V-Cone Application Guide: Steam & Speciality Gases Measurement in Breweries

Steam being used in breweries had always been overlooked as a source of “reusable” or “capturable” energy. Typically used for steam flow measurement (usage), orifice plates and averaging Pitot tubes proved to be inaccurate, required costly, extended pipe runs and regular maintenance and replacement. In generating steam, thermal mass meters had been used but presented some of the same problems. Brewers looking to improve their efficiency needed a new method to obtain and measure a thermal mass balance around the plant for steam generation and usage.