Air mass flow meter VS Controller

Air mass flow meter (abbreviated as MFM) is used for precise measurement of gas mass flow.
A gas mass flow controller (abbreviated as MFC) is used for precise measurement and control of gas mass flow.

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What is a mass flow meter?

Air mass flow meter, namely Mass Flow Meter (abbreviated as MFM). It is an instrument for accurately measuring gas flow. The measured value is not inaccurate due to temperature or pressure fluctuations. No temperature pressure compensation is required.

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What is a mass flow controller?

The mass flow controller (abbreviated as MFC) not only has the function of the mass flow meter. More importantly, it can automatically control the gas flow. That is, users can set the flow according to their needs. MFC automatically keeps the flow constant at the set value. Even if the system pressure fluctuates or the ambient temperature changes. It will not deviate from the set value.

Simply put, the mass flow controller is a steady flow device. It is a gas steady flow device that can be set manually or connected to a computer for automatic control.

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What does a mass air flow meter do?

Industrial Air mass flow meter is a meter used to measure the flow of industrial gas pipelines. The mass flow meter directly measures the mass flow of the medium passing through the flow meter. It can also measure the density of the medium and indirectly measure the temperature of the medium.

Since the transmitter is an intelligent instrument with a single-chip microcomputer as the core, more than a dozen parameters can be derived for users to use based on the three basic quantities mentioned above.

The mass flow meter has flexible configuration, powerful functions and high performance-price ratio. It is a new generation flow meter.

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What is the principle of a mass flow controller?

The mass flow controller is composed of a flow sensor, a diverter channel, a flow regulating valve and an amplifying controller.

The flow sensor uses the principle of capillary heat transfer thermometry to measure the mass flow of gas (without temperature and pressure compensation).

The flow signal measured by the sensor heating bridge is sent to the amplifier for amplification. The amplified flow detection voltage is compared with the set voltage, and then the difference signal is amplified to control the regulating valve. The closed loop controls the flow through the channel to make it equal to the set flow.

The flow divider determines the flow of the main channel.

A regulated power supply and a digital voltmeter are provided on the flow display instrument matched with the mass flow controller. Set potentiometer, peripherals, built-in conversion and three-position valve control switch, etc.

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How to understand the flow unit of a mass flow meter/mass flow controller?

Gas mass flow units are generally expressed in sccm (Standard Cubic Centimeter per Minute, standard milliliters per minute) and slm (Standard Liter per Minute, standard liters per minute).

This means that under different conditions of use, the indicated flow rate is the flow rate in the standard state.

The standard state requirements are: air pressure—101325Pa (760mm Hg); temperature—0℃ (273.15K). This is an important difference between this meter and other flow meters, and it is also the difference between sccm and slm from mL/min and L/min.

For most users, the expression method of volume flow is very habitual. Easy to use. But there are also users who need to know the mass of the medium flowing in a unit of time (such as g/min). This requirement is very easy to achieve. Because the gas density in the standard state is a constant. , Can be easily found, so it can be realized by simply doing a multiplication (multiplying the density by several slm). Therefore, the volume flow rate in the standard state is equivalent to the mass flow rate.

When to use a mass flow meter and when to use a mass flow controller?

Generally speaking, when only measuring or monitoring the flow, use a mass flow meter.

When you need to control the flow, use a mass flow controller.

For some measurement occasions, both can be used. For example, when measuring the flow capacity of capillary tubes, use a mass flow meter when measuring flow at a constant pressure.

When measuring pressure with constant flow, a mass flow controller is required.

Note that when the mass flow controller is in the cleaning state. It can also be used as a mass flow meter. It’s just that the pressure drop is larger than that of ordinary mass flow meters.

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What are the main advantages of mass flow meters/mass flow controllers?

(1) Flow measurement and control are not inaccurate due to temperature or pressure fluctuations.

For most flow measurement and control systems, it is difficult to avoid system pressure fluctuations and environmental and medium temperature changes. For ordinary flow meters, fluctuations in pressure and temperature will cause larger errors. For mass flow meters/mass flow controllers, it can generally be ignored.

(2) Automation of measurement control

The mass flow meter/mass flow controller can output the flow measurement value as a standard electrical signal output.

In this way, it is easy to realize digital display of flow, automatic measurement of accumulated flow, automatic data recording, computer management, etc.

For mass flow controllers, automatic flow control can also be realized.

Generally, the analog MFC/MFM input and output signals are 0~+5V or 4~20mA, and the digital MFC/MFM is also equipped with RS232 or RS485 digital serial communication ports. It can be easily connected to a computer for automatic control.

(3) Accurately control flow

The mass flow controller can accurately control the given amount of gas. This is particularly useful for flow control in many processes, and for proportional control of different gases.

(4) Wide scope of application

  • With a wide working pressure range, our products can range from vacuum to 10MPa.
  • Can be applied to a variety of gas media (including some corrosive gases, such as HCL).
  • There is a wide flow range. The minimum flow range of our products can reach 0~5 sccm, and the maximum flow range can reach 0~200 slm.
  • The resolution of the flow display can reach 0.1% of the full scale.
  • The flow control range is 2~100% of full scale (range ratio is –50:1). Therefore, it is widely used in many fields.

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What are the disadvantages of mass flow meters? What are the fears of using mass flow controllers?

Relative to cheap rotameters, the main disadvantage of mass flow meters is that they are relatively expensive.

There are four fears when using a mass flow controller:

First fear of dust. If dust enters the flowmeter, it will block the sensor and the diverter, causing measurement errors. It is required to install a filter before the air inlet;

The second fear is that liquid and oil will enter the MFC. It will cause loss of control. If the outlet of the MFC is connected to a liquid tank, a check valve must be added to the outlet of the MFC to prevent the liquid from returning;

The third fear of using moist corrosive gas. Moist and corrosive gases will rust the stainless steel and cause damage to the MFC channel. Therefore, it is required to dry the gas and the MFC piping system before using the corrosive gas;

Fourth, fear not operating in accordance with safety rules when using highly corrosive, flammable, explosive, toxic, and other hazardous gases. It may cause product damage and other more serious losses. Correct use and safe operation are important to every user.

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Can mass flow controllers be used to control corrosive and special gases? How to choose sealing materials?

Mass flow controllers can be used to control various gases, including corrosive gases and special gases.

But it should be noted that for the use of corrosive gas and special gas, it is necessary to select the model and sealing material appropriately.

When ordering, the user needs to make a special statement to the supplier that the gas is used. In order to avoid serious losses due to wrong selection or selection of sealing materials.

Generally, the wet materials of the gas mass flow controller that contact the working gas are 316L stainless steel, polytetrafluoroethylene, and sealing materials. Sealing materials are divided into two categories: metal seals and rubber seals.

The material of the metal seal is generally corrosion-resistant materials such as stainless steel, gold or nickel.

In principle, MFC with metal seal can be used for any gas. Including various corrosive gases and special gases.

For strong corrosive gases such as boron tribromide, boron trichloride, hydrogen fluoride, and metal oxide gases used in MOCVD, it is recommended to use metal-sealed MFC.

Due to the high price of metal-sealed MFCs, rubber-sealed MFCs are usually used where the requirements are not high.

If there is no special statement, all MFCs are sealed with fluorine rubber. It can be used for most acidic and alkaline corrosive gases. For example, it can be used for halogenated dry gases such as hydrogen chloride.

Some other special corrosive gases require special rubber.

Ammonia-Ammonia resistant rubber, such as ethylene-propylene rubber, neoprene rubber or nitrile rubber is required. Organic solvent vapor (acetone, toluene, etc.)-silicone rubber is required. Boron tribromide, boron trichloride, hydrogen fluoride, etc.-need to use perfluoro rubber.

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Magnetic flow meter calibration

Why is magnetic flow meter calibration necessary?

The accuracy of the magnetic flowmeter has been calibrated by the calibration line when it leaves the factory. However, at the use site, due to environmental conditions, fluid characteristics, and instrument damage such as component damage. It often causes instrument operation failures. Therefore, the electromagnetic flowmeter needs calibration. Ensuring accurate flow meter performance is an inestimable part of business planning and costing.

2 Magnetic flow meter calibration methods

At present, there are 2 solutions for Magnetic flow meter calibration: direct and indirect.

Direct Magnetic flow meter calibration is the excitation coil inspection method. This method is also known as the “dry standard” method of electromagnetic flowmeters. Indirect calibration is the external clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter calibration method. Also known as the “non-contact measurement method”.

However, in the “dry standard” method, the standard coil is directly designed into the meter body of the flowmeter. The performance of its resistance and other indicators cannot be traced regularly.

