PROFILING FLUID FLOWS FOR ACCURATE FLOWMETER MEASUREMENTS

摘要

Fluid flows at different velocities within a pipe's cross-section. For well-developed, ideal flow, the fluid velocities will be highest near a pipe's centre, decreasing towards the pipe walls in symmetrical fashion. The shape that the fluid takes as it is flowing through the pipe is referred to as the velocity profile. In simple terms, a velocity profile is the distribution of velocities across a pipe.