Our products
Field measurement systems
FDB makes field measurement systems tailored to your data gathering and visualization needs that are easy to transport and use.
Our services
FDB is a consultancy and product development team. We are specialists in the fields of measurements, data capture, hydro power analytics, computational fluid dynamics, design and UX, and field measurements.
Hydro Power analytics:
- Plant modelling
- General Transient analytics – Mass oscillations, pressure surge, stability, runaway speed, and more.
- Stability analytics (NVF) – For isolated grid mode.
- Transient analytics – Quality Assurance of analytics from Turbine Vendor.
- Frequency Containment Reserve Qualification - Analytics according to latest requirements from ENTSO-E / Statnett.
- Power-flow-efficiency analytics for all stable conditions.
Field measurements
- Thermodynamic Hydro Power Turbine efficiency measurements according to IEC 60041
- Head loss for Hydro Power plant waterways
- Pressure pulse measurements according to IEC 62882
- Fingerprint measurement for cavitation.
CFD
- Calculation of flow and heat in all types of systems and for different fluids: liquid, gas and multiphase.
- Calculation of stability in hydropower plants: using LVTrans
- Development of mathematical-physical dynamic models for fluid mechanical and mechanical systems.
LabVIEW assistance
The LabVIEW software from National Instruments has been an important part of FDB since the company's inception. In 2010, we began installing our LabVIEW / NI solutions and products as integral parts of process systems. In order to continue to deliver robust, high-quality solutions, several of our already experienced employees embarked on a formal certification program offered by NI. Håkon Francke holds certification at the highest level as a Certified LabVIEW Architect (CLA). This focus on formalizing our expertise played a major role when FDB became a partner in NI's alliance program, where FDB is a sector expert for the energy and power industry.
UX and Product Design
At Flow Design Bureau, we believe that design should always follow function, leading to practical and user-centered solutions.
We are dedicated to bringing your vision to life with an accurate suite of services. Whether you’re looking to enhance the functionality of your monitoring systems or create engaging content for your projects, we’ve got you covered. Discover more on how we can work together!
Rental of Field measurement systems / instrumentation:
Your temporary measurement needs that we have in-stock sensors and measurements systems to accommodate.
Components and systems for protection and condition monitoring of rotating machinery
FDB collaborates with MC Monitoring, Switzerland and offers innovative components and systems for protection and condition monitoring of rotating machinery such as hydraulic turbines.
For monitoring of stator end-windings or environments characterized by strong magnetic or electrical fields.
For monitoring generator motion relative the stator.
Monitors the magnetic field of individual poles.
For shaft dynamics. Shaft deflection, and rotation of the shaft center in the bearing.
For monitoring vibration on bearing housings and other mechanical components.
For bearing vibration
Measures distance in water gap, e.g. between turbine housing and end wall of Kaplan impeller blades.
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HydroCord Edge Computing – Test of Optical Data Diode: Excellent!
An independent Pentest of HydroCord edge processing has recently been conducted with the best results.
FDB was at PTK 2026
As usual, FDB was at the Production Technology Conference (PTK). A great event where we meet interested and enthusiastic people from the renewable energy industry who share across the industry.
About us
FDB is a technology development company with great expertise and experience in industrial flow systems.
FDB started in 2001 and since then, has delivered several projects, products, and solutions for and in collaboration with customers and partners in the marine, oil-gas and hydropower industries.
A major investment at FDB is Flow Control technology, which is defined by FDB as the development and use of techniques and technologies that improve performance and reduce the devastating load on existing flow systems. These are technologies that allow turbine operation in load areas that have normally been avoided.
Another major investment is our digital solution, HydroCord. This initiative started as a project to challenge, through continuous mapping of the turbine machinery's behavior, operational limitations related to shaft dynamics and cavitation. HydroCord has now also become a product that includes everything from data acquisition at sensor level, creation of data flow in power plants, secure data transfer between network levels and distribution of data to recipients. Data from HydroCord can be used for technical operations, production, planning and as a basis for projects.
In addition to industry expertise, FDB has expertise in engineering tools that enable FDB to offer high-quality, classic engineering consulting services. FDB also represents a supplier, MC Monitoring from Switzerland, of sensors and solutions for monitoring hydropower machinery.
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