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CFD ANALYSIS OF MINI VENTURI-TYPE AIR FLOWMETERS FOR LAB-SCALE APPLICATIONS

dc.contributor.authorDemir, Selami
dc.contributor.institutionauthorDEMİR, Selami
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:23:28Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractBeing one of the cheapest devices for air flow measurement within a wide range of flowrates, Venturi-type air flowmeters (VTAFs) can also be used for measuring very small air flowrates, usually less than 50 to 100 liters per minute, which is usually encountered in lab-scale applications. This study presents a model-based evaluation of VTAFs for lab-scale applications. The pressure and velocity fields in mini VTAFs were calculated by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model using Ansys Fluent (TM). Results showed that sensitive and accurate measurements of volumetric flowrate can be achieved using mini VTAFs. A diameter ratio of 0.6 for the venturi throat provides a minimum detection limit of 2.46 LPM while an overall pressure drop of around 115 Pa at an air flowrate of 50 LPM at 20 degrees C.en
dc.identifier.eissn1304-7191
dc.identifier.endpage612
dc.identifier.issn1304-7205
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage603
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14981/60070
dc.identifier.volume38
dc.identifier.wos000545364300008
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherYILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIV
dc.relation.ispartofSIGMA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND NATURAL SCIENCES-SIGMA MUHENDISLIK VE FEN BILIMLERI DERGISI
dc.subjectAir flow
dc.subjectmesasurement
dc.subjectlab-scale applications
dc.subjectventuri flowmeters
dc.subjectFLOW
dc.subjectPRESSURE
dc.subjectMETER
dc.subjectMODEL
dc.subjectEngineering
dc.titleCFD ANALYSIS OF MINI VENTURI-TYPE AIR FLOWMETERS FOR LAB-SCALE APPLICATIONS
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication
local.import.sourceWOS

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