The Nixon range of NT & BNO series turbine flow meters offers high accuracy and high reliability. Over 40 years, thousands of units have been sold to all classes of industry, and the Nixon turbine flow meter design has an excellent reputation for durability. Many leading flowmeter companies in the U.K. and abroad have the confidence to put their name on our range of turbine flow meters, a sign of the high regard in which the product is held.
The range has been modified and extended over the last few years to provide a reasonably priced general purpose liquid flow meter. Versions suitable for dry Gas applications are also available. We produce flow sensors entirely in house to control quality and availability. The range is available on short deliveries, and popular sizes are held ex-stock. Available in a wide variety of body sizes, all turbine flow meters possess an electrical pulse output directly proportional to measuring flow rate. Remote flow indicating with alarms, totalising and batch control functions are available utilising our wide range of secondary electronic instruments. Pulse converters are also available, to provide a variety of different outputs. For example, 4-20mA, 0-10V etc. & also Modbus/HART protocol. Two different versions of our Turbine flowmeters- are available: - The NT industrial type & the BNO series, the latter of which is a dedicated Hygienic version, suitable for Pharmaceutical, food & other associated applications.
Advantages of using Turbine Flow meters :-
• Suitable for both liquid & also gas flow measurement.
Turbine Flowmeters can be manufactured with different bearing designs which make then suitable for lubricating & non-lubricating liquids & also those of low to medium Viscosity & also dry Gasses.
• High Accuracy.
Turbine Flow meters have a linear accuracy to +/- 0.5% of reading, with a repeatability of +/- 0.1% of reading. This makes a Turbine Flowmeter one of the most accurate forms of flow measurement on the market today.
• Installation in different orientations & flow directions.
A Turbine flowmeter can be installed in both vertical & horizontal orientations - taking into consideration the recommended installation requirements of 10 x diameter of straight pipe before the flow meter & 5 x diameter after the flowmeter. Bi-directional (quadrature) versions can be supplied using dual pick-up coils to monitor the flow in both forward & reverse directions.
• Wide range of pipe sizes & end connections.
Both our NT & BNO Hygienic Type range of turbine flow meters can be supplied in sizes from 3/8” up to 6” in size. All out Turbine flowmeters are machined in house from solid round 316L Stainless Steel bar. As a result, our Turbine meters can be supplied with a wide range of different end connections. The standard is a BSPP male thread, with 30 degree internals cone. Other examples are flanged Ansi or din, NPT, Ermeto, JIC, wafer design & various high Pressure couplings e.g. Weco 206 & 1502 hammer unions. Our dedicated Hygienic BNO series Turbine meter can e supplied with most types of hygienic coupling. For example Tri-clamp, RJT, din 11851 etc. It really is a case of whatever type of connection you require, we can machine it for you.
• Low Pressure drop.
The construction of a Turbine flowmeter allows for a very low Pressure drop, typically around 200-500 mbar, depending on size & liquid being measured.