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[email protected]F-2600 & F-2700 Vortex Flow Meter Manual 02/15 - 0808-7 / 19204 Page C-1
APPENDIX C GLOSSARY
A B C D
A Cross sectional area
ACFM Actual Cubic Feet Per Minute (volumetric ow rate)
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Bluff Body A non-streamlined body placed into a ow stream to
create vortices. Also called a Shedder Bar
BTU British Thermal Unit, an energy measurement
Cenelec European Electrical Code
Compressibility A factor used to correct for the non-ideal changes in a
Factor uid’s density due to changes in temperature and/or
pressure
CSA Canadian Standards Association
d Width of a bluff body or shedder bar
D Diameter of a ow channel
E F G H
f Frequency of vortices generated in a vortex ow
meter, usually in Hz
Flow Channel A pipe, duct, stack, or channel containing owing uid
Flow Prole A map of the uid velocity vector (usually non-uniform)
in a cross-sectional plane of a ow channel (usually along
a diameter)
FM Factory Mutual
Ft Foot, 12 inches, a measure of length
Ft^2 Square feet, measure of area
Ft^3 Cubic feet, measure of volume
GPM Gallons Per Minute
Hz Hertz, cycles per second
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