As a result, it is impossible to determine whether the measurement characteristics of the standard coil change after a period of time. Therefore, “dry standard” is difficult to effectively realize the traceability of the value.

Compared with the “dry standard” method of detection. The external clamp ultrasonic flowmeter is capable of non-stop flow and non-cutting of pipes. The advantages of on-site Magnetic flow meter calibration are not affected by the temperature, pressure, and density of the fluid being measured.

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Magnetic flow meter calibration procedure

Clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter calibration electromagnetic flowmeter

Calibration method: non-contact measurement method. That is, the external ultrasonic flowmeter is clamped on the pipe of the measured flowmeter. By comparing the cumulative flow error of the two flowmeters. Determine the measurement characteristics of the flowmeter being inspected.

The external ultrasonic flowmeter calibration method is used for on-site calibration. The inspector should first check whether the input of the key parameters that affect the accuracy of the measurement built in the flowmeter converter is correct.

Ask the staff about the daily flow rate, and observe and calculate the average flow rate of the flowmeter over a period of time.

Big data compared with standard equipment in the laboratory according to the standard table. Enter the pipe diameter of the standard meter and the flow meter to be inspected. Calibration coefficients, outer diameter, wall thickness and other parameters similar to the flow rate. According to the flowmeter’s online operating instructions on-site actual measurement input.

The cumulative flow method is used when calculating the indication error. Read the cumulative value of the flow of the standard meter and the meter under inspection for a certain period of time in three times. As the standard value of the measurement standard meter and the displayed value of the tested flow meter. Each measurement time is 30min.

Conditions permit or when the flow rate changes significantly within a day. Three flow points with obvious differences can be measured.

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How do you calibrate a magnetic flow meter?

  • Select the corresponding pump according to the pipe diameter and flow rate for the verification test;
  • If the system uses compressed air power. Turn on the air compressor to reach the air source pressure required by the system. To ensure the rapid switching of the commutator and the normal operation of the clamp meter;
  • After the flowmeter is correctly installed and connected. It should be energized and preheated for about 30 minutes under the requirements of the verification regulations;
  • If the high tank water source is used, check whether the overflow signal of the stabilized water tower appears.
  • Before the formal test. According to the requirements of the verification regulations, use the verification medium to circulate the time in the pipeline system. At the same time, check whether there is any leakage in the sealing parts of the pipeline;
  • Before starting the formal verification, the verification medium should be filled with the flowmeter sensor to be tested. Then turn off the downstream valve to adjust the zero position;
  • When starting the verification, first open the valve at the front of the pipeline. Slowly open the valve behind the flow meter under test to adjust the flow at the verification point.
  • During the calibration process, the flow stability of each flow point should be within the 1% ~ 2%-flow method, while the total amount law can be within 5%. When completing the verification process of a flow point, the temperature change of the verification medium should not exceed 1℃. When completing all the verification processes, it should not exceed 5℃. The pressure downstream of the inspected flowmeter should be high enough to ensure that no flashing and cavitation occur in the flow pipeline (especially in the reduced diameter);
  • After each test, the valve at the front end of the test pipeline should be closed first. And then the pump should be stopped to avoid emptying the voltage stabilizing facility. At the same time, empty the remaining verification medium in the test pipeline. Then turn off the control system and the air compressor.

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Magnetic flow meter calibration frequency

The verification period for flowmeters with accuracy grades of 0.2 and better than 0.2 is 1 year. For flowmeters with accuracy grades lower than 0.2 and using quoted errors, the verification period is 2 years.

The electromagnetic flowmeter is a flowmeter that calculates the flow rate by setting a magnetic field perpendicular to the flow direction in a closed pipeline. By measuring the induced electromotive force generated by the movement of the conductive liquid in the magnetic field.
  
The National Metrological Verification Regulations of the People’s Republic of China JJG 1033-2007 “Electromagnetic Flowmeter” 7.4 The verification period stipulates: The verification period of the flowmeter accuracy level of 0.2 and better than 0.2 is 1 year. For the accuracy level less than 0.2 The maximum verification period for the current level and usage reference error is 2 years.

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Do magnetic flow meters require calibration?

Mainly depends on your working conditions. If the measurement requirements are high. There are more impurities and dirt in the fluid and poor environmental conditions. Electrode fouling affects the measurement. The measurement is inaccurate after cleaning and repair. It can be verified. If the working conditions are good, the long-term use is normal. No verification is necessary.

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Sino-Inst flow calibration device and electromagnetic flowmeter production test standard

The manufacture of high-quality electromagnetic flowmeters is inseparable from high-precision flow calibration devices. The flow calibration device is the standard equipment for measurement departments and flowmeter manufacturers for value transmission, traceability and verification testing.

The Sino-Inst team has developed and built a set of high-level water towers as a voltage stabilization source. The static mass method is combined with the standard meter method, and is dedicated to the calibration device of the electromagnetic flowmeter.

The device uncertainty is better than the first-class fluid flow device level of 0.05%. It has passed the appraisal and audit of the Shaanxi Metrology Institute.

The 35-meter-high, 200-cubic-volume water tower is designed with a special overflow device. The fluctuation of the water level and liquid level during calibration measurement does not exceed 8mm. A high stability of better than 0.01% is achieved.

The production of MFE needs to go through various performance tests in a standard laboratory by an authoritative engineer before it can be put on the market.

Electromagnetic compatibility test

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) immunity GB/T 17626.2/ICE 61000-4-2
Electrical fast transient/pulse group (EFT/B) immunity GB/T 17626.4/ICE 61000-4-4
Surge (lightning strike) immunity GB/T 17626.5/ICE 61000-4-5
Power frequency magnetic field immunity GB/T 17626.8/ICE 61000-4-8

Environmental test

High and low-temperature cyclic impact test GB/T2423.1 GB/T2423.2
Salt spray test GB/T2423.17 GB/T6458
Vibration and shock test GB/T2423.10
Hazardous Substance Testing (RoHS): X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy testing IEC62321

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Sino-Inst offer over 50 Magnetic Flow Meters, with Best Price.

A wide variety of Water Flow Meters options are available to you, such as free samples, paid samples.

About 13% of these are magnetic flow meter, 14% are Insertion Magnetic Flow Meter, 25% are Venturi flow meter, 13% are ultrasonic flow meter, and others are Liquid Turbine Flow Meters.

Sino-Inst is Magnetic Flow Meters supplier, located in China. Magnetic Flow Meters products are most popular in North America, Mid East, and Eastern Europe. The United States, and India, which export 99%, 1%, and 1% of Magnetic Flow Meters respectively.

How to find leaks using ultrasonic water flow meter?

Application

Ultrasonic water flow meter

The ultrasonic water flow meter is a commonly used water flow meter. It can be installed with an external clamp, Insertion installation, pipeline installation, etc. Hand-held clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeters are very popular for their ease to use.

Leak detection method:

Use a portable ultrasonic flowmeter to test the pipeline of the entire system, which can reveal the location of the leak.

The portable flow meter allows the operator to compare the flow rate and the total flow rate at various points in the system.

The low flow at the site indicates that there is a leak nearby. This method is non-invasive and does not require cutting the pipe.

Two ultrasonic flowmeters, one is installed on the water outlet pipe of the reservoir, and the other is installed at the critical intermediate position where the pipe is spread from underground to the ground.

As long as the measurement of the two flowmeters is the same, it means that there is no water leak in the buried pipe network. On the contrary, there is water leak.

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When a single conduit in a complex piping configuration is compromised, it can be challenging to locate the precise point where the leak occurred. If you observe an increase in overall water consumption without making any changes, it is likely that a pipe has cracks or cracks.

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How does an ultrasonic flow meter work?

Transit time Ultrasonic Flow Meter adopts the measurement principle of time difference method. It uses the ultrasonic wave emitted by the sensor to propagate in the flowing fluid. The sound wave propagation speed in the downstream direction will increase, and the backward direction will decrease. In the same propagation distance, there will be different transmission times. According to the difference between the transmission time and the measured The relationship between fluid velocity measures the fluid velocity.

The flow rate of the fluid is different in different positions in the tube. The flow rate in the center of the tube is faster than the flow rate near the wall of the tube. The flow velocity distribution of the fluid in the pipeline can be represented by the flow velocity cross-sectional distribution diagram.

By setting the flowmeter and considering the cross-sectional distribution of the flow velocity, the average flow velocity can be calculated. Then the volume flow of the fluid can be obtained according to the cross-sectional area of the pipe.

Notes:
V measure fluid velocity
M ultrasonic reflection times
D pipe diameter
θ The angle between the ultrasonic signal and the fluid
T up The time when the downstream sensor transmits the signal to the upstream
T down Time from upstream sensor to downstream
ΔT = T up – T down

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Sino-Inst, Manufacturer for Ultrasonic Water Flow Meters. It can measure even liquids such as water, seawater, oil, and slurry.

