Hoffer Custody Transfer Meters – A Perfect Fit in India

Hoffer Flow Controls completed work on a project for Reliance in Jamnagar, India. The project’s scope involved the supply of 57 custody transfer turbine flowmeters along with meter runs, signal conditioners, and totalizers. The user selected the API Series of custody transfer turbine flowmeters. The meter systems supplied will be used for billing purposes at a newly commissioned refinery in Jamnagar.

As with all custody transfer flow applications, high accuracy and repeatability were critical issues. The Hoffer API Series of flowmeters provides repeatability of +/-0.02%. Two different levels of “linearity” are available on the API Series of flowmeters. The standard API Series flowmeter provides for +/-0.25% of reading linearity. The “premium” API Series flowmeters provide for +/-0.15% linearity. This customer selected Hoffer flowmeters at both levels of linearity. They plan to use the premium +/-0.15% flowmeters as prover meters to calibrate the flowmeters in daily use.

Flowmeter sizes ranged from 2 1/2″ through 4″. The flowmeters will be used primarily for loading rack service of light hydrocarbon products. Both road tanker and rail carload systems have been installed.

Additional features sited by the customer in the selection process of the flowmeters were rugged construction and the hydraulically balanced rotor to eliminate thrust bearing friction. These features allow for superior linearity and long service life. This customer also specified that all instrumentation supplied was to be CE compliant. Hoffer was able to meet this requirement.

Hoffer Flow Controls has been supplying turbine flowmeters for over 50 years. Our expertise is in high-performance flow measurement solutions. With representation worldwide, Hoffer customers enjoy the advantage of an extensive sales organization. Many of our products are available with local weights and measures approved for custody transfer. Think Hoffer for your accurate fiscal metering requirements.

About Hoffer Flow Controls

Hoffer Flow Controls has been designing and manufacturing quality liquid turbine flowmeters and related process instrumentation for more than fifty years. Our initial experience was in the field of cryogenic flow measurement. Today our reputation in this field is synonymous with quality. Today Hoffer Flow Controls manufactures high-precision turbine flowmeters to measure clean liquids and gases throughout the processing industries. Please be sure to follow Hoffer Flow Controls on Linked In

API Series Flowmeters from Hoffer Flow Controls

Hoffer Turbine Flowmeters are available in a broad range of standard and special materials. The wide range of construction options allows for selecting the optimum combination of useful range, corrosion resistance, and operating life for a particular application. A low mass rotor design allows for a rapid dynamic response which permits the turbine flowmeter to be used in pulsating flow applications.

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