| A standard flowmeter either uses a float or a | | | | digital flow rate. |
| paddlewheel to measure flow. In order to work, fluid | | | | With Time-transit the transducers produce sound |
| is passed through the flowmeter which either spins | | | | waves that bounce within the pipe. The ultrasonic |
| the paddlewheel or pushes a float. For installation | | | | flowmeter measures the time it takes for the sound |
| either you cut into the pipe to attach the flowmeter | | | | wave to return. |
| or you have a branch off to use a floater flowmeter. | | | | What are the benefits of a ultrasonic flowmeter? |
| Ultrasonic flowmeter is different. This flowmeter will | | | | There is No moving parts and less chance of breaking |
| work with any sound conducting liquid. The ultrasonic | | | | down. No paddle wheels or floats to break and |
| flow meter is placed near the application and two | | | | replace. No wetted materials, nothing touches the |
| clamp-on "transducers" are placed on either side of | | | | liquid it's measuring. Ultra Sonic Flowmeters work with |
| the pipe. To detect flow through a pipe, ultrasonic | | | | clean and dirty fluids. Since the flowmeter measures |
| flowmeters use acoustic waves or vibrations of a | | | | with sound frequencies, the liquids can have solids |
| frequency. Depending on the design there are two | | | | and still keep an accurate measure of flow. The |
| ways of measuring flow, either Doppler or | | | | ultasonic flowmeter is best suited for corruptible |
| Time-transit. | | | | liquids that eat away plastics. For example sewage, |
| The Doppler method sends a signal and measures the | | | | slush and beverages, where the standard flowmeter |
| change in frequency from one sensor to the next | | | | just can not cut it. It's the perfect flow meter. |
| then using a mathematical formula converting into a | | | | |