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Articles
about Turbine Flowmeters
Flow Research is
now working hard on a new study on the worldwide turbine flowmeter market
that we plan to publish in early 2020. The World Market for Turbine
Flowmeters, 3rd Edition will determine the actual size of the turbine flowmeter market in 2019.and
forecast the market through 2024. It will examine where growth is and is
not occurring in terms of application, industry and geography -- and why.
It will identify features endusers are looking for, new developments in
turbine flowmeter technology, and the impact of new-technology flowmeters
on turbine flowmeter sales. Turbine flowmeters
have remained and will continue to be a viable and popular choice for a variety of
applications -- despite intense competition from ultrasonic, multiphase, and other new-technology
flowmeters, Turbine flowmeters excel at measuring clean, steady, medium to high-speed flow of low-viscosity fluids. They offer simplicity, effective turndown ratios, and the capability of customized solutions for various applications. Turbine meters have a significant cost advantage over ultrasonic and Coriolis meters, especially in larger pipe sizes, although suppliers report increasing difficulty competing with ultrasonic and magnetic flowmeters in large line sizes. The price of turbine meters may also compare favorably to differential pressure (DP) flowmeters, especially in cases where one turbine meter can replace several DP meters. Their
large installed base is also an advantage. Users who are already familiar with turbine technology and don’t want to spend the extra money required to invest in a new technology are likely to stay with turbine meters. Turbine flowmeters are mainly used to measure the flow of fluids in the following four segments:
* Municipal water
* Municipal and industrial gas
* Oil (hydrocarbons)
* Industrial liquids Now
is the time
With significant growth returning to the oil and gas and other energy markets since the 2nd
edition in 2012, we believe it is an optimal time to see what happened to the turbine flowmeter market after the downturn that many companies experienced in 2015, 2016, and
beyond when the oil & gas industry experienced a downturn. The oil &
gas industry accounts for a significant portion of total worldwide turbine flowmeter revenues.
This new
edition will cover all major turbine flowmeter types: axial, single jet,
multi-jet, paddlewheel, Pelton wheel, propeller, Woltman, compound and
fire service. (For a detailed discussion of the types please visit www.turbineflow.com.)
The World Market for Turbine
Flowmeters, 3rd Edition will:
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Determine the worldwide and regional market shares in 2019 by turbine flowmeter type
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Forecast market growth through 2024 for all of the significant technology types used in this market
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Provide product shipment data by distribution channel and customer type
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Determine market shares for the leading suppliers of the turbine flowmeter market
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Determine average selling prices for turbine flowmeters by region and meter type
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Identify the process industries and core applications where turbine flowmeters are used, focusing especially on high growth areas
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Identify market growth sectors
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Analyze products from the main companies selling into the turbine flowmeter market
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Offer strategies to manufacturers who sell into the turbine flowmeter market
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Profile the main turbine flowmeter suppliers
Growth
factors
Five
significant factors are contributing to growth
in the worldwide turbine flowmeter market:
Turbine
flowmeters are used for both liquid fuel and gas measurement. Turbine
meters have been used for fuel measurement since the early 1940s, and some
of the development at that time was due to the need to find a reliable way to measure
fuel use on military planes used in World War II. Soon afterward, turbine meters began to be
used in the petroleum industry to measure the flow of hydrocarbons.
The history of using turbine meters to measure gas flow goes back to
1953. Since 1981, however, when the American Gas Association (AGA)
published its first report on measuring fuel gas with turbine meters, the meters have been solidly established in the gas industry as a measurement device,
especially for custody transfer applications.
Turbine meters receive
industry approvals. Turbine meters are specified by approval bodies --
including the American Water Works Association (AWWA), the AGA, and the International Standards Organization (ISO) in
Europe -- for use in custody transfer for utility measurement in residential, commercial, and industrial applications. These approvals have
been in place for many years.
Tha AGA approval of a standard for using turbine flowmeters for
custody transfer of natural gas has been a significant factor in the use of turbine meters for gas
applications. However, now turbine meters face competition from ultrasonic
meters and Coriolis flowmeters, as well as from differential pressure flowmeters,
which are also widely used for natural gas flow measurement.
Installed
base gives turbine meters an edge. One major growth factor for turbine flowmeters is the large installed
worldwide base of turbine flowmeters. When companies consider switching from one flowmeter technology to another, there is more than just the purchase price
to consider, and users often tend to replace like with like. The investment
is more than just the cost of the meter itself -- it also includes the time and money invested in
training people how to install and use the meter. In addition, some companies stock spare
parts or even spare meters for replacement purposes. The large installed base of turbine flowmeters worldwide will continue to be a
source of orders for new meters in the future.
Turbine
flowmeters remain a viable choice for steady, medium to high-speed flows.
Even though turbine flowmeters are losing ground to new-technology flowmeters in some
market segments, they still remain a viable choice for steady, medium to high-speed flows. Turbine meters, which compute flow based on a velocity measurement, excel at measuring clean, steady, medium to high-speed flow of low-viscosity fluids.
They will continue to maintain their wide usage for gas flow applications due to a significant cost advantage over ultrasonic meters, especially in the larger pipe sizes -- and their price may also compare favorably to DP flowmeters, especially in cases where one turbine meter can replace several DP meters.
Suppliers
are developing better performing turbine meters. Turbine meter suppliers are making technology improvements to make turbine
meters more reliable, especially their moving parts. By making the ball bearings out of more durable material, such as ceramic, turbine suppliers have been able to add significantly to the life of the bearings. This is important, since some customers select new-technology meters over turbine meters because turbine meters have moving parts.
One supplier has introduced a dual rotor turbine flowmeter that extends the flow range of
turbine meters and provides higher measurement accuracy. Dual rotor meters also reduce the
effects of swirl on flow measurement. Another supplier has developed a turbine meter that offers bidirectional flow.
These types of innovations are giving end-users another reason to consider
turbine flowmeters as an option, or to stay with them if they are already using
using them. .
Another development under research involves a new sensor design that will potentially reduce
the pressure drop involved in turbine flow measurement. It may also provide enhanced accuracy
and reduced susceptibility to the presence of particles in the flowstream. While this design is
still in the development phase, it has the potential to have a significant impact on the turbine
flowmeter market over time.
Please contact
us today to learn more about this important study.
Previous
studies
The
World Market for Turbine Flowmeters,
2nd
edition -- Released in
2012
The
World Market for Turbine Flowmeters -
Released in 2002
Also see: www.TurbineFlow.com
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