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EM-CONE Cone Meter

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Manufactured by  emco controls

The EMCO EM-CONE Cone type Differential Pressure Producer is used as primary element in flow measurement of liquid, gas and steam according to the differential pressure principle using equations similar to equations for orifices and venturis.
The differential pressure is measured with a differential pressure transmitter between the up stream tapping (+ tapping) in the wall of the cone meter and the down stream tapping (- tapping) in the cone for model EMF CT or in the wall for model EMF-WT
The inlet cone has a good flow con ditioning effect especially for small ß values. This effect supports the short straight pipe run requirements.
Larger size M-CONEs are furnished with vanes for 2 reasons:
1. Better flow conditioning effect.
2. Mechanical support of cone.

Benefits

  • Wide range of applications
  • Space saving
  • Repeatable.
  • Ideal for difficult applications.
  • Suitable for erosive fluids.
  • No risk of clogging. Self cleaning.
  • Suitable for wet gas metering.
  • Fully in compliance to PED 97/23EC.

Construction

Design and calculation standards EN, PED 97/23 EC, ANSI/ASME
Sizes DN 50 - 1000 2” – 40”
Pressure rating PN 10 - 400, 150 - 2500 lbs
Material Carbon steel P235GH, P250GH, A105N, A350LF2, A106 Gr. B, AISI 316, 22 Cr. Duplex, 25 Cr. Duplex, 6Mo, 16Mo3 (F1), 13CrM o4-5 (F11) 10CrMo9-10 (F22), other materials on request
Mounting style Weld ends according to EN 9692-1 or ANSI B16.25.
  Flanges connection according to DIN, ISO or ANSI.
  Hub connection for clamping between hubs (Grayloc).
Pressure taps ½”, ¾” NPT ext., ½”, ¾” flanged, others on request
Flange facing Flat or raised face according to DIN 2526 or flat, raised face or ring type joint according to ANSI B 16.5
Beta ratio (d/D) 0,4, 0,5, 0,6, 0,7 and 0,85 (0,7 is standard).
   D : inner pipe diameter, d : cone diameter

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Beta Ratio

The definition of β for cone meters is different from orifice plates and venturis where  β = d/D.
The free area for a given M-CONE is the same as for  orifice plates and venturi tubes

Cone meter : β = Sqrt (1-(d^2/D^2)

Tapping arrangements

  • 2 types of tapping arrangements are available.
  • Type EMF-CT:
  • The most common type has the up stream pressure taken from a tapping in the wall of the cone meter and the down stream pressure taken from the down stream side of the cone with an internal line to a tapping in the wall.
  • Type EMF-WT
  • The most universal one has the up stream as well as the down stream pressure taken from tappings in the wall of the cone meter.
  • Whenever there is a risk of trapping air/gas in a liquid flow measurement or liquid/condensate in a gas flow measurement the type EMF-WT should be selected.

Sizes

DIN Flanges

Tapping selection table.      
Pipe orientation      
Fluid Horizontal Vertical down Vertical up
Liquid CT or WT WT CT or WT
Gas CT or WT CT or WT WT
Steam CT or WT CT or WT WT

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Pressure loss comparison


The pressure loss of a differential pressure flow meter depends on the mechanical design of the  element. More specifically the outlet section of the restriction determines the pressure loss.
DP elements with high pressure recovery have low pressure loss and low pressure recovery elements have high pressure loss.
An orifice plate creates turbulence downstream, consequently the pressure recovery is low and therefore the pressure loss is high.
The classical venturi tube has a high pressure recovery due to the long outlet cone creating a steady velocity decrease and pressure increase. Therefore the classical venture tube has a very low pressure
loss.
The M-CONE cone meter has an outlet cone with a large angle creating some turbulence but certainly not so much as an orifice plate. The pressure recovery for a cone meter is not as high as a classical venturi tube and therefore the pressure loss is higher for a cone meter than a classical venturi tube.
The cone meters do not require pipe line reduction in order to measure correctly in the full range as the Vortex flow meter. This pipe line reduction causes pressure loss. Therefore the pressure loss of a cone meter is lower than a vortex meter.

Technical Data  
Accuracy +/- 1-2 % (un-calibrated), +/- 0,5 % (calibrated).
Repeatability +/- 0,1 %
Pressure loss 40 % of measured differential pressure with beta ratio 0,7
Limits for Reynolds No. Re > 10.000, lower Re. Consult factory
Installation requirement Down to 5 x D up-stream and 2 x D down-stream.

Accessories

  • Primary shut-off valves
  • Condensing chambers for steam flow measurement.
  • Steam jacket (only type EMF-WT)

Overall Dimensions

DN/Inch Weld End 150 lbs 300 lbs 600 lbs 900 lbs 1500 lbs 2500 lbs Hub connection
50 / 2” 275 400 400 450 - 500 600 350
65 / 21⁄2” 325 450 450 500 - 550 600 350
80 / 3” 360 500 500 550 650 650 750 460
100 / 4” 400 550 550 600 700 700 800 500
150 / 6” 570 750 750 800 900 900 1100 800
200 / 8” 650 850 850 900 1100 1100 1300 900
250 / 10” 700 900 900 1000 1200 1200 1600 1000
300 / 12” 770 1000 1000 1100 1250 1300 1700 1100
350 / 14” 800 1050 1050 1100 1250 1400 - 1200
400 / 16” 800 1050 1050 1150 1300 1400 - 1520
450 / 18” 820 1100 1150 1200 1450 1500 - 1300
500 / 20” 910 1200 1300 1350 1600 1700 - 1400
600 / 24” 1195 1500 1500 1600 1800 1900 - 1600
700 / 28”   1700 1800 1900 2000 2050 - -
800 / 32”   1700 1950 1950 - - - -
900 / 36”   1700 1950 2000 - - - -
1000 / 40”   2000 2200 - - - - -

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Works with:-Differential pressure transmitters:-IDP10; IDP15; IDP25; IDP31; IDP50
And all our Absolute Pressure and Gauge Pressure transmitters, Temperature sensors and mass flow computers.
MultiVariable Transmitters :- IMV25, IMV30 

 

Download Datasheet Cone type 'EM-Cone' Differential Pressure Flowmeter

Download Manual (Not Available)

 

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