Sino-Inst’s Ultrasonic Water Flow Meter, made in China, Having good Quality, With better price. Our flow measurement instruments are widely used in China, India, Pakistan, the US, and other countries.

3 inch (3″) Water Meter

Low cost

3″ Water Meter

3″ water meter is also DN80 water meter. Easy to read. Totalizing water volume. Intelligent large-caliber remote water meter includes wired remote transmission and wireless remote transmission. RS485 communication equipment, MODBUS, etc.

Features of 3″ Water Meter

  • Non-magnetic measurement. There is no problem of strong magnetic field attack;
  • GSM mode wireless meter reading. Convenient on-site construction and long transmission distance;
  • Remote measurement, segmented calibration. High measurement accuracy, with low voltage alarm function;
  • Freeze consumption records regularly and upload historical data. 96 records can be uploaded every day;
  • Ultra-low power consumption (static power consumption less than 10pA) design. High-definition LCD display;
  • The pipe section is a straight-through integrated structure manufactured by forging technology. It is strong and wear-resistant;
  • The measuring mechanism has no moving parts and will never wear out. The measuring accuracy is not affected by the service cycle;
  • Epoxy resin potting. Can work in water. Easy to install. Horizontal and vertical installation;

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3″ water meter flow rate

Caliber(mm)InchMeasurement grade Q3/Q1  
m³/h
Overload flow Q4
m³/h
Common flow Q3
m³/h
Boundary flow Q2
m³/h
Minimum flow Q1
m³/h
Minimum reading
Maximum reading
5025031.25250.80.50.001999999
655050401.280.80.001999999
8035078.75632.0161.260.001999999
1004501251003.220.001999999
125– 502001605.123.20.001999999
150650312.5250850.019999999
20085050040012.880.019999999
2501050787.563020.1612.60.0199999999
30012501250100032200.199999999
35014501750140056350.199999999
40016502000160051.2320.199999999
50020503125250080500.199999999
600245060003000600900.199999999

3″ water meter dimensions

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3″ Water Meter Pressure Loss

The specifications of 3″ Water Meter are as follows:

Executive standardCJ/T224-2006
Measurement accuracy levelClass B
Temperature classT30, T50, T70, T90
Pressure LevelMAP10
Pressure loss level△P63
Maximum allowable errora) Low area (Q1≤Q<Q2) The maximum allowable error is ±5%
a) When the water temperature is ≤30℃, the high zone (Q₂Q<Q) is the largest
Allowable error is ±2% Q1 Q2
When the water temperature is ≥30℃, the high zone (Q₂QQ) is the largest
Allowable error is ±3% Q2 Q4
Electronic technical indicatorsBus power supply: external supply DC6.5V~18V
Working current: -5uA
Communication interface: RS-485 interface; MBUS interface
External power supply: 5~10V
technical standardThe technical parameters of this product conform to national standards
GB/T778.1~3-2007
(ISO464-1~3:2005IDT) regulations
The electronic device complies with Electronic Remote Water Meter”

The pressure loss level of the water meter is △p63, which represents the maximum pressure loss of 0.063MPa

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3″ water meter with pulse output

The pulse output water meter is a water meter with a very unique design.

It has the characteristics of passive signaling. A square wave signal can be output without a power supply. The distance reached one kilometer. And the transmitted signal is very accurate.

The water meter has a self-retaining function. Avoid more possibility of false signal. It can ensure that the signal has no errors.

Prevent all kinds of water theft from happening.

The service life is also very long, and the service life of the remote transmission part can be as long as ten years.

The water meter supplied by Sino-Inst can be configured with pulse output. When you place an order, please confirm with our sales engineer.

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Water meter types

In addition to the water meter described at the top of this article. We also have many types of water meters. Such as turbine water meter. Ultrasonic water meter. Electromagnetic water meter, etc.

In addition to the water meter described at the top of this article. We also have many types of water meters. Such as turbine water meter. Ultrasonic water meter. Electromagnetic water meter, etc.

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The types of water meters can be divided by the principle of measurement, the common types are:   

a) Mechanical water meter:
Measuring sensors, calculators and indicating devices are all water meters with mechanical principles and structures. There are mainly speed water meters and volumetric water meters.  

b) Mechanical water meter with electronic device:
The mechanical water meter with complete structure is retained, and the water meter with an electronic device is installed on this basis, mainly including IC card water meter and remote water meter.
The measuring sensor of the mechanical sensor electronic water meter is composed of a sensor based on the principle of mechanical motion and a sensor element that can convert the mechanical motion into an electrical signal and input into the calculator. Both the calculator and the indicating device are electronic components, such as a vortex (impeller) wheel electronic water meter.  

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c) Electronic water meter:
Electronic water meters are divided into mechanical sensor electronic water meters and electronic sensor electronic water meters.
The measuring sensor of the electronic water meter is based on the principle of electronic or electromagnetic induction. Both the calculator and the indicating device are electronic components.
Such as ultrasonic water meter, jet water meter, Coriolis water meter, and electromagnetic water meter.

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FAQ

The water meter is an instrument that measures the flow of water. Mostly it is the cumulative flow measurement of water.

What is the working principle of the water meter?
It’s actually very simple. Because the housing of the water meter is fixed. Its internal volume is fixed. And the water is flowing. It pushes an impeller to rotate. Whenever the impeller rotates, there is a constant volume of water flowing through.
Therefore, as long as the number of revolutions of the impeller is accumulated and multiplied by this constant volume, the total amount of water flowing through can be obtained.

  1. The diameter of the water meter should be determined according to the diameter of the installation pipeline. The installation position should avoid exposure, flooding, freezing and pollution, and it is convenient to disassemble and swipe.
  2. The water meter should be installed horizontally (display face upward).
  3. The sand, gravel, hemp and other sundries in the pipeline should be removed before new installation to avoid malfunction of the water meter.
  4. The direction of the arrow shown on the water meter should be consistent with the direction of water flow in the pipeline.
  5. If the water meter is installed at the water inlet of the boiler, it is necessary to prevent the return of hot water and steam from the boiler from damaging the internal parts of the water meter. It is best to install a check valve at the water outlet of the water meter.

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The prices of water meters vary. The price of the water meter is mainly determined by the material, caliber, and function. For example, residential water meters. 3/4 inch, without special function, reference price USD95.00/pc.

For the specific water meter price, please contact our sales engineer for confirmation.

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More Water Flow Measurement Solutions

Sino-Inst offers over 30 water meter products. About 50% of these are ulrtasonic flow meters. 40% are mechanical water meters.

A wide variety of water meter options are available to you, such as free samples, paid samples.

Sino-Inst is a globally recognized supplier and manufacturer of water meter, located in China.

The top supplying country is China (Mainland), which supply 100% of the water meter respectively.

Sino-Inst sells through a mature distribution network that reaches all 50 states and 30 countries worldwide. Water meter products are most popular in Domestic Market, Southeast Asia, and Mid East.

You can ensure product safety by selecting from certified suppliers, with ISO9001, ISO14001 certification.

Industrial flow meters with analog output

Analog flow meter

The analog flow meter is a flowmeter with the analog output signal. Analog output is a common function of flow meters. The analog signal is mainly used to output the flow signal to the next control system.

Analog signal: poor confidentiality, weak anti-interference ability.

Digital signal: strong anti-interference ability and good communication confidentiality.

Digital signal, as the name implies, means that the independent variable is discrete. And the dependent variable is also a discrete signal. The independent variable of a digital signal is represented by an integer. Its dependent variable is represented by a limited number. The digital signal uses two physical states to represent 0 and 1. Therefore, the quality of the digital signal is very strong, and the anti-interference ability is also relatively strong.

The analog signal refers to the continuous signal of the information parameter in a given range. The characteristic quantity of the information of the analog signal can be transformed into an arbitrary numerical signal in an instant. In the process of transmitting analog signals, the information signals need to be converted into electric wave signals, which are then transmitted through wired or wireless methods.

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FAQ

If you need to know the flow rate in you pipe, or river, that when you need a flow meter. So, flow meter is the instrument that can finish the flow measurement.

Flowmeters consist of a primary device, transducer and transmitter.

The transducer senses the fluid that passes through the primary device.

The transmitter produces a usable flow signal from the raw transducer signal.

These components are often combined, so the actual flowmeter may be one or more physical devices.

Different types of flow meters are available for different applications, and depending upon the requirement, a careful selection of flow meters is made.

For e.g., we prefer vortex flow meters flow steam flow measuremnet. And we like the ultrasonic flow meters for non-contact pipe flow measuremnt.

