Augmented flowmeter with a system for simulating fluid parameters

A system for monitoring physical parameters of fluid passing through a pipe in a plant, the system comprising:

• a flowmeter configured to measure a first physical parameter of the fluid passing through the pipe, the flowmeter comprising at least one processing unit configured to compute a first processed data based on the first physical parameter measured by the flowmeter;
• a gateway device in communication with the flowmeter;
• a sensor configured to measure a second parameter associated with the fluid flow through the pipe proximate the flowmeter and generate sensor data corresponding to the second parameter;
• and
• a server in communication with the gateway device and configured to receive the first processed data and the sensor data, the server is configured to compute, using a virtual flowmeter model, a second processed data based on the first processed data from the flowmeter and the sensor data from the sensor, wherein the second data is one of a calculated or an estimated value of a third physical parameter that is different from the first physical parameter and the second parameter, wherein the server is configured to provide the second processed data to at least the flowmeter, and
• wherein the server is configured to compute the second processed data by:
• determining an estimated third physical parameter;
• based on inputting the estimated third physical parameter into the virtual flowmeter model, determining an estimated second parameter;
• comparing the estimated second parameter and the second parameter from the sensor data to determine a difference between the estimated second parameter and the second parameter;
• and
• based on the difference between the estimated second parameter and the second parameter being less than a threshold, setting the third physical parameter for the second data as the estimated third physical parameter.