Fluenta unveils extreme-temperature gas-flow gauges
Norwegian company Fluenta has launched two devices that can measure the flow of gas through a pipeline in extreme temperatures. The ultrasonic flow transducers can work on gas mixes of 100% methane or 100% carbon dioxide, something many other gauges are unable to do. The high-temperature transducer aimed at the chemical-processing industry is able to measure gas flow at temperatures up to 250°C, while Fluenta's cryogenic transducer has been designed to function in temperatures as low as -200°C, making it ideal for the liquefied natural gas industry.

Fluenta has launched a new range of ultrasonic flow transducers. Its two new transducers enable ultrasonic measurement of gas flow in highly challenging environments.

The high-temperature range transducer can accurately measure gas flow at up to 250°C, allowing the ultrasonic technology to be deployed in a range of flare applications, as well as in the chemical processing industry. The cryogenic transducer is designed to work in processes as cold as -200°C, typically found in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry and other gas liquification and chemical processes.

New software and signal processing allows these transducers to function in processes containing up to 100% methane or 100% carbon dioxide, gas mixes which historically have presented challenges to standard ultrasonic flow meters.

Fluenta’s non-intrusive transducers do not interrupt gas flow and can be used across pipe diameters of 6 – 72 in. The new range of transducers and software are compatible with Fluenta’s FGM160, and can be fitted to existing installations.

With government regulation increasingly strict for monitoring flare gas emissions, companies are under pressure to accurately measure and record gas flow.

“These new transducers greatly increase the capacity of Fluenta to meet the needs of our existing customers, and to move into new markets such as chemical processing and liquified natural gas,” comments Sigurd Aase, CEO of Fluenta. “We are investing significantly in ultrasonic gas flow monitoring, and this product launch provides customers with an unrivalled combination flexibility, reliability and accuracy in gas flow monitoring.”