How it Works

1. 1. An artificial restriction (occlusion) is placed at the desired point using a clamp.
2. 2. One end of the clamp has FUTEK's LSB200 mounted between the clamp and the mount point.
3. 3. By creating an artificial flow restriction (an occlusion), the fluid exerts an increased force onto the tubing.
4. 4. The LSB200 measures the force applied to the occlusion by the fluid which can be correlated to fluid flow rate.
5. 5. The LSB200 was chosen to provide a high accuracy and linearity force measurement with significant overload protection.
6. 6. FUTEK's IAA and IDA100 amplify and transmit the load cell signal to the system PLC for flow measurement.
7. 7. Additionally, the IDA100 enables logging and monitoring of the load cell output via a PC with FUTEK's SENSIT software.