PTFM 6.1 Successfully Reads Flow on Ductile Iron Pipe

Successful trial with a transit-time flow meter in a Virginia wastewater treatment plant.

At a wastewater treatment plant in Virginia, they needed a flow measurement solution for their underground effluent pipes carrying the treated water.

The existing flow measurement solutions at the wastewater plant were mounted to receive flow readings of the influent and the effluent. The readings weren't matching, so to verify the readings of the existing meters, they mounted the PTFM 6.1 Portable Transit Time Flow Meter with the SE16C sensors near the existing meters. The SE16C sensors are recommended for measuring nominal pipe sizes ranging from 300 mm to 1,200 mm (12 inches to 48 inches), which spanned the specification of the application. Once the sensors were mounted, they were easily powerful enough to go through the challenging ductile iron pipe, producing a strong signal strength with an exceptionally accurate and steady flow reading. Other flow meters that they tested could not achieve these results.

The end-user was so impressed with how well the solution worked for their application that they purchased six TTFM 6.1 Transit Time Flow Meters to place throughout their plant and replace their existing meters, and one PTFM 6.1 Portable Transit Time Flow Meter for completing spot checks throughout the plant.