Flow Sensing Challenges in Food & Beverage Production
Titan Enterprises offers a range of high-performance flowmeters in food grade materials where both food hygiene and precision flow measurement are required .
Flow measurement is a critical tool for food and beverage manufacturers , the industry having a diverse range of processes that require the precise control of liquid flow rates . Production processes including filling of vessels or bottles , measuring liquid ingredients , and controlling cleaning processes , require varying degrees of complexity and accuracy to ensure consistent product yield and minimise wastage . Although there are a wide variety of general flowmeters on the market , only a few high-performance measuring devices will ensure the high levels of hygiene and precision are maintained for applications in the food and drinks sector .
“ The physical properties of the liquids themselves lend additional complexities to the choice of flow measuring equipment ,” says Neil Hannay , Senior Development Engineer at Titan Enterprises . “ Consideration of whether the liquid is viscous , volatile , corrosive , flammable , or contaminated with particles , for example , or needs to be maintained at a high temperature , are key factors in
deciding a suitable flow meter .”
MONITORING FLOW OF HIGH AND LOW VISCOSITY FLUIDS
Flow monitoring of high viscosity liquids , such as cooking oils , sauces and syrups ( e . g . syrup injections in beverage lines ) require devices such as
Titan ’ s oval gear flowmeters , which provide highly accurate flow measurement . Unlike other flowmeters , measurement accuracy of oval gear flowmeters
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improves as the liquid viscosity increases , from a nominal 1 % to around 0.1 % of flow rate at higher viscosities .
Whereas for low viscosity liquids such as water , beer , wine and spirits ,
Titan ’ s NSF-approved 800-series and beverage flowmeters provide a low-cost drink dispensing solution . Designed to give high performance over 6 flow ranges from 0.05 to 15 l / min , these devices have totally non-metallic NSF-approved wetted components making them ideally suited for applications where both food hygiene and precision flow measurement are required .
Although there are a wide variety of general flowmeters on the market , only a few high-performance measuring devices will ensure the high levels of hygiene and precision are maintained for applications in the food and drinks sector .
FLOW MONITORING AT HIGH TEMPERATURES
Titan Enterprises offers a range of oval gear flowmeters in food grade materials for viscous products such as sauces , oils and syrups , as well as NSF-approved mini-turbine flowmeters for drink dispensing . As an experienced OEM supplier , Titan develop
customised flow meters for specific customer applications within the food and beverage industry .
To discuss an optimised flow measurement device for your OEM application please contact Titan Enterprises on + 44 ( 0 ) 1935 812790 or email sales @ flowmeters . co . uk . Or visit our
website for further information .