Flow Metering

Most manufacturers have very little idea as to what volume of compressed air they are consuming in day-to-day production activities or during different shifts.

Our thermal mass flow meters can be installed directly downstream of the compressor room to capture and record compressed air flow to the production floor, or to certain areas of the facility, even to individual production machines. It is preferable to install equipment with no line pressure, but with many of today's plants operating on a 24/7-production schedule it is impossible to shut off the compressors for this purpose. This proves just how critical compressed air is to the operation. For this reason we have the ability to safely install our metering equipment under full line pressure when necessary.

Airflow data can allow for quantification and benchmarking of compressed air use to assist in reducing demand or to clarify what the current consumption is. Measuring the compressed air flow to the plant floor can help identify cost in dollars per scfm and output capacity of individual compressors. This data is very important in determining operating costs and performance of the system.

With this state of the art equipment we can also measure and record air velocity. High velocity of air is often partially responsible for problems encountered at the point of use. High velocity compressed air is a result of insufficient pipe diameters trying to supply compressed air to the point of use. Excess velocity also contributes to moisture, oil and particulate carryover in filtration and treatment equipment.