McCrometer Debuts FPI Mag Flow Meter at AWWA ACE11

Visitors to AWWA’s ACE11 will be able to learn more about the newest version of McCrometer’s unique FPI Mag (Full Profile Insertion) flow meter, now offering forward and reverse flow measurement.

The new Model 394L FPI Mag flow meter provides bi-directional measurement, which is important in many municipal water treatment, distribution and storage applications. The most common applications include: storage tanks, water selling or sharing, multiple water sources and ring main distribution systems.

In addition to locations where water is known to flow in both directions, the new Model 394L FPI Magflow meter helps users with complex, problematic piping configurations. Valuable flow data can now be gathered where measurement was previously cost prohibitive, such as areas affected by multiple expansions and retrofits or locations where two or more pipes converge and are consolidated into a single line, says the company.

The FPI Mag flow meter comes standard with an L-Series converter that is calibrated to provide precise real time indication of flow and the totalized flow volume in both forward and reverse directions. McCrometer claims that the Model 394L FPI Mag flow meter is a multi-electrode, hot tap, full profile insertion flow meter that delivers a continuous total flow profile similar to a full-bore mag meter.

Featuring an enhanced design with additional sensing electrodes for increased sensitivity, the Model 394L FPI Mag flow meter is packaged in a heavy-duty 316 stainless steel sensor body for maximum structural integrity. The sensor is coated with a NSF certified 3M fusion-bonded epoxy coating for operational longevity.

The FPI Mag Flow Meter is available for line sizes from 4 to 138 inches and rivals the performance of a full bore electromagnetic flow meter. With precise measurement, the FPI Mag flow meter features accuracy of ±1% of reading ± 0.03 ft/s zero stability from 0.3 to 20 ft/s velocity range in both forward and reverse directions. The flow sensor comes pre-calibrated from McCrometer’s NIST traceable Calibration Lab and requires no recalibration in the field.