Flow Meters Photos Courtesy of Kytola Instruments.
Among the many applications that air flow meters are involved in monitoring and managing, there is one that strikes a particularly consonant chord of importance as I type this blog into being on my keyboard and computer. For many technologically advanced machines, a certain amount of air intake is key to keeping it from overheating; when a machine such as a computer is working at such speed and Continue reading
Flow Indicator Photos Courtesy of Dwyer Instruments, Inc.
It may not be the sort of looking glass that allows us to cross into an alternate universe as Alice did in her second Wonderland adventure, but the flow indicators do allow the owners and operators of fluid and gas piping systems to keep a visual eye on their products. Although not nearly as exciting as Continue reading
Water Flow Meter Photos Courtesy of John C. Ernst Co., Inc.
Although water flow meters are utilized in a variety of contexts including the research of natural bodies of water, petroleum and gas companies, water treatment facilities and other academic ventures such as rainwater runoff studies, one particular industry has to do with us all. The sewer system is two-fold, and both sides of the sewer coin require maintenance and study that is aided by the use of water flow meters. The style of Continue reading
Turbine Flow Meter Photo Courtesy of Hoffer Flow Controls, Inc.
When watching a space shuttle launch from a pillow of red and orange and gray smoke, slowly rising to pierce through our atmosphere and into the vast solar system, turbine flow meters never cross my mind. However, they play a part in getting that space shuttle, as well as other aerospace crafts such as Continue reading
How is it that my car is able to let me know when it is almost out of gas? How is it that the gasoline is able to flow into the engine at the right level to power the whole vehicle without overwhelming it? These are not questions I have asked myself before, because Continue reading
In the medical field there are many incredibly impressive little mechanisms that have improved the lives of those struggling with non-curable diseases. One of these is the peak flow meter, which is used to monitor the amount of oxygen getting in and out of an asthma patient’s lungs. Often used twice a day, it enables the asthma patient to have an overall picture of their breathing for that day, which Continue reading
One of the easiest to use flow meters on the market today, the rotometer functions based on very basic but very effective principles. Like all flow meters, it is meant to gauge the rate of flow as well as other substance characteristics of a liquid or gas passing through a piping system. It is often connected to an alarm system, which when activated sends Continue reading