TPi March 2019

Products & developments

Trelleborg supports fluid thinkers with new app Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has added to its range of apps and online tools with the introduction of the Fluid Mechanics Calculator App. Free of charge to download, the app is claimed to have more content, formulas and calculations than other similar paid-for tools. access them, and can seamlessly switch between metric and inch units. The app can be downloaded for iOS or Android devices by searching for Trelleborg Fluid Mechanics Calculator in the relevant store.

Solutions, said, “The Fluid Mechanics Calculator is designed to support fluid thinkers, whether they are students, engineers, analysts or researchers, working in the automotive, aerospace, biotechnology, fluid power, mining, marine or oil and gas industries. It’s for anyone involved in fluid mechanics, not just those specifying seals, and is aimed at making the working lives of engineers easier, whether at their desks or on the go, 24/7.” The Fluid Mechanics Calculator has more than 130 formulas and 360+ different calculations. It provides fast and convenient calculation of results along with unit conversion support. Users can mark favourites to quickly

Other tools offered by Trelleborg Sealing Solutions include the Unit Converter and the O-Ring calculator, an electronic catalogue, CAD service and e-learning modules. All are available free of charge via a registration area on the Trelleborg Sealing Solutions website. Trelleborg Sealing Solutions – Sweden www.tss.trelleborg.com

The new app covers a wide variety of topics in the field of fluid mechanics and serves as a reference for the analysis, design, maintenance and operation of fluid-related systems. It provides results for different fluid mechanics equations, including those used in civil, structural, pipe flow and general engineering. Claude Kornelis, director digital busi- ness development at Trelleborg Sealing

Streamlining water well flow measurements Supra Indodrill is an Indonesian water well drilling company, helping govern- ment, businesses and individuals to manage underground water throughout the region. A non-invasive, clamp-on Katronic KATflow 200 portable ultrason- ic flow meter is helping the company to accomplish one of its key tasks: reliably measuring debit (offtake) of water from a well to monitor pump performance and optimise the well’s efficiency. ducers be clamped to the outside of the pipe, transmitting ultrasonic pulses through the pipe wall and the water flowing through it. Each transducer both emits and receives pulses, with the flow rate being calculated from the differ- ence between the time taken for the pulse to travel upstream and down- stream in the pipe. company. They were really satisfied with the method because they could use their water well normally while we were measuring the flow. “The KATflow 200 came in an IP65 case with everything included, easy for set up. We can measure the debit ten times faster than the conventional method, with higher precision. We are the first water well drilling company in Indonesia to introduce this device; it really improves our service.”

Supra Indodrill director Aryanggi Iwan said, “We used to use a conventional V-notch to test the debit of the water well, which took more time and led to higher costs than using the clamp-on Katronic flowmeter. We recently used the KATflow 200 to test water debit from water production wells of a gas

Before Supra Indodrill purchased the KATflow 200, it had to interrupt the pro- cess and introduce an orifice meter or V-notch weir and mechanical flowmeter to measure flow. The Katronic meter requires only that two compact trans-

Katronic’s KATflow 200 is a compact, battery-powered system, and part of a Katronic non-invasive flowmeter range that includes wall-mount, multi-point and hazardous area options. Katronic is a British manufacturer of clamp-on, non-invasive ultrasonic flow meters, used in applications across a wide range of processes and utilities worldwide. Non-invasive metering offers flexible, accurate measurement without production downtime or engineering work, and Katronic offers equipment for fixed or portable applications with industrial Ethernet connectivity, high- and low-temperature performance and ATEX approvals. Katronic Technologies Ltd – UK

Katronic’s KATFlow 200 offers easy, portable, non-invasive flow measurement

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