Greenwich, Connecticutt

October 2014
Lin Abraham

Flexim - The Future of Water Utility

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Agenda

1 Customer and Case

2 Application Description

3 FLEXIM Solution

4 Customer Benefits

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 Aquarion Water

Public water supply serving Fairfield, New Haven, Litchfield, Middlesex,

and New London Counties

Supplier of water to 625,000 people in 49 cities.

The largest investor-owned water utility in the New England region.

Among the 7-largest Water Utilities in the United States.

Based in Bridgeport, CT and doing business since 1857

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The New York - Connecticut Interconnect

4 million gallons/day is transferred from Connecticut to New

York at this major Interconnect located in Greenwich, CT. This flow
was being measured by a Turbine meter.
Due to some recent water loss in the
area, Aquarion suspected that the
Turbine meter was reading lower than
expectations.

Aquarion determined that the Turbine

meter needed to be replaced and was in
search for a possible solution.

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Agenda

1 Customer and Case

2 Possible Choices for Application

3 FLEXIM Solution

4 Customer Benefits

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 Replacement Options

Reliable Replacement Choices are:

Turbine Meters
• Results in Pressure Loss
• Needs Periodic Recalibration
• Does not have a low flow capability as low as 0.3 feet/second
• Intrusive to the Pipe

Electromagnetic flowmeter
• In Large Sizes ( above 12 inch), a Crane and Crew is required for Installation
• Does not have a low flow capability as low as 0.3 feet/second
• Using a reducer to compensate for low flow results in pressure los
• Intrusive to the Pipe
Pipe Parameters
Ultrasonic Meter Outer diameter 17.400”
• It must Adhere to AWWA 750-10 Wall thickness 0.370”
• It must Adhere to ASME MFC 5M Wall material Ductile Iron
Lining material Asbestos Cement
Lining thickness 0.375

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Agenda

1 Customer and Case

2 Application Description

3 FLEXIM Solution

4 Customer Benefits

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 Flexim Solution

Based on some positive

experience with clamp on
meters, Aquarion chose Flexim

Flexim ADM 7407

K Transducer

Dual Beam for Added
Accuracy and Redundancy

PermaLok Track - Stainless
Steel Enclosure for added
Protection

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 Measurement Sample

Date Time Flow velocity Volume Flow Flow Total Sound speed
fps USgpm gal m/s
08.10.2014 11:26:01 5.75 3563.84 1.7E+04 1480.1
08.10.2014 11:26:11 5.68 3521.14 1.8E+04 1480.0
08.10.2014 11:26:21 5.65 3498.78 1.8E+04 1480.0
08.10.2014 11:26:31 5.60 3470.32 1.9E+04 1480.0
08.10.2014 11:26:41 5.62 3484.55 2.0E+04 1480.0
08.10.2014 11:26:51 5.51 3411.36 2.0E+04 1480.0
08.10.2014 11:27:01 5.51 3411.36 2.1E+04 1480.0

Meter Measured Successfully

Verified Using Sound Speed Diagnostic

“The K Transducers are low frequency and deliver a strong signal

through the Ductile iron. The FLEXIM meter can measure low
velocity flow rates as low as 0.03 feet/second which is 10 times lower
than the electromagnetic flow meter.”
- Aquarion Engineer

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Agenda

1 Customer and Case

2 Application Description

3 FLEXIM Solution

4 Customer Benefits

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 Customer Benefits

Customer’s Impressions:

Does not come into contact water

No need to re-apply coupling like other ultrasonic meters
• Adheres to AWWA 750-10 AND ASME MFC 5M

No Maintenance after Installation

No Process Shutdown

No Pressure Loss for Water Utility

“With the old turbine meters no longer available, the industry

is looking for alternatives. I believe I have found one that is
much better than what we were used to.”
- Aquarion Engineer

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