Process and Energy Measurements Corp. (PEMCO) has received a substantial order to monitor steam usage at Williams College in Williamstown, MA. The order includes flowmeters to monitor steam throughout the widespread campus. Williams’ goal is to understand the pattern of steam usage and take steps to reduce demand and thereby save energy. Steam is used for space heating, domestic hot water and other campus requirements.
The equipment selection and implementation was made in a cooperative effort with Four Seasons Heating and Cooling of Dalton, MA. Four Seasons is the prime contractor on the project and will install all devices specified by PEMCO engineers.
Due to the complexity of the steam piping, a mixture of steam condensate and direct steam measurement will be utilized. Condensate will be monitored using Lincoln gravity flow meters or Istec high temperature turbine meters for pumped condensate. Where direct steam measurement is possible, a unique meter manufactured by Veris Inc. of Boulder Colorado will be used. The Veris Accelabar is extremely accurate over a wide range of flow and requires no straight run of piping.
