Flow conditioners tame irregular fluid flows
This company’s flow and process conditioners (photo) isolate flow disturbances and create a swirl-free, symmetrical and repeatable velocity flow profile in just a few pipe diameters to keep equipment running efficiently. The product line of inline and insertion-type flow conditioners nearly eliminates the upstream straight pipe run requirements for many types of equipment and instruments. They condition the flow stream into a regular flow regime to mimic adequate pipe straight run. The use of a flow conditioner also eliminates the pipe cost and technician labor for the purchase of additional lengths of pipe straight run and the labor for its installation. The flow conditioners can be made from carbon steel, 316L stainless steel or Hastelloy C-276. — Vortab Co., San Marcos, Calif.