Automatic Flow Limiting

Why Use the PRO Automatic?

In todays drive to maximize building HVAC hydronic system efficiencies while maintaining flexibility of design, engineers and owners are more often turning to automatic flow limiting devices to achieve those goals.

Automatic flow limiters provide the capability to react to modern, dynamic hydronic systems while simultaneously maintaining the target flow rate for all terminal units. They are ideal for both variable and constant speed pumping systems.

Following our philosophy of “physics first” designs and lower total cost of ownership, PRO Hydronic Specialties has created and patented the first automatic flow limiting device that can actually measure flow.

Features and Benefits

• Can measure flow

• +/- 5% accuracy rate

• Large, clog resistant, fixed inlet orifice

  • Will not trap debris like a variable orifice

• Constant differential cartridge design

  • One spring range (2-60 psid)

  • No more spring range selection

  • Easy removal (if necessary for flow rate changes)

• Factory secured pre-set flow rate

  • Cannot be tampered with in the field

• Stainless steel construction

  • No wearable brass or plastic surfaces

• Water Source Heat Pumps

• Industrial Processes

• Hydronic Heaters

• Unit Ventilators

• Cooling Towers

• VAV HW Coils

• Chilled Beams

• Fan Coil Units

• Air Handlers

• Chillers

• Shall have the capability to measure flow. If other designs cannot measure flow with one unit, a separate low energy loss, flow measuring venturi shall be installed on the outlet side of the automatic flow limiter.

• Automatic flow limiting cartridge(s) will be made of stainless steel. No brass or plastic components allowed.

• Flow rate accuracy will be +/- 5% of design flow rate.

• Shall be of a pressure independent, large orifice, clog resistant design.

• Valve cartridge shall have a single spring range of 2-60 psid, up to ASHRAE recommended maximum GPM.

• The flow rate (GPM) shall be factory preset and not field adjustable.

• Cartridge shall be easily removable from valve body without disturbing existing piping.

1. As system pressures increase, the piston will actuate down seeking an equilibrium point between the force applied to the piston by the upstream pressures and the force internal to the piston applied by compression of the spring along with internal pressures.

2. The internal pressure is regulated by the Pressure Regulating Orifice. If the internal pressure increases above the equilibrium point, the orifice opens slightly relieving pressure. The inverse occurs with decreasing pressures.

3. This equilibrium maintains a constant differential between the internal pressure of the cartridge and the upstream system pressure.

4. Constant differential across a fixed orifice results in constant flow.

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