A Surrey-based Trend System Integrator used two Micronics U3000s on a 200mm chilled water ring main circuit serving a large data centre in Feltham, Middlesex to monitor flow rates, in order to ascertain system performance.
Ambient Environmental Solutions Director Mike Rice said “The Micronics U3000 Ultrasonic meters were installed on the existing system, to provide accurate secondary circuit volume flow measurement, which they have done perfectly, with the added bonus of identifying a latent mechanical imbalance across the circuit which has now been addressed, to provide improved cooling distribution, efficiency and overall resilience for the site”.
Ambient had used Micronics flow meters on numerous occasions and therefore trusted them implicitly to perform well so recommended them to the Data Centre. Design Engineer Colin Hemmingham who said: “We have always been more than satisfied with the performance of the U3000 and have not been disappointed on this occasion either. We will continue to use Micronics flow meters for the foreseeable future.”
The U3000 is an ultrasonic, permanent clamp-on flowmeter which measures flow rate and total flow. It is very straightforward and timely to install – there are no specialist skills or tools required. Another major advantage is that the associated pipework does not need to be cut into to insert any mechanical parts, making installation extremely brief leading to minimal downtime, a great benefit to a critical system installation like a data centre. This is also the case for servicing, which can be carried out dry.
Ambient Environmental Solutions Ltd have installed major refurbishment projects and provided maintenance support across the UK & Ireland for this prestigious end client for the last 20 years.
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