NF EN ISO 6416
Hydrometry - Measurement of discharge by the ultrasonic transit time (time of flight) method
ISO 6416 describes the establishment and operation of an ultrasonic (transit-time) gauging station for the continuous measurement of discharge in a river, an open channel or a closed conduit. It also describes the basic principles on which the method is based, the operation and performance of associated instrumentation and procedures for commissioning.It is limited to the "transit time of ultrasonic pulses" technique, and is not applicable to systems that make use of the "Doppler shift" or "correlation" or "level-to-flow" techniques.ISO 6416 is not applicable to measurement in rivers with ice.NOTE ISO 6416 focuses on open channel flow measurement. IEC 60041 covers the use of the technique for full pipe flow measurement.
ISO 6416 describes the establishment and operation of an ultrasonic (transit-time) gauging station for the continuous measurement of discharge in a river, an open channel or a closed conduit. It also describes the basic principles on which the method is based, the operation and performance of associated instrumentation and procedures for commissioning.
It is limited to the "transit time of ultrasonic pulses" technique, and is not applicable to systems that make use of the "Doppler shift" or "correlation" or "level-to-flow" techniques.
ISO 6416 is not applicable to measurement in rivers with ice.
NOTE ISO 6416 focuses on open channel flow measurement. IEC 60041 covers the use of the technique for full pipe flow measurement.
Le présent document décrit les méthodes d'exploitation de station de jaugeage par ultrason pour assurer la mesure en continu du débit de rivières, ainsi que les principes de fonctionnement des instruments de mesure et leurs performances.
- Avant-propos
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1 Domaine d'application
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2 Références normatives
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3 Termes et définitions
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4 Applications
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5 Méthode de mesure
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6 Détermination de la vitesse d'écoulement par la méthode ultrasonique (temps de transit)
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7 Configuration du système de mesure
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8 Détermination du débit
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9 Vérification et étalonnage du système
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10 Sélection du site
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11 Étude du site - Avant la conception et la construction
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12 Exigences relatives au mesurage opérationnel
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13 Équipement de la station de jaugeage
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14 Incertitudes de mesure
- Annexe A (informative) Principe de l'incertitude de mesure
- Annexe B (informative) Guide de performance applicable à l'équipement hydrométrique utilisable dans les normes techniques
- Bibliographie
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