Decade in Review at Sierra Instruments

Welcome to 2020!

The last decade was quite a ride with lots of twists and turns. It’s hard to re-cap it into words, but as we begin 2020 here’s a quick look at the top 5 blogs and videos of the last decade. These resonate to you for a common reason -all are teaching more about flow measurement and control. So, we will continue this theme in 2020!

Sierra’s major drive in the last decade was to invent best of class products for all gas, liquid, and steam flow measurements. This was kicked off in 2012 by launching the most accurate flow meter in the world- QuadraTherm with qMix for real-time gas measurement. Next was reinventing the next generation  vortex mass flow meter, the InnovaMass 240i/241 in 2015. Finally, we launched our own ultrasonic flow meter, the InnovaSonic 207i  for Liquid Flow With Thermal Energy/BTU Capability. In 2020 we have more exciting additions to our scientific line coming as we round out our complete flow meter offering.

As the new decade begins, we are hopeful for a great future and to continue to provide you with innovate flow solutions to help you meet your flow measurement needs.

Here’s to whole new year of possibilities!

Your Favorite Blogs & Videos of the Decade

The Most Watched Sierra Videos of the Decade

1. How Thermal Mass Flow Meter Technology Works

Learn the principles of operation in thermal mass flow meter technology and how thermal dispersion mass flow meter technology works.

2.  FlatTrak Conquers Precise Measurement of Unstable Flow Profiles

An oldie, but goodie. This video has tens of thousands of views over the past decade.

3. Delivering a High-Performance Vehicle Engine Testing Facility

See how Sierra helped Honda technical partner, Mugen, build a new high-performance vehicle testing facility for a wide variety of racing engines from World Touring Car to Le Mans to Formula 1.  

4. Flow Meter Installation: How to Set Up, Mount & Leak Test Your 810 Mass Flow Controller

Proper mass flow meter installation is key to accurate flow control and measurement. Learn how to unpack your mass flow controller, mount your flow controller with the correct orientation, install tubing/piping and check for leaks.  

5.  In-Situ Thermal Mass Flow Meter Calibration Validation

One of the great benefits of thermal mass flow meter technology is in-situ calibration validation. See how the DrySense sensor stability found in Sierra thermal mass flow meters is the only way in-situ calibration validation is actually valid.

Top 5 Blogs

1. Understanding the iSeries Totalizer for Gas Mass Flow Rate
   
   Year after year since it first debuted, this how-to blog has been a consistent top popular blog.  Discover how to correctly use flow meter totalizers and understand the power of the iSeries flow meter totalizer in this top read blog.


2. Flow Meter Do’s and Don’ts with Ammonia
   
   Ammonia measurement is a tough measurement to make, but possible.  Here’s the #2 blog telling you how to do this complicated application easily.


3. Tuning Your Boiler for Energy Efficiency
   
   Need to tune your boiler to meet Boiler MACT regulations – look no further. This blog describes 3 ways to tune your boilers to meet government BoilerMact regulations and make your boiler more energy efficient.


4. Insertion Flow Meter Straight Run Requirements
   
   A flowmeter is only as good as its installation and, in this blog, Sierra offers expert advice on straight run requirements for the best installation.


5. How an Ultrasonic Flow Meter Works
   
   Learn how ultrasonic flow meters work in this ever-popular blog.