Sonar-based flow monitoring systems determine volumetric flow rate by measuring the speed at which self-generated, coherent flow structures convect past the sensor array. Sonar-based systems can also determine entrained air (or any other gas) levels by measuring the speed at which sound propagates within the process flow lines. By using a SONARtrac flow monitoring system to measure the speed of sound in the process flow lines, it provides an accurate and robust, clamp-on method for determining entrained air levels in aerated liquids and slurries.
The HD Series systems enable users to realize the following measurable benefits:
- Improved material balance accuracy and reliability
- Low installation and life cycle costs
- Increased process efficiency and uptime
- Lower operating costs
- Increased reliability
SONARtrac HD Series systems offer a compelling economic value and a superior technical solution to measuring and monitoring flow and entrained air content in aggressive, dynamically complex flow applications. HD Series systems, like the VF and VF/GVF-100 systems, clamp onto existing pipe, including lined pipes, do not "pinch" the flow and have no wetted parts, thereby maintaining the full integrity of the piping system and ensuring measurement certainty.
SONARtrac flow systems have delivered improved accuracy over existing in-line flowmeters, thereby enabling more accurate and reliable mass balance measurements.
SONARtrac HD Series systems are ideally suited to address the flow measurement needs of applications such as:
- Hydrotransport Slurries
- Coarse Tailings
- Tailings Underflow
- Middlings Froth
In addition, the
SONARtrac HD Series hardware and software platform clamp-on system is engineered so that the HD VF-100 can be purchased, or upgraded to the HD VF/GVF-100, which will provide an accurate measurement of the entrained air/gas in any liquid/continuous-phase process fluid, thus delivering two critical measurements relating to your process flow: volumetric flow and gas volume fraction (GVF). The ability to have an on-line, real-time measurement of both volumetric flow and entrained air provides value in many application areas where more accurate and reliable information is key to optimizing the process.
SONARtrac HD Series Process Flow Monitoring System Data and Specifications
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