A turbine-type flow meter cannot be used for measuring the flow in an unclear liquid (wastewater or corrosive liquids).

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Flow Metering Principals

  • Differential Pressure Flowmeters
  • Velocity Flowmeters
  • Positive Displacement Flowmeters
  • Mass Flowmeters
  • For Open Channel Flowmeters – weirs, flumes, submerged orifices, current meters, acoustic flow meters, and more

For different working principle, We offer different types of flow meters, like:

  • Differential Pressure Flow Meters
  • Orifice Plate
  • Venturi Tube
  • Flow Nozzles
  • The Sonic Nozzle – Critical (Choked) Flow Nozzle
  • Calorimetric Flowmeter
  • Ultrasonic Doppler Flowmeter
  • Positive Displacement Flowmeter
  • Variable Area Flowmeter or Rotameter
  • Velocity Flowmeters
  • Pitot Tubes
  • Electromagnetic Flowmeter
  • Turbine Flowmeter
  • Vortex Flow Meter
  • Thermal Flowmeter
  • Coriolis Flowmeter
  • Mass Flowmeters
  • Open Channel Flowmeters

A flow meter (or flow sensor) is an instrument used to measure the linear, nonlinear, mass, or volumetric flow rate of a liquid or a gas. When choosing flow meters, one should consider such intangible factors as familiarity of plant personnel, their experience with calibration and maintenance, spare parts availability, and mean time between failure history, etc., at the particular plant site.

It is also recommended that the cost of the installation be computed, only after taking these steps different sensors include dial, in-line, ultrasonic, orifice plate, totalizing meters, variable area, venturi, or switch output. The different designs of the flow meters have a variety of applications.

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The flow meter is used to measure liquid, gas (vapor) and solid (impulse flow meter) to meet the needs of process control and metering delivery.

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Sino-Inst offers over 50 Industrial analog flow meters for flow measurement. About 50% of these are gas flow meters, 40% are the liquid flow sensor, and 20% are the Ultrasonic and mass flow meter.

A wide variety of Industrial analog flow meters options are available to you, such as free samples, paid samples.

Sino-Instrument is a globally recognized supplier and manufacturer of flow measurement instrumentation, located in China.

2 inch Water Flow Meter

2 inch water flow meter is also written as 2″ flow meter. If you are planning to buy a 2 inch water flow meter, please be sure to read this article.

How much is a 2 inch water flow meter? And which type of water flow meter should you buy? We all analyze.

Commonly used 2 inch water flow meters mainly include electromagnetic, ultrasonic, and mechanical water meters.

Here, we mainly introduce these three types of water flow meters.

2 inch Water Flow Meter types

2 inch magnetic flow meter

Magnetic Water Flow Meter is an electromagnetic flowmeter used to measure conductive fluids. Conductive liquids such as drinking water, sewage, wastewater, seawater, ammonia, cement slurry, etc.

Magnetic Water Flowmeters provide highly accurate flow measurements for a wide variety of conductive fluid applications. Magnetic Water Flow Meter is a volumetric flow meter that measures liquids or liquid slurries that have a minimum conductivity of 5 µS/cm. Based on Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction. Magnetic Water Flow Meter is ideal for wastewater applications or any dirty liquid which is conductive or water-based. It is widely used in water treatment, environmental protection sewage measurement and control, papermaking, and other industrial and agricultural production processes for flow measurement and control.

2 inch magnetic flow meter reference price: USD 500.00/pc.

Caliber2 inch (DN50)
Excitation methodSquare wave constant current excitation
Installation formOne-piece flange, split flange
liningNeoprene, polyurethane rubber, PTFE, F46
Electrode material316L, Hc, Hb, titanium, tantalum, platinum iridium, tungsten carbide
GroundBuilt-in ground electrode (DN25 and above)
MediumConductive liquid
level of accuracy0.5, 1.0
Dielectric conductivity> 5 μS/cm
Flow rate≤ 10 m/s
Flow range0.71~2.12~35.35~70.68 m³/h
Pipe connection flangeGB 81~59
Pipe connectionFlange connection; Tri-clamp
Medium temperatureChloroprene rubber: -10℃~60℃; PTFE: -10℃~120℃
Polyurethane rubber: -10℃~80℃; F46: -10℃~150℃
preset pressure4.0 MPa; 1.6 MPa; 1.0 MPa
Protection levelIP65; IP68
output signal4mA ~ 20mA DC current; pulse/frequency; upper and lower limit alarm
Cable interfaceM20×1.5 internal thread
CommunicationRS 485 communication protocol (Modbus protocol)
RS 232 communication protocol (optional)
DisplayInstantaneous flow, alarm display, percentage, flow rate, forward and reverse cumulative flow and total cumulative
power supply220V AC, 24V DC, 3.6 V battery power supply
Use typeOrdinary type, waterproof type
High pressurecustom made

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2-inch ultrasonic flow meter

The ultrasonic flowmeter measures water and can be used as an industrial pipeline type. External clamp installation.

The clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter is the most popular. Because the installation is simple.

Item Performance and Parameter
Convertor Principle transit-time ultrasonic flowmeter
Accuracy

Flow: over 1%-2%(battery-powered supply over ±2% ),Heat: over ±2%,Repeatability: over 0.2%

Display

2×20 character LCD with backlight, support the language of Chinese, English and Italy Convertor dimension:170*180*56cm

Operation Support 16 key light touch keyboard and the Simulation keyboard software
Signal Output

1 way 4~ 20mA output, electric resistance 0~ 1K,accuracy0. 1%

1 way OCT pulse output ( Pulse width 6 ~ 1 0 0 0 ms,default is 2 0 0 ms)

1 way Relay output
Signal Input

3 way 4~ 20mA input, accuracy 0. 1%,acquisition signal such as temperature, press and liquid level

Connect the temperature transducer Pt100, can finish the heat/energy measurement

Data interface

Insulate RS485 serial interface, upgrade the flow meter software by computer, support the MODBUS, METER-BUS etc.

Other Function Automatically remember the previous flow/energy data of 512 days,  128 months and 10 years
Automatically remember the previous flow/energy data of 512 days working condition and check it
Automatically remember the previous 32 times power on/off time and flow rate
Special Cable

Twisted-pair cable, generally, the length under 50 meters; Select the RS485 communication. The transmission distance can over 1000m.

Pipe Installation Condition Pipe Material

Steel, Stainless steel, Cast iron, Copper, Cement pipe, PVC, Aluminum, Glass steel product, liner is allowed.

Pipe Diameter 32mm—6000mm
Straight length pipe

Transducer installation should be satisfied: upstream10D, downstream 5D, 30D from the pump.

Measuring Medium Type of Liquid

Water (hot water, chilled water, city water, sea water, waste water, etc.);  Sewage with small particle content; Oil (crude oil, lubricating oil, diesel oil, fuel oil, etc.);  Chemicals (alcohol, acids, etc.); Plant effluent; Beverage, liquid food;  Ultra-pure liquids; Solvents and other liquids

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Temperature

Standard Transducer: -30–90℃; High-temperature transducer: -40–160℃

Turbidity No more than 10000ppm and less bubble
Flow rate 0–±12 m/s
Working Environment Temperature Main Unit: -20–60℃
Flow transducer: -40–160℃;
Temperature transducer: according to the customer’s demands.
Humidity

Main Unit: 85% RH; Flow Transducer: Ip67

Power Supply DC  24V or AC  85-264V
Power Consumption 1.5W

2-inch ultrasonic flow meter, if configured according to the lowest cost. Price is USD 340.00/set

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2-inch mechanical water flow meter

Uses:

It is used to measure the consumption of drinking water flowing through a water pipe in a household or a residential unit.

Features:

  • Simple structure
  • Convenient manufacturing and maintenance, low cost
  • Durable, low water quality requirements
  • Errors are easy to adjust
  • Relatively large flow ratio
  • Better sensitivity
  • Lower requirements for straight pipes

Conditions of Use:

  • Water pressure is not more than 1MPa
  • The water temperature of the cold water meter does not exceed 30℃
  • The water temperature of the hot water meter does not exceed 90℃

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2-inch mechanical water flow meter, bulk purchase, the cost can be reduced to USD 15.00/pc

Of course, in addition to the three 2inch water flow meters introduced here. There are other types of flow meters that can also be used to measure the water flow rate.

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2 Inch Digital Flow Meter

A Digital flow meter is a flow meter that can display the flow rate, and have the output for the flow rate. Like 4-20mA output, HART, RS 485, and so on. Digital Flow Meter is also called Electronic Water Flow Meter. Digital Flow Meter is widely used in industrial water and household water measurement. Most of the Sino-Inst flow meters are digital flow meters. Like the electromagnetic flowmeter, Portable ultrasonic flow meter, Turbine flow meter…..

