Katronic KATflow 100 Ultrasonic Flowmeter

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The KATflow 100 is suitable for permanent flow metering applications. The flowmeter has a reduced specification for applications where the benefits of the more advanced KATflow 150 and KATflow 170 are not required. Its small size also allows installing the flowmeter in areas where the KATflow 150 would not be practical.

The transmitter electronics are housed in a robust wall- or pipe-mounted aluminium enclosure and can be powered by AC or DC power supplies. Despite its relative simplicity, the KATflow 100 still offers the user a wide range of input, output and communication interfaces such as RS 485, Modbus and the more traditional 4–20 mA and Open Collector pulse.

One of the key features of the device is its flexibility. The software and hardware platform allows the configuration of the new flowmeter to suit specific customer requirements. In its simplest format, the KATflow 100 can be supplied as a blind instrument with commissioning carried out using a handheld programming tool.

As with all other Katronic models, the KATflow 100 offers an intuitive instrument menu and Setup Wizard, which guides the user step by step through the meter configuration. The correct installation of the clamp-on sensors on the pipe is made easy by the incorporated Audible Sensor Positioning Assistant, which gives the user visual and audible indications during sensor mounting.

As an optional item, it can be configured for heat quantity measurement. By using two of the available slots, the meter can accommodate two PT100 temperature sensors. When equipped with this feature, the KATflow 100 incorporates measured flow and temperature values delivered by two PT100 sensors into heat flow and heat quantity.

All KATflow clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters apply ultrasonic transit-time measurement technology. This enables the instruments to provide reliable flow data for almost any liquid regardless of its electric conductivity.