Ultrasonic sensor resists pressures of up to 50 bar

Capable of resisting pressures of up to 50 bar, the sensor operates with a wide bandwidth and high sensitivity. According to Morgan, the device offers a ring-up time which is approximately three times shorter than competing ultrasonic sensors.

Charles Dowling, Project Engineer, Morgan, commented: “The 2MHz sensor demonstrates our agility in responding quickly to evolving customer requirements. We knew that utility companies in particular had a need for higher accuracy sensors. This led to our design of a high sensitivity, wide bandwidth sensor, with reduced zero flow offset between transducers. This combination of electrical properties has enabled us to release our most accurate sensor yet, whilst maintaining resistance to high pressure bursts and operating across a wide range of operating temperatures from 1 to 120°C.

“The standard 2Mhz sensor offers an impressive drive to receive ratio of 2:1 and is supplied in an advanced water resistant thermoplastic. Custom developments can be manufactured in a number of different materials according to specific requirements.

Dowling added: “Ring-up time refers to the time taken for the sensor to reach maximum output then return to zero output, and some customers had previously had issues with alternative sensors which can disrupt measurement accuracies due to their extended ring-up time.

“Our transducer research and development team work closely with customers to develop bespoke solutions for individual applications or challenges and, with advanced FEA modelling tools for our customised solutions; we can deliver new solutions quickly and accurately.”