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SUPERtrol II Flow Computer Simplifies Energy and Environmental Monitoring |
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Rising energy prices make it important for large industrial
facilities with multiple buildings and large campuses to accurately monitor energy consumption. Repeatable, reliable flow measurement is a critical element in the implementation of these processes.
The SUPERtrol II Flow Computer can be used in such applications for computation of heat flow, mass flow, and corrected volume flow. It can also be used for data logging, communication, remote metering, alarming and control functions.
The following Application Notes describe two successful solutions utilizing the SUPERtrol II Flow Computer. |
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HEATED/CHILLED WATER
This application note describes a Chilled Water Metering System using a magnetic flowmeter, two temperature transmitters and an electronic flow computer.
The SUPERtrol II multi-function flow computer monitors volumetric and mass flow of water, liquid sensible heat, and delta heat. It can be easily incorporated with a remote PC, modem, and remote metering software. |
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STEAM MONITORING
A typical steam monitoring system consists of a vortex flow meter, a static pressure meter, and an electronic flow computer.
Here the SUPERtrol II flow computer performs the necessary calculations needed to compute the steam energy and mass flow from the electrical signals it receives. Measured parameters include uncompensated volume rate, mass rate, temperature, pressure, density and enthalpy.
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| SUPERtrol 1 Gets an Update! |
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The SUPERtrol I Flow Computer now incorporates several new advanced batching and communication functions, including:
- Selectable Batch Preset Type
- Batch Over-Run Compensation
- Slow Start Quantity
- Flow Signal Timeout
- Call Out Day of Week
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| TUTORIAL: SUPERtrol I for Batching Operations |
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A Batch Flow Controller is used in conjunction with a flow sensor and a control valve to dispense a desired amount of a fluid into a container, tank, or vehicle. In some cases the temperature may also be used to estimate the fluid density from stored fluid properties.
This tutorial addresses a number of application questions, including:
- How does a batcher work?
- What is batch overrun and how do I prevent it?
- How can I use batch overrun compensation?
- How can two-stage batching help prevent overrun?
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