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harsh311282 Active Contributor Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 10	Magnetic Flowmeters 04/29/2009 5:50 AM
	we have magnetic flowmeter and i want to use it in steam application is it possible ? we also have turbine type flowmeter and i want to use in steam application is it possible ?
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JohnDG Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK. Going under cover. Posts: 9684 Good Answers: 468	#1 Re: flowmeter 04/29/2009 6:04 AM
	Consult the manufacturer. __________________ "Love justice, you who rule the world" - Dante Alighieri
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craigza Power-User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Johannesburg Posts: 295 Good Answers: 12	#2 Re: flowmeter 04/29/2009 6:24 AM
	Hi there, Maglow and steam measurement - No. Maflows only work with conductive fluids. Pure substances, hydrocarbons and gasses cannot be measured. Turbine meter and steam measurement - Yes. This would be dependant on the turbine meter type. You would have to consult the manual as there is a difference between a liquid turbine meter and a gas turbine meter. This is because the driving tourque of a gas is much lower than that of a liquid. Regards, Craig
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#3 Re: flowmeter 04/29/2009 6:56 AM
	As magnetic flowmeters depend upon having an electrically conductive fluid for their application, and steam is not electrically conductive, the answer is no, it won't work. Vortex shedding flowmeters are well worth looking at for steam. __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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naveen_menon Commentator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: India Posts: 92 Good Answers: 2	#4 Re: flowmeter 04/29/2009 8:59 AM
	magnetic flowmeters wont support steam applications
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find2am Commentator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: India Posts: 95 Good Answers: 1	#5 Re: Magnetic Flowmeters 04/29/2009 3:23 PM
	hi harsh , For steam application go for orifice meter or vortex meter as both sustains to steam behavior in pipe line . I doubt whether turbine meter will be able to sustain water hammering. regards adil
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editorgbanalysts Power-User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: United States of America Posts: 429 Good Answers: 3	#6 Re: Magnetic Flowmeters 04/29/2009 4:35 PM
	Is your device of this class of flowmeters? __________________ EditorGBAnalysts - Give a boy fish and he will eat may be for a day, but teach him how to fish and he will eat everyday.
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