Fuel Flow Metering for Fishing Vessels Phase II - Fuel meter tests under laboratory conditions

Summary

The Phase II testing of fuel flow measurement systems for fishing vessels investigated the performance of six flow metering devices. These were: i) the Macnaught M1 gear meter (£263 ex. VAT), ii) the Flowtech Oval MIII oval gear meter (£185 ex. VAT), iii) the Kobold DRZ oscillating piston meter (£258 ex. VAT), iv) the Kobold VKM variable aperture meter (£562 ex. VAT), v) the Floscan 65000 turbine inferential meter (£583 ex. VAT) and vi) the Emerson CMF025M coriollis meter (£3000-£4000 ex. VAT). The prices indicated for flow meters i) to iv) do not include signal processing, sensor energisation and display equipment, which will add another £330 + VAT to the total equipment cost if a DataTrack 284, dual-channel, panel mount indicator is used, as was done in this study.

Publication date

01 November 2008