Piping Change Nearly Leaves Engineer Up The River Without A Paddle

By Mike Dyer, Applications Engineer, McCrometer

A short straight pipe run between a river water pumping station and a valve at the Eastman Chemical Company’s plant in Kingsport, TN, caused critical water flow measurement accuracy problems for the company. The piping configuration left the company’s Utility Division engineer with only a straight pipe run of 15 feet, which was insufficient in length for accurate water flow measurement with the existing orifice plate flow meter already in place.