Steam Flow Meters

Optimize your Steam Process with Accurate Flow Meters

Steam provides a convenient way to transport energy in process facilities. Steam quality and accurately monitoring saturated steam for process improvements pose challenges for most flow measurement technologies. Vortex Shedding flow meters are ideally suited for this challenging application. Here are some great features of the vortex shedding flow meters by Fox Thermal in steam applications:

Easy installation with insertion and inline style flow meters
A no-moving-parts design
Wide measurement range (100:1 typical)

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Vortex Shedding Flow Meters from Fox Provide

High Pressure Accuracy with Low Maintenance

High pressure steam is a common challenge to flow technologies. Our vortex shedding flow meters can operate accurately at steam pressure up to 1500 psig (100 barg). With no moving parts and a multivariable transmitter, the VortiFox series offers easy, repeatable measurement with low maintenance.

Steam Flow Accracy at High Temperature

Saturated and superheated steam requires flow measurement that can measure accurately at high temperature. The VortiFox series from Fox Thermal operates accurately and reliably at temperatures up to 750°F (400°C) to help you determine steam quality in your process.

Avoid Steam Quality Issues

When pressure surges of liquid water damage turbine and velocity sensors of competing flow metering equipment, your process stops and the maintenance costs surge, too. The VortiFox series from Fox Thermal can handle common issues with steam flow to give you an accurate and reliable steam quality assessment.

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Flow Meters for Steam Applications

Model VF3

Hot Tappable Insertion

The VortiFox Model VF3 multivarialbe transmitter offers reliable vortex shedding flow measurement with fewer process connections. It is CE, FM, and FMc approved, along with ATEX and IECEx. Applications include wet steam, saturated steam, and superheated steam.

Features include:

Insertion and Remote configurations
DC and AC input power
Hot tappable
Removable and permanent retractors
Power over Ethernet option

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Model VF4

Advanced Industrial

The VortiFox Model VF4 multivarialbe transmitter offers reliable vortex shedding flow measurement with fewer process connections. It is CE, FM, and FMc approved, along with ATEX and IECEx. Applications include wet steam, saturated steam, and superheated steam.

Features include:

Inline, Reduced-bore, and remote configurations
DC and AC input power
Flange and wafer inline configurations
Power over Ethernet option

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Industrial Processes Optimized with Vortex Flow Meters

Our vortex shedding flow meters work well in any industrial environment. They can be used in various manufacturing and production plants, including the following:

Boiler systems
Food & Beverage Production
Sterilization and heating in the life sciences
Refineries and Gas Processing Plants
Power Plants
Glass & Ceramics Manufacturing
Textile Mills
Automotive Manufacturing
Chemical and Petrochemical Plants

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HRSG Boiler heat recovery require accurate steam flow measurement

Advantages of Vortex Shedding Flow Meters in Steam Flow Applications

Vortex shedding flow meters provide numerous benefits for steam flow measurement. One of the key advantages is their easy installation with one process connection. This simplifies setup and reduces installation time and costs. Additionally, the VortiFox series from Fox Thermal is a multivariable transmitter offering measurement of flow velocity, temperature, pressure, density, volumetric flow, mass flow, and thermal energy -- all in one flow meter.

Vortex shedding flow meters have no moving parts, which means there is minimal maintenance required and fewer components that could potentially fail or need repair. This design significantly reduces the risk of leaks, enhancing the overall reliability and safety of the system. Another notable feature is their wide flow turndown range, allowing them to accurately measure flow rates across a broad spectrum, making them versatile for various applications.

Vortex meters are distinct in their ability to handle a variety of media, including liquids, gases, steam, and even corrosive substances. This versatility makes them suitable for a wide range of industrial applications. They are designed to withstand high process pressures and temperatures, ensuring reliable performance even in demanding conditions. This robustness allows them to be used in environments where other types of flow meters might fail, providing consistent and accurate measurements under extreme conditions.

VortiFox Vortex Shedding flow meters for steam flow measurement

How to Get Flow Meters for Industrial Steam Flow Measurement

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Our new app can help you choose the right flow meter model fast.

If you’re not sure which flow meter is right for your industrial, energy, or oil & gas flow application, our Help Me Choose app walks you through a short series of questions to help you choose the ideal meter.

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Enter some basic details in the configurator and sizing app

Enter your process data and measurement requirements into our automated configurator and sizing app.

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Save and submit your application data to us for a quote — it’s that easy!

Save the data you entered into the configurator and sizing app to create an AppID with a model code. When you're ready, submit your application to the team at Fox Thermal for a quote.

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News & Innovation

Hydrogen and Hydrogen Blend Use Are on the Rise in the Industrial and Energy Sectors

To develop cleaner solutions for our global energy needs, new methods for producing hydrogen and combining it with natural gas will fuel the need for more accurate energy flow meters.

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Comparing Different Types of Flow Meters

Choose the best technology for your industrial application. Thermal mass flow meters are compared with differential pressure flow meters, turbine flow meters, Coriolis flow meters, ultrasonic flowmeters, and positive displacement flowmeters.

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Industries & Applications Where Fox Flow Meters Can Be Used

From pure hydrogen and hydrogen blend monitoring to fuel cells to natural gas transmission, Fox Thermal mass flow meters are the most accurate, reliable, convenient, and cost-efficient solutions on the market today.

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Flow Meters for Other Industries

Wastewater and Biogas

Communities across the U.S. and the world are updating and improving their aging wastewater treatment facilities. Innovation in wastewater treatment practices that harness biogas for cogeneration are also on the rise. This industry has also been impacted by methane reduction goals worldwide.

Fox Thermal gas mass flow meters can accurately measure the air systems used in aerobic processes and the biogas from anaerobic treatment processes.

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Oil & Gas

The demand for natural gas has led to offshore exploration and horizontal fraction drilling. The flowback from shale oil plays has many different components that must undergo a process to separate the water/chemical solution from the oil and gas components.

Fox Thermal mass flow meters can accurately measure gas components for accounting and allocation purposes and can monitor exhaust and vent gases for environmental impact.

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Pure Gas

Industrial customers of all types rely on specialty gas producers to supply them with the pure or mixed gases that they need for their processes. Thermal gas mass flow meters from Fox Thermal can help specialty gas producers and industrial process facilities maintain a leak-free system.

Used for transfer or submetering of gases such as nitrogen, argon, helium, and oxygen, thermal mass flow meters are a cost-effective and accurate solution for monitoring flow.

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ESG Reporting

Flow meters are increasingly being used to help companies meet the emissions criteria for the environmental goals their companies have established as part of their larger Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) programs. Thermal mass flow meters can be used to track gas consumption or emissions at facilities.

Fox Thermal customers use our flow meters to proactively monitor their gas emissions and log the data to achieve a positive ESG rating.

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