Installation of Ultrasonic Flow Meter

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kamaraj

Hello everyone,

Please advice needed...

I'm in under the project of measuring water flow of pump station using ultrasonic flow meter with clamp on sensors. pump station having 2 pumps. we want to measure flow of both pumps but there is no provision to install a ultrasonic flow meter on the delivery line.

we thought to install the same on suction line. is it possible to install on suction line of the pump.

kindly clear my following doubts,
1. will the flow of suction line equals to delivery?

2. will installation of UFM in suction line measure correct flow delivered?
 
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First of all, what kind of UFM is it? Doppler or Transit Time? I can make both work, but Transit Time is easier and more likely to work better, longer.

Second, how much straight run do you have downstream of the pumps? Do they come together in a common manifold?

So much of the answer to your question depends on the pipe geometry you need to help us help you.

Walt

Walt Boyes, Life Fellow, ISA; Fellow InstMC
Chartered Measurement and Control Technologist
Spitzer and Boyes LLC
www.spitzerandboyes.com

**Spitzer and Boyes LLC publishes the Industrial Automation and Process Control INSIDER (www.iainsider.com)**
 
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