PMT

Wyatt Lo-Loss® Flow Tubes
Cast Iron Primary Elements

Features:

• Lowest Pressure Loss
• Short Laying Length
• Economical Design
• Best Documented Flow Tube on the Market

Description

The cast iron Wyatt Lo-Loss® meter is a differential-producing flow tube that maintains its accuracy over a wide range of flow rates. The hydraulic shape of the PMT Lo-Loss® meter incurs a lower permanent pressure loss than any other differential producing flow device. The PMT can be provided with either 125 or 250 PSIG flanges.

Application

The cast iron PMT series of Lo-Loss® meters is designed to accurately and reliably measure the flow rates of water, wastewater, sludge, slurries, clean fluids, and gases in full pipe conditions. The PMT series of meters is ideally suited to applications where permanent pressure loss must be kept to a minimum, such as in gravity-fed systems, or where a savings due to lower pumping costs can be realized. The Model PMT-C is designed for rate-of-flow control applications, while the PMT-S incorporates a rugged design for cleaning the pressure taps for solid-bearing fluids.

Flow Measurement Accuracy

For pipe Reynolds numbers greater than 100 000 and in a normalized piping configuration, the Wyatt PMT Lo-Loss® provides a flow measurement accuracy of ± 0.25% with independent flow calibration and ± 1.00% without flow calibration. Lo-Loss® is a registered trademark of Wyatt Engineering.

PMT Technical Specifications

Accuracy

Within the specified pipe Reynolds number range and a normalized piping configuration, the Lo-Loss® flow meter provides flow measurement uncertainties of:

± 1.00% for standard meters and
± 0.25% for flow calibrated meters.

Pressure Loss

The permanent pressure loss of the Lo-Loss® meter expressed as a percentage of the differential produced is shown in Figure 1 and is the lowest of any differential-producing primary element.

Beta Ratio

Wyatt Engineering offers Lo-Loss® meters with a wider range of diameter ratios (d/D) than any other manufacturer. By custom designing a Lo-Loss® meter to your application’s flow conditions, Wyatt can provide an accurate and reliable primary element with the lowest permanent pressure loss.

Temperature Range

Cast iron Lo-Loss® meters can handle process temp-eratures between -20 °F and +350 °F (-30 °C and +175 °C).

Pressure Range/End Connections

Flanged end connections, per ANSI B16.1 for 125 PSIG and 250 PSIG service, are available. Various other end connections are also available, including: Mechanical joint flanges, per AWWA C110 and C111, and plain-end designs.

Piping Requirements

Designed for full-pipe flow, Lo-Loss® flow meters can be mounted horizontally, vertically, or on an angle. Refer to Wyatt Engineering Technical Manual for the Lo-Loss® Meter for recommended upstream piping.

Energy Considerations

Figure 1 compares the permanent pressure loss of the insert Lo-Loss® design with that of other primary flow elements. Figure 2 illustrates the substantial savings that are realized when a Lo-

Loss® meter is used in a typical application. The pressure recovery of the Wyatt Lo-Loss® Meter means reduced pumping costs. High beta ratio Lo-Loss® meters will recover up to 97.5% of the differential pressure produced. This is two to four times better than typical classical venturi devices, as well as most modified venturi meters.

Using venturi tubes instead of orifice plates can yield significant savings, and using the Lo-Loss® meter instead of venturi tubes can realize further savings. For over 40 years, engineers have given their clients the benefits of efficiency and accuracy by doing just that.