VORTAB FLOW CONDITIONERS ® For Flow Meters, Pumps and Other Flow Profile Critical Equipment  Reduce flow meter straight-run requirements into just a few diameters  Balance pump inlet flow to eliminate premature wear and cavitation  Install after elbows, valves, pipe expanders or reducers and other flow disturbances  Very low pressure drop tech

 Flow Conditioners and Flow Straighteners Reducing straight-run requirements for flow meters, pumps and flow profile critical process equipment Straight-run is required in flow meter and pump installations to overcome the swirl, asymmetrical flow profiles and otherwise un-repeatable flow that is created by elbows, pipe expanders or reducers, valves, dampeners and other disrupters in the process pipe. In process piping systems, finding or adding a suitable amount of straight-run to accommodate the flow meters, pumps and other critical components is often impractical or un-feasible, either technically,...

For flow meters For flow meters to operate accurately and with repeatability, the flow profile at the flow meter must be uniform and repeatable. For many flow meter technologies the specified amount of upstream straight-run required can range from 15 to 40 pipe diameters. Additionally, flow meters with extreme low flow sensing and/or wide turndowns may experience natural changes to flow profile in the "transitional" flow between laminar and turbulent flow. 1 Vortab flow conditioner products are specified for use and successfully applied with flow meter technologies that include ultrasonic, vortex...

For pumps, compressors and other flow profile critical equipment An unequal, imbalanced fluid flow force on the inlet of pumps and other critical process components can result in premature, unexpected and expensive failures. Like flow meters, pump and component manufacturers often require a specified straight-run to achieve a uniform and balanced flow entering the inlet of the pump and system, frequently as condition of their warranty. Pressure loss consideration All flow conditioning technologies will create some presure drop. Higher pressure drop creates additional engineering issues in the...

 Vortab Model Summary Model Style Insertion Plate Insertion Sleeve Liquids Air/Gas Pipe Sizes Available Round Pipes Between flanges or weld-in-place NPT(M), flanged, butt weld prep Materials of Construction Carbon Steel 316L Stainless Steel Hastelloy C-276 Installation/Mounting Between flanges or weld-in-place NPT(M), flanged, butt weld prep NPT(M), flanged, butt weld prep * Special order VIP Insertion Plate – Low cost, lightweight, easy to transport and easy to install insertion panel/ plate. The panel contains conditioning tabs and strategically engineered cross members. The VIP plate is designed...

Vortab World Class Calibration and R&D Laboratory The Vortab Company operates a world class flow calibration laboratory to verify and validate product performance and quality. This laboratory is home to more than 19 NIST traceable flow stands and is certified to meet the stringent standards such as MIL-STD 45662A and ANSI/NCSL Z-540. These flow stands are outfitted with high-speed, precision data acquisition systems and capable of flowing a broad range of fluids over wide flow ranges at various temperature and pressure conditions. Vortab R&D engineers utilize state of the art fluid dynamics and...