Honeywell has announced the launch of a major upgrade to boost the performance of all existing and new small volume provers. For the first time, the Honeywell Enraf Small Volume Prover (SVP) Controller allows users to visually monitor and control the operation of the prover in real time on a clear LCD display.
Small volume provers are essential technology in the oil and gas industry to verify the accuracy of flow meters that gauge the volume of liquids being transferred, for example when loading or unloading ships. The total global meter verification market is estimated at $180 to 200 million.Â
“This brings a new level of precision to proving control,” said Richard Thompson, General Manager of Honeywell Enraf. “It will mean Honeywell Enraf’s small volume prover range remains the market leader, and will also offer radically improved performance on 3rd party provers.”
The controller’s six-line LCD displays all critical prover data, including piston position, motor status, error status, cycle value, proving run date and sweep time. A handheld Local Access Device (LAD), meanwhile, allows users to fully program the controller and provides multiple diagnostics, an active and historical alarm log, secure alarm acknowledgement and clearing, and with an option kit, full management of the water draw sequence.
The new controller is available immediately for updating installed and legacy equipment from Calibron and other manufacturer’s provers. It will be fitted to all new Honeywell Enraf prover products beginning in 2013.
