![]() Until recently - and this is still the norm in many plants and oil fields - diagnosing a meter meant physically going to the meter and taking readings, resetting certain parameters and then uploading or manually entering the collected data into a computer. In particular, many of the chips needed to power diagnostics have become small enough to fit in a transmitter or wireless diagnostic tool. While that list of desired qualities for the perfect flowmeter was described three years ago, today, the future is much closer - with advances in diagnostic tools and the software running them.Īdvances in technology have allowed for significant leaps forward in product development. And, ultimately, the diagnostic data is accepted by regulatory agencies in all industries. It features advanced diagnostics capable of thoroughly checking any abnormal conditions, perhaps even sending text messages to relevant stakeholders to provide advanced notice and guidance on how to remedy the condition. ![]() It is immune to the effects of changing fluid properties and fluid dynamics, density, viscosity, Reynolds number, speed of sound, swirl and irregular profile. ![]() Several years ago, in a Flow Control article titled "Verifying Coriolis flowmeter calibration," Tom O’Banion with Emerson wrote that the perfect flowmeter never drifts or wears.
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