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Measuring Task Water Flow

Flow measurement of drinking water
Measurement
72" piping (DN 1800) in a Dam Outlet
Instruments Used Customer
FLUXUS® ADM 7407 with K transducers
Advantages
• No complex installation
• No need to stop operations for installation
• Precise, non-invasive measurement
Selling Points
• Enormous cost advantage over magnetic inductive flowmeters in
combination with especially cost-effective installation
• Proven track record for the FLUXUS series flowmeters

Sonoma County Water Agency,

Description California, USA

The Lake Sonoma reservoir is fed by the Warm Springs Creek and the Sonoma County in the US state of
Dry Creek. It was formed in 1983 with the completion of the Warm Springs California has approx. 450 000
Dam. The dam is constructed of compacted earthfill with an impervious residents. The San Francisco Bay
core. The outlet pipes at its base are used for hydroelectric power produc- forms its southern border.
tion and drinking water supply.
In the past, the flow was measured geometrically at a weir, but the flow Sonoma County Water Agency is
measurement was actually needed about 100 meters below the dam responsible for the regional water
crest, on a 72'" pipe. supply and flood control. Lake So-
noma is one of the managed water
Magnetic inductive flowmeters (MID) are routinely used in the field of reservoirs. It has a capacity of
drinking water supply. However, these instruments are extremely expen- ca. 40 million m³.
sive for large nominal widths as frequently encountered in the water indus-
try. In this case, it would also have been extremely challenging to install a
72" MID deep inside the dam.
Previous attempts to measure the flow with an ultrasonic measuring
system built by another manufacturer produced unreliable results. How-
ever, 15 different FLUXUS measuring systems were already operating
dependably at other measuring
sites in the supply area. It was also
decided to install a FLUXUS clamp-
on ultrasonic flowmeter.
FLUXUS could easily be carried by
hand to the measuring site in a
lightweight case. Instead of becom-
ing involved in extensive earth-
works, an elevator ride down to the
pipe was enough to set up the
measuring site. It was not even
necessary to stop operations for the
setup, thanks to the non-invasive
installation by means of the handy
clamp-on technique.
FLUXUS now delivers dependable
and precise flow data.
Installing the measuring system at
a depth of ca. 100 meters

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