ATEX Approved Portable Flow Meters for Use in Hazardous Areas

Flexim (Germany), manufacturer of Ultrasonic Clamp-On Flow Meters, announces the launch of its new Fluxus® F608 and G608 portable flow meters for the measurement of gases and liquids in hazardous areas.

The new Fluxus® F608 and G608 are based on the widely used, highly reliable and versatile F601 and G601, but have been specifically engineered for their use within hazardous areas and are covered by ATEX certification (EX II3G). Thus, users aren’t obliged anymore to obtain a Hot Work Permit, making the access to ATEX zones much easier and less time consuming.

The extremely resistant carbon fibre housing, together with the rugged transducer design, ensures a high impact protection as well as a resistance against oil, water and many other liquids. The F608 and G608 share the same efficient battery management as the F/G601, offering over 14 hours of remote measurement time. Moreover, the measurement system can be fully set-up in less than five minutes due to the intuitive user guidance and the automatic transducer recognition. Its application range is unrivalled - from pipes as small as 10mm up to 6500mm inner diameter and ambient temperatures ranging from -40°C to 200°.

Being equipped with two flow channels, multiple in- and outputs and an integrated data logger with a serial interface, the flow meter is designed for direct usage in demanding environments, such as in the Upstream, Midstream and Downstream area as well as in the processing industries and the energy sector.

As known from all Flexim flow meters, also the F608 and G608 feature a highly precise bi-directional measurement at fast and even very slow flow rates over a wide dynamic measurement range and are not prone to temperature and zero drift.

However, the F608 and G608 are not only safe, accurate and reliable, but also very compact and lightweight, offering the user to even carry the complete measuring system as personal luggage for Offshore visits. All in all, the Fluxus® F608 and G608 go where other portable devices cannot!