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V-Cone Flow Meter

The V-Cone Flow Meter is an advanced differential pressure instrument, which is ideal for use with liquid, steam or gas media in rugged conditions where accuracy, low maintenance and cost are important. With its DP built-in flow conditioning design, the V-Cone is especially useful in tight-fit and retrofit installations in which the long runs of straight pipe required by Orifice Plates, Venturi Tubes, and other technologies are either impractical or unavailable.

The V-Cone is designed for today’s most challenging oil / gas production, chemical, food & beverage, plastics, pharmaceuticals, district HVAC, textile, power and water & wastewater applications. The V-Cone is a better solution: see why. It combines exceptional performance, low maintenance and long life for superior value.

Key features include:
  • Flow Meter accuracy to +/- 0.5%
  • Flow Meter repeatability to +/- 0.1%
  • Wide flow range
  • Pre-conditions flow
  • Requires minimal straight pipe
  • Low head loss
  • Low maintenance
  • No recalibration
  • Long life

McCrometer V-Cone® Flowmeter

 

How its Work!

 


The V-Cone is a differential pressure type flow meter with a unique design that conditions the flow prior to measurement.
  • Differential pressure is created by a cone placed in the center of the pipe.
  • The cone is shaped so that it “flattens” the fluid velocity profile in the pipe, creating a more stable signal across wide flow downturns.
  • Flow rate is calculated by measuring the difference between the pressure upstream of the cone at the meter wall and the pressure downstream of the cone through its center.

 

The Right Flowmeter

 

The V-Cone Flow Meter is an advanced differential pressure instrument, which is ideal for use with liquid, steam or gas media in rugged conditions where accuracy, low maintenance and cost are important. With its DP built-in flow conditioning design, the V-Cone is especially useful in tight-fit and retrofit installations in which the long runs of straight pipe required by Orifice Plates, Venturi Tubes, and other technologies are either impractical or unavailable.

The V-Cone is designed for today’s most challenging oil / gas production, chemical, food & beverage, plastics, pharmaceuticals, district HVAC, textile, power and water & wastewater applications. The V-Cone is a better solution. It combines exceptional performance, low maintenance and long life for superior value.

 

 

V-Cone Flow Meter Advantages

McCrometer’s V-Cone is an advanced flow meter that takes differential pressure flow measurement to a new level. The V-Cone’s advanced DP technology actually pre-conditions the flow stream for superior measurement accuracy. It has proven its performance in the rugged oil/gas, chemical, process and water industries in some of the harshest operating conditions and in a wide variety of fluid types. In these applications, the V-Cone consistently outperforms traditional DP devices, such as orifice plates and venturi tubes, and other flow technologies. The V-Cone offers a number of unique advantages that include:

  • High accuracy - up to ±0.5% of reading and 0.1% repeatability
  • Wide flow range with high turndowns of 10:1
  • Space-saver design reduces straight pipe runs by up to 70%
  • Design flexibility -- operates in line sizes from 0.5 to 120 inches
  • Testing to API 22.2 confirms V-Cone's performance
  • Measures liquid in challenging flow conditions, such as swirl
  • Self-cleaning design allows measurement of dirty fluids
  • Measures steam reliably under high-pressure conditions
  • No-moving parts sensor design rarely (if ever) requires recalibration
  • Low maintenance and long-life with low total cost of ownership

 

Electronic Instrumentation for V-Cone

Differential Pressure Transmitters
Flow Computers for remote display of flow data and system control
Chart Recorders for graphical recording of flow data
Pressure and Temperature Transducers for mass flow measurement
Product Configuration
The V-Cone flowmeter is available in a wide variety of configurations to meet the requirements of ANSI, DIN and JIS standards. Use the following table to find the model, configuration and size best suited to your application.
MODELS CONFIGURATION SIZES
VB Beveled Ends 0.5" - 60"
VP Plain Ends 0.5" - 60"
VT Threaded Ends 0.5" - 6"
VS (L) ANSI B16.5 Raised Face Flanges - Class 150 or 300 0.5" - 24"
VS (H) ANSI B16.5 Raised Face Flanges - Class 600 or 900 0.5" - 24"
VS (X) ANSI B16.5 Raised Face Flanges - Class 120 or 250 30" - 60"
VW (L) ANSI B16.5 Weld Neck, Raised Face Flanges - Class 150 or 300 0.5" - 24"
VW (H) ANSI B16.5 Weld Neck, Raised Face Flanges - Class 600 or 900 0.5" - 24"
VQ (L) ANSI B16.5 RTJ Slip-On Flanges - Class 150 or 300 0.5" - 24"
VR (L) ANSI B16.5 RTJ Weld Neck - Class 150 or 300 0.5" - 24"
VR (H) ANSI B16.5 RTJ Weld Neck - Class 600 or 900 0.5" - 24"
VC DIN Slip-On Flat Face Flanges 0.5" - 24"
VJ JIS Slip-On - 10k or 20k 0.5" - 24"
VI Insertion Saddles with ANSI Slip-On, Raised Face Flanges 6" - 36"
VD Weld Neck Flanges - DIN 2633 (PN16) or DIN 2635 (PN40) 0.5" - 24"
Sizes larger than 24" are available on most models on request.

NOTE: Each V-Cone is sized for the intended application. Specific performance ratings are obtained through the sizing process

Flow Application Parameters

The following flow and installation parameters will help you decide whether the V-Cone is suited to your specific flow measurement application.

Flow Parameters
Types of flow measured
Clean, dirty or disturbed liquid or gas flows; dry or wet gas; condensate; abrasive flows
Accuracy
+/-0.5%, depending on application
Repeatability
+/-0.1%
Turndown
10:1, can be up to 30:1 for some applications
Operating temperature
Depends on materials of construction
Operating pressure
Depends on materials of construction
Head loss
Low headloss, varies with beta ratio and DP
Installation Parameters
Pipeline sizes
0.5 - 120" or greater
Process connector
Flanged; threaded; hub or weld-end; others on request
Upstream/downstream pipe runs
0-3 dia upstream; 0-1 dia downstream
Other
Three or five valve manifold recommended