Process and ChemicalFlow Measurement for Industry
Flow is the measurement most often used for control, allocation and billing, and the one most sensitive to installation. This course covers getting it right. Delegates work through the measurement principles in industrial use, differential pressure, turbine, positive displacement, electromagnetic, ultrasonic and Coriolis, and what each requires of the fluid and the pipework. Installation effects receive detailed treatment, since straight lengths, swirl and flow profile account for most unexplained error. Calibration, proving and traceability follow, along with uncertainty in a flow measurement. The course closes on selecting a meter for a duty and on diagnosing a meter that disagrees with a mass balance.
Course objectives
- Compare industrial flow measurement principles and their requirements
- Select a meter for a fluid, a range and an accuracy requirement
- Assess installation effects including straight lengths and swirl
- Calibrate and prove a meter with traceability
- Estimate the uncertainty of a flow measurement
- Diagnose a meter that disagrees with a mass balance
- Maintain meters so accuracy does not drift unnoticed
Who should attend
- Instrumentation and control engineers and technicians
- Process engineers using flow data
- Metering and allocation staff
- Maintenance and calibration technicians
- Laboratory and metrology personnel
Course outline
- 01What flow measurement is used for, and the accuracy each use needs
- 02Differential pressure measurement
- 03Turbine and positive displacement meters
- 04Electromagnetic and ultrasonic meters
- 05Coriolis and mass measurement
- 06Installation effects and flow profile
- 07Calibration, proving and traceability
- 08Uncertainty and mass balance disagreements
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 to 18 December 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 18 to 22 January 2027 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 8 to 12 March 2027 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |