Overview
Comparison table out of the Höntzsch program between
Sonden/Eintauchfühler
Inline-Sensoren/Messrohre
Sonden / Eintauchfühler
Comparison table probes/insertion probe
Vane wheel
 flow sensor
FA
Vane wheel FA
Vortex
flow sensor
VA
Vortex flow sensor VA
Thermal
flow sensor
TA 20
Thermal flow sensor TA 20
Thermal
flow sensor
TA 10
Thermal flow sensor TA 10
Gaseous mediums air/gases air/gases air/gases air/gases
Liquid mediums liquids
resembling
water
- - -
         
Main areas of application stationary measuring in clean gases and liquids, control measuring in gases and liquids stationary measurement also in particle and condensation laden pressurized air gases air mass flow measurement, measurement of compressed air air mass flow measurement, measurement of compressed air
         
Measurable variable Actual flow Actual flow Standard flow Standard flow
Measuring ranges in stages 0.2...120 m/s 0.5...80 m/s 0.08...60 Nm/s 0.2...200 Nm/s
         
Maximum working pressure above atmospheric 1 MPa /10 bar 300 kPa / 3 bar 1 MPa /10 bar 2,5 MPa /25 bar
Working temperature range -40 °C...+550 °C -25 °C...+240 °C -10 °C...+240 °C -10 °C...+140 °C
Temperature measuring range
(with integrated sensor Pt100)
-40 °C...+300 °C -10 °C...+250 °C -10 °C...+240 °C -10 °C...+140 °C
         
Ex-protection zone 0 / category 1 (gases) yes yes yes yes
Ex-protection zone 0 / category 1 (gases) yes yes yes yes
Ex-protection zone 20 / category 1D (dust) yes yes yes yes
Ex-protection zone 21 / category 2D (dust) yes yes yes yes
         
Materials which come into contact with mediums aluminium, stainless steel, titanium, ... stainless steel, titanium, Hastelloy C4/C22/B2, tantalum, ... stainless steel, ... stainless steel, 1.4571, 1.4305, epoxy resin, polyimide, glass
Smallest necessary insertion opening 15 mm 40 mm 20 mm 10 mm
Smallest measuring tube inside diameter 40 mm 80 mm 80 mm 25 mm
         
Sensor with directional sensing FAR VAR - -
Sensor with integrated temperature sensor FT VAT Standard Standard
inline-Sensoren/Messrohre up
Comparison inline sensors / measuring tubes
Vortex Strömungssensor
Thermal
flow sensor
TA·Di
Thermal flow sensor TA·Di
Gaseous mediums air/gases air/gases air/gases

Liquid medium

liquids resembling water - -
       
Main areas of application measurement in unpolluted gases,
 not liable to condensation

stationary measuring also in particle and condensation-laden gases

air mass flow measurement, pressurized air quantity measurement
       
Measurable variable actual flow rate

actual flow rate

standard flow ratemass flow
Measuring ranges in stages 0.2...120 m/s 0.4 ... 40 m/s 0.08...200 Nm/s
Volume flow measuring ranges in stages bis 1132 m³/h 0.7 ... 4523 m³/h 0.04 bis 988 Nm³/h
Maximum working pressure above atmospheric 1 MPa /10 bar 1 MPa /10 bar 2,5 MPa /25 bar
Working temperature range -40 °C...+550 °C -10 ... +180°C -10 °C...+240 °C
Temperature measuring range (with integrated sensor Pt100) - - -10 °C...+240 °C
       
Ex-protection zone 0 / category 1 (gases) yes yes yes
Ex-protection zone 1 / category 2 (gases) yes yes yes
Ex-protection zone 20 / category 1D (dust) yes yes yes
Ex-protection zone 21 / category 2D (dust) yes yes yes
       

Materials in contact with the medium

stainless steel, aluminium, PVDF, ...

stainless steel ...

stainless steel, ...
       
Measuring tube inside diameter Di in stages 9.7 - 100 mm 25 ... 200 mm 8 - 41.8 mm
       
Sensor with directional sensing FAR VAR -
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