Magnetic Flow Meters

Magnetic flowmeters, also known as simply mag meters, offer a number of practical advantages over traditional flow metering technologies which employ mechanical measuring techniques. The minimally invasive, no-moving-parts design of electromagnetic flow meters is the key to these advantages.

Magnetic flow meters

SmartMeasurement™ offers a complete line of magnetic flow meters to address any flow measurement application where an electromagnetic flowmeter may be the preferred technology. For general purpose applications, the value-priced ALMAG-WP is the meter of choice. This meter is offered with wafer type and ANSI & DIN flanged process connections and features an easy-to-read OLED display module that provides a variety of industry standard outputs including frequency/pulse, analog 4-20 mA, RS-485/Modbus, Profibus, and HART. A wide variety of material selections are available for the ALMAGWP’s liner and electrodes, ensuring that it can be fabricated to be compatible with virtually any conductive fluid. For a list of known fluids, SmartMeasurement™ has constructed a conductivity table.

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Key Applications

Magnetic flowmeters from SmartMeasurement have been successfully installed in a wide variety of industries and applications including:

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Magnetic flowmeters only have two non-moving parts that contact the measured fluid media – a liner which protects the flow body from the fluid and a pair of electrodes which detect the quantifiable flow velocity of the flowing fluid. Compared to traditional mechanical flow measurement techniques such as turbine and positive displacement which measure flow by relying on rotating mechanical gears and bearings, the mag meter’s simple construction provides for longer life, less maintenance, lower pressure drops, and overall lower cost of ownership. This flow measurement design allows magnetic flow meters to be used with virtually any conductive liquid regardless of density, viscosity, chemical composition, or fluid condition/particulate count.

Special Cases

A number of special purpose mag flow meters are also available from SmartMeasurement. For applications where either no power or only solar power are available, such as oil-water separators found in the oil & gas industry, the battery powered ALMAG-BAT is offered. This meter features its own internal long-life lithium-ion battery which may or may not be supplemented with a solar panel, along with special firmware that de-energizes and re-energizes the electromagnetic coils at predetermined intervals in order to extend battery life. The battery-powered magnetic flowmeter is also popular in irrigation applications where there is no power available at the installation site, as seen in the agricultural industry.

For large pipe sizes where it may not be practical to use traditional in-line electromagnetic meters, the insertion-mounted ALMAG-IS is offered. This flow meter can accommodate line sizes of up to 120” (3000 mm) at a fraction of the purchase cost of an inline magnetic flow meter sized for the same pipe. The insertion mounting method provides further savings opportunities via reduced installation costs. The insertion mag meter is frequently used in municipal applications where larger pipe sizes are common.

Another special purpose electromagnetic flowmeter offered by SmartMeasurement is the ALMAG-EG. The ALMAG-EG is actually a multi-component system that consists of an inline electromagnetic flowmeter, two RTD temperature sensors, and a flow computer. The RTD sensors allow for a supply and return line temperature measurement to be made and used in conjunction with the accurate flow measurement provided by the flow meter in order for the flow computer to calculate a BTU/energy consumption rate. This control system is frequently used for BTU/energy flow measurement required in building automation applications.

Finally, SmartMeasurement also offers the ALMAG-HP for high pressure applications up to 6000 psi working pressure. This product is a specialized version of the general-purpose electromagnetic flowmeter that features a heavy wall flow tube to accommodate higher pressures and high-pressure flanged process connections such as ANSI 900# RTJ and ANSI 1500# RTJ type. This magnetic flow meter may be used in any application where high pressure fluids need to be measured, such as high-pressure water injection in the oil & gas industry, or fluid-power/hydraulic applications that are employing water-based hydraulic fluids.

Please visit our industrial measurement applications section to find more detailed information about where our Magnetic flow meters have been successfully used.

Request a quote on magnetic flow meters for your application, or contact SmartMeasurement to learn more.

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Advantages of using Magnetic Flow Meters

Magnetic flow meters are also known as mag meters, do not contain any moving parts, rotating gears, turbines, or bearings. Instead, they rely on two electrodes to measure the density of the induced magnetic field that results from an electrically conductible fluid, such as water, flowing through a pipe. The density of the magnetic field is directly proportional to the fluid velocity of the flowing liquid.  They offer a number of practical advantages over traditional flow metering technologies which employ mechanical measuring techniques. The only real limitation of the electromagnetic flow meter is that the measured fluid media must be electrically conductive (> 5μS/cm).  Please go to   Non-conductive fluids, such as oil and other petroleum-based fluids, which cannot be measured with mag meter technology. For a list of known fluids, SmartMeasurement™ has constructed a conductivity table

 

Because the only wetted components in a SmartMeasurement electromagnetic flow meter are the electrodes and the liner, these components can be fabricated from a variety of materials to make the mag meter compatible with virtually any electrically conductive fluid, including aggressive acids. Provided that the electrical conductivity of the fluid is ≥ 5μS/cm, magnetic flowmeters can detect the flow of any clean, multi-phase, dirty, corrosive, erosive, or viscous liquids, or slurries.

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