Hydraulic Sales & Distribution
Fluid Power Solutions is an Authorized Distributor of AW-Lake Flow Meters
Get Your AW-Lake Variable Area Flow Meters from Fluid Power Solutions
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We are now an authorized distributor of AW-Lake Variable Area Flow Meters. Lake’s Variable Area Flow Meters — often referred to as “rotameters” — measure the flow rate of a liquid or gas by relating the linear displacement of an internal “float” or sharp-edged orifice plate (Lake) to a corresponding flow rate. As the flow rate increases, the orifice area that the flow moves through also increases – thus, the term “Variable Area.” Variable Area meters either allow flow through a peripheral orifice formed between a tapered wall and a float as in the traditional rotameter, or an annular orifice and an internal tapered metering pin in the Lake Monitor. The attributes of the Lake Variable Area flow meter are a linear relationship between flow rate, pressure differential, and piston displacement. Flow rate is read on Variable Area meters by aligning the position of the piston/float to an adjacent calibrated scale.
Advantages of Variable Area Flow Meters
- Relative low cost and easy installation
- Robust and easy to maintain
- No need for auxiliary power
- Works with both liquids and gases
