KROHNE ultrasonic flowmeter is standard equipment at BASF

UFM 3030

At BASF, the world?s largest chemical Group, the UFM 3030 ultrasonic flowmeter from KROHNE passed a type test and was added to the company?s standard equipment.



The UFM 3030 therefore comes under the global framework agreement between BASF and KROHNE, making the metrology specialist a global supplier of flow and level instrumentation. BASF uses both standard and special-purpose instruments. In its standard version, the UFM 3030 is suitable for media temperatures up to 180°C.

However, BASF has also installed instruments designed for temperatures up to 220°C. The small nominal diameters, starting at DN 25, are particularly attractive to users like BASF.


Thanks to its innovative electronics, digital signal processing and three beams, the UFM 3030 universal in-line flowmeter delivers reliable and stable results. The UFM 3030?s three measuring beams are placed in such a way that the measurement is largely independent of the flow profile. This ensures outstanding performance over a wide measuring range, even with non-axisymmetrical flow profiles. Due to the high load reduction ratio, measurements begin right at zero flow.

The UFM 3030 provides all the advantages of ultrasonic flow measurement: independence of media properties, suitability for conductive and nonconductive media, bidirectional measurement. The flow sensor has no built-in or moving parts that are subject to wear. As a result, there is no additional pressure loss, which eliminates the need for regular recalibration and minimizes maintenance and repair.

All UFM 3030 flowmeters with nominal diameters from DN 25 to DN 3000 and flow rates of  approx. 1 m3/ h to 40 000 m3/h are wet-calibrated. Flowmeters with nominal diameters above DN 150 are calibrated on the world?s largest and most accurate production calibration benches, with a degree of uncertainty less than 0.012% of the measured value. This ensures that each flowmeter shipped complies with the specifications.

Information: KROHNE Messtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Thomas Zimmerling
E-mail: TZimmerling@krohne.de

2006-05-15

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