A gear flow meter is a common positive displacement flow meter. The gear flow sensor has built-in double gears to operate. The volume of the medium is calculated by the volume of the gear. The flow rate of the small fluid medium is measured.
- It can measure fluids with a viscosity of up to 10000 Pa.s.
- The lowest flow rate can be measured 0.6L/H. That is 0.0026 GPM.
Gear flow meters can be used for resin and glue flow measurement. Flow measurement of hydraulic oil, lubricating oil, and grease. Maltose, syrup. Fuel oil flow measurement. Flow measurement of ink and asphalt. Flow measurement of liquid nitrogen, freezing liquid, and solvent. Edible oil, fish oil, and food filling measurement. Chemical and anti-corrosion requirements fluid measurement. A fluid quantitative control system, etc.
What is gear flow meter?
The gear flowmeter is a positive displacement flowmeter. It is a high-precision transmitter for measuring volumetric flow. It uses two or more elliptical gears to rotate at right angles to each other to form a T shape. With the flow of the medium, the gears mesh and rotate. Under the action of the fluid flow, a pressure difference is formed at both ends of the instrument inlet and outlet. No power supply is required. A pair of gears rotate freely. The cavity between the gears is filled with liquid. The liquid is discharged as it rotates. Measure the number of revolutions of the gear to know the flow rate of the liquid flowing through the instrument.
Gear flow meters are used to accurately measure the flow or instantaneous flow of liquid in the pipeline continuously or intermittently. It is especially suitable for the flow measurement of Maltose, syrup. heavy oil, polyvinyl alcohol, resin, and other high viscosity media.
There are various types of gear flow meters, mainly named after the shapes of internal components. For example, the circular gear flowmeter we will introduce in this article. There are also common oval gear flow meters, helical flow meters, etc.
Oval gear flowmeter
The oval gear flowmeter uses two oval gears to mesh and rotate. It is suitable for flow measurement of medium with higher viscosity.
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Helical flow meter
The metering part of the spiral rotor flowmeter is mainly composed of a metering box and a pair of uniquely designed spiral rotors.
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Circular gear flowmeter (spur gear flowmeter)
The circular gear flowmeter uses two circular gears to mesh and rotate. Suitable for microflow measurement.
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Gear flow meter
A gear flow meter is a micro digital positive displacement flow meter. Can measure very small flow rates and quantify small volumes of liquid. High and low-temperature resistance (-196℃-200℃).
The Gear flow meter for Microflow is made of stainless steel and is used for precise continuous or intermittent measurement of the flow or instantaneous flow of liquid. It is especially suitable for the flow measurement of heavy oil, polyvinyl alcohol, grease, and other high-viscosity media.
It can measure fluids with a viscosity of up to 10000 Pa.s.
The lowest flow rate can be measured at 0.6L/H. That is 0.0026 GPM.
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Gear flow transmitter is a type of positive displacement flow transmitter. It is a high-precision transmitter for measuring volume flow.
With the flow of the medium, the gears mesh and rotate. Under the action of the fluid flow, a pressure difference is formed at both ends of the instrument inlet and outlet. There is no need for a power supply. A pair of gears rotate freely. The cavity between the gears is filled with liquid. Discharge and measure the number of revolutions of the gear to know the flow of liquid and liquid flowing through the instrument.
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The rotation speed of the round gear transmitter is detected by the sensor coil in the signal amplifier mounted on the watch case. The signal amplifier is not in contact with the measured medium. When the transmitter gear cuts the magnetic field lines generated by the permanent magnet in the housing, it will cause the magnetic flux in the sensing coil to change.
The sensing coil sends the detected magnetic flux periodic change signal to the preamplifier, amplifies and reshapes the signal, generates a pulse signal proportional to the flow rate, and sends it to the unit conversion and flow integration circuit to obtain and display the cumulative flow value. At the same time, the pulse signal is sent to the frequency current conversion circuit, which converts the pulse signal into an analog current quantity, and then indicates the instantaneous flow value.
The round gear transmitter has high machining accuracy and precise installation. The rotation of the gear is scanned non-contact, and each tooth generates a pulse with a very high resolution. Cylindrical gear transmitters can measure very small flow and quantify the small volumes of liquid.
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Helical gear flow meter
PD Flow Meter is referred to as a positive displacement flow meter. Helical Gear-PD Flow Meter is also called, spiral double rotor flowmeter, LLT, LZ double rotor flowmeter, or UF-Ⅱ spiral rotor flowmeter.
As a high-precision flow meter, PD Flow Meter has an accuracy of 0.2 level. It is especially suitable for the measurement of industrial liquids such as crude oil, refined oil, and light hydrocarbons. It is a new generation volumetric flowmeter. Because it uses a pair of spiral rotors with special teeth, it is also called “Helical Gear Flowmeter”.
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The flow meter is mainly composed of a body, a pair of spiral rotors, a magnetic coupling, a reduction mechanism, an adjusting gear, a counter, and a signaling device.
The number of revolutions of the spiral rotor is transmitted to the meter head counter through a reduction mechanism composed of magnetic coupling and a series of gears.
The magnetic coupling is mainly composed of active magnetic steel and driven magnetic steel. The use of magnetic coupling can increase the working pressure and working temperature of the flowmeter, ensure safe operation, and reduce maintenance work.
The measurement chamber mainly has a sealed cavity formed by a pair of special rotors and cover plates as the flow measurement unit.
The rotor is driven by the pressure difference between the inlet and outlet of the flowmeter to rotate, so as to continuously measure the liquid at the inlet to the outlet after being measured in the sealed cavity.
The amount of liquid flowing through each revolution is eight times that of the sealed cavity in the figure. The total number of rotor rotations and the speed of rotation are transmitted to the counting mechanism by the sealed coupling. Then there is pointer display and word wheel accumulation, you can know that it passes through the pipeline Total amount of liquid.
A pulse transmitter can also be installed in the counting mechanism, which becomes a flow meter with a signal.
Matching with the company’s electric display instrument, it can realize remote transmission (quantity, accumulation, instant, and other functions) automatic measurement and control.
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Oval gear flow meter
Oval gear flow meter is one of the typical positive displacement flow meters. Measure the flow of liquid filling the pipeline under a certain pressure.
The oval gear flow meter is a pointer display type positive displacement flowmeter. The word wheel accumulates counting and can be equipped with a zero return device. Oval gear flowmeters are widely used in liquid flow control in various industrial fields. Applicable to various types of liquid measurements, such as crude oil, diesel, gasoline, etc. Choose different manufacturing materials, such as crude oil, diesel, gasoline, etc. can be measured.
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The oval gear flowmeter is composed of a metering box and a pair of elliptical gears installed in the metering box, and the upper and lower cover plates form a sealed crescent-shaped cavity (due to the rotation of the gear, it is not sealed) as the calculation unit of a displacement.
The flow meter is mainly composed of a housing, a counter, an elliptical gear, and a coupling (magnetic coupling and axial coupling), etc. As shown in the figure.
1.Counter 2. Transmitter
3. Accuracy adjuster (used above DN50)
4. Sealed coupling
5. Front cover 6. Cover plate
7. Oval gear 8. Shell
9. Rear cover
When the measured liquid enters the flowmeter through the pipeline, the pressure difference generated at the inlet and outlet pushes a pair of gears to continuously rotate, and the liquid measured by the crescent-shaped cavity is continuously transported to the outlet. The product of four times the secondary displacement is the total amount of the measured liquid flow.
The elliptical gear generates a torque to make it rotate under the action of the pressure difference △p of the measured medium.
The rotor 1 and rotor 2 are alternately driven by one to rotate the other. There are two magnets on each rotor as signal generating elements. There is a magnetic signal detecting element at the center of the two axes at the bottom of the cavity. Whenever the magnet turns to the detecting element, the sensor counts as a pulse.
Each pulse corresponds to a certain amount of medium discharge F, F=XXml/p, so the volume flow Qm per unit time can be obtained: Qm=F*H, F is the amount of medium removed by each pulse; H pulse per unit time number.
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Mirco flow-high viscosity fluid measurement
High-viscosity liquid means that the liquid is viscous and thick, which is different from general liquids and non-Newtonian fluids (mud, pulp). The activity is slow and it is very difficult to filter by simple methods.
What’s more, in addition to some dust, the liquid also contains colloidal particles that are not completely dissolved.
For example solutions such as rubber, paraffin, cellulose acetate, viscose, polyacrylonitrile, paint and animal glue.
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Gear flowmeter is a new type of volumetric flow transmitter, used for precise continuous or discontinuous measurement of the flow or instantaneous flow of liquid in the pipeline. Cylindrical gear flowmeter is especially suitable for heavy oil, polyvinyl alcohol, resin and other viscosities. Flow measurement of high media.
It can measure fluids with a viscosity of up to 10000 Pa.s.
The lowest flow rate can be measured at 0.6L/H. That is 0.0026 GPM. Read more about: what is gpm;
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Model |
Measure Range L/H |
K P/L |
Pressure-Bar |
Temperature |
Accuracy |
Interface |
Installation dimensions |
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Aluminum alloy |
stainless steel |
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GF02 |
0.6-50 |
10500 |
150 |
400 |
-15-80℃ |
+/- 0.5% ( Range 1:10) +/- 1.0% （Range 1:100） |
G1/8 |
Φ84*55 |
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GF04 |
5-250 |
9117 |
150 |
400 |
-15-80℃ |
G1/4 |
Φ84*55 |
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GF06 |
10-500 |
3000 |
150 |
400 |
-15-80℃ |
G1/4 |
Φ84*67 |
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GF10 |
50-1200 |
1280 |
150 |
400 |
-15-80℃ |
G1/2 |
Φ84*67 |
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GF15 |
200-3000 |
126.75 |
150 |
400 |
-15-80℃ |
G3/4 |
Φ116*98*74 |
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GF25 |
1000-12000 |
61.1 |
150 |
400 |
-15-80℃ |
G1-1/2 |
158*118*68 |
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GF32 |
2000-20000 |
59.9 |
150 |
400 |
-15-80℃ |
G1-1/2 |
158*18*68 |
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Cylindrical gear flow meters are small in size and light in weight.
During operation, the vibration and noise are small and the operation is stable.
It can also be used to measure the small flow rate of small pipe diameters.
The starting flow is small, and the range ratio is wide, suitable for measuring the liquid flow with large fluctuations.
The measurement accuracy is not affected by changes in pressure and flow, with stable performance, long life and large flow capacity.
- Resin and glue measurement
- Measurement of hydraulic oil, lubricating oil and grease
- Fuel oil measurement
- Ink and asphalt measurement
- Liquid nitrogen, freezing liquid, solvent measurement
- Filling measurement of edible oil, fish oil and food
- Chemical and anti-corrosion requirements fluid measurement
- Fluid quantitative control system
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