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.