Natural gas is the fuel behind boilers, furnaces, ovens, dryers, kilns and gas engines in thousands of plants, and the amount burned is usually one of the largest running costs on site. Measuring it accurately tells you what each process really consumes, shows when a burner starts to waste fuel and gives you reliable numbers for energy reports and cost allocation. A well-chosen inline natural gas flow meter only delivers its rated accuracy when it is installed, wired and commissioned correctly. Many complaints about meters that "read wrong" are really installation problems: a meter placed straight after an elbow, a configuration made for the wrong gas, or an analog signal scaled differently at the meter and in the control system. This guide walks through the practical side: what an inline ...