At Verdantas Flow Labs, we specialize in replicating real-world conditions to ensure our clients’ equipment performs exactly as needed. One recent project involved calibrating a 30-inch ultrasonic flow meter for use at a nuclear power plant. The goal was to confirm that the meter would deliver precise flow measurements once installed in the plant’s system and maintain its accuracy regardless of the upstream pipe conditions and any installation effects.

To do this, we recreated the meter’s future environment in our lab. This meant building a test setup that mimicked the actual piping layout the meter would experience in the field—including how water would flow through different branches of the system. We ran a series of tests at various flow rates and configurations, carefully measuring how the meter responded under each condition.

Throughout the process, we used high-accuracy equipment to track flow, temperature, and pressure, and we analyzed the data to determine a calibration factor for the meter. The results showed that the meter’s performance was extremely close to ideal, with only minimal deviation from expected values.

This calibration gave our client confidence that the meter would operate reliably and accurately in a critical application.