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2 Inch Chemical Flow Meter

A chemical flow meter is a flowmeter used to measure common chemical fluid media. In chemical production control and metering, between chemical reaction storage tanks. As an important monitoring instrument, the flow meter is also used as an instrument for internal cost accounting and foreign trade measurement.

You may often hear about ultrasonic flow meters, electromagnetic flow meters, turbine flow meters, volumetric flow, or mass flow. Chemical flow meters are common in industries like petrochemical plants and refineries. Sino-Inst offers a wide range of liquid and gas flow meters to help you regulate the flow of water, petroleum products, fuels, chemicals, and more.

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Compared with other flow meters, the mechanical flowmeter relies on the rotation and displacement of mechanical parts to measure the flow rate. Common mechanical flow meters have the following categories.

In most cases, we will choose an electromagnetic flowmeter to measure the flow rate of water. But if it is pure water and cannot conduct electricity, then an electromagnetic flowmeter cannot be used. You can choose a turbine flowmeter to measure.

Potable water flow meter also called Drinking water. Potable water flow meters are important for Domestic industries. Accurate flow measurement is essential to cost-conscious drinking water and potable water system. From water storage, transmission lines to raw water, water treatment and more.

Reducing costs and improving flow control is on everyone’s mind. Depending on the requirements of your domestic water applicaiton, there are lots of options.

Including: Insertion and inline electromagnetic flowmeters. Insertion Turbine meters with stainless steel wetted parts. Inline and clamp on type ultrasonic flow meters. Differential pressure flow meters offer unbeatable value in cost of installation and ownership. The extraction of drinking water usually starts from wells, reservoirs and large tanks. Large diameter pipes carry the extracted water and transfer them to the local distribution system.

Therefore, Potable water flow meters usually need to be suitable for large diameter pipes, such as 6 inch, 4 inch, 3 inch. Of course, 2inch and 1inch pipe flowmeters are also very common. Sino-Inst’s potable water flow meters offer versatile, accurate flow measurement used in facilities across the globe.

Please feel free to contact Sino-Inst for further conversation.

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Inline water flow meters are instruments that can be installed directly on water flow pipes to display flow. In principle, there are mechanical, ultrasonic, electromagnetic, and so on. Used in residential water pipes or industrial water pipes.

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2 Inch Water Flow Meter Price

On the whole, Water Flow Meter Price, the cost of a mechanical water flow meter will be lower than that of a digital water flow meter.

The prices of 2 inch turbine flowmeters, electromagnetic flowmeters, and ultrasonic flowmeters are all similar.

As a manufacturer. Sino-Inst is more willing to provide better prices for your bulk purchases. If you are interested, please contact our sales engineer as soon as possible.

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You can refer to the following:

FAQ

Mechanical liquid flow meters are a type of positive displacement flow meters, which are the most accurate type of flow meters. It uses a mechanical measuring element to continuously divide the fluid into a single known volume part. The total flow volume is measured according to the number of times that the metering chamber is filled and discharged with the volume part of the fluid successively and repeatedly.

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An line flow meter is a flow meter with the function of displaying flow rate on-site. The sensor of the flow meter is installed on the fluid pipe. Digital display or pointer shows the flow rate on the spot.

In-line flowmeters could be digital and mechanical flow meters. Common in-line flowmeters include turbine flowmeters, electromagnetic flowmeters, and ultrasonic flowmeters. With stainless steel material, analog and 4-20mA output, in-line flow meters can measure and controll inline flow.

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The water flow meter is an instrument specially used to measure the flow of water in pipes. You can get many different types of water flow meters from your facility.

When used in certain applications, each flow meter has its own advantages. For many pipelines and similar systems, the water must be maintained at a specified flow rate to ensure the effective operation of the system.

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Sewage flow meter, also known as waste water flow meter. Sewage flow meter measures the flow of various sewages in pipes and open channels. Common sewage flow meters are: magnetic flow meter, non-contact ultrasonic flow meter, etc.

Industries like the waste water, river water, industrial gas.

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Sino-Inst offers over 20 2 inch Water Flow Meters, with the Best Price.

A wide variety of flow meter options are available to you, such as free samples, paid samples.

About 13% of these are magnetic flow meters, 14% are Insertion Magnetic Flow Meter, 25% are ultrasonic flow meters, 13% are Handheld ultrasonic flow meters, and others are Liquid Turbine Flow Meters.

Sino-Inst is a Water Flow Meters supplier, located in China.

Wastewater flow meter products are most popular in North America, Mid East, and Eastern Europe.

The United States, and India, which export 99%, 1%, and 1% of ultrasonic level transmitters respectively.

You can ensure product safety by selecting from a certified supplier, with ISO9001, ISO14001 certification.

Digital air flow meters

A digital air flow meter refers to a flow meter that can accurately measure air or compressed air inline. Industrial Digital air flow meters can be divided into mass flow meters or volume flow meters.

What Is Digital Air Flow Meters?

The digital air flow meter is also a digital gas flow meter. The digital air flow meter can measure and display parameters such as mass flow, volume flow, gas temperature, atmospheric pressure and gas pressure of air or other gases. Such as argon, hydrogen, nitrogen, etc.

A digital air flow meter is different from a mechanical gas flow meter. The first is because of the local digital display. For example, a vortex flowmeter, or a handheld gas mass flowmeter. The parameters of the gas pipeline can be displayed locally. The second is because of the signal output. Mechanical gas flow meters cannot support signal output. But digital air flow meter generally supports signal output. Convenient for monitoring system or control system management. Such as 4-20mA, RS485 and so on.

CFM is a common imperial flow unit, cubic feet per minute.
For a certain volume of air flow passing in a unit time, m3/h air volume unit is generally used in China. Other countries also use the British air volume unit cfm (cubic foot per minute). That is ft3/min cubic feet/minute,
1CFM=28.316846592 L/MIN=0.028316847 m3/min

CFM traffic is divided into SCFM and ACFM.

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LPM is liter/minute.

Liter/minute to Cubic Meter/hour Conversion Table

Liter/minute [L/min]Cubic Meter/hour [m^3/h]
0.01 L/min0.0006 m^3/h
0.1 L/min0.006 m^3/h
1 L/min0.06 m^3/h
2 L/min0.12 m^3/h
3 L/min0.18 m^3/h
5 L/min0.3 m^3/h
10 L/min0.6 m^3/h
20 L/min1.2 m^3/h
50 L/min3 m^3/h
100 L/min6 m^3/h
1000 L/min60 m^3/h

How to Convert Liter/minute to Cubic Meter/hour?

1 L/min = 0.06 m^3/h
1 m^3/h = 16.6666666667 L/min

Example: convert 15 L/min to m^3/h:
15 L/min = 15 × 0.06 m^3/h = 0.9 m^3/h

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CFM is a common imperial flow unit, cubic feet per minute.
For a certain volume of air flow passing in a unit time, m3/h air volume unit is generally used in China. Other countries also use the British air volume unit cfm (cubic foot per minute). That is ft3/min cubic feet/minute,
1CFM=28.316846592 L/MIN=0.028316847 m3/min

CFM traffic is divided into SCFM and ACFM.

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First, We recommend a small digital airflow meter for you. Also called a portable gas mass flow meter. MF5700 series.

MF5700 series portable gas mass flow meter is a digital air flow meter developed based on MEMS flow sensor chip.

It is a measuring instrument with a wide application range. Low power consumption, portable, with the display. And capable of realizing networked.

Gas medium: air; nitrogen; oxygen; chlorine; carbon dioxide; contact the manufacturer for other gases.

Suitable for the monitoring and measurement of clinical oxygen supply in hospitals and various industrial applications.

Digital Air Mass Flow Meter

This flowmeter is also called a handheld digital air flow meter. Suitable for small gas flow monitoring.

  • MEMS flow measurement technology application
  • Battery-powered, portable design
  • RS485 communication mode can realize centralized network management
  • Real-time monitoring of instantaneous flow and calculation of cumulative flow
  • Password management, over-limit alarm
  • Small size, easy to install
  • Low cost and maintenance-free

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Performance parameter MF5706 MF5712 Unit
Range 0~10,25 0~200 L/min
Precision +(2+0.5FS) +(2.5+0.5FS) %
Repeatability 0.5 %
Response time ≤2 sec
Power supply 4 AA batteries or external adapter power supply
Power consumption ≤10 mW
Output  FS485 (Optional)
Display LCD
Display unit Instantaneous flow SLPM (L/min), cumulative flow NCM (M3)
display resolution 0.01 0.1 L/min
keyboard Three button
Function description Password setting.
Set the total amount and clear it.
Alarm function
Work pressure ≤0.8 mpa
Operating temperature -10~+55
Pressure loss ≤600 ≤2000 pa
Working time period (battery) >60 days
Standard calibration gas Nitrogen
Lead wire Dedicated minUSB connection communication cable (optional)
Caliber 6mm 12mm
Mechanical interface NPT-1/4 NPT-1/2
Weight About 300 g

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ModelCliberMechanical interfaceFLow Range: SLPMFLow Range: NCMH
MF57066mm1/4″10
25
0.6
1.5
MF571212mm1/2″20012

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Digital compressed air flow meter

A compressed air flow meter is an upgraded and improved gas vortex flow meter. The Karman vortex airflow sensor is researched and produced according to the Karman vortex principle.

