tell this to APATOR, was air injected in the circuit? I repeat this half full pipe idea is too XXXXX to be possible. Think a bit, are you losing your sense of reality? peter
On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 9:20 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: > Peter Gluck <[email protected]> wrote: > > the idea of half full pipes and half full flowmeter is a total idiocy >> > > No, it is not. That is easy to arrange. That is why the manual for this > flow meter specifically *warns you not to do it*. If it were impossible, > why would they say that? > > All flowmeter guides say that. See: > > "Expected minimum and maximum pressure and temperature values should be > given in addition to the normal operating values when selecting flow > meters. Whether flow can reverse, *whether it does not always fill the > pipe*, whether *slug flow can develop (air-solids-liquid)*, whether > aeration or pulsation is likely, whether sudden temperature changes can > occur, or whether special precautions are needed during cleaning and > maintenance, these facts, too, should be stated." > > > http://www.omega.com/prodinfo/flowmeters.html > > > you have no idea how water flows in the pipes and in the flowmeter. >> > > I do know, in some detail. I am sure the pipe was half empty. I.H. knows > in great detail. > > - Jed > > -- Dr. Peter Gluck Cluj, Romania http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com
