The Smith Meter miniBlend.net is a microprocessor-based controller for continuous in-line blending, typically ethanol into gasoline or biodiesel into diesel. It reads the flow of an uncontrolled wild-stream product meter and controls the flow of the blend-stream product through a digital valve to hold a programmed blend ratio, either upstream of a load-arm meter or at a header feeding a multi-arm rack or blend tank. It supports up to 12 recipes and automated proving of the blend-stream meter, in an explosion-proof housing.
Key specifications
Function: Wild-stream in-line or header blending; upstream (side-stream) or downstream (ratio) blend point; ratio adjustable on the fly
Recipes: Up to 12
Meter inputs: Single-pulse meter inputs (use AccuLoad III/IV where dual-pulse inputs are required)
Compensation: Temperature (API/ASTM tables incl. EPA ethanol and B100), pressure (API 11.2.1/11.2.2) and density (Promass Coriolis communications or 4-20 mA)
Control: Digital valve control, back-pressure control with recovery, clean line flush, 4-point meter factor linearization
Communications: Ethernet TCP/IP, Modbus and Smith ASCII, three RS-232/485 ports, shared printing
Other: Automated proving, Boolean/algebraic processing, event log/audit trail, transaction archiving, factored pulse output
Housing: Explosion-proof (UL/cUL, EEx d [ib] IIB T6); optional OIML display
How to read the model code
Example: ML-XP-MBL-1. Read the code left to right; each position selects one option:
Position 1 (Model designation): ML
Position 2 (Housing): XP = explosion-proof (UL/cUL, EEx d [ib] IIB T6)
Position 3 (Firmware): MBL = miniBlend
Position 4 (Hardware option): 1 = standard; 2 = OIML display option
Pricing and lead time are quoted per configuration. Send the model code (or your application details), product, flow range, and pressure/temperature to Flow Measurement Services for a quote. Specifications summarized from Smith Meter bulletin SSMB001; confirm current data with the factory before ordering.
Smith Meter (formerly FMC Technologies / TechnipFMC Measurement Solutions), now manufactured by Guidant. Flow Measurement Services supplies and services Smith Meter equipment.