Fox Thermal mass flow meters provide flexible, accurate, and cost-effective solutions for a wide range of applications in the energy and oil & gas industries. Frequently used for meeting OOOOb / OOOOc (Quad-O) regulation requirements for gas flow measurement, Thermal mass flow meters from Fox Thermal have a proven track record for accurate flow measurement in flare gas, vent gas, methane gas, and other gas flow measurement applications from upstream to downstream.
Fox Thermal flow meters have become the go-to measurement choice for flare gas measurement for emissions reporting in the oil and gas industry. Fox Thermal meters have a proven track record for low-flow sensitivity, wide turndown, and negligible pressure drop.
Fox Thermal flow meters for oil & gas applications help you meet regulatory requirements for reporting flare gas, CO2e, and methane emissions. Our meters provide highly accurate measurements, helping to measure flow, detect leaks, track allocation, and report emissions.
Fox Thermal mass flow meters with Gas-SelectX® and CAL-V™ calibration validation make it easy to change gas mixtures and retain measurement accuracy while avoiding costs associated with shutdowns for maintenance, replacement, or recalibration.
Fox Thermal meters measure flows of gases and gas mixtures in a wide range of energy and oil & gas production applications, including:
Fox Thermal supplies mass flow meters for a wide range of applications in the energy production sector, including:
In the modern energy industry, hydrogen production is ramping up to supply power plants with the fuel they need to meet emission reduction goals. Over time, the gas composition is expected to change from being primarily fossil fuels to more hydrogen in the blend. For most flow meter technologies, a gas composition change in the pipe will require that the meter be returned to the manufacturer for recalibration to the new hydrogen-natural gas blend.
The Gas-SelectX® feature, available on Fox Thermal flow meter models FT1, FT4A, and FT4X, allows technicians to program the meter’s gas composition settings while keeping the meter functioning in place and avoiding shutdowns. This reduction in maintenance and shutdown costs improves the overall performance of the site or process.
Another Fox Thermal feature, CAL-V™ calibration validation, allows quick verification of the original NIST-traceable calibration from the factory. A CAL-V™ test can be run anytime and under process flow conditions and is available on the FT1, FT3, FT4A, and FT4X flow meter models.
For future energy production systems, Gas SelectX® ensures that operators transitioning from natural gas to hydrogen gas will be able to change the gas mix in the flow meter settings to account for the gradual increase in hydrogen over time without having to send it back to the factory for recalibration to the new hydrogen/gas blend. Subsequently, the CAL-V calibration validation feature then allows them to ensure that the meter is still measuring accurately after they change to the new gas blend.
If you’re not sure which flow meter is right for your energy, oil & gas flow application, our Help Me Choose app walks you through a short series of questions to help you choose the ideal meter.
Simply enter your process data and measurement requirements into our automated product configurator. Drop-down menus and Help icons will guide you to answer each question.
Save the data you entered into the configurator to create a PDF with a model code and application ID. When you're ready, submit your application to the team at Fox Thermal for a quote.
To develop cleaner solutions for our global energy needs, new methods for producing hydrogen and combining it with natural gas will fuel the need for more accurate energy flow meters.
Choose the best technology for your energy, oil & gas application. Thermal mass flow meters are compared with differential pressure flow meters, turbine flow meters, Coriolis flow meters, ultrasonic flowmeters, and positive displacement flowmeters.
From pure hydrogen and hydrogen blend monitoring to fuel cells to natural gas transmission, Fox Thermal mass flow meters are the most accurate, reliable, convenient, and cost-efficient solutions on the market today.