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orifice

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Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 790411 Last modified 11.03.2026
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Domain metrologymeasuring instruments
  • mõõtevahendi minimaalse ristlõikepindalaga kurguava
  • throat opening of minimum cross-sectional area of a primary device
ahend
Usage examples
  • Standardse mõõtevahendi ahend on tavaliselt ümmargune ja torujuhtmega koaksiaalne.
orifice
Usage examples
  • Standard primary device orifices are circular and coaxial with the pipeline.
throat

Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 611170 Last modified 06.11.2025
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Domain metrologymeasuring instrumentsmeasuring procedures
  • vedeliku või gaasivoo mõõtmiseks või rõhu juhtimiseks kasutatav piirangava
  • diafragma, mida kasutatakse vookiiruse mõõtmiseks, rõhu vähendamiseks või voo piiramiseks (kahel viimasel juhul nimetatakse seda sageli ahenddiafragmaks)
  • restriction used to measure flow or to control pressure or flow
  • device used for measuring flow rate, for reducing pressure or for restricting flow (in the latter two cases it is often called a restriction plate)
  • plate, having a hole through it, coforming to certain specifications
mõõtediafragma preferred
Good to know
  • Mõnikord omab mõõtediafragma erinimetusi, nagu kalibreeritud düüs, mida kasutatakse rõhu või voo juhtimiseks või mootorikütuse pritsimiseks silindrisse jne.
mõõteava
mõõteseib
ahenddiafragma
ahend variant
measuring orifice preferred
Good to know
  • Sometimes given specialised names: calibrated orifice, used to control pressure or flow, restrictive flow orifice used to control flow in the engines.
orifice plate
gage hole
orifice variant

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