A résume of the theory of fluid flow measurement is given in a concise manner. The statistical method of evaluating overall system accuracy is discussed and the standard deviation values for various sources of error are quantified. The results of calculations using the formulae and quantitative data are presented graphically to indicate the accuracies for different methods of measurement at different rates of flow. Other likely sources of error are discussed.
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