Trimec Flow Products PT Turbopulse turbine flowmeter

The Trimec Flow Products PT Turbopulse turbine flowmeter series measure flows of low-viscosity liquids from 27 to 4500 L/min in a range of sizes from 25 to 100 mm.

The meters have an axial rotor and flow guides, and need to be installed in straight sections of pipe either horizontal or vertical so that the flow is conditioned. The series has IS approvals and the meters are available in flanged or threaded versions.

The meters are robust and compact, and take little space in the piping system. Applications include fuels, alcohols, solvents, insecticides, milk, chemicals, water and light hydraulic oils.

The basic construction of turbine flow meters includes a bladed turbine rotor that is axially suspended in the pipe. As the fluid flows through the pipe, it causes the rotor to spin on its axis at a speed proportional to the velocity of the fluid. The spin of each rotor is sensed by the turbine meter using gears, a photoelectric cell or a magnetic pickup installed on the outside of the flow tube or the meter body, adjacent to the perimeter of the rotor.