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User Manual UMFLUXUS_F