Application

• Pipe with 0.4 m diameter, made of stainless steel
• Fully filled
• High pollution load, up to 1 % dry solids

Definition of tasks

• Failsafe and stable measurement of the return sludge conveyed using screw pump lifting equipment in the horizontal line downstream of the transfer chamber
• Both existing measurements (EMF + clamp-on) did not work reliably or did not work at all due to high pollution and gas loads
• Low installation expenses

Solution

• The flow measurement system Type NFP has been used.
• Upstream of the non-functioning EMF a hole has been drilled and a nozzle has been welded onto the existing pipeline. Subsequently a ball valve for sensor removal under process conditions has been installed and the sensor has been adjusted and fixed.