Engineering Institute of Technology

Professional Certificate of Competency in Flow Measurement and Fiscal Flow Fundamentals

Module 1: Introduction to Fluid Flow

• Units and dimensions
• Properties of fluids in motion – pressure, velocity, density, viscosity, mass and volumetric flow rate, flux, etc.
• Nature of fluid – compressible and incompressible fluid
• Hydrostatic equilibrium and head
• Barometric equation
• Pascal’s law
• Bernoulli’s equation

Module 2: Fluid Flow Phenomenon

• Basics of fluid flow – potential flow, boundary layer, velocity field
• Velocity gradient, rate of shear, shear stress
• Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids
• Viscosity, kinematic viscosity, momentum flux
• Turbulence in fluid flow – Reynolds number, laminar flow, turbulent flow

Module 3: Introduction to Fiscal Metering and Instruments

• Fiscal metering and instruments – basics of custody transfer
• Application of measuring instruments – data processing
• Calculation techniques for fiscal quantities
• Procedure, algorithms for processing fiscal data
• Calibration of fiscal measuring instruments
• Cost benefits of fiscal metering

Module 4: Primary Flow Measuring Instruments – I

• Liquid pressure measurement
• Manometers
• Differential pressure flowmeters
• Pitot Tubes
• Variable area flowmeters – venturi meter and orifice meter
• Mechanical flowmeters
• Positive displacement flow
• Turbine flowmeters
• Other rotary flowmeters

Module 5: Primary Flow Measuring Instruments – II

• Electronic flowmeters
• Magnetic flowmeters
• Vortex flowmeters
• Ultrasonic flowmeters
• Mass Flowmeters
• Coriolis mass flowmeters
• Thermal mass flowmeters
• Hot-wire anemometers

Module 6: Secondary Flow Measuring Devices and Flow Auxiliaries

• Bellows meter
• DP transmitter
• Target meter
• Deadweight tester
• Inferential Meters – turbine meter, Woltman meter, propeller type, impeller meters
• Oscillatory flowmeters
• Primary flow elements and pressure taps
• Piping, fittings, and valves

Module 7: Flowmeters for Solid Particles and Multiphase Flow Measurement

• Flowmeters for solids
• Belt-Type solid flowmeters, slurries
• Constant weight feeders
• Introduction to multiphase flow measurement
• Basic concepts of multiphase flows and multiphase flowmeters
• Flow conditioners and operational issues

Module 8: Operating Procedures and Maintenance of Flowmeters and Documentation

• Installation, commissioning, and maintenance of flow measuring instruments – start-up, shutdown, and operating conditions
• Introduction to calibrations and maintenance of flow measuring instruments
• Documentation procedure and documentation control
• Precautions in maintenance and preventive maintenance
• Limitations in operating flowmeters

Module 9: Open-Channel Flow Devices

• Weirs and notches
• Weir precautions and maintenance
• Nomographs
• Flume – terminology and uses
• Level measurement
• Ultrasonic level sensors
• Capacitance level sensors

Module 10: Positive-Displacement Meters

• Piston and rotating-vane meters
• Nutating-Disk, lobed impeller, oval, and helix flowmeters
• Dry-Gas bellows meter
• Calibration of positive displacement meters

Module 11: Custody Transfer Instruments

• Sampling and analysis
• Measurements and calculations
• Correction and calculation methods
• Calibration frequency and precision standards
• Instrumentation of flow parameters – pressure, density, and level
• Data logging and reporting in custody transfer

Module 12: Other Equipment in Fiscal Flow Metering

• Truck custody transfer
• Considerations in pipeline meter
• Leak detection
• Loss control systems
• Production losses – monitor and control
• API standards

After completing this course, you will be able to

• Understand fluid properties and the governing equations used to analyze fluid motion and characteristics.
• Recognize the importance of custody transfer and fiscal metering
• Compare the working principles of various flow-measuring instruments
• Identify flow meter defects and maintenance procedures according to API standards

You are expected to spend approximately 5-8 hours per week learning the course content. This includes attending fortnightly webinars that run for about 90 minutes to facilitate class discussion and allow you to ask questions. This program has a 65% attendance requirement in the live webinars to graduate from the program.
If you are unable to attend the live webinars, you have the option of watching the recording of completed webinars and sending a summary of what you have learnt from the webinar to the Learning Support officer. The summaries go towards your attendance requirement for the program.

This program is run online on an intensive part-time basis and has been designed to fit around full-time work. It will take three months to complete.

We understand that sometimes work commitments and personal circumstances can get in the way of your studies, so if at any point you feel that you are struggling with the pace of the course or finding a particular module challenging, you are encouraged to contact your designated Learning Support Officer for assistance.