Identifying the best ultrasonic flow meter for your needs is possible when you have good advice and clear guidelines. An ultrasonic flow meter is a type of flow meter that uses ultrasounds to measure the velocity of fluid flow fluid within a pipe. Using ultrasonic transducers, the meter emits an ultrasound beam to measure the acoustic patterns of the liquid flow. The beam picks up all acoustic properties affected by the presence of suspended particles, viscosity, density and temperature.
1. FINDING THE BEST LIQUID FLOW METER
A flow meter is a kind of instrument that is useful in measuring mass, linear, volumetric
or non-linear flow rate of a particular gas or liquid. Understanding the needs and
specifications of your application is the first step in identifying the right flow meter.
Time should also be invested in conducting a full evaluation of the fluid process and
installation.
Key Questions Answered
2. Before choosing a flow meter, make sure you get some of the key questions answered. A
few things to consider are: whether or not the fluid is clean, the viscosity of the liquid, the
rate of measurement required, the kind of fluid that has to be measured, whether an
electronic signal output or local display is needed on the flow meter, the maximum and
minimum rate of flow for the flow meter, chemical compatibility of the fluid, maximum
and minimum process pressure, etc.
Because a number of tangible factors should be considered while selecting water flow
meters, it is important to familiarize yourself with your supplier, their personnel and the
type of experience they have with maintenance and calibration.
Mistakes to Avoid
Forgetting to remember the installation costs is a mistake many people make when
deciding to install a water flow meter. Another common mistake is prioritizing low cost
over performance quality. Purchasing a flow meter because it is inexpensive may result
in higher installation and maintenance costs in the future.
Instead of considering the first flow meter you come across, it is important to first find
out your needs and then conduct detailed research. Luckily, many flow meter suppliers
have online stores with thorough product descriptions.
3. Understanding Flow Meters
A liquid flow meter device is useful in measuring the amount of vapor, gas or liquid that
passes through it, sometimes in a particular time period. Important parts of the flow
meter include the transmitter, transducer and a primary device. The transmitter does the
job of producing a usable signal flow from a raw transducer signal. The transducer
performs the job of sensing fluid passing through the primary device.
4. Flow Meter Types
Besides Ultrasonic flow and Liquid flow meters, there also exist volumetric meters which
are useful in measuring fluid volume that passes through the flow meter directly. Velocity
meters are also available which use techniques for measuring velocity of the flowing
stream of liquid for determining the volumetric flow. Mass flow meters are also available
for measuring mass flow of the flowing liquid stream. As far as inferential flow meters
are concerned, they don’t measure mass, velocity or volume but infer the flow measure
from other parameters that have been measured.
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