Calculating The Correction Factor; Calculation Based Default Settings - Badger Meter Oval Gear LM OG Series User Manual

CALCULATING THE CORRECTION FACTOR

Two different ways are described below to eliminate the existing deviation of a meter .
The reference quantity ("quantity dispensed") should always be measured with an appropriate measuring device .
• Approved piston or bell prover
• Approved gravimetric method

Calculation Based Default Settings

Example:
Quantity dispensed:
Quantity displayed:
Correction factor k:
Viscosity 440 mPas
Faktor k about 1 .0000
Recalculation of an Existing Correction Factor:
Quantity dispensed:
Quantity displayed:
Correction factor k:
The existing correction factor would be, for example: 0 .9960
Calculation: 0 .9960 x 1 .003 = 0 .9989
The new correction factor is 0 .9989
April/April/Avril 2023
5 .000 Liter
4 .990 Liter
4 .990 / 5 .000 = 0 .9980
5 .000 Liter
5 .015 Liter
5 .015 / 5 .000 = 1 .003
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