Anyone who manages an extensive water supply network or a sewage system has to deal with checks and flow measurements of very diverse types and sizes of pipes. With the current generation of measuring equipment, almost all water flows can be measured. Also in areas subject to extreme weather conditions and/or the risk of flooding.
When constructing a new plant, pumping station or section of pipelines, in-line flowmeters – such as electromagnetic flowmeters – can be an obvious choice. However, on existing pipelines that are not equipped with measuring instruments, at those locations where an existing inline measuring instrument does not function, a clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter is in many cases the better alternative.
Non-invasive
The sensors of a clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter are simply clamped on the outside of the pipe. It is not necessary to open up the tube and close the system. Interrupting the water flow is therefore not necessary.
A clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter can be retrofitted to pipes made of different materials, with a diameter ranging from 3 mm to 6500 mm. All this without costly changes or adjustments to the specification of the measuring instrument. In addition, calibrations, zero flow measurements and specific pipe sizes are a thing of the past when using this measuring technique.
Applications include :
- Water pipe and supply line monitoring
- Sewerage flow rate measurement
- Capacity measurement
- Valve and pump tests / checks
- Wastewater and water quality monitoring
- Sludge measurement
- In-line flowmeter control and verification
- Leakage and blockage detection
- Food / Return comparison
- Drain line measurement
- Flow surveys / Flood risk flow measuring
- Chemical dosage control
This is the KATflow 210
This robust, also portable clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter can be used under extreme conditions and in environments that a standard portable flowmeter cannot withstand. The KATflow 210 is mounted in an IP 67 transport case (optionally available with a viewing window in the lid), so that it continues to function even when temporarily submerged in water.
