What Are the Critical Pipe Requirements for Ultrasonic Flow Meter Installation?
Someone once witnessed a $2 million plant shutdown because someone installed a flow meter just 2 pipe diameters too close to a pump – the resulting turbulence caused readings to be off by 18% and ruined an entire production batch. Ultrasonic flow meters typically require 10 pipe diameters (10D) of straight pipe upstream and 5 […]
How to Properly Install Clamp-On Ultrasonic Flow Meters?
I remember spending hours troubleshooting erratic readings on our first clamp-on install—until we discovered the transducer was just 2° off alignment. The experience taught me proper installation makes all the difference between accurate and useless readings. Clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters install by mounting external transducers on pipes to measure flow without cutting or process interruption. […]