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Pipelines in every process industry are outfitted with flow meters to detect the actual amount of fluid in the system. All flow meters are utilized for automatic control of the flow to process equipment in this age of automation. Variable area (Rotameter), differential pressure (orifice, venturi), electromagnetic, turbine, vortex, and other types of flow meters are available on the market.

In this blog, we will look at how flow meters function and how process characteristics, circumstances, and practices affect flow detection. It will also provide some suggestions for making them precise and valuable.

“Learning from your own experience is good but learning from the mistakes of others is wise. It will help to avoid any perilous event before it happens.”

Lieberman N.P., Lieberman E.T., “A Working Guide to Process Equipment,” McGraw-Hill Education (Fourth edition 2014). 

Magnetic Flowmeter McMillan G.K., Douglas M.C., “Process/Industrial Instruments and Controls Handbook,” McGraw-Hill Fifth Edition (1999).