CiDRA Mineral Processing’s SONARtrac Flow Monitoring Systems have been granted a PROFIBUS certificate, ensuring conformance with the standard’s specifications and guidelines, as well as interoperability with devices from other manufacturers. “The addition of PROFIBUS will enable our customers to further leverage the existing data and functionality resident in the SONARtrac flow and entrained air/gas transmitter to enhance value-added information on demand,” said Mike Davis, Vice President of Advanced Technology at the company.
The systems are now available with a choice of FOUNDATION FieldbusTM, PROFIBUS, or MODBUS® in addition to 4-20 mA current outputs with HART®. All flow monitoring systems are available with Class I Division 2, or ATEX Class I Zone 2 hazardous area certifications. These allow the company to address customer needs in oil sands refining, minerals processing, chemical processing, and other hazardous area applications around the globe.
SONARtrac systems are capable of providing multi-variable measurements, such as volumetric flow, speed of sound, and entrained air/gas, in a wide variety of fluid regimes – liquids, gases, slurries, and multiphase fluids. They are robust, full bore clamp-on solutions and scalable to large pipe diameters. The SONARtrac flowmeter enables reliable and accurate measurement of aggressive liquids.