Flow Measurement on a Budget – Without Sacrificing Performance

In today’s turbulent economy, many businesses are finding it necessary to make difficult financial decisions in order to cut costs and remain profitable. This includes the water and wastewater industries – but what can these industries actually do to limit expenses without endangering health, safety or the environment? When it comes to affordable yet high-quality flow measurement solutions, Siemens can help.

Siemens offers the SITRANS FST020 clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter, an optimal alternative to more complex flow measurement solutions for the water and wastewater industries. Available at a much lower cost than other clamp-on meters, SITRANS FST020 is capable of basic flow functionalities and demonstrates the same high level of performance and reliability as any other flow product from Siemens.

SITRANS FST020 features one-channel, limited configuration options that make product selection straightforward, RS232 communication, and a user-friendly design that ensures easy setup along with delivery times up to par with market expectations. The meter has an impressive accuracy range of 0.5-1% and can be installed on any pipe size up to DN 9140 (360").

One of the keys to SITRANS FST020 is its external sensors, which feature patented WideBeam technology that increases flow measurement precision by reducing sensitivity to changes in the fluid. These sensors optimise the signal-to-noise ratio by utilising the resonance frequency of the pipe wall to transmit the sound signal into the media. This produces a particularly strong, focused and coherent signal.

In addition, since the sensors are mounted quickly and easily on the outside of the pipe, there is no need to cut the pipe or stop the flow. This makes SITRANS FST020 ideal for measuring a diverse range of water and wastewater applications, including retrofit applications and those containing corrosive, toxic or high-pressure liquids (e.g. potable water, influent/effluent wastewater, processed sewage and sludge).

As SITRANS FST020 can measure practically any clean liquid, it is also appropriate for use by the HVAC, power, chemical and general processing industries.