Vortex compressed air flow meter reference price: USD 300-1500/pc.

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Air Flow Meter Types

Sino-Inst provides industrial air flow meters. The main types of air flow meters are:

  1. Thermal mass flow meter
  2. Vortex flowmeter
  3. Precession vortex flowmeter
  4. Annubar flowmeter
  5. Metal Rotameter
  6. Gas turbine flowmeter
  7. Micro gas mass flow meter

All of the above gas flow meters can be used to measure air flow. And the measurement of common industrial gas flow. Such as oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, argon, etc. Based on different measurement parameters such as pressure, temperature, pipe size, flow range, etc. We will choose the right flowmeter for you.

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Digital Flow Meters

Digital flow meters measure and display the flow rate of industrial liquid and gas. Like water, oil, natural gas, oxygen, diesel fuel, and more. And all pipe sizes are available, for 1/2″, 2inch, to 8 inches.

Different digital flow sensors include turbine, thermal mass, electromagnetic, ultrasonic, orifice plate, venturi. The different designs of the flowmeters have a variety of applications. With 4-20ma, RS485, or other output.

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Digital Water Flow Meters

What is a digital water flow meter?

A Digital Water flow meter is a flow meter that can display the water flow rate, and have the output for the flow rate. Like 4-20mA output, HART, RS 485, and so on. Digital Water Flow Meter is also called Electronic Water Flow Meter. Digital Water Flow Meter is widely used in industrial water and household water measurement. Most of the Sino-Inst flow meters are digital water flow meters. Like the electromagnetic flowmeter, Portable ultrasonic flow meter, Turbine flow meter…..

Frequently
Asked
Questions

Digital flow meters are high-tech devices. Also called smart flow meters. They’re used for gauging and displaying qualities like mass flow rate, volumetric flow rate, gas temperature, atmospheric pressure, and gas pressure.

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The air flow meter is used to monitor the air flow and display the flow parameters, or output the parameters first.

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To measure air flow mechanically, an anemometer can be used.
To intelligently measure air flow, you can use the various Digital Air Flow Meters we mentioned above.

A flow meter (or flow sensor) is an instrument used to measure linear, nonlinear,mass or volumetric flow rate of a liquid or a gas.When choosing flow meters,one should consider such intangible factors as familiarity of plant personnel,their experience with calibration and maintenance, spare parts availability,and mean time between failure history, etc., at the particular plant site.

It is also recommended that the cost of the installation be computed,only after taking these stepsThe different sensors include dial, in-line, ultrasonic, orifice plate,totalizing meters, variable area, venturi, or with switch output.The different designs of the flow meters have a variety of applications.

Flow Metering Principles

  • Differential Pressure Flowmeters
  • Velocity Flowmeters
  • Positive Displacement Flowmeters
  • Mass Flowmeters
  • For Open Channel Flowmeters – weirs, flumes, submerged orifices, current meters, acoustic flow meters and more

For different working principle, We offer different types of flow meters, like:

  • Differential Pressure Flow Meters
  • Orifice Plate
  • Venturi Tube
  • Flow Nozzles
  • The Sonic Nozzle – Critical (Choked) Flow Nozzle
  • Calorimetric Flowmeter
  • Ultrasonic Doppler Flowmeter
  • Positive Displacement Flowmeter
  • Variable Area Flowmeter or Rotameter
  • Velocity Flowmeters
  • Pitot Tubes
  • Electromagnetic Flowmeter
  • Turbine Flowmeter
  • Vortex Flow Meter
  • Thermal Flowmeter
  • Coriolis Flowmeter
  • Mass Flowmeters
  • Open Channel Flowmeters

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About 50% of these are vortex flow meters, 40% are the thermal mass flow sensor, and 20% are turbine and DP flow meters.

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Sino-Instrument is a globally recognized supplier and manufacturer of flow measurement instrumentation, located in China.

Inline water flow meters

Inline water flow meters are instruments that can be installed directly on water flow pipes to display flow. In principle, there are mechanical, ultrasonic, electromagnetic, and so on. Used in residential water pipes or industrial water pipes.

An inline flow meter is a flow meter with the function of displaying flow rate on-site. The sensor of the flow meter is installed on the fluid pipe. Digital display or pointer shows the flow rate on the spot.

In-line flowmeters could be digital and mechanical flow meters. Common in-line flowmeters include turbine flowmeters, electromagnetic flowmeters, and ultrasonic flowmeters. With stainless steel material, analog, and 4-20mA output, in-line flow meters can measure and control inline flow.

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Featured inline water flow meters

Strap on flow meter X3

 External clamp-on flow sensor. Easy to install. Suitable for measuring pipe diameter Φ9.53~Φ90.

Ultrasonic Water Meter for Residential Water

DN15-DN40, RS485. LORA/ NB-IoT, WIFI, Output MBUS, MODBUS, ASCII, CJ188 are optional.

Sandwich-type Insertion Ultrasonic Water Flow Meter

DN50-DN150. New type. The thickness is only 50mm.

Dual Channel Ultrasonic Water Meter

Can be battery-powered and wireless. For residential water, urban water, industrial water management.

In-Line Ultrasonic Flow Meter

DN15-DN6000, InLine Ultrasonic Flow Meter Reference price: USD 470.00/pc

Insertion Magnetic Flow Meter

 Suitable for large diameter DN300-3000. Insertion magnetic flowmeter can be installed without stopping the flow.

Liquid Turbine Flow Meter

DN4~DN200. Liquid Turbine Flow Meter reference price: DN100. USD 600-700/pc.

Turbine Sanitary flow meter

DN4-50mm. Sanitary Turbine Flow Meter reference price: DN100. USD 300-700/pc.

Magnetic Water Flow Meter

DN15~DN3000, Conductive liquids such as drinking water, sewage, wastewater, seawater, ammonia, cement slurry, etc.

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Residential inline water flow meter

The residential inline water flow meter is an essential thing in modern residents’ homes. The residential inline water flow meter is used to measure household water consumption. It is also the basis for the water company’s charges.

Domestic inline water meters are provided and installed by the water supply company.

The price of the water meter is determined according to the function of the water meter. At present, the water meters on the market are divided into mechanical water meters, IC card water meters, remote water meters, photoelectric direct reading water meters, NB-IoT Internet of things water meters, etc. The prices are different for different levels.

Generally speaking, the price of mechanical water meters is relatively cheap. The price of smart water meters is more expensive. At present, the relatively new type is the NB-IoT remote transmission water meter, which is convenient for meter reading, mobile phone operation, no wiring, and wireless transmission of signals.

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  1. Divided according to the functions used, the smart IC card water meter is more commonly used now. That is to say, this smart water meter has an IC card inserted into the water meter. You can query the water consumption at home and the water bill.
    • And one of its biggest features is that it can pay water charges in advance. It can also solve the trouble of water company charges. Before, it was necessary for staff to go door-to-door to read the meter. With this smart IC card, it can be inquired remotely.
  2. Now a remote water meter has been developed. According to its literal meaning, it can also be understood that this kind of water meter is also very intelligent. There is no need to go to the house to read the meter. The staff can understand the water consumption of each customer in the office. It also brings a great deal to the water supply company. Convenience. Solved the problem of a nuisance to the people.
  3. Intelligent valve-controlled water meter. One of the bright spots of this type of water meter is that you need to pay money before you can use it. It is very useful for users who are in arrears of water bills. It is also tailored for these users. And it can be controlled remotely and is very intelligent.
  4. According to the nature of the water meter, it can be divided into rotor wet water meter or dry water meter, or speed water meter, volume water meter, and so on.

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Industrial inline water flow meter

Industrial inline water flow meters are more complicated than residential water meters. Because residential water is mainly used to measure tap water. Industrially, it is necessary to measure water, including raw water, wastewater, condensed water, and various aqueous solutions.

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You can refer to the following to select the appropriate Industrial inline water flow meter.

