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Brief description of the cooperation

Focus of Work

  • Measuring and evaluation of fluid flow states
  • Development of characteristic numbers for the evaluation of fluid flow states
  • Validation of calibration test facilities
  • Control and monitoring of flowmeters in the installation situation
  • Fluid engineering improvement of components
  • Validation of cfd results

Members of the Working Group

  • Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB, Germany):
    • Department 7.5 "Heat and Vacuum", Dr. T. Lederer and Dr. J. Rose
    • Department 1.5 "Liquid Flow", Dr. G. Wendt



  • Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen (BEV, Austria):
    • Department flow rate, Dr. Peter Rosenkranz



  • Bundesamt für Metrologie und Akkreditierung (METAS, Switzerland):
    • Laboratory for flow rate and volume, Dr. H. Baumann.



  • OPTOLUTION GmbH; CH-4153 Reinach, Switzerland, www.optolution.ch
    • Dr. Ulrich Müller



  • Intelligent Laser Applications GmbH, D-52428 Jülich, Germany www.ila.de
    • Dr. Michael Dues