An electronic flow measurement device (EFM), for use in conjunction with a flow
meter in a pressurized gas line, has a microprocessor and read-only memory (ROM),
and calculates and records gas flow rates corrected for variable factors such as
gas pressure, temperature, and density. Look-up tables stored in the ROM contain
intermediate values calculated in accordance with selected protocols for selected
ranges of input variables such as gas temperature, pressure, density, and turbine
"K" factors. Based on inputs received from gas temperature and pressure sensors,
the EFM selects corresponding intermediate values from the look-up tables, and
then uses these values to calculate corrected gas flow rates, using software residing
in the EFM. The microprocessor's power consumption is significantly reduced because
the use of look-up tables reduces the complexity and extent of calculations that
the EFM needs to perform, as compared with performing all required calculations
in the EFM.