Spirax Sarco released its MassTracker flow meter.Β The MassTracker measures flow by using a turbine, which is spun by the median flowing through the meter.Β The median being measured can be any gas, air, or fluid.Β At any given velocity that the fluid is flowing through the meter the turbine will be spun at a relative angular velocity.Β The MassTracker has two magnetic pickup coils that read the frequency of the spinning turbine.
What really makes this flow meter stand out is its ability to communicate over the internet.Β All of the data taken from the MassTracker is processed and logged on itsβ own website.Β One can get online and type in the url of the MassTracker and see in real time the information from the meter as well as past logged data.Β With a few of the known variables, others such as temperature, pressure, mass, density, volumetric, and energy flows can be calculated and logged.
The Mass Tracker can be tapped into lines ranging from 3β up to 80β threaded or flanged.Β It has hot-tap capability, which allows MassTracker insertion flow meters to be installed and serviced without process shutdown, a feature that not only saves on labor costs, but can also avoid disruption of critical processes.
- Typical savings of up to 80% for 24-in. (610-mm) lines and 50% for 10-in. (254-mm) lines compared to full-bore flowmeters
- Six field-installable cartridges with different turbine pitches, plus wide 25:1 turndown, match flow rate preciselyβa dream for process tuning
- One or two meters can share many isolation valvesβcost-effective district heating monitoring
- Stock and maintain just one flow meter type for a wide variety of measurement tasks
- Outstanding for low-flow-rate and wide-turndown applications where other technologies cannot perform
- Thanks to hot-tappability, uptime-friendly maintenance can be accomplished under full flow conditions
- Interchangeable rotor/sensor unit comprises a βcalibrated cartridgeβ with NIST traceability
- Unique, low-mass rotor machined from a solid block of stainless steelβno welds, maximum service life and flow sensitivity
- Dual pick-up coils for outstanding sensitivity and noise filtering
- Highly accurate positioning of the sensor head within the lineβs flow profile
- All smarts in one housing
- Advanced algorithms developed from independent research and NIST-traceable flow standards
