Flow and Pressure Monitoring for a Municipal Water Project in Ecuador

Project Overview

A municipal water project in Ecuador required real-time monitoring of instantaneous flow, cumulative flow, and pipeline pressure.

The instruments needed to operate outdoors in humid conditions and provide reliable data for the project’s monitoring system.

Application Challenges

The main requirements included:

• Continuous flow and pressure monitoring
• Reliable outdoor operation in humid conditions
• Measurement accuracy of ±0.5% full scale
• 4–20 mA and RS485 outputs
• Fast delivery and after-sales support

Solution Provided

The project adopted one LDG-SUP-A100 electromagnetic flowmeter and one SUP-P300 pressure transmitter.

The electromagnetic flowmeter was installed on an 8-inch (DN200) outlet pipeline carrying tap water. The recorded operating conditions included:

• Temperature: 50–104°F (10–40°C)
• Pressure: Approximately 72.5 psi (0.5 MPa)
• Flow range: Approximately 247–2,466 gpm (56–560 m³/h)
• Flow velocity range: 1.6–16.4 ft/s (0.5–5 m/s)
• Communication: 4–20 mA and RS485

Supmea also provided installation guidance, expedited delivery, door-to-door transportation, and a two-year after-sales warranty.

Results and Benefits

The flowmeter and pressure transmitter were successfully installed, and the completed project passed inspection.

According to the project records and customer feedback, the solution delivered:

• Measurement accuracy of ±0.5% full scale
• Reliable measurement across the specified flow velocity range
• 20% faster response to changes in operating conditions
• 20% reduction in operation and maintenance costs

Supmea instrumentation, available through BayMeters, provides reliable flow and pressure monitoring for municipal water systems requiring continuous measurement and flexible communication.