Instructor-Led Training

Flow Measurement Fundamentals

This Course introduces you to the fundamentals of flow measurement and provides and overview
measurement equipment used in the natural gas pipeline industry.

Course Prerequisites

  • GTA Web-Based Training
    o Core WBT
    o Flow Measurement Fundamentals
    o Gas Properties 1
  • GTA Instructor-Led Training
    o Drawing Sets and Print Reading
    o Basic Measurement

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will have received instruction designed to assist him/her in
the following:

  • Describe the history behind flow measurement.
  • Explain the fundamental units of measurement used in the natural gas industry.
  • Define the properties of natural gas.
  • Describe the basic gas laws that pertain to natural gas and perform calculations for pressure,
    temperature, and volume.
  • Describe the different types of meters used for measurement.
  • Explain the three Rs in flow measurement.
  • Explain meter station drawings.
  • Explain SCADA.

Course Outline

  1. Flow Measurement
  2. Units of Measurement
  3. Chemical Properties of Natural Gas
  4. Gas Laws
  5. Flow Measurement Devices
  6. Meter Station Drawings

Recommended Resources

  • GTA Flow Measurement Fundamentals Participant Guide.
  • GTA Measurement Fundamentals Instructor Presentation.
  • AGA Reports 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, GPA Standards 2145, 2166, and API MPMS Chapter 14.1.
  • Internet sites related to flow measurement, fluid properties or flow meter types.
  • Textbooks or other publications related to flow measurement, fluid properties or flow meter
    types.

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