Mechanical water flow meter

A mechanical water flow meter relies on the kinetic energy of the water flow to drive the metering mechanism to work. The water flowing through the water pipe impacts the water meter impeller and then drives the gear to rotate, without electricity.

The mechanical water flow meter is currently used less, mainly due to the following reasons:

There are many vulnerable parts, and the existence of the movable part impeller is easy to cause fouling of itself and the measuring cavity. Even blockage, especially when the water quality is poor. Therefore, the reliability and stability of the work are relatively low;

The movable part of the impeller shaft core is easy to wear after a long time or high flow rate operation. Especially when the water quality is corrosive. Therefore, the durability of work is low, and the service life is relatively short;

The presence of the impeller in the measurement chamber will produce a large pressure loss. Reduce the transmission capacity of the heating pipe network. In particular, it brings difficulties to the transformation of the old pipe network;

The accuracy of flow measurement is relatively low. There are also certain requirements for the flow rate of the fluid. Can not effectively measure when the flow rate is low.

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Digital flow meter

Compared with a Mechanical inline water flow meter, a Digital flow meter makes it easier for users to obtain flow information.

Digital flow meter generally has a digital display. The traffic can be displayed locally. Including instantaneous flow and cumulative flow. It can even display information such as pressure and temperature.

Digital flow meter generally also supports remote data transmission. Digital flow meter outputs pulse, 4-20mA, and other signals. Support HART, RS485, and other protocols. Even wireless remote transmission.

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FAQ

The flowmeter is produced according to the user’s measurement parameters. Therefore, the price of the flowmeter is different for different measurements.

Important factors when selecting flow metering devices are

  • accuracy
  • cost
  • legal constraints
  • flow rate range
  • head loss
  • operating requirements
  • maintenance
  • lifetime

These factors are more or less related to each other. For example – the cost of flow meters increases with accuracy and lifetime quality.

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The general measurement is to use an electromagnetic flowmeter.

Magnetic flowmeters use the principle of Faraday’s Law of Electromagnetic Induction to measure the flow rate of liquid in a pipe. In the magnetic flowmeter pipe parts, a magnetic field is generated and channeled into the liquid flowing through the pipe.

As fluid flows through the magnetic field, conductive particles in the fluid create changes. This variation is used to measure and calculate the velocity of water flow through the pipe. When the fluid moves faster, more voltage is generated. The electronic transmitter processes the voltage signal to determine the liquid flow.

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Flowmeter usually refers to industrial flow meters. Water meter usually refers to the residential water meter.

Industrial VS residential digital water flow meter

1. From a functional point of view. Industrial digital water flow meter mainly measures instantaneous flow. It is a real-time state. It can understand the usage of each site. And can output pulses, 4~20mA, etc. The residential digital water flow meter is mainly a cumulative function, generally cannot see the instantaneous flow.

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2. From the cost point of view. The manufacturing cost of the Residential Digital Water Flow Meter is relatively low. The cost of an Industrial Digital Water Flow Meter is generally relatively high.

3. In terms of quality. Relatively speaking, the Residential digital water flow meter has poor accuracy. It cannot withstand high pressure and high temperature, and cannot output linear signals. It cannot participate in the automation control of modern industry. The industrial digital water flow meter can do the above.

4. From the point of view of usage. Residential digital water flow meter only measures water and is not used to measure gas. And some liquid media water meters cannot be used. Industrial digital water flow meter liquids (water, oil, turbid liquids, etc.) can be measured.

Of course, Residential digital water flow meters can realize various functions such as prepayment. Remote data transmission. Remote valve control. Step water pricing, etc. It is a must-use metering product for residential homes.

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Sino-Inst offers over 30 Inline water flow meters products. About 50% of these are magnetic flow meters. 40% are water meters (like the ultrasonic flow meter), and 40% are water treatment (like the Annubar flow meter ).

A wide variety of Inline water flow meters options are available to you, such as free samples, paid samples.

Sino-Inst is a globally recognized supplier and manufacturer of water flow meters, located in China.

The top supplying country is China (Mainland), which supply 100% of the Inline water flow meters respectively.

Sino-Inst sells through a mature distribution network that reaches all 50 states and 30 countries worldwide. Inline water flow meters products are most popular in Domestic Market, Southeast Asia, and Mid East.

You can ensure product safety by selecting from certified suppliers, with ISO9001, ISO14001 certification.

Industrial Petrol Flow Meters | Selection Guide

Petrol flow meters are often used for inline monitoring of gasoline flow rates. Positive displacement & Turbine flow meters are commonly used industrial fuel flow meters.

Petrol is also called industrial gasoline. As industrial gasoline, it can be divided into industrial solvent gasoline, extraction solvent gasoline, rubber industrial solvent gasoline and so on. Liquid turbine flowmeter and oval gear flowmeter are generally used to measure gasoline.

Sino-Inst offers a variety of petrol flow meter for flow measurement. If you have any questions, please contact our sales engineers.

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Industrial petrol flow meters Types

Volumetric Flow Meter, as a mechanical flow meter, is also called a Positive displacement flowmeter. It can measure the volume flow of high viscosity and corrosive fluids.

Volumetric Flow Meter is a mechanical instrument used to measure the volume flow of fluids. A volumetric flow meter is an instrument which can measure either directly or indirectly the volume of a substance which is passing through a specific location in a set period of time. The main advantage of these types of flow meters is that they can handle high viscosity and corrosiveness fluid.

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Turbine flow meters are velocity flow meters, also called impeller flow meters. Can be used to measure the instantaneous flow and cumulative flow of liquids and gases.

Turbine flowmeters are widely used in flow measurement: petroleum, organic liquids, inorganic liquids, liquefied gas, natural gas, coal gas and cryogenic fluids. Turbine flowmeter signals can be divided into pulse signals or current signals (4-20mA). It is suitable for use with secondary display, PLC, DCS and other computer control systems.

Turbine Flow Meter reference price: USD 200-1700/pc.

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Coriolis flow meter is also called Coriolis mass flow meter. Based on the principles of Micro motion mechanics. Coriolis meters provide extremely accurate mass or volume flow, density and temperature measurement.

A Coriolis flow meter is a type of mass flow meter. It is designed differently and works differently than thermal or differential mass flow meters. Coriolis meters provide extremely accurate mass or volume flow, density and temperature measurement with few moving parts and no straight pipe requirements.

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Industrial Petrol/Diesel Quantitative Control Systems

Dosing control systems are widely used for dosing process control of fluid media, filling, proportioning, packaging and other metering equipment. Together with various flow meters, they can measure, calculate, convert, display, record, communicate and control the flow and process of flowing liquids. It can greatly improve the efficiency of industrial production and reduce production costs. It has to be said that it is the gospel of industrial production control.

As workers’ wages continue to rise, automatic control has become the trend.

Intelligent digital display quantitative control instrument is one of the items that many enterprises will use or need to improve at present.

For example: automatic filling system, automatic dosing system, automatic loading system, automatic proportioning system, etc..

For the traditional controller dosing control system in the production process of complex work, poor precision and other shortcomings. It is developed and produced with PLC as the main body and touch screen or LCD as the auxiliary dosing control box. It has many advantages such as easy to operate and learn, good working stability and powerful function. It can directly replace manual dosing, manual dosing, and the accuracy is better than manual. At the same time, this system has the characteristics of intuitive display, manual control or automatic control combination.

Industrial Petrol/Diesel Quantitative Control Systems are especially suitable for oil blending, water blending, chemical blending, dosing, water injection and quantitative or steady flow control of various liquids, gases or steam. It is especially suitable for enterprises that still use manual operation for tank filling/batching/dosing and do not want to invest too much cost, but want to improve the working efficiency.

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If you want to divide the flow meter into three categories. I think it can be divided into volumetric flowmeters, mass flowmeters, and velocity flowmeters.

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If the flowmeter is divided into 5 categories. Then the five commonly used flowmeters are:

  1. Electromagnetic flowmeter
  2. Differential pressure flowmeter
  3. Turbine flowmeter
  4. Ultrasonic flowmeter
  5. Volumetric flowmeter (PD)

Industrial Fuel oil flow meters measure the volume or mass of fuel oil. Can realize the mutual conversion of volume and mass.

The main industrial oils are hydraulic oil. Gear Oil. Turbine oil. Compressor oil. Refrigeration oil. Transformer oil. Cylinder oil, heat treatment oil, heat transfer oil, etc. Of course, edible oil can also be produced in the industry. In addition, there are greases with lubricating oil as base oil and thickening agent.

Therefore, whether it is a company that uses, trades, or produces oil, it needs to accurately measure the oil flow.

There are many common oil flow meters, such as turbine flow meters, positive displacement flow meters, gear flow meters, mass flow meters, etc.

