Metering Research Facility Program: Review of Field Meter Provers. TopicalReport, October 1993-September 1994

摘要

Field meter provers are flowmeters for verification of the performance of fieldmeter stations in the natural gas industry. This report is a review of the current technology for field meter provers at large volume flow rates and high pressure. The review includes a literature review of over 100 documents, an analysis of the prover performance, and a quantitative uncertainty analysis. Field meter provers may either be a permanent installation or a portable device mounted on a truck or trailer. The most viable devices for field proving are the gas piston prover, sonic nozzle, and turbine meter.