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Series 220/221 Instruction Manual Appendix B Glossary
Appendix B Glossary
A B C D
A Cross sectional area.
acfm Actual cubic feet per minute (volumetric flow rate).
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Bluff Body A non-streamlined body placed into a flow 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
Factor a fluid’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 flow channel.
E F G H
f Frequency of vortices generated in a vortex flow
meter, usually in Hz.
Flow Channel A pipe, duct, stack, or channel containing flowing fluid.
Flow Profile A map of the fluid velocity vector (usually non-
uniform) in a cross-sectional plane of a flow 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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