INSTRUMENTATION • ELECTRONICS
NEW FLOW METER with ADAPTIVE SENSING W
ith the launch of its new ST80 series Thermal Mass Flow Meter featuring
adaptive sensor technology (AST), the process industry’s air/gas flow measurement bar has been set higher for range, accuracy, extended service life, reliability and application-matched solutions by Fluid Components International (FCI). The new AST technology for the ST80 Flow Meters features an innovative hybrid sensor drive. This measuring technique combines both of the highly proven constant power (CP) and constant temperature (CT) thermal dispersion sensing technologies in the same instrument. Complementing this new measurement drive technique is a choice of four different flow sensor element designs to further ensure a high-quality installed performance, including FCI’s new wet gas solution.
When operating in AST mode, the new
flow meters measure in CT during start-up and through the lower flow ranges, and will
which provides direct mass flow measurement with just a single process penetration. This approach saves plant real estate space and eliminates unnecessary installation labour and other expenses. It also prevents the performance degradation encountered with other flow technologies, which require the addition of expensive temperature and pressure sensors to compute an inferred mass flow.
then seamlessly shift into CP mode at mid-range and higher flow rates. The result is a ‘best of both technologies’ performance level where the advanced ST80 meters deliver extremely fast response with extended measuring ranges, at low power consumption to maximise sensor reliability and reduce instrument energy expenses.
The new meters feature FCI’s rugged no moving parts flow element design,
CLOUD SOLUTION INCREASES PLANT AVAILABILITY E
lectric actuator manufacturer AUMA has expanded its digital services portfolio. The new AUMA Cloud provides a free and secure solution
for cost-effective asset management and condition-based predictive maintenance, promoting high plant availability. The AUMA Cloud is an easy-to-use interactive platform to collect and assess detailed device information on all the AUMA actuators in a plant. Maintenance can be planned on the basis of actual operating conditions instead of fixed intervals, helping to reduce maintenance downtime and cost.
The new AUMA Cloud enables condition-based predictive maintenance for AUMA actuators
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In a process plant, the actuators provide crucial valve automation at many different points. Equipped with comprehensive data logging facilities they automatically store a wide variety of operating data, including number of starts, temperatures,
vibration, torques, warning signals, and faults. The new cloud solution analyses the data and presents the results clearly. Plant owners and operators thus take full advantage of this information to assess the loads the actuators and their related valves have experienced over their lifetimes.
If more detailed analysis is required, it is quick and easy to send actuator data from the cloud to AUMA Service. This facilitates remote diagnostics while reducing costs for on-site service and speeding up repairs. As a web application the AUMA Cloud works with any common browser. n
For more information visit
www.aumacloud.com
With no moving parts to plug or foul and clean, the ST80 Flow Meters deliver extensive lifecycle cost savings over higher maintenance technologies. The result is accurate
and highly repeatable mass flow measurement at the lowest total installed cost. In today’s complex process control schemes, the meters provide the accurate air and gas flow measurements essential for process consistency, quality, plant safety and environmental compliance. n
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