For Volumetric Flow Transducers
Pulses transmitted by a flow transducer per unit of flow volume flowing past the transducer. In the U.S., K is typically expressed as pulses per gallon. The K Factor is only valid for the specified range of a transducer because at flow rates higher or lower than the specified range the pulse output of the flow transducer becomes non-linear.
Example: A flow transducer with a K Factor of .0987 transmits one pulse per .0987 gallons of flow moving past the transducer.
For insertion type transducers, the K Factor is based on both the transducer characteristics and the size of pipe in which a transducer is inserted into.
For non-insertion type transducers, the K Factor is based only on the transducer characteristics because the internal flow paths through the transducer are a characteristic of the transducer itself.
For mass flow transducers used to indicate volumetric flow rates the K factor is based on the transducer characteristics alone (and not on pipe size), because the transducer measures the Mass of fluid flowing past the transducer which is not dependent upon pipe size. The flow computer then converts mass flow to volume flow based on fluid characteristics entered into the computer by the user.
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