K. Smart Associates Limited is pleased to offer a new service. We are now able to complete flow surveys for your water supply or wastewater facilities.
With our equipment we can determine the flow in any type of pipe (copper, plastic, ductile iron, stainless steel, etc) ranging in size from 25mm to 400mm for any type of liquid (potable water, wastewater, treated effluent). The equipment is designed for pipes carrying full flow at any pressure.
K. Smart Associates Limited uses this equipment to determine the design flow for a water supply system or a wastewater treatment system.
A flow survey will show you the flow patterns in your system, tell you the pump performance, when the pump ran and the range of flows produced by the pump.
A flow survey can determine the flow rate and volume of liquid passing a specific point over time. A flow-time history graph can be created showing the instantaneous flow rate and total flow rate for any time increment for a total of 27,000 readings. For example, the equipment can record the flow every 2 minutes for an entire month or every minute for 18 consecutive days. The equipment will also record the direction of flow in the pipe.
Our equipment is non-intrusive (no damage to the pipe). There is no need to interrupt service, no need to cut or drill into existing pipe and no interference with pressure in the pipe. All that is needed is 110 volt power supply for the flow computer.
Knowing your actual flow profile can save thousands of dollars in capital cost when designing a new system.
Our flow survey report will provide you with an Excel spreadsheet of the data collected and a flow-time graph which quickly shows you the highs and lows which occurred in your system and the flow variation over time.Call and arrange an appointment for a flow survey.
Example of flow meter data.