TSI Inc has launched the 5000 series flow meters, a new line of all-in-one mass gas flow meters. The instruments offer multiple integrated measurements, flexible and lightweight design, bi-directional flow sensing, color touchscreen display, configurable tube ends and more. The 5000 series line features a mix of models with varying capabilities and functionality.
Advanced models can integrate five different sensors into a single, compact device. These flow meters can simultaneously measure mass and volumetric flow rates, absolute pressure, temperature, volume, differential pressure and humidity. This means users no longer need to purchase and maintain separate instruments to make the measurements they need.
Some models of TSI’s new flow meters provide advanced functionality such as integrated volume measurements, increased flow accuracy (1.5% of reading), built-in data logging and humidity compensated 
Source: TSI Incflow measurements. All data is also automatically synced together, eliminating the time-consuming process of manually combining data sets.
All 5000 series flow meter models have customizable tube ends — the user can simply swap out the tube end size for another size to fit a different application. Users will no longer need to buy separate meters for different tube end sizes. Along with the configurable tube ends, TSI’s new flow meter has multiple mounting options, and the device is light enough to hang vertically.
Depending on how the user prefers to see their data, they can view readings, configure measurements, adjust device settings and log data directly from the meter. Alternately the flow meter can be hooked up to a computer and monitored using the basic or advanced FLO-Sight PC software. The basic software comes with all flow meters; the advanced software unlocks additional functionality.
TSI’s thermal mass flow meters incorporate a proprietary platinum thin film sensor. This sensor design is optimized for measuring gas flows in applications demanding fast response, low pressure drop and high accuracy over a wide flow range.
