Comparing the Panametrics Ultrasonic Flow Meter Against the Competition

The Panametrics ultrasonic flow meter is one of the best on the market, however it is not the only. This article is going to take a look at the Panametrics ultrasonic flow meter versus several of its nearest competitors.

Which Panametrics Ultrasonic Flow Meter Should a Person Compare Against?

We will be using the PT878GC to compare against. The TransPort PT878GC Portable flow meter is perhaps the easiest and most reliable unit on the market. It uses a clamp and ultrasound to measure natural gas, compressed air, inert gas or in any compressed gas application. This unit has the technology to measure gas flow rates while logging the data to internal memory for later export to PC.

This unit is designed for short term flow survey work it is especially useful for measuring erosive, corrosive, toxic, high-purity or sterile gasses. It can do all of this without having to access the pipe, so it truly is a workhorse in the ultrasonic flow meter category. Setting up the unit can be done in less than fifteen minutes and without tapping or cutting the pipe take down is even easier. There is no clean up with this unit, just unclip it and you are done. This is very different from how it used to be as recently as ten years ago.

The Fuji ultrasonic flowmeter is a strong competitor to the Panametrics ultrasonic flow meter. We will be examining the Portaflow X model for comparison. The Fuji Portaflow X ultrasonic flow meter utilizes the transit time difference principle for measuring flow rates through pipes from the outside. The Fuji Portaflow X ultrasonic flow meter is compact, portable, and lightweight, incorporating the latest breakthroughs in digital signal processing and electronics. It is very similar to the Panametrics ultrasonic flow meter, and each unit has many features that overlap.

The big difference between the two is that the Fuji unit is easier to setup, but offers less reporting statistics. What this means is that if you are looking to get more in depth information and are willing to sacrifice a little set up time than the Panametrics ultrasonic flow meter is the unit for you. If you think the Fuji unit has the reporting you need and you need to measure multiple pipes than you probably want to go with that unit as it is far easier to set up.

Which ever unit you choose to go with you should realize that these are both very high quality pieces of equipment. Tolerance levels and measurement accuracies are very similar and each unit has very similar feature sets. You should be satisfied either way you decide to go.