Compressed Air Flow Meter

 Most industrial facilities require compressed air, which is one of the most expensive energy sources within a factory. Compressed air is costlier than steam. Furthermore, unlike steam, which is visible at the leaking spots, it is invisible when it seeps. Compressed air leakages consume more electricity than any other type of equipment.

 


How to measure Compressed Air flow rate?

One of the popular Compressed Air Flow meters is a Thermal Mass Flow Meter. Whenever a fluid of a certain temperature is passed over any substance hotter than the fluid, the heat of the hot substance is taken away because of forced convection by the fluid, and the temperature of that substance drops. This fall in temperature is related to the mass flow of the fluid passing over the substance. If one can measure the amount of heat taken away by the flowing fluid one can calculate the mass flow rate

 

Features of Compressed Air Flow Meter-

·         Direct measurement of mass flow.

·         No pressure or temperature compensation required

·         20:1 turndown.

·         Wireless data transfer is possible. Remote readings are available on wireless.

·         Pulse, milliamps, and RS 485 output for networking

 

Compressed Air Flow Meter Applications-

·         Textile Industry: For process machines from blow rooms, carding, spinning, winding, weaving, and other machinery for both controlling and operations.

·         Automobile Industry: For measure compressed air usage.

·         For identifying leaks in compressor systems

·         Compressor performance testing

·         For tracking energy consumption

 

Which is the best Compressed Air Flow Meter?

The selection of the best Compressed Air Flow Meter depends on many factors like reliability, accuracy, presence or absence of moving parts, pressure handling capacity etc. Thermal Mass Flow Meter is found to be one of the best flow meter types as it requires no pressure or temperature compensation and can detect gas mass flow directly. It is accurate, simple to install, and has no moving parts. It also has good range ability, outstanding low flow sensitivity, and minimum pressure loss, making it the ideal flow solution provider for compressed natural gas measurement.

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