Product Families
Engineering Selection Guide
A flow measurement project should begin with the quantity being measured: actual volume, standard volume, mass, totalised amount, batch quantity or energy. The answer determines whether density, pressure and temperature compensation are needed and where calculations will occur. Define minimum, normal and maximum flow rather than a single design value, then add the fluid state, composition and expected changes. A meter that performs well at normal flow may not cover start-up, low-load or cleaning conditions without a different size or principle.
Fluid properties separate the major technologies. Conductivity matters to electromagnetic meters; viscosity and cleanliness matter to many turbine applications; Reynolds-number behaviour and pressure loss matter to differential-pressure and vortex systems; acoustic path and bubbles affect ultrasonic approaches. Steam and gases require clear pressure and temperature references. Multiphase flow, entrained gas, flashing, solids or coating can change signal quality. These are principle-selection inputs, not details that should be hidden inside a nominal pipe diameter.
Installation can dominate the result. Record pipe material, internal diameter or schedule, liner, orientation, upstream and downstream disturbances, valves, pumps and the available straight length. State whether the pipe stays full and whether grounding, flow conditioning, impulse lines or temperature and pressure inputs are available. Maintenance access, zero verification and removal strategy matter over the instrument's life. If pressure loss is constrained, include an allowable value rather than assuming every meter has the same hydraulic effect.
The TYCK flow categories below help compare published meter families, but they do not establish sizing or custody suitability by themselves. Submit the fluid name and composition, phase, density, viscosity, conductivity if relevant, pressure, temperature, flow envelope, pipe data, desired output and accuracy objective. Ask for a sizing result and configuration-specific datasheet. Calibration, compensation, materials, enclosure and certificates should be attached to the selected code rather than copied from a different size or measuring principle.
Product Catalog
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Flow Meter
Liquid Turbine Flow Meter with configuration-specific range, connection, material and output options
Process and utility lines when fluid properties match the selected measurement principle.
Flow Meter
Integrated Electromagnetic Flow Meter with configuration-specific range, connection, material and output options
Process and utility lines when fluid properties match the selected measurement principle.
Flow Meter
Remote Electromagnetic Flow Meter with configuration-specific range, connection, material and output options
Process and utility lines when fluid properties match the selected measurement principle.
Flow Meter
Insertion Electromagnetic Flow Meter with configuration-specific range, connection, material and output options
Process and utility lines when fluid properties match the selected measurement principle.
Flow Meter
Battery-Powered Electromagnetic Flow Meter with configuration-specific range, connection, material and output options
Process and utility lines when fluid properties match the selected measurement principle.
Flow Meter
Hygienic Electromagnetic Flow Meter with configuration-specific range, connection, material and output options
Process and utility lines when fluid properties match the selected measurement principle.
Flow Meter
Corrosion-Resistant Electromagnetic Flow Meter with configuration-specific range, connection, material and output options
Process and utility lines when fluid properties match the selected measurement principle.
Flow Meter
Smart Vortex Flow Meter with configuration-specific range, connection, material and output options
Process and utility lines when fluid properties match the selected measurement principle.
Flow Meter
Ultrasonic Flow Meter with configuration-specific range, connection, material and output options
Process and utility lines when fluid properties match the selected measurement principle.
Flow Meter
Differential Pressure Primary Elements with configuration-specific range, connection, material and output options
Process and utility lines when fluid properties match the selected measurement principle.
Engineering Selection Guide
Minimum, normal and maximum flow allow sizing against low-end sensitivity, normal operating velocity, upper limits and pressure loss. Add start-up, flushing and seasonal cases if they differ. A nominal pipe size does not reveal the usable measuring range. The supplier should show the proposed size and configuration against the submitted operating points and identify any case that falls outside the documented operating envelope.
Sometimes, but it should not be assumed. Flow velocity, pressure loss, usable range and installation constraints may favour another meter bore with reducers, or may rule out that approach. Provide the real internal diameter, schedule, liner and flow envelope. Any reduction must also be reviewed for hydraulic effect, straight runs and the process's tolerance for added pressure loss.
Identify composition, dryness or moisture concerns, operating and reference pressure and temperature, desired actual or standard units, and where compensation will occur. Include pipe data and flow envelope. The proposed system may require pressure and temperature inputs in addition to the primary meter. Do not compare outputs or totals until both parties use the same base conditions and calculation method.
