Division 9.4.5 Flow-related measurements

For any type of flow meter (of fuel, intake-air, raw exhaust gas, diluted exhaust gas, sample), the flow shall be conditioned as needed to prevent wakes, eddies, circulating flows, or flow pulsations from affecting the accuracy or repeatability of the meter. For some meters, this may be accomplished by using a sufficient length of straight tubing (such as a length equal to at least 10 pipe diameters) or by using specially designed tubing bends, straightening fins, orifice plates (or pneumatic pulsation dampeners for the fuel flow meter) to establish a steady and predictable velocity profile upstream of the meter.