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ALDEN
30 Shrewsbury Street
Holden, MA 01520-1843 USA

phone: +1 508-829-6000
fax: +1 508-829-5939
e-mail: info@aldenlab.com

 

  

Standard Test Program

 
flow meter calibration
Our clients include the entire spectrum of users requiring high accuracy flow measurements for applications such as acceptance testing and custody transfer. We have worked extensively with the power industry, potable water and wastewater operators, the petrochemical industry, and the government. Virtually all flow meters used in nuclear power propulsion systems for the U.S. Navy have been tested at Alden.





 

 
high flow rate meter calibration
 

Each test meter is matched to the facility best suited to provide optimum accuracy. Six loops utilize a primary standard, the gravimetric method wherein water flowing through the primary element is diverted into a tank for a measured time period and weighed. Test methods meet ASME/ANSI MFC-9M-1988 "Measurement of Liquid Flow in Closed Conduits by Weighing Method" and International Organization for Standardization Code ISO 4185-1980 "Measurement of Liquid Flow in Closed Conduits - Weighing Method."

A standard calibration includes 12 test points covering a range of Reynolds number from the maximum attainable to about 10% of the maximum.  External specifications may supplement this test program to include additional test points or modify the test range for specific applications. The influence of specific upstream piping on performance may be evaluated by reproducing field upstream piping geometry, including elbows, tees, or flow straighteners.

 

Allen High Reynolds Number Facility

Hooper Low Reynolds Number Facility