Ultrasonic compressed air flowmeter

Efficient use of energy helps control costs and reduce the negative impact on the environment.
Among industrial utilities, compressed air represents up to 20% of the total energy budget of a factory. The need for this gas is one of the largest electrical consumption items, but the price of this energy can be controlled.

Flowmeters are used in compressed air systems to provide a measure of air flow rate. Compressed air systems typically have high leakage rates, high start-up and shut-down times, and other problems that lead to losses and therefore waste. Industrial air mass flowmeter measurement helps to identify areas of excessive use and to better manage the overall flow rate of the compressed air system.

Measuring, analyzing and communicating key plant performance indicators can therefore help raise awareness of effective practices, and thus help control costs, ensure better protection of equipment and achieve savings.

As the liquid flows, the ultrasonic waves propagate diagonally from the upstream sensor to the downstream sensor and back in the pipe where the mass flow meter is positioned.

With this technique, the waves are "carried" by the fluid, in the other, they are "braked".

It therefore takes a different time to pass from the upstream sensor to the downstream sensor. This difference is proportional to the velocity and therefore the flow rate of the fluids.

This time difference allows to detect the fluid flow velocity and to calculate the volumetric flow rate according to the cross section of the flow meter and the Measuring principle - how to measure a compressed air flow rate FWD screenflow velocity measurement.

The number of measuring points on compressed air flowmeters must be adapted to the size and use of the system.

The FWD-A ultrasonic flowmeter is an alternative to the thermal mass flowmeter for flow measurement, as it doesn't clog up and is highly resistant to oil-contaminated compressed air. The meter even works in the presence of water droplets (dew point).

Thanks to the combined measurement of flow, temperature and pressure, this ultrasonic compressed air flowmeter provides clear data on compressed air consumption and eliminates any uncertainty in final measurements.

• Easy, quick and economical installation - No wiring work with Lithium-ion battery powered Advantages of the ultrasonic air flow meterversion (10-year life span)
• Clear reading of your compressed air consumption - Fast, real-time display of air consumption on the flowmeter's rotating LCD interface
• Clear viewing of compressed air and nitrogen consumption - Fast real-time measurement on large rotating LCD display
• Early detection of air leaks - Large measurement dynamic and excellent repeatability
• Maximum flexibility and wide range of applications - Bidirectional, lossless ultrasonic technology
• Maximum flexibility and wide range of applications - Bidirectional flow meter ultrasonic technology with no pressure loss
• Build to last in harsh industrial environments - Robust and waterproof design
• A wide range of pipe diameters - Available in a range of diameters from DN25 to DN200
• Easily adapts to all industrial airflow conversion formulas - Instantaneous flow rate can be converted into Nm3/h (flow rate at 0°C and 101.3 kPa atmospheric pressure) or standard m3/h (flow rate at user defined temperature and pressure).
• Allows bi-directional measurement of compressed air flow - The FWD flowmeter can accurately measure the volume of air in a system, as well as its distribution between several networks, enabling them to be balanced.