TRANSPORTATION AND METERING OF FLUIDS

5. Opens at set pressure to protect equipment.
6. Fitting that connects pipes of different diameters.
12. Vapor bubble formation in low-pressure zones.
13. Pressure at which a liquid’s vapor phase is in equilibrium with its liquid phase.
14. Standard designation for pipe diameter in inches.
15. Removes unwanted liquid or sediment from a system.
17. Allows fluid to flow in only one direction.
21. Device that adds energy to move fluids.
22. Connectors used to join or redirect pipes.
24. Location in a flow where velocity is zero and pressure is maximum.
26. Fitting that allows disassembly of pipes for maintenance.
27. Accounts for compressibility in gas flow measurement.
28. Space between two concentric cylinders.
29. Spiral-shaped casing in centrifugal pumps that converts velocity into pressure.
30. Number indicating pipe wall thickness.
32. Thin plate with a hole used to measure flow by pressure drop.

1. Uses rotating impeller to impart energy to fluid.
2. Valve with a sliding gate to control flow.
3. Pressure difference across two points in a flow system.
4. Speed of fluid movement in a given direction.
5. Dimensionless number validating flow regime.
7. Pipe fitting that changes direction of flow.
8. Device with a constricted throat that measures flow using pressure changes.
9. Multiport averaging pitot tube used for accurate differential pressure flow measurement.
10. Device that regulates or stops fluid flow.
11. Range over which a flowmeter can measure accurately.
16. Slight texture inside pipe walls.
18. Variable area flowmeter with a float rising in a tapered tube.
19. Overflow structure in open channels for measuring liquid flow.
20. Devices that measure flow using pressure head differences.
21. Heavy-walled vessel for fluid transport.
22. Quantity of fluid passing a point per unit time.
23. Releases trapped air from pipelines.
25. Narrow jet region downstream of orifice.
31. Metric designation for pipe size in millimeters.