CS Instruments VA 500 Flow Meter

CS Instruments VA 500 Flow Meter recording and reducing energy costs and CO2 emissions while increasing the sustainability of any compressed air system. With our VA500 it is possible to monitor your consumption and analyze your leakage flows with just one measuring device. Due to its design, it is also ideal for mobile measurements.

Even under pressure, the flow probe VA 500 is mounted by means of a standard 1/2″ ball valve. During mounting and dismounting the safety ring avoids an uncontrolled ejection of the probe which may be caused by the operating pressure. For mounting into different pipe diameters, VA 500 is available in the following probe lengths: 120, 160, 220, 300, and 400 mm. The flow probes are therefore suitable for being mounted into existing pipes with diameters of 1/2″ to DN 300 upwards. The exact positioning of the sensor in the middle of the pipe is granted by means of the engraved depth scale. The maximum mounting depth corresponds to the respective probe length. (Probe length 220 mm = 220 mm maximum mounting depth).

Features

Measurement of mass flow direct output of standard volume flow
Highly accurate at small as well as higher flow rates
Pressure and temperature compensated by the thermal mass flow principle
Quick and easy installation via a ½” ball valve
No moving parts, thus low maintenance
Vanishingly low pressure drop due to vanishingly low blockage of the diameter
Can be used for compressed air and non-corrosive gases such as nitrogen, oxygen, argon, helium, etc.

Applications

Underwater Noise Protection / Bubble Curtain
Efficiency-FAD analysis for compressors
Flow meters for professionals – optionally with ATEX approval
Flow meters for oxidizing gases
Consumption sensors and flow meters for inert gases
Flow meters for toxic and corrosive gases
Consumption meter for oxygen, hydrogen, carbon dioxide
Consumption meter for nitrogen in tire vulcanization
Consumption meter for gas measurement in the aerospace industry
Flow and consumption meter for gas measurement in the automotive industry
Consumption meter for gas measurement in metal processing
Consumption sensor for flow measurement of oxygen
Consumption meter for argon and nitrogen in chemistry
Nitrogen consumption measurement in the food industry
Inline consumption meter for nitrogen generators
Flow measurement in gas mixtures as source gas
Food gas measurement
Measurement of the flow rate in a compressed air production line in the cosmetics sector

Specifications

04…20 mA, pulse and a Modbus RTU (RS 485) interface as standard. Optional: Interfaces such as Modbus TCP (Ethernet), PoE, M-Bus
Optional: Interfaces such as Modbus TCP (Ethernet), PoE, M-Bus
Optional: Bi-directional measurement
Pressure tight up to 50 bar
Temperature range up to 110°C
Protection class IP65
Integrated display for showing the measured values
Can be used from 1/2″ up to 40″, larger diameters on request
Easy installation under pressure
Settings can be changed via the display
Main counter reading can be reset via the display
Suitable for gas velocities up to 224 Nm/s
Highly precise with an accuracy of ± 1.5% or ± 1% of the measured value ± 0.3% of