Ktron-soder, switzerland, manufactures smart flowmeter, marketed by industrial & commercial enterprises. These are ideal for use in industries that required reliable metering or monitoring bulk material flows, eg, plastics, chemical, animal feed, cement, coal, glass, aluminium, and grain. It has particle sizes may ranging from 0.02 mm to 10 mm and the bulk material may include granules, chips or fibres. It operates on the principle of newtonian physics. Bulk material flows by gravity into the upper measuring channel that includes an inclined chute mounted on a force transducer where the force component fr acting perpendicularly is measured. The bulk material then flows into the lower vertical channel that includes second sff measures and evaluates the forces and provides the flow rate per unit of time. It includes following features:
- no moving parts, i.E., bulk material is handled gently;
- easy to service;
- rugged and simple design;
- reliable and accurate sfi;
- stable long term behaviour; measuring range is 1,500 to 100,000 kg/hr; and a measuring accuracy of better than ±0.5%.
