Commonly used in different pipe materials and diameters from 25mm to 5000mm. The versaflow sonic 2000 is a battery powered ultrasonic clamp on flowmeter that can be fitted on the outside of piping to measure the flow rate of liquids. Optisonic 6300 p 0320 4000950303 td optisonic 6300 p r03 en. The fd610 series utilizes a noninvasive clampon transducer which is placed on the outside of a pipe. Straight pipe lengths must be free of flow disturbers and be inline with the meter or transducer location. The clampon ultrasonic systems of the fluxus g series can now also measure the flow of gases at temperatures up to 200 c. Clampon ultrasonic flow meters do not achieve the accuracy of the highly accurate. The result is that a clamp on gas flow meter can now provide optimum performance even with lowdensity gas applications.
This handheld ultrasonic flow meter makes use of proven transittime ultrasonic measuring techniques, which provide excellent accuracy and easy setup and installation. Fundamental principles of clamp on ultrasonic flow meters overview of selection, installation, operation and maintenance of clamp on meters. Wallmounted transittime ultrasonic flowbtu meter 4. Some ultrasonic flowmeters use clamp on transducers that can be mounted external to the pipe and do not have any wetted parts. Pipe mount horizontal and vertical transducer mounting hardware is included.
Its designed specifically for water and wastewater applications in. Concentrating on flow measurement longrun ultrasonic flow. Block diagram of transit time ultrasonic flowmeter. Both clamp on type sensors and insertion type sensors are available. Pdf ultrasonic technology is evolving rapidly due to the significant.
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Typical clampon ultrasonic flow meter building industry 4 3 0 2 5 1 flow 6 4 3 0 2 1 5 flow theory. Tuf2000h portable digital ultrasonic flow meter dn50700mm ultrasonic liquid flow meter duration. Versaflow clampon ultrasonic flow meters can be installed without having to stop the process or cut into the pipe line. Noninvasive flow measurement of liquids, no pipeline disturbance, no pressure loss. Heavy duty portable ultrasonic water flow meter flexim s new fluxus f401 is the ideal flow meter for longterm. Its designed specifically for water and wastewater applications in full pipes. Versaflow sonic 2000 clampon flowmeter 2 versaflow variants. Bidirectional in line flow meter the uf10500 inline flow meter is a standard sensor that offers precise flow measurements in multiple directions with options like bubble detection and. Ultrasonic clamp on flow meter siemens industry, inc. Download wess model flo100 series clamp on ultrasonic flow meter brochure from wess global, inc.
Temporary flow measurements can be made using portable ultrasonic flowmeters with clampon transducers. The battery operated portable meter utilizes clampon transducers to measure flow through the pipe wall. In all tests, the clamp on meter closely tracked the field orifice meter see figure 3. Fundamental principles of clampon ultrasonic flow meters overview of selection, installation, operation and maintenance of clampon meters. As the technology and market leader in the field of clampon ultrasonic flowmeters and real time concentration and density monitoring as well as advanced process analytics using clampon ultrasound and inline refractometry, flexim offers the best measurement solutions for any application and media in. The flow measurement is bidirectional and causes no pressure loss. This technique is very diff erent from traditional ultrasonic transittime measurement and is wellsuited for gas applications. Largepipe, highvelocity, clampon gas flow meter the digitalflow ctf878 clampon gas.
The optisonic 6300 p is intended for temporary flow measurement. The rapid succession of velocity measurements enables accurate, driftfree flow measurement of ultraclean to dirty liquids containing up to 30% solids or gas bubbles. Flow meters for every industry and medium by use of ultrasound and without media contact. Pdf ultrasonic clampon flowmeters basically provide noninvasive flow. Flow display computer transducer cable pair ultrasonic clamp on transducers mounting assembly mounting strap kit rtd cable rtd transducer and mount spacer bar coupling compound basic clamp on system components product family principle of operation product overview application key features principles of operation. Chemical injection ports must not be located upstream of a meter or meter transducer location. The slf200 is an accurate, reliable and costeffective clamp on ultrasonic instrument capable of measuring flow through metal, plastic and various other materials without altering the piping. Mar 09, 2020 the uf31210 clamp on flow meter accurately measures the flow rate of many liquids in numerous tubing option, this noninvasive sensor is used across many markets. Some ultrasonic flowmeters use clampon transducers that can be mounted external to the pipe and do not have any wetted parts.
The uf31210 clampon flow meter accurately measures the flow rate of many liquids in numerous tubing option, this noninvasive sensor is used across many markets. Ultrasonic flow meters plastic clampon for pipe sizes 12 thru 2 doppler mount, vmount, or zmount methods model i without ttrack mounting system model j with single ttrack mounting system for v mount 12 thru 4 pipe installations model k with dual ttrack mounting system for v or z mount 12 thru 4 pipe installations. Clampon ultrasonic flowmeters thickness gauge 4258 siemens fi 01 2010 4 overview the thickness gauge is used to m easure the wall thickness of the pipe that a clampon ultrasonic flowmeter is installed on. Despite the industrial success of clampon ultrasonic flowmeters for liquid measurement, it has long been accepted as if it were a fundamental limit imposed by. The meter formula of an ultrasonic flowmeter includes an acoustic calibration. This clamp on flow meter uses our patented fine time measurement technology, which utilizes the meters ultrasonic beams to measure fluid velocity at picosecond time intervals. Designed using fpga chip and lowvoltage broadband pulse transmission.
Meter basics both wetted sensor and clampon meter types send ultrasonic pulses across the. Optional dualchanneldualpath models can measure flow in two separate. Micronics ultrasonic flow meters are widely used in the energy management and retrofit building services markets around the world to help reduce energy consumption and monitor water use. F4000 series clampon ultrasonic flow meter installation. Clampon atex ultrasonic flowmeter clampon atex ultrasonic flowmeter focallength 85 flash 16 cameramake canon height 4992 fnumber 10 exposuretime 0. The prosonic flow ultrasonic clampon system allows accurate and costeffective flow measurement from outside the pipe and without the need to interrupt the process. Pn 39000767 daniel model 3812 liquid ultrasonic flow meter. Ultrasonic clampon gas flow meters and liquid flowmeters as. Temporary flow measurements can be made using portable ultrasonic flowmeters with clamp on transducers.
Testing was carried out over a range of water flow rates using multiple pipe sizes and. Portable ultrasonic flow meter the fd610 series ultrasonic flow meter features advanced transphase measuring technology, providing accurate and reliable flow velocity assessments in closed piping systems. Good old sand detectors on anasuria clampon sandparticle monitors installed in 1998 still working fine after 20 years in operation. Portable ultrasonic flow measurement of liquids portable instrument for noninvasive, quick ultrasonic flow measurement with clampon technology for all types of piping features precise bidirectional and highly dynamic flow measurement with the nonintrusive clampon technology high precision at fast and slow flow rates, high tem. Oct 14, 2016 clamp on atex ultrasonic flowmeter clamp on atex ultrasonic flowmeter focallength 85 flash 16 cameramake canon height 4992 fnumber 10 exposuretime 0. Dec 19, 2016 tuf2000h portable digital ultrasonic flow meter dn50700mm ultrasonic liquid flow meter duration. Proprietary agc automatic gain control algorithm eliminates manual gain adjustment. Ultrasonic flow meters engineering and technical data featuresselectable doppler or transit time operating modecustom quality metric algorithms and dsp technology ensures reliable, high accuracy measurementsquick and easy clampon transducer installation. The difference in transit time has a direct relationship with the flow velocity. The ufm is a clampon, ultrasonic flowmeter that uses a multiple slope transit time algorithm to provide accurate flow measurements. In all tests, the clampon meter closely tracked the field orifice meter see figure 3. Ultrasonic 20 khz to flow meter electronics piezioelectric crystal tuning network 160 khz to 4 mhz depending on wall thickness principles of operation. In order to measure the flow of a fluid in a pipe, ultrasonic signals are used, employing the transit time differ ence principle. The versaflow sonic 2000 is intended for temporary flow measurement.
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The fd610 series utilizes a noninvasive clamp on transducer which is placed on the outside of a pipe. At another major petrochemical production facility in the southern united states, the clampon ultrasonic flowme. The versaflow sonic 2000 is a battery powered ultrasonic clampon flowmeter that can be fitted on the outside of piping to measure the flow rate of liquids. Wallmounted transittime ultrasonic flow btu meter 4.
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