The widespread application of external clamp ultrasonic flowmeter in the water supply industry is mainly due to its advantages, which can effectively cope with various challenges in the industry. The following are the reasons for its widespread application and specific application scenarios:

Reasons for widespread application
1. Non invasive measurement
Advantages: No need to cut pipes or interrupt water supply, easy installation, especially suitable for built water supply systems.
Application: Commonly used for the renovation of old pipeline networks to avoid water outages caused by the installation of flow meters.
2. High precision measurement
Advantages: Using time difference method or Doppler effect, high measurement accuracy and small error.
Application: Suitable for water companies to accurately measure water volume and ensure the management of production and sales differences.
3. No pressure loss
Advantages: No contact with fluids, no pressure loss, energy saving, and no impact on pipeline operation.
Application: Suitable for flow monitoring of long-distance water pipelines, reducing energy consumption.
4. Adapt to a variety of pipes and diameters
Advantages: Suitable for pipes made of different materials such as metal and plastic, with a wide range of pipe diameters.
Application: Widely used in water plants and pipelines to adapt to different pipeline conditions.
5. Easy maintenance
Advantages: Sensor external installation, no need for regular disassembly and cleaning, low maintenance cost.
Application: Suitable for areas that are difficult to maintain frequently, such as underground pipelines.
6. Remote transmission and monitoring of data
Advantages: Supports remote data transmission, facilitating real-time monitoring and data analysis.
Application: Used as a remote monitoring system for water companies to improve management efficiency.
7. Environmental Protection and Sanitation
Advantages: Does not pollute water quality and meets drinking water hygiene standards.
Application: Suitable for flow monitoring of drinking water pipelines to ensure water quality safety.
8. Long lifespan and stability
Advantages: No mechanical wear, long service life, stable performance.
Application: Suitable for long-term operation of water supply systems, reducing equipment replacement frequency.
9. Functionality
Advantages: It can measure instantaneous flow and cumulative flow, and some models support bidirectional flow measurement.
Application: Used for water plant inlet and outlet flow monitoring, pipeline leakage detection, etc.
10. Adapt to complex working conditions
Advantages: Suitable for high temperature, high pressure, and corrosive environments.
Application: Suitable for flow monitoring of various complex working conditions in water plants.

Specific application scenarios
1. Water treatment plant: used for monitoring the inflow and outflow of water to ensure water treatment efficiency.
2. Pipeline monitoring: used for real-time monitoring of urban water supply pipelines to detect leaks in a timely manner.
3. Partition metering: Used for DMA partition metering, reducing leakage and improving management.
4. User side metering: Used for water metering for large users (such as factories and schools), facilitating billing management.
5. Renovation of old pipeline network: Used for renovation of old pipeline network to avoid installation without water supply.
summary

The external clamp type ultrasonic flowmeter has been widely used in the water supply industry due to its advantages of non invasiveness, high precision, no pressure loss, and easy maintenance, which has improved the management efficiency and reliability of the water supply system.