NARLabs ITRC — World's First Ultrasonic Flow Meter + Thermal-Tracking Thermometer

01 The Problem

Taiwan's National Applied Research Laboratories needed to measure flow rate AND temperature in a single water or steam pipe — a measurement no off-the-shelf product made well. Combining two separate sensors requires two penetrations into the pipe, two cables, two calibrations, and two opportunities for one of them to drift out of sync with the other.

The Risk

Water/steam pipes need simultaneous flow + temperature + thermal energy (BTU/MJ) measurement for ESG-grade energy reporting.

Detection Gap

Conventional approach uses separate meters with mismatched calibration, causing drift.

02 The OctosX Solution

We worked with NARLabs to build the world's first combined ultrasonic flow meter + thermal-tracking thermometer — one device, one cable, one calibration. The temperature reading is rolled into the flow calculation for accuracy.

Sensor & Edge

NARLabs + Thermalpas jointly developed the world's first ultrasonic flow meter integrated with Thermalpas pipe-clamp thermometer — a single hardware module outputs flow + temperature + thermal energy, with OctosX Cloud generating ESG-ready reports.

03 The Outcome

NARLabs published the design and now uses it across their pilot facilities. The combined sensor has been picked up by water utility customers and by district heating operators in northern Taiwan. It's a research-credentialed product line that opens conversations OctosX wouldn't have had otherwise.

Field Detection

Joint government-research patent = OctosX's entry ticket to ESG / dual-axis transformation subsidies.

Quantified Impact

Subsequent extensions to MOEA Industrial Bureau, Bureau of Energy programs.

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