to choose the best meter for a given process. This edition includes exercises, examples and reference data that serve as useful resources for anyone involved in industrial flow measurement and selection.