The reason why gas turbine flow meters are cheaper than liquid turbine flowmeters

For similar on-site conditions, choose a turbine flowmeter to measure the medium in the pipeline. The cost of gas is lower than that of liquid. This is mainly determined by the price of the turbine flowmeter. Generally speaking, the price of the gas turbine flowmeter is lower than that of the liquid turbine flowmeter.

The main reasons can be attributed to the following factors:

1. Engineering complexity: Liquid turbine flow meters require more complex engineering design to cope with the different properties and viscosities of liquids and pressure. This increases the difficulty of manufacturing and maintenance, thereby increasing costs.

2. Pressure loss: The turbine flowmeter is a speed flowmeter that mainly reflects the flow rate through the rotation speed of the turbine driven by the fluid when it flows through it. The resistance caused by gas is definitely smaller than that of liquid. So the gas must be smaller for the pressure loss. Then the turbine flowmeter needs to be compensated in other ways, so the corresponding cost is higher.

3. Market demand: The market demand for gas turbine flow meters is usually greater, and manufacturers are able to reduce production costs through mass production. The market for liquid turbine flow meters is relatively small, so the production scale is small and the cost is relatively high.

Overall, these factors combine to result in gas turbine flowmeters generally being less expensive than liquid turbine flowmeters. However, specific price differences may also be affected by specific manufacturers, models and market competition.