Fluid Components Intl. (FCI) - Product Announcements

New Biofuel & Biomethane Mass Flow Meter

Biogas, Biogas Fueled Co-Gen Engines, On-Farm & Fermentation Biogas Systems, Landfill Methane Recovery, Coal Mine Methane Recovery

Fluid Components International has released its new Model ST51 Mass Flow Meter for owners, operators and manufacturers of biogas production and methane capture and recovery systems. (read more)

Process and plant engineers responsible for green energy production, co-generation electric power, pollution monitoring or environmental compliance will find the Green Energy Gas Flow Measurement Application Guide from Fluid Components International (FCI) provides unique solutions to meeting the challenges of precise air/gas flow measurement in clean, wet or dirty hydrocarbon-based gases. (read more)

In a case study, Fluid Components International (FCI) profiles the engineers at a municipal wastewater treatment utility who were expanding their biogas digester system and were seeking an improvement over their existing, maintenance-intensive flow metering technology. (read more)

FCI CD Catalog Simplifies Flow & Level Measurement

Finding the right flow, level or temperature instrument to improve a plant's process control line or to increase the performance of OEM equipment just got a whole lot easier with the new free FCI CD Product and Services Catalog Release 10.0. (read more)

Flow, Level, Temperature & Pressure Measurement for Aerospace Applications

Design engineers responsible for developing commercial and military aircraft, as well as space, marine and ground vehicles will find the new FCI Aerospace 2008 Applications Guide provides detailed application and specification information on its flow, level, temperature and pressure instruments. (read more)

Oil/Gas Refineries and Storage Depots, Chemical Processing, Electric Power Generation, Food/Beverage, Pharmaceutical

Process and plant engineers will find the rugged NuTec® LS2000 Level Switch provides highly reliable level monitoring and interface control in demanding process industries that require precise measurement, low maintenance, long-life and low cost-of-ownership. (read more)

With its precision thermal mass flow sensor, no-moving parts construction and space-saving design, the advanced ST75V Hydrogen Flow Meter provides highly accurate and repeatable gas flow measurement in hazardous small line gas process applications where agency safety approvals are required. (read more)

Process and plant engineers who must remote mount an air/gas flow meter transmitter to avoid hazardous areas or difficult-to-reach, equipment-crowded locations will find the new ST50 Remote Mount Flow Meter delivers exceptional performance, installation versatility and economy in air, compressed air or nitrogen and a variety of other processes gases, as well as plant HVAC systems. (read more)

Built to comply with process industry precision requirements for flow, level and interface sensing in liquid, gas or foam, Fluid Components International's innovative FLT93 Switch Series is now rated Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 compliant. The SIL-2 compliance rating is designated in the failure analysis report with FMEDA techniques by testing laboratory TUV NORD CERT GmbH. (read more)

Rugged Multi-Point Flow Meter Performs Well in Abrasive Air/Gas Environments

Excellent in CEMS and Pollution Control Monitoring of Stack Flows in PetroChemical Refining, Coal-Fired Electric Power Generation, Steel Manufacturing Applications and More

Process engineers responsible for measuring complex stack gas flows precisely in accordance with clean air regu... (read more)

A new Best Practices Engineering Guide, addressing field conditions when installing flow meters, has been published by Fluid Components International. The Best Practices Engineering Guide Installation Recommendations for FCI Single-Point, Thermal Dispersion Flow Meters provides detailed applications information. (read more)

With the new VeriCal™ In-Situ Calibration Verification System for the GF90 Air/Gas Flow Meter from Fluid Components International, plant technicians can confirm flow measurement accuracy in only minutes without removing the meter from the pipe or process, saving time and money. (read more)

Based on a precision thermal dispersion mass flow sensor and highly intelligent digital electronics, the FlexMASSter™ ST98 Flow Meter Series from Fluid Components International now meets the Profibus-DP/-PA standards and includes its own Device Type Manager (DTM) software for use in large scale process and plant automation systems.

The ST98 with Profibus-DP/-PA and DTM... (read more)

The advanced FlexSwitch® FLT Pump Protection Flow Switch from Fluid Components International (FCI) improves process control by adding an extra margin-of-safety, which keeps pumps running longer and more reliably with less frequent maintenance over an expanded lifetime to reduce total operational costs. (read more)

Oil/gas process engineers seeking a reliable solution to measure the flow of combustible hydrocarbon waste gases for flare gas system disposal on offshore production platforms will find the GF90 Flare Gas Flow Meter from Fluid Components International precisely measures gases of varying compositions. (read more)

Wireless IR technology is built-in to Fluid Components International's new compact, low cost, insertion-style mass flow meter ST50 and the highly accurate, direct mass ST75 Flow Meter, designed for air or gas measurement. Using a standard PDA, technicians can remotely obtain measurements, make setting changes and read trouble-shooting codes. (read more)

Self-Cleaning Mass Flow Meter Reduces Maintenance Expenses in Dirty Gas Applications

The Model GF90 Flow Meter from Fluid Components International (FCI) maintains optimum flow measurement performance while dramatically reducing maintenance costs. (read more)

Bio Technology, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceuticals, Specialty Chemicals

High purity process applications requiring precise gas flow measurement will benefit from the FlexMASSter^® ST98 Flow Meter Series from Fluid Components International, which features a 316L stainless steel thermal mass flow sensing element. (read more)

With their intelligent microprocessor-based design and no-moving part thermal mass flow sensors that deliver high accuracy gas flow measurement, the precision GF90 Insertion and GF92 Inline Mass Flow Meters from Fluid Components International have now received ATEX approval for use in potentially explosive environments classified as EExd IIC T4. (read more)

Designed for precision flow switching and flow measurement in rugged industrial applications, FCI's FLT93 Switch, ST98 Flow Meter, and GF90 and GF92 Flow Meters have received IEC/IECEx approvals for their safe use from the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). (read more)

Engineers and technicians seeking a highly-accurate, reliable mass flow measurement solution for hydrogen, natural gas, and other gases in small line processes and for skid-mounted equipment assemblies will find the new ST75V™ Air/Gas Flow Meter delivers breakthrough performance in a space-saving design that simplifies installation and reduces costs. (read more)

With its highly intelligent, no-moving-parts design, the ST50 Flow Meter Series from Fluid Components International is now available with a high-precision +1 percent accuracy configuration for line sizes from 2 to 24 inches (51 to 610mm) and is suitable for applications in air, compressed air, HVAC and process gases, including nitrogen. (read more)

The GF90 is an insertion type thermal mass flow meter with a highly intelligent microprocessor-based transmitter that stores up to three calibration groups, which can be independently configured for a specific range, media, switch point settings and more. (read more)

The ST50 is an insertion-style flow meter for air, compressed air or nitrogen flow measurements. Designed for line sizes from 51 to 610 mm, it installs easily through a single tap point and configuration set-up takes only minutes. The ST50 operates over a flow range of 0.23 to 122 MPS in air, with an accuracy of +2 percent of reading, +0.5 percent of full scale (read more)

Adds Two State-of-the-Art Liquid Test Stands

Extending the capabilities of the thermal flow instrumentation industry's most advanced Calibration Laboratory, FCI has completed an important expansion project with the addition of two new Liquid Flow Calibration Test Stands to support its customers. (read more)