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| | Measuring principle | Electromagnetic | Coriolis | Ultrasonic | Orifice plate | Rotary-piston meter | Variable area meter | |
| | Medium | Liquid (conductive) | Liquid or gas | Liquid | Liquid, vapor, gas | Liquid | Liquid or gas | |
| | Nominal diameter | | DN 2 ... 2000 (0.08" ... 78") | 1.5 ... 150 mm (0.06" . 6") | DN 50 ... DN 4000 (2" ... 160") | DN 10 ... 1000 (0.4" . 40") | DN 15 ... 80 e/2-... 3") | DN 10 . 100 (0.4" . 4") G/" ... G3" | |
| | Temperature range | °C (°F) | -40 ... +200 (-40 ... +392) | -50 ... +180 (-58 . +356) | -200 ... +250 (-328 ... +482) | -200 . +500 (-328 . +932) | -30 . +300 (-22 . +572) | -20 . +300 (-4 . +572) | |
| | Max. pressure | bar (psi) | 160 (2320), optional higher | Up to 410 (Up to 5950) | 40 (580) 430 (6235) | 315 (4569) | 63 (914) | 40 (580) | |
| | Accuracy | % | ± 0.25 or ± 0.5 | ± 0.1 or ± 0.15 | ± 0.5 ... ± 2 | ± 0.5 ... ± 2 | ±0.2 ... ±0.5 | ± 2 | |
| | Repeatability | % | 0.1 . 0.2 | 0.05 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.005 | 0.5 | |
| | Dynamic response | | 1:100 | 1:100 | 1:100 | 1:6 | 1:10 | 1:10 | |
| | Start-of-scale value | m/s (ft/s) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.1 (0.33) | Ra > 500 | 0.3 (0.98) | 0.2 | |
| | Full-scale value | | | | | Re < 108 | | | |
| | • For liquids | m/s (ft/s) | 0.25 . 10 (0.825 . 33) | 10 (32.8) | 10 (32.8) | 3 | 3 | 3.5 (11.4) | |
| | • For vapors/gases | m/s (ft/s) | | Approx. 300 (1000) | | 50/25 (164/82) | | 60 (197) | |
| | Measured values | |
| | • Volume flow | | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| | • Sound velocity | | | | • | | | | |
| | • Sound amplitude | | | | • | | | | |
| | • Density | | | • | | | | | |
| | • Mass flow | | | • | • | | | | |
| | • Bidirectional measurement | | • | • | • | • | | | |
| | Use | |
| | • For custody transfer | | • | • | • | | • | | |
| | • As batching system | | • | • | | | • | | |
| | • In viscosity range | mPa-s (cp) | 0.1 . 100,000 (0.1 ... 100,000) | 0 ... 100,000 (0 ... 100,000) | 0 ... 350 (0 ... 350) | 0 . 10 (0 . 10) | 0.3 . 350,000 (0.3 ... 350,000) | 0.5 . 100 (0.5 ... 100) | |
| | | | | Mains | Mains or battery | 2-wire | non | non | |
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