The Process of Measuring - Water Meters In Brisbane

In a layman’s term, metering is the process of measuring the usage of commodities like electricity, gas,

distance, the amount of water used etc. and the devices used for the purpose of measuring water usage

are called water meters. In Brisbane, they measure the flow in m3 or liters. Some electronic measuring

devices also measure the rate of flow as well as the total usage.The two most common concepts for

measuring the usage and flow are those of displacement and velocity, each using a variety of

technological concepts within them. Displacement can be defined as the shortest distance between two

points whereas velocity refers to the speed of an item with regard to the direction it is moving in. Let’s

discuss in detail about the devices using these concepts for their functioning.

Displacement based Devices

These are the most commonly used form of water meters generally used in residential and commercial

complexes in Brisbane. The displacement based devices generally use either oscillating piston approach

or nutating disk approach. Both of these kind of devices rely on the stream to physically displace the

moving measuring device in direct proportion to the amount of liquid that passes through them. This is

one of the highly efficient ways to measure this and is highly effective. The displacement based devices

are generally owned and maintained by the city officials.

Velocity based Devices

A velocity based device measures the velocity of the flow through a device of known internal capacity.

The speed of the flow can then be converted into volume of flow to determine the total usage. These

devices can also calculate the amount of flow to determine the usage on a daily, weekly or monthly

basis. There are several type of devices that measure the velocity of the flow like, multi jet, fire turbines,

fire hydrant turbines, compound, electromagnetic, ultrasonic etc. What kind of a device you can use

depends solely upon the kind of system you have implemented in the house/commercial building or

how much money you can spend on the maintenance of these devices as some of these are quite

expensive.

These are the two major kind of meters that you can use for measuring the usage of water in your

house or commercial building in Brisbane. Using these devices helps in determining how much of the

natural resources you consume on your property and it also tells you whether you’re being billed

accurately or not, which can be of great help if you are suspicious about your billing.

These devices also help in detecting leaks in the distribution network, thus providing a basis for reducing

the amount of non revenue aqua. It is also a pre condition for quantity targeting of subsidies to the

poor.