Blancett — Turbine & Positive-Displacement Meters

It comes down to viscosity. A turbine meter (the 1100, QuikSert) is for clean, low-viscosity liquids; thick fluids drag the rotor and it under-reads. The B1750 oval-gear positive-displacement meter is the answer for viscous fluids — two gears trap and count discrete volumes, so it is relatively insensitive to viscosity and needs no straight-run piping, holding ±0.5% of reading with ±0.1% repeatability and up to 400:1 turndown. Use the B1750 for lubricants, fuels, oils, solvents, greases, DEF, and chemical batching in aluminum or stainless. For more demanding PD service — corrosive chemicals (316L or PVDF bodies), very high viscosity (resins, inks), micro-dosing chemical injection down to 1/8 in, or HART/Modbus output — step up to the Industrial Oval Gear (IOG) line.

Both are Badger turbine lines at different accuracy and cost points. Blancett (±1% of reading) is the rugged, economical workhorse for industrial, oilfield, and general liquid measurement. Cox is the precision line — to ±0.1% with RF pickoffs and MIL-PRF-7024 calibration — for aerospace, custody transfer, and R&D. Choose Blancett when you want dependable industrial accuracy at a sensible price; choose Cox when the application demands lab-grade precision.

Each series mounts to suit its piping. The 1100 turbine installs inline in NPT, BSP, Victaulic, flange, or hose-barb connections (1/2–10 in), with an explosion-proof version for Class I Division 1 areas (rated 5,000 psi MWP through 2 in, 800 psi on 3–10 in builds, to 350 °F). The QuikSert is a between-the-flange wafer that drops between existing ANSI flanges — the easy retrofit when you would rather not cut in a spool — and it has its own explosion-proof wafer version. The Gas QuikSert is the 2-inch wafer dedicated to gas. The B16N FloClean uses 316L Tri-Clamp sanitary fittings for hygienic lines. And the B1750 PD meter installs inline (NPT or flange) and needs no straight-run piping.

Yes — the Gas QuikSert is the dedicated gas turbine: a 2-inch wafer rated to 2,220 psig, both intrinsically safe and explosion-proof for hazardous areas, with its own matched magnetic pickup. The standard liquid turbines are not for gas service; specify the Gas QuikSert for compressed air and process gas.

The B16N FloClean is a 316L stainless turbine with Tri-Clamp sanitary connections for pre-process food, beverage, and hygienic liquid measurement. Note that the B16N is not 3-A approved.

The 1100 is an axial-turbine meter — liquid spins a rotor and a magnetic pickup counts the blades to produce a frequency proportional to flow, accurate to ±1% of reading. A 316 stainless housing, a CD4MCU stainless rotor, and a tungsten-carbide shaft and journal bearings let it hold up in corrosive, abrasive fluids — it was originally developed for secondary oil recovery, and it suits pipelines, injection and production fields, in-situ mining, offshore, and general industrial liquid flow from 0.6 to 5,000 gpm. It is the rugged, cost-effective choice for clean, low-viscosity liquids.

The meter’s magnetic pickup outputs a frequency proportional to flow; pair it with a Blancett monitor to display rate and total — the B3000, B2900, B3100, or the explosion-proof B3150 for hazardous areas. The K-Factor Scaler and IFC intelligent converters turn the pulse into a scaled pulse or an analog (4–20 mA) signal for a PLC or DCS. Each meter’s unique K-factor — pulses per gallon, set at factory calibration — is programmed into the monitor or converter.

Yes — and oilfield secondary recovery and injection, where the 1100 turbine got its start, are exactly that. The turbine’s magnetic pickup is passive, so the meter itself draws no power; what you power is the readout. For a standalone remote point, a battery-powered field monitor — the B3100, or the explosion-proof B3150 in a classified area — totalizes and logs rate locally for periodic collection. For live remote monitoring, convert the pickup to a 4–20 mA or scaled-pulse signal with the IFC or K-Factor Scaler, backhaul it through a Telog cellular RTU to the Telog RM cloud, and power the point from a SunWize solar system where line power isn’t available — the B3000 monitor even offers a factory solar-power option. As the factory-authorized SunWize distributor and your Badger source, Prater Technical scopes the meter, electronics, power, and telemetry together.

Every Blancett meter ships with a NIST-traceable factory calibration and a unique K-factor — a water calibration on the turbines and an oil calibration on the B1750 PD meter, with custom-fluid calibrations available. Prater Technical is factory authorized to sell Blancett nationwide. Unit prices are published in the webstore product pages. Contact Prater Technical for current availability or lead time before purchasing, or if Net 30 purchasing is preferred.