Applications
In general, thermal flow meters can be used to measure virtually any gas flow. Restrictions apply, of course, but thermal flow meters have been used in the following applications and industries — and continue to be used every day:
Oxygen
Uncompressed air and oxygen gas are used in a wide variety of commercial and industrial applications, covering everything from steel production to dehydrating fruit to renewing municipal water supplies. Uncompressed atmospheric air is chosen for many applications for obvious reasons – it’s plentiful and effectively free. Pure oxygen is more costly, but its chemical properties make it an important input in many industrial processes where…
Methane
Methane is a greenhouse gas that is emitted naturally from a number of sources, including wetlands, the oceans, the breakdown of organic materials like human and animal waste, wildfires, and more. Methane is also a key gas used in commercial and industrial applications. On average, it makes up 94% of the natural gas used to power industry and our homes, and it’s also key in everything from chemical production to advanced rocket fuels…
Flue Gas
Flue gas is produced anywhere a non-electric furnace or boiler is used to generate heat. That includes the furnaces and chimneys in many of our homes, but the source of the vast majority of flue gasses – and thus, the source of greatest concern – is industrial processes. The sheer volume of flue gas released into the atmosphere from factories and plants means that carefully monitoring it is crucial to maintaining the health of the environment and the people who…