KATflow 200 Offers a "Smooth" Solution for "Tough" Applications
Katronic engineers recently tested a portable ultrasonic flow meter to verify its performance in an industrial wastewater application.
Clamp-on Flow Measurement Successfully Implemented Despite High Solids Content
The challenge was to measure the flow rate from a tanker truck containing an unknown quantity of gravel and crushed stone. The customer had already attempted to measure the flow using in-line flow meters, but the solid content and high flow velocity had caused the meters to fail within a few weeks.
The customer now intends to install clamp-on flow meters to obtain reliable flow data and prevent damage to flow meters in operation. Katronic offered a free demonstration of its versatile portable flow meter, the KATflow 200, to illustrate the device’s suitability for this application. The results were very positive, as the measurement data matched the values from the weighbridge.
During the unloading of the tanker truck, the “rattling” of the solid particles through the 100-mm pipe was clearly audible; however, this did not impair the quality of the measurements in any way. In both runs, the Katronic flow meter recorded 25,500 liters at a flow velocity of 3.8 m/s, which explains why the in-line flow meters used previously had performance issues. In the next step, two KATflow 100 meters will be installed to enable continuous on-site flow measurements in the future.
