Advanced Solutions for Custody Transfer:

Meeting Industrial Challenges with M&T’s Turbine and Ultrasonic Meters

Advanced Solutions for Custody Transfer Metering

In the fast-paced world of bulk liquid transfers, accurate metering solutions are essential for ensuring financial accountability, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance. Custody transfer metering is not limited to one industry but spans multiple sectors, from oil and petroleum to pharmaceuticalsmarine loading and unloading, and chemical processing. Accurate flow measurement is a critical component of maintaining trust and transparency in these industries.

In this post, we’ll explore how M&T’s Turbine Flow Meters and Ultrasonic Flow Meters provide advanced metering solutions that meet the unique challenges of custody transfer applications. These high-performance meters address issues like viscosity variation, harsh environmental conditions, and the need for precise measurement, making them indispensable tools in various industries.

If you missed our previous post on the Honeywell Enraf SVP and its role in ensuring precise custody transfer metering, read more here.

M&T Helical Turbine Meters (HTM): Robust and Reliable for Critical Applications

M&T’s Helical Turbine Meters (HTM) are specifically designed to excel in harsh environments, making them the go-to solution for industries such as oil and petroleumchemical manufacturing, marine, and water treatment. These meters can handle various flow conditions, from low- to high-viscosity liquids, without compromising measurement accuracy.

 

Key Features of M&T HTM:

  • Precision and Repeatability: The HTM meters are engineered for superior linearity and repeatability, offering reliable measurements even in turbulent flow conditions.
  • Durability: These meters, with their tungsten carbide bearings and corrosion-resistant helical rotors, are ideal for applications involving high-sediment liquids or corrosive fluids.
  • Easy Maintenance: The Helical Turbine Meter’s design allows for easy servicing, with an interchangeable measurement cartridge that reduces downtime and maintenance costs.

 

M&T’s HTM meters are particularly effective in industries like chemical processing, where harsh conditions, such as sand or abrasive particles in the liquid, require robust and reliable measurement solutions. Similarly, the HTM meters ensure precise measurement of additives used in purification processes in water treatment, which is critical for regulatory compliance and optimal performance.

M&T DFX Ultrasonic Flow Meters: Meeting Diverse Industry Needs

The M&T DFX Ultrasonic Flow Meters provide another advanced solution for custody transfer applications, especially in industries with high-volume, low-viscosity, or challenging flow profiles. The DFX series utilises transit-time difference measurement, where ultrasonic transducers send pulsed waves in the liquid, measuring the time it takes to travel upstream and downstream. This technology provides highly accurate flow measurements across a wide range of conditions.

Key Features of M&T DFX Ultrasonic Flow Meters:

  • 32 Ultrasonic Beams for Redundancy: The DFX-MM model uses two rings of eight transducers to create 32 ultrasonic paths, ensuring accurate measurements even with minimal straight piping.
  • Low to High Viscosity Measurement: The DFX meters handle various viscosities, from low-viscosity fuels to heavy oils, without affecting measurement accuracy.
  • Industry Compliance: The DFX series is calibrated in world-class laboratories, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations, including API, OIML, and GOST.

 

For industries like aviation fuel handling, where precise fuel measurement is essential for safety and cost management, the M&T DFX Ultrasonic Flow Meters provide a reliable solution. The meters’ ability to measure high GVF (Gas Volume Fraction) levels and BSW (Base Sediment and Water) content ensures that even complex mixtures are metered with accuracy.

M&T Flow Meters in Action: Real-World Benefits Across Industries

M&T’s Helical Turbine and Ultrasonic Flow Meters are accurate and versatile, offering measurable benefits in various industrial applications. These flow meters help industries meet specific needs, from oil and petroleum to food and beverage.

  • Oil and Petroleum: M&T meters are ideal for high-throughput applications, such as crude oil transfers at export terminals or FPSOs. Their robustness ensures they can handle this industry’s extreme conditions.
  • Food and Beverage: Accurate metering of ingredients and raw materials is essential for maintaining consistency and quality in the food industry. M&T’s ultrasonic flow meters provide the high-accuracy measurements required in processes like milk or juice transfer and handle low-viscosity products without issue.
  • Power Generation: Power plants require accurate measurement of fuels and additives. M&T meters help optimise fuel management, ensuring the right quantities are used and reducing waste.
  • Pharmaceuticals: M&T meters offer precision, ensuring that ingredients are accurately metered, preventing waste, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

Advanced Metering Solutions for Every Industry

Whether handling crude oil on an offshore oil rig, managing delicate chemical processes in a lab, or transferring high-value liquids in the pharmaceutical industry, M&T Turbine and Ultrasonic Flow Meters provide the precision, durability, and reliability you need for accurate custody transfer metering.

Contact our sales team for a personalised consultation if you’d like to learn more about how M&T Flow Meters can solve your industry challenges.

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