Sentinel LCT8

High-accuracy ultrasonic flow meter

Find pipeline
peace of mind.
In pipeline flow metering applications, miscalculations
or false alarms cost money. The right technology canreduce the uncertainty inherent in flow measurement.
It gives pipeline operators confidence in their process
measurement and the insight they need to avoid
problems when revenue, the environment, or reputations
are at stake.
The Sentinel LCT8, the latest addition to the highaccuracy line of ultrasonic flow meters from Panametrics
delivers custody transfer-level measurement—even in
the unstable conditions typical of pipelines. With eightmeasurement paths, it gives operators better visibility into
what’s happening in their pipelines, helping them makeinformed decisions and minimize risk.

2Pipeline Leak Detection

Liquid Custody Transfer

Indication of loss of productflow from one point to anotherMeasurement of producttransferred from one party toanother that will be used forbasis of payment

Allocation Measurement

Critical Liquid Processes

Measurement ofauditable assets

Any measurement requiring highaccuracy and low uncertainty

Understand your alarms.
Sentinel LCT8 provides diagnostics data for leak detection.
Sensitive leak detection systems may keep events fromoccurring, but they also produce false alarms that interrupt
service and drive up operating costs.
Changing conditions within the pipeline caused by such things
as batch interfaces, pumps and valves, or ambient temperaturefluctuations, trigger false alarms. The flow meters that monitor
these conditions also can be responsible .
The enhanced diagnostics of Sentinel LCT8 compensate forchanges in flow and give operators better confidence todetermine real from false alarms. Sentinel’s data of flow transientconditions over time can yield diagnostic information about
different size leaks, which then can help operators establish thethreshold for alarm triggers.
The more accurate the data, the more reliable the model is todetermine what is a leak and what is a false alarm.

Sentinel LCT8 enables
Panametrics Digital Vision.
Sentinel LCT8 has been designed for a predictive
future that can improve meter performance anddrive more operational insight for better pipelinemanagement.
With connectivity and real-time access tocustomer data, the Sentinel LCT8 can beremotely diagnosed for alarm/incident
support and for proactive maintenance fromPanametrics global technical experts.

3More paths formore performance.
The Sentinel LCT8 uses eight measurement paths to cancel the effectsof swirl and other flow disturbances caused by viscosity changes orinstallation effects. The eight-path design supports difficult applications
with poorly developed or changing flow profiles, without flow conditioners
and with only five diameters straight run requirement.
The meter’s proprietary algorithms make it viscosity independent,
providing stable performance with custody transfer-level accuracy andrepeatability and with no need to recalibrate when fluids change.
Eight paths also mean faster response for monitoring and analyzing
processes. This minimizes downtime for yield management and asset
protection, while providing actionable data when issues occur.

Traditional 4-path design4

New 8-path design

Rugged,reliable, andready to work.
The Sentinel LCT8 features a compact, industrially-designed
system that’s as rugged as it is innovative. A cast flow cell with noexposed buffers or cables allows for seamless integration into apipeline or process, with a smaller installation footprint.
Transducers are enclosed in explosion-proof housings that
require less buffer from the fluid for better accuracy. They can bereplaced without special tools, even under pressure.

All the benefitsof ultrasonic flow
measurement.
Ultrasonic flow metering has become one of the fastest growing
technologies for pipeline applications. Unlike older mechanicaltechnologies like turbine and positive displacement thatare subject to wear, and Coriolis meters that have pipe size
limitations, ultrasonic advantages include:• No drifting or required periodic calibration• No pressure drop
• No restriction in the pipe
• No moving parts• No filters or strainers to wear out

Advantages of the Sentinel LCT8 include:

8 paths

Reducedstraight run

Viscosity
independence

Compact
industrial
designAdvanced
diagnostics

Ultrasonicadvantages

5

Greater accuracy.
More possibilities.

The Sentinel portfolio of high-accuracy liquid flow meters covers a range of operating
temperatures and applications, features both cast and welded designs, and offers therobust transducer technology and reliable and cost-effective performance you expectfrom flow meters backed by more than 50 years of Panametrics expertise. The Sentinel
LCT8 adds even more capability to the mix.
From helping determine which Sentinel product solves your particular challenge toinstallation, commissioning, data analysis a nd service support, Sentinel’s global teambrings you some of the industry’s strongest experience in ultrasonic flow metering.

Liquefied natural gas
high-accuracy meters

Liquid high-accuracy meters

Sentinel LCT8
Eight-path accuracy
under changing
conditions

Sentinel LCT4
Optimized, cost-effective
four-path design

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Buffered transducers forextended temperature
range

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