Pong Meter

At any given flow rate it looks pretty stable, so I would think that varying the fan speed with PWM might be enough, without needing to use some type of feedback sensor. It would be a build-then-calibrate rather than a build-to-meet-calibration setup, but I just can't see using a ping pong or beach ball as a high-precision indicator. That being said, PWM ought to give a pretty fine degree of control...