Advantages and characteristics of ultrasonic flowmeter

Ultrasonic flow detector characteristics

1. Convenient installation

External clip type installation, no need to cut pipe. This is very different from traditional traffic devices. Users only need to clamp the flow sensor on the pipe surface. Then the ultrasonic flowmeter can detect the flow through the ultrasonic, and automatically calculate the flow rate value, flow accumulator, etc.

Not cutting means not damaging the pipe. Therefore, only if the pipeline is in good condition, the installation on the flowmeter will not provide the possibility of leakage. This advantage is more applicable to strong acid, strong alkali, poisoning, corrosive liquid, etc.

Traditional mechanical flow meters must use moving parts to "sense" flow. This destroys the flow state. At the same time, with the use of moving parts, the flow accuracy will decline. With use, the moving parts will deteriorate, and the user must replace the flow measuring device with a new one.

The ultrasonic flowmeter has no moving parts and does not need to contact the fluid, so there is no pressure loss. No pressure loss means that you do not need to do pressure compensation, which can save the cost of the pressure transmitter.

2. Wide range ratio

Range ratio is a very important technical index in flow measurement. It is used to refer to the flow range, usually determined by the flow technology/principle.

The range ratio of traditional flowmeter is small, such as 10:1 for turbine flowmeter, 3:1 for orifice flowmeter, and 10:1 for PD flowmeter. However, the ultrasonic flowmeter is usually 100:1, and some models can reach 500:1.

3. Low flow startup

Since the flow measurement is available, low flow measurement has been a difficult problem. For small size pipes, people can develop special flow devices for testing. But because of its particularity, its price is always very high, and it is not easy to be popularized to general application.

Ultrasonic flowmeter can provide very low flow measurement for process control. Various types of ultrasonic flowmeters have been developed for low flow measurement.

4. Higher precision

The long-term accuracy of ultrasonic flowmeter is proved to be superior to that of traditional mechanical flowmeter. Of course, if the external clip type ultrasonic flowmeter cannot meet your extreme requirements for accuracy, the pipe segment type and plug-in type ultrasonic flowmeter are better choices.

5. Low power design

Ultrasonic technology makes it possible to develop low power ultrasonic flowmeter. This characteristic plays an important role in ultrasonic water meter and ultrasonic heat meter. Built in 3.6V battery, which can work for 6-10 years.

6. Convenient portable flow measurement

The portable ultrasonic flowmeter came into being due to its low power consumption and the clamping of measurement methods. Portable ultrasonic flowmeter provides great convenience for flow measurement. It is a powerful tool. The Xunsheng portable ultrasonic flowmeter has built-in high-performance lithium battery, which can be used for up to 16 hours continuously.

7. HVAC energy management, reduce your cost

Ultrasonic flowmeter provides advanced and accurate energy measurement, which is widely used for water energy monitoring in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) management. The flow sensor is combined with the energy sensor to form an energy measuring meter without damaging the pipeline. High accuracy and stable performance help reduce energy costs.

8. Low use cost

The first impression of many users may be that advanced flowmeters are always expensive. The first inspection may be higher than the mechanical flowmeter. But the total cost is not high, or even lower, with the installation cost, service life and maintenance cost.