Hydrotechnik UK unveils £100,000+ flow test rig

Hydrotechnik has unveiled a significant extension to its calibration department, a £100,000+ flow test rig enabling them to provide full in house flowmeter recalibrations traceable to National Standards.

The new rig runs on oil, which will be beneficial for hydraulic, lube and diesel use customers. The oil’s viscosity is adjusted from 15 to 100cst with 32cst being the norm.  A 5 point calibration is standard although 10 or more points throughout the measuring range can be performed on request.  The rig has a flow range of 0.05L/min up to 700L/min and has 2 master flow meters giving a maximum uncertainty of +/-0.5%

Hydrotechnik have created a dedicated in-house laboratory room which caters for flow, pressure, temperature and oil particulate sensors as well as instrumentation calibrations, re-calibrations and repairs. Pressure sensor calibration is from 0 – 1,200 Bar and Temperature from -50 to 200°C­, all traceable to UKAS standards.

Recalibration is a vital, periodic procedure to ensure that a given sensor is providing reliable, safe and trustworthy results traceable to a known national standard.