The drive to provide an optimum level of service plus the scarcity of water has spurred utility managers to concentrate more on obtaining the most accurate and current insights into their distribution systems. A major aspect of this involves flow measurement. Traditional center-line electromagnetic flow meters do not account for variations in velocities across a … Continued
Honolulu’s Covanta Energy Corporation faced a stubborn problem of having to accurately measure cooling tower blowdown water flowing at irregular intervals prior to reinjection into the facility’s caprock. This irregular flow resulted in foam and bubbles forming in the line, necessitating a better flow meter solution to ensure that the facility remained within its daily … Continued
The Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool (SL-RAT) is a highly portable device capable of assessing a sewer line in under three minutes. It is comprised of a Transmitter and Receiver, or TX and RX unit, respectively. The former is responsible for the active acoustic transmission via the pipe while the latter has a microphone and … Continued
The Flo Tote 3 submerged area velocity flow meter by leading manufacturer Hach is one of the most trusted and dependable wastewater meters on the market. Its advanced, electromagnetic sensor is capable of measuring both velocity and depth in the same cross-section, thereby providing accurate measurements that have been extensively verified in both state-of-the-art labs and actual sewer … Continued
