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Sunflower Oil Flow Meter 1 Inch: Easy Integration for Compact Food Processing Skids
Quick Answer: Our 1 inch sunflower oil flow meter fits directly into compact food processing skids without frame modifications. It handles batch dosing with 0.5% reading accuracy, simple pulse output, and CIP-ready wetted parts. Most engineers choose this meter because it eliminates the rework normally caused by oversized instruments.
Silver Automation Instruments supplies a dedicated 1 inch meter for sunflower oil that drops straight into OEM filling and blending skids. The meter body uses 316L stainless steel and FDA-compliant PEEK internals. We see this design used a lot in small bottling lines across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa. Customers keep telling us the same thing: they want repeatable fills, not extra plumbing. So we kept the face-to-face length under 150 mm. That lets you fit two or four meters on a narrow frame next to the filling nozzles. No elbows, no extra supports.
Here is the thing about sunflower oil. At 35 to 50 °C it flows at around 45 cP. That viscosity range makes oval gear meters the natural choice. Magnetic flow meters cannot measure oil. Turbine meters drift when viscosity shifts. Coriolis meters do the job perfectly, but on a compact skid the price and weight push many projects over budget. So for 9 out of 10 sunflower oil metering tasks, a food-grade oval gear flow meter gives the best mix of accuracy, size, and value.
We pre configure the 1 inch model for typical skid conditions. The standard output is an NPN pulse, open collector. You wire it directly to a PLC input or a small batch controller. If your site uses 4-20 mA, we add a modular transmitter the same day. The process connection is usually a 1 inch Tri-clamp or 1 inch BSPP male thread. Both versions ship with an IP67 sealed housing. That matters because operators wash down small food skids daily. The meter also accepts short-duration steam cleaning up to 120 °C for 30 minutes. We have tested this on customer sites in Thailand where sunflower oil bottling lines run 16 hours a day.
Because many compact skids run on 24 VDC, we matched the meter electronics to that supply. Power consumption stays under 0.5 W. The pulse resolution at 1 inch gives roughly 295 pulses per litre. That is enough for a dosing system to hit a 500 ml bottle fill within ±2 ml, verified against a weigh scale. Last year a sunflower oil refinery in South Africa sent us their specs: 2 bar pressure, 45 °C, flow range 180 to 2,200 litres per hour. They had only 210 mm of straight run upstream. We proposed the 1 inch oval gear meter with an integrated PT100 temperature probe for density correction. The whole assembly fit inside their existing mobile diluting skid. Three days after shipping they had the meter online and dosing antioxidant with a repeatability they could not get from a variable-area meter.
When you plan a skid for edible oil, think about cleaning access. The meter rotors can be removed from the front without taking the body out of the pipe. That means maintenance stays under 1
A paint manufacturer in Vietnam switched from load cells to our 1 inch meter on their sunflower oil batching skid. They mix oil into alkyd resin. The load cells kept drifting because of vibration from the mixer. The oval gear meter gave stable pulses regardless of nearby vibration. Because their control panel already accepted NPN pulses, installation took one electrician three hours. No signal converter, no shielded cable issues.
If you are sourcing a sunflower oil flow meter for a new skid, the specifications you send us matter. Tell us the normal and maximum flow rate in kg/h or litres per hour. State the oil temperature at the meter inlet. Mention the pipe size you plan to use, even if you have not finalised it. Add the available DC voltage. That is it. We then pick the right rotor clearance, pulse resolution, and seal material for your exact duty. Most quotes go out within half a business day.
We also keep the 1 inch meter with Ex ia IIC T4 Ga ATEX Zone 0 certification in stock. That version helps when your sunflower oil extraction plant has solvent vapours. Same compact size, same tri-clamp fitting, just with an intrinsically safe pickup. A palm oil fractionation plant in Malaysia ordered eight units this quarter for their hexane recovery skids. They called it a drop-in replacement for their old mechanical registers.
FAQ: Sunflower Oil Flow Meter 1 Inch
What flow range does a 1 inch sunflower oil meter cover?
The standard span is 60 to 2,400 litres per hour with sunflower oil at 40 °C. The meter stays within its accuracy curve down to 20 litres per hour if the oil is filtered and free of air.
Can I CIP clean the meter on a food processing skid?
Yes. The 316L wetted body and PEEK rotors withstand hot caustic and acid wash cycles. Remove the rotors only if you flush high-viscosity pastes. Most dairies and oil plants leave the rotors in place during CIP.
What output signal works best for a compact PLC-based skid?
NPN pulse is the simplest: no analog input card, no HART setup. For batch fallback, we add a local pulse scaler right on the meter. If your PLC needs 4-20 mA plus HART for asset management, we supply a head-mounted transmitter that fits the same housing.
How do I order a quote with proper specs?
Send us your pressure (bar), temperature (°C), pipe size (DN), and flow range. Tell us the sunflower oil type: crude, refined, or winterised. Add your cleaning protocol and electrical supply. We return a quotation with the model code, lead time, and freight cost to your site.
Do you test each meter on real sunflower oil before shipment?
Our standard calibration uses light mineral oil at conditions matched to your stated temperature and viscosity. If you need a sunflower oil witness calibration, we arrange that at our lab and send you the video and certificate before dispatch.