Diesel Flow Meters & Gauges

Monitoring how much diesel is passing into and out of a tank or other storage vessel is crucial to many fuel transfer and vehicle refuelling processes. At Northern Tank Store we offer a comprehensive selection of diesel flow meters and tank gauges. With brands like Piusi that are trusted by industry for their accuracy, our range includes options designed to suit any application and meet all international engineering standards.

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Piusi K700 Mechanical Fuel Flow Meter

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Price £950.00 £1,140.00 inc VAT

The Piusi K700 mechanical fuel flow meter uses an oval gear system to accurately measure the amount of diesel dispensed, even at higher flow rates, which is indicated on its large mechanical display. Thanks to its maximum flow rate of 220lpm, the K700 fuel counter meter is designed for higher flow applications where larger volumes of fuel may be required to be transferred. Manufactured in Italy by Piusi, this diesel flow meter is a durable solution that is easy to fit and calibrate, and comes complete with an inlet filter for removing large debris.

The diesel fuel flow meter’s body can also be rotated to allow the flow from four directions, which makes this Piusi flow meter a flexible solution for a range of installations.

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OLE T5020 Electronic Fuel Tank Gauge

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Price £980.00 £1,176.00 inc VAT

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The O.L.E T5020 is a high accuracy electronic gauge for use with fuel tanks that are up to 10 metres high. Designed for use outdoors, the T5020 tank gauge features an IP65 rated enclosed, and an easy to read backlit display which indicates the contents of the fuel tank as a percentage, and in litres.

The T5020 provides a continuous reading of the contents inside the tank, and comes equipped with an alarm to also act as a leak/overfill alarm.

Thanks to the design, this electronic tank gauge can be used to give accurate readings of any shaped tank.

CT5020 tank gauges come as standard with 4-20mA outputs and Modbus RTU/RS485, so can be connected to BMS (Building Management Systems).

O.L.E T5020 Gauge Specifications -

Suitable for any shape tank

+/- 0.25% Accuracy

Suitable for use with Diesel, B100 Biodiesel, AdBlue & Antifreeze

Backlit electronic display

Gives continuous readout in litres (screen also shows a % bar)

Includes 4-20mA outputs

Modbus RTU/RS4485 Communications

Can connect to BMS System

Weatherproof to IP65

Power supply can be 230v, 110v or 24v DC

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Piusi K900 Digital Flow Meter

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Price £2,090.00 £2,508.00 inc VAT

The Piusi K900 digital fuel flow meter is a large, high flow fuel counter meter designed to measure high quantities of diesel and oil that have passed through a system. With a maximum flow rate of 500 litres per minute, this diesel flow meter is suitable for larger industrial and rail car installations. Thanks to its oval gear system, this Piusi flow meter benefits from high accuracy in its flow counting and has an integrated inlet filter to prevent debris from entering the meter body.

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Piusi K900 Digital Pulse Meter

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Price £2,150.00 £2,580.00 inc VAT

The Piusi K900 Fuel Pulse Meter is designed to measure the dispensing of diesel and anti-freeze through an oval gear system at a maximum flow rate of 500 lpm. These Piusi diesel pulse meters are used when the fuel delivery information needs to be accessed somewhere other than the pumping system. They are therefore often used in conjunction with an external management system or display. The K900 fuel flow meter with pulse output is often used for industrial use and the private delivery of fluids.

Diesel Flow Meters & Gauges

What is a Diesel Flow Meter?

Flow meters measure and record the rate, pressure or discharge of liquids and are used by a wide range of businesses to track fuel being dispensed. Diesel flow meters measure the quantity of fuel being transferred from one place to another.

They are used in a variety of applications, for example when measuring volume passed from a tank to a vehicle or to a generator. They are often installed along with diesel transfer pumps, and some models are also compatible with diesel management systems for remote monitoring.

Flow meters usually have a numerical or graphical display to enable monitoring of the volume of liquid being moved. Alternatively, pulse meters send an electronic signal - a ‘pulse’ - to a location elsewhere. Flow meters often have two readings - one for the current amount being distributed and another to indicate how much has been read during its lifetime.

Types of Diesel Flow Meters

Different types of diesel flow meters work in different ways. They also have different flow rate values at which they will operate accurately. In order to accurately measure the fluid being distributed, the liquid must be moving within the stated flow rate range of the meter.

A turbine flow meter has a propeller that turns on an axis. The mechanical action of fluid moving across it is converted into a flow rate figure. Turbine flow meters are very accurate and used to monitor liquids in a range of industries including chemical, fuel and water sites.

A nutating disc flow meter has a disc that nutates (rocks on a spindle) as liquid passes over it. Each wobble of the disc is measured to determine the volume of liquid that has passed over it. Nutating disc flow meters are cost-effective, durable and are suited to many industrial processes.

An oval gear flow meter has a geared rotor that rotates within a housing. Flow rate is measured by passing known volumes of the fluid through the unit. Oval gear flow meters are widely used in many industrial applications and have high measurement accuracy.

Choosing a Diesel Tank Gauge

Before, during and after all that movement it’s useful to know how much volume or mass of a product is in the container - hence the need for precision tank gauges.

Fuel tank gauges give a visual display of the contents of a tank. There are different types of gauges that are used for different purposes. Commonly, gauges are used to monitor how much is in a tank and notify operators that the contents are running low.

The basics of understanding which diesel tank gauge to choose largely relate to gauging technologies. Sight and float type tank gauges are relatively inexpensive and easy to use but are not as accurate as hydrostatic and ultrasonic gauges.

If you require any further information on choosing the right flow meter or tank gauge, contact our team to discuss the solutions we can offer and which is best suited to your system