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Testing and Calibration |
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Water meters
| FCRI is involved in testing of different types and sizes of water meters for the last two decades. Now, around 2000 water meters of various sizes are tested at FCRI every year. The test facility is accredited by NABL and recognized by Bureau of Indian Standards. Routine tests (initial verification tests) and Pattern approval tests are normally conducted on meters. Routine test of water meters include hydrostatic pressure test, accuracy tests at different flow rates and pressure loss tests.
Endurance test routine include test before and
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after prolonged flow conditions - discontinuous and continuous- as specified by standards. Adequate facilities are available for carrying out various tests specified in different water meter standards like IS, ISO, EEC, OIML etc.
 Assistance is being offered to different water Utilities during bulk purchase of water meters. Frequently asked questions regarding the purchase of meters with their answers are available for download. A Model approval program is launched to help the manufacturers to improve the quality of their meters. The details are available for download. Details of models passed the endurance test will be made available in this website. This is expected to help water boards to verify the models submitted by suppliers and proceed with quick purchase with acceptance tests on randomly sampled meters and applying the prescribed acceptance criteria. Special concessions on testing charges are applicable for water boards carrying out acceptance tests as per national/international norms during their bulk purchase.
 This quality assurance practice followed by various water boards in India has yielded substantial improvement in their revenue and reduction in UFW.
Most of the water boards in India and manufacturers in India and abroad are availing various services offered by FCRI. We encourage the customers to witness the tests along with any person they permit, which makes the testing completely
transparent .
In order to provide better service to customers, a separate test facility to test water meters and other products used in water industry is being erected.
Hydrostatic pressure tests of pipes are conducted on samples obtained from a supplied lot before laying pipes in any water supply schemes. FCRI is identified as inspection agency for various water supply schemes. Roughness or C-value of pipes after long period of service in the distribution system is also determined.
Consultancy services
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Analysis, simulation and design of drinking water distribution systems |
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Performance evaluation and augmentation of networks for fire fighting systems |
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Surge analysis of transmission systems for major citie |
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Root cause analysis of pipe breaks and implementation of remedial measures |
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Setting-up of test facility for water meters and other flow products |
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Assessment of flow product test facilities for various flow product manufacturers
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Bulk procurement of water meters by various water boards |
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In-situ flow measurement & calibration
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Flow measurement in large dia. pipes up to 3000mm |
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Field efficiency Test of hydro-electric turbines up to 250MW |
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Surge pressure measurement in transmission mains |
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In-situ calibration of flow meters |
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Flow measurement using non-conventional techniques like tracer dilution method, Gibson method etc. |
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Performance evaluation of cooling water systems |
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Measurement in open channels |
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Other Services
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Assessment of calibration and testing facilities for NABL |
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Development of various Indian and International standards |
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Training for professionals from water boards, consultants and manufacturers |
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