Laboratory Products 17 Flow Meters Provide Valuable Data to Formula 1© Racing Teams


Titan Enterprises reports on the successful application of its flow meters for research by Formula 1© test facilities around the world.


racing teams at their


Managing Director of Titan Enterprises, Trevor Forster commented: “Flow meters have recently become a hot topic in Formula 1©


A few seasons ago another F1© with one team casting doubt on the


approved fuel flow meter (not from Titan) that has to be fitted to every car.”


team did not trust the fuel


flow figures being returned from their engine suppliers fuel management systems.


Titan designed a very lightweight oval gear flow meter to be installed safely in the fuel tank of the racing car. Designed to be immune to immersion in fuel and the very noisy electrical


environment of an F1© racing car the flow meter has provided accurate flow measurement over an extended period of time.


Other engine and car manufacturing companies are using Titan’s Atrato ultrasonic flow meter for both diesel and petrol measurement on test stands and in engine development. Unlike the controversial flow meter much discussed in the F1 racing press, the Atrato does not have a contorted flow path and fuel passes straight through the meter and can therefore be at the same bore as the fuel lines.


This reduces the pressure loss and keeps ‘dead’ fuel volume to a minimum. A development of this meter is being undertaken with a diesel like fuel and tests, over the customers flow range, return accurate results from -20 to +30°C.


Titan high pressure flow meters have been widely used in the hydraulic systems of F1 racing cars to measure fluid flow. A high performance engine company also uses Titan flow meters to monitor the oil flow lubricating its turbo units on the test bench.


Formula 1 engines typically have no cooling fans and therefore need to reliably run at temperatures in excess of 200°C. Measuring the high flow of coolant water at these elevated temperatures without causing an undue pressure drop in the system was another development undertaken by Titan. Using the inherent very low pressure drop of their Oval gear flow meter design, Titan produced a 200°C, 50 L/minute flow meter with a pressure drop of less than 100mBar.


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Pushing the Limits of Low Light Detection with the new ORCA II Hamamatsu


Photonics introduces the successor to the ORCA II range. The new ORCA II is pushing the limits in ultra-low light detection and now comes with a 1M pixel Back-thinned CCD (BT-CCD), cooled down to


-90°C and programmable trigger signal output. This restricts dark current to 0.0012 electrons/pixel/seconds and provides very high quantum efficiency (QE) across the broad spectrum of 200 nm to 900 nm with a peak QE >90%. These key features, together with extremely long exposure times (of up to 120 minutes), allows for the detection of even the faintest light. The new camera is supplied with programmable trigger signal outputs to guarantee precise measurement control and data capture.


This camera is ideal for applications including luminescence and low level fluorescence imaging, high resolution microscopy or semiconductor imaging, as well as X-ray applications, neutron radiography or scintillator readout.


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One of the secrets of good gas chromatography analysis is ensuring your GC is set up correctly. This means ensuring your detector gas flows, split flows, and column flow rates are all calculated correctly and then set accurately.


The 7000 GC Flowmeter has been designed specifically for use with GC to address these problems and to help you achieve better chromatography.


The 7000 GC Flowmeter is calibrated for the 7 most common gasses used in Gas Chromatography (Nitrogen, Air, Helium, Hydrogen, Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen, Argon and Argon/Methane). With a resolution of 0.1ml/ min and an accuracy of +-2.5% or 0.4ml/min it allows you to easily and accurately measure and set flows on your GC. Users can enter their column details and have the linear velocity in cm/ sec automatically calculated and displayed. Split- flow mode allows a user to record the column flow and then measure the spit outlet flow to give a live display of both the split flow and the split ratio.


The 7000 Flowmeter is available to purchase for just £359.00 from www.camscon.com/7000-gc-flowmeter/


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