Positive displacement flow meters and turbine flow meters are often used as gasoline flow meters because of their high accuracy and repeatability and their ability to directly measure the volume of gasoline.

Fuel flow meter refers to a type of flow meter that can measure the volume flow or mass flow of fuel in the pipeline with high accuracy. For example, turbine flow meters, elliptical gear flow meters, etc.

Normally, our fuel flow meters have a local display. In particular, digital fuel flow meters can display both instantaneous and cumulative flow rates.
Alternatively, you can use the flow rate calculation tool: Flow Velocity & Pipe Diameter to Volumetric Flow Rate Calculator

The gasoline pump measures fuel by using a gasoline flow meter (e.g. PD flow meter, turbine flow meter).
The operator sets a set value based on currency/liter. The flow meter instantly calculates the volume by splitting it into smaller volumes. and ultimately measures the number of liters of fuel dispensed.

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Sino-Inst is a manufacturer of Industrial Petrol Flow meters. We offer more than 20 types of Industrial Petrol Flow meters, 40% are turbine flow meter, 30% are mechanical fuel flow meters and the rest.

We have a variety of Industrial Petrol Flow meters for most fuels including diesel, biodiesel, kerosene, gasoline, motor oil, DEF, heating oil, grease, and certain chemicals. Industrial Petrol Flow meters are available in a variety of sizes, from DN4 to DN200. Extended reading: High-quality hydraulic fluid flow meters

Industrial Petrol Flow meters can be stable flow measurement without modifying the pipeline. This greatly meets the measurement needs of many applications.

Our Industrial Petrol Flow meters solutions are brought together here to allow you to choose from a variety of flow rates or technologies. The most common types are mechanical or digital readout fuel meters. When it comes to technology, either turbine or oval gear diesel flow meters can be purchased directly from our website.

Sino-Inst’s Industrial Petrol Flow meters, made in China, have good quality, with better prices. Our flow measuring instruments are widely used in China, India, Pakistan, USA and other countries.

Sino-Inst’s entire team is well trained, so we can ensure that each customer’s needs are met. If you need any help with your product requirements, whether it is Industrial Petrol Flow meters, level sensors, or other equipment, please give us a call.

Cheap flow meters-Low Cost measurement solutions

Cheap flow meters means to choose the lowest cost flow meter while satisfying your measurement needs. How to choose the lowest cost flow meter?

Cheap flow meters are not equal to any flow meter. Different flowmeters are required to measure air velocity, water, and other liquids. For example, if you need to measure water flow rate, electromagnetic flow meters and ultrasonic flow meters are more suitable. On top of this, let’s choose a low-cost configuration.

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Cheap flow meter for water

The measurement of water flow is the most widely used method in industrial production. Raw water, domestic sewage, industrial wastewater, etc. all need to be monitored. So how to choose a low-cost water flow meter?

Here, Sino-Inst proposes the following suggestions for you based on experience:

  1. If it is measuring drinking water, beverages, etc. Sanitary electromagnetic flowmeters can be used. Meet the requirements of drinking and hygiene.
  2. If it is industrial wastewater or corrosive liquid, you can choose electromagnetic flowmeter. Choose the lining made of tetrafluoroethylene and the electrode of 316L, which can resist corrosion.
  3. If it is residential water, you can use an ultrasonic water meter. Simple to use. low cost.
  4. For water flow measurement with super large pipe diameters, plug-in electromagnetic flowmeters or externally clamped ultrasonic flowmeters can be used. Can reduce costs.
  5. If it is a short-term measurement requirement, or for convenience, you can choose an external ultrasonic flowmeter. The host can be handheld or wall-mounted, and the cost is extremely low. And can be applied to different pipe diameter measurement.

Of course, the above is only Sino-Inst’s suggestion. In order to choose the right water flow meter, you can contact our sales engineer. According to your measurement medium, pressure, pipe diameter, use function, accuracy and all requirements, choose the best cost flowmeter.

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How much is a 2 inch water flow meter? Let’s find out.

Mechanical water flow meters refer to a type of flow meter suitable for clean water processes or applications. The working principle of a mechanical water flow meter is to measure the speed of water flowing through a pipe. This causes the piston or turbine to rotate. The volume flow of water is proportional to the rotation speed of the blades. Compared with electronic water flow meters, mechanical water flow meters may become clogged when the water is dirty or contains large particles. When the water flow is low, the mechanical water meter does not work well.

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Ultrasonic flow meters, especially clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters, have a very high cost performance.
Especially compared to large diameter pipes. For example: measuring water in large diameter pipes. Either an electromagnetic flowmeter or a turbine flowmeter can be used. But their costs are not low.
At this time, the cost of the clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter will be much lower.

There are 4 types of gas flow meters commonly used in industrial production and trade calculations. They are vortex flowmeter, precession vortex flowmeter, rotameter, differential pressure flowmeter, etc.

The cost of these gas flow meters is different. It is necessary to select the appropriate model according to the actual measurement parameters and confirm the cost.

Flow meters are classified into liquid flow meters and gas flow meters according to the medium. Then the common liquid flow meters mainly include: vortex flowmeter, turbine flowmeter, electromagnetic flowmeter, ultrasonic flowmeter, differential pressure flowmeter, open channel flowmeter, Coriolis mass flowmeter, etc.

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Digital Fuel Flow Meter is a flow meter dedicated to measuring fuel, diesel, gasoline, and petroleum. Digital Fuel Flow Meter generally has a digital display or signal output. Such as pulse or 4-20mA. Such as turbine flow meters, gear flow meters. It can be used to measure the pipeline flow of oil medium storage, transportation, trade, etc. Different pipelines and working conditions require flow meters with different principles or functions. Next, we will analyze in detail.

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Industrial water flow meter

Water flow meters are flow meters that can diaplay the flow rate of industrial water pipe.

A water flow meter measures the amount of water flowing through a pipe. We have several kinds to choose from, depending on the application, maintenance needs, and budget.

There are four common water flow meter types:

Turbine (also called mechanical), Vortex, Ultrasonic, and Magnetic. We will tell you everything you need to know about them and help you choose one for your application.

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Low Flow Meters refer to those flow meters that can be used to measure micro-flow-low-flow rate media. Including metal rotor type, gear type, electromagnetic type microflow meter, microturbine type, and thermal type small mass flow meter. It can measure the Low flow rate of a variety of liquids and gases. For example, it needs small volume, high-temperature resistance, low-temperature resistance, or medium viscosity. etc. We all have suitable product recommendations.

Read more Low flow meters for Liquids.

For different working principle, We offer different types of flow meters, like:

  • Differential Pressure Flow Meters
  • Orifice Plate
  • Venturi Tube
  • Flow Nozzles
  • The Sonic Nozzle – Critical (Choked) Flow Nozzle
  • Calorimetric Flowmeter
  • Ultrasonic Doppler Flowmeter
  • Positive Displacement Flowmeter
  • Variable Area Flowmeter or Rotameter
  • Velocity Flowmeters
  • Pitot Tubes
  • Electromagnetic Flowmeter
  • Turbine Flowmeter
  • Vortex Flow Meter
  • Thermal Flowmeter
  • Coriolis Flowmeter
  • Mass Flowmeters
  • Open Channel Flowmeters

Generally speaking, the accuracy of Coriolis mass flow meters is relatively high.
High precision: standard configuration ±0.2%, ±0.1%, ±0.05% optional.
However, general industrial liquid flow measurement does not require such high accuracy. An accuracy of 0.5% or 1% is sufficient. You can choose the appropriate flowmeter according to the measurement requirements.
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Generally, it needs to be measured according to the measured medium, use environment, installation method and other aspects. If it is ordinary non-corrosive water, it is USD300-500. The specific decision is based on different site conditions.
The price of electromagnetic flowmeters is determined according to the measured medium. Different mediums, ranges, installation methods, and prices will vary greatly.

Sino-Inst offers over 30 Cheap flow meters-Low Cost products. About 50% of these are differential pressure flow meters. 40% are water meters (like the Insertion Turbine Flow Meter), and 40% are water treatment (like the Annubar flow meter ).

A wide variety of Cheap flow meters-Low Cost options are available to you, such as free samples, paid samples.

Sino-Inst is a globally recognized supplier and manufacturer of Cheap flow meters-Low Cost, located in China.

The top supplying country is China (Mainland), which supply 100% of the Cheap flow meters-Low Cost respectively.

Sino-Inst sells through a mature distribution network that reaches all 50 states and 30 countries worldwide. Cheap flow meters-Low Cost products are most popular in Domestic Market, Southeast Asia, and Mid East.

You can ensure product safety by selecting from certified suppliers, with ISO9001, ISO14001 certification.