Talking Flow Meters and More at the Chem Show
Yesterday, during the Chem Show in New York City, our very own Steve Kannengieszer was interviewed by Chemical Processing magazine‘s Senior Digital Editor, Traci Purdum. We’re still waiting for the...
View ArticleOne Customer’s “Zeal” to Replace a Z Purge System
I thought this short application success story was worth sharing! A major chemical company was looking for an economical solution to purging cabinets that are used in Division 2 hazardous areas....
View ArticleGuess What Year This Flow Meter Was Made
Last week a co-worker of mine was cleaning out some old marketing demos and found the beauty pictured below. This is an old Full-View variable area flow meter. We took guesses amongst ourselves as to...
View ArticleA History with NASA
While we were cleaning out our offices a few weeks ago a co-worker of mine handed me a great Norman Rockwell oil painting that we used to have hanging in one of our hallways. It was taken down when we...
View ArticleSpecifying the Right Variable Area Flow Meter: Part 1 of 3
Variable area (VA) flow meters will respond like the canary in the mine when the air quality changes. If process conditions change there usually is an impact on flow rate. For example if back pressure...
View ArticleSpecifying the Right Variable Area Flow Meter: Part 2 of 3
In yesterday’s blog post, I took you through why we need to know about your normal and maximum operating temperatures and pressures in your application to specify the right variable area (VA) flow...
View ArticleSpecifying the Right Variable Area Flow Meter: Part 3 of 3
Yesterday I covered flow rate and reference conditions and talked about how important (or not) these are to specifying a variable area (VA) flow meter. Today, I’ll finish up my tips by reviewing fluid...
View ArticleBrooks Wins Readers Choice Awards
Winning Control Global’s Readers Choice Awards is probably one of the best awards that we can win because the winners are chosen by the users of instrumentation. You can check out the full press...
View ArticleApprovals and the Shrinking Planet
I am a firm believer that the world is getting smaller each day. I credit this reduction in size to technology. We can contact anyone in the world in seconds by using texts, emails, phone calls and...
View ArticleFree webinar: Global Perspective to Metal Tube Variable Area Flow Meters
The longstanding popularity of variable area flow meters is well warranted, as it’s been the go-to piece of equipment for the measurement of gas, liquid and steam flow for a century. But as the times...
View ArticleHow do I correct my variable area flow meter for a liquid with a different...
Problem: You want to get a quick flow check on a different fluid because the process fluid is changing or you might be experimenting with the process, but you don’t have a VA (variable area) flow meter...
View ArticleHow do I correct my variable area flow meter for a gas with a different...
Now for the “gas” version of the equation… Problem: You want to get a quick flow check on a different gas because the process gas is changing or you might be experimenting with the process, but you...
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