Across
- 4. Metric designation for pipe size in millimeters.
- 6. Pressure difference across two points in a flow system.
- 7. Variable area flowmeter with a float rising in a tapered tube.
- 9. Fitting that connects pipes of different diameters.
- 11. Location in a flow where velocity is zero and pressure is maximum.
- 13. Thin plate with a hole used to measure flow by pressure drop.
- 15. Standard designation for pipe diameter in inches.
- 17. Range over which a flowmeter can measure accurately.
- 18. Connectors used to join or redirect pipes.
- 21. Slight texture inside pipe walls.
- 23. Speed of fluid movement in a given direction.
- 24. Device that regulates or stops fluid flow.
- 25. Narrow jet region downstream of orifice.
- 27. Device that adds energy to move fluids.
- 29. Opens at set pressure to protect equipment.
- 31. Accounts for compressibility in gas flow measurement.
- 32. Number indicating pipe wall thickness.
- 34. Pressure at which a liquid’s vapor phase is in equilibrium with its liquid phase.
Down
- 1. Devices that measure flow using pressure head differences.
- 2. Spiral-shaped casing in centrifugal pumps that converts velocity into pressure.
- 3. Releases trapped air from pipelines.
- 5. Uses rotating impeller to impart energy to fluid.
- 8. Pipe fitting that changes direction of flow.
- 10. Vapor bubble formation in low-pressure zones.
- 12. Multiport averaging pitot tube used for accurate differential pressure flow measurement.
- 14. Dimensionless number validating flow regime.
- 16. Fitting that allows disassembly of pipes for maintenance.
- 19. Valve with a sliding gate to control flow.
- 20. Removes unwanted liquid or sediment from a system.
- 22. Quantity of fluid passing a point per unit time.
- 26. Space between two concentric cylinders.
- 27. Heavy-walled vessel for fluid transport.
- 28. Device with a constricted throat that measures flow using pressure changes.
- 30. Overflow structure in open channels for measuring liquid flow.
- 33. Allows fluid to flow in only one direction.