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Flow Meters for Maintaining Temperature

Proteus Industries provides a reliable flow measurement solution to any oil, gas, liquid or steam operation. The quality of our flow meters can truly be seen at gathering facilities where a custody transfer of millions of gallons of products is required for transfer from one place to another on a daily schedule.

An example of this is crude oil. A gathering station pumps up to 10,000 gallons of crude oil every minute. If a flow meter had a measurement error of just 0.02%, it will result in a loss of 68 barrels every day. A single barrel costs $40, so this will translate to a loss of $1 million every year.

Taking steps to ensure that you are getting a reliable flow measurement solution is key to avoiding disastrous mistakes. One of accomplishing this is by taking steps to prevent measurement inaccuracy. This can be achieved by ensuring that instrumentation is calibrated properly before it enters operation.

In today’s market, companies have access to numerous types of measurement devices. Some of these are Rota meters, vortex, ultrasonic and Coriolis flow meters. All these types of flow meters are advanced technologies. However, their benefits can only be gained if they are put to use properly. Most errors in reliable flow measurement solution occur during preoperational phases. This will eventually lead to complications down the road; incurring very high maintenance costs and next-to-no downtime.

Since flow meters are in continuous operation, drifting (a very serious issue) is highly possible. Periodic proving of your flow meter is essential to identify the drift and correct it. A flow meter will calculate volume by producing pulses in relation to the quantity of fluid passing through it. When there are more pulses, it means the volume is higher. This is meter proving and it is a form of calibration that relies on this concept to maintain accuracy by making comparisons between known liquid volumes that traverse the prover to the volume shown by testing flow meter. Data that is obtained during a proving test may be used to calculate corrections. This enables the operator to alter meter readings so that they represent real flow rates.

Routine calibration or meter proving helps to protect against inaccurate measurements occurring from natural mechanical wear and tear, pipe blockages, product build up and changes in the proeprties of the product over time.

Proteus Industries Inc’ flow meters provide a reliable flow measurement solution, time and time again. Give us a call today to learn more about best water cooling flow meter and Best meters monitor cooling flow.

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Different Kinds of Liquid Flow Meters: Measuring the Fluid Flow in Diverse Ways

A flow meter is a device to measure the amount of liquid flowing through a pipe and the quantity of the liquid streaming. It is of utmost importance in any industry as it not only quantifies the liquid but also detects leakages by which the wastage can be avoided. Different kinds of liquid flow meters are used in varied fields and are highly essential for the industrial use. Incorrect data given by an erroneous flow meter can produce disastrous results. With the change in the kinetic energy of the flowing liquid, the flow rate is determined. The velocity, on which the kinetic energy varies, depends on the pressure projection that makes the liquid flow through the pipe. The other influencing factors are density, viscosity and the friction of the liquid with the inner walls of the pipe.

Various Categories of the Flow Meter:

There are different kinds of liquid flow meters, depending on the circumstances in which the flow meters are used.

·         Closed pipe flow meter:

The closed pipe flow meter is a type of flow meter that is used for fluids flowing in a closed conduit like sewer, kitchen pipeline, water pipeline, fuel pipeline, etc. and the open channel includes measuring the flow in a non-constricted area. The meters are placed near the pipelines to get the accurate result and it is displayed on the meters attached to the conduits. The closed pipe flow meter can be divided into differential pressure, positive displacement, velocity, and mass flow meters. And the open channel can be categorized into weir and flumes.

·         Differential Pressure Flow Meter:

Being the most common flow meter in use, it has primary and secondary component. The first component changes the kinetic energy and the second one measure the differential pressure, which produces a signal that can be changed to get the flow rate. They can further be divided into Venturi Tube, Orifice Plate, Flow Tube, Flow Nozzle, and Rotameter.

·         Velocity Flow Meters:

This flow meter operates directly with the volume flow rate. It translates the data of the velocity of water into its volume. When the flow meter is used with Reynold’s number greater than 10,000, the flow meter becomes insensitive to the viscosity change of the fluid. They can be divided into Vortex Shedding, Turbine, Swirl, Electromagnetic, Ultrasonic Doppler, Pilot Tubes, and Calorimetric.

·         Positive Displacement Flow Meter:

The flow of water is measured by correlating it with the number of times the chamber is filled and emptied with water. It includes Nutating Disc, Rotary Vane Meter, Reciprocating Piston Meter, and Oval Gear.

·         Mass Flow Meter:

This flow meter measures the mass of fluid flowing through a particular point per unit time. This flow meter consists of Coriolis and Thermal Flow Meter.

·         Open Channel Flow Meter:

It refers to the liquid flowing in the free surface and analyzes the flow rate by measuring the water depth. It has two categories- Weirs and Flumes.

These flow meters have become an integral part of both the commercial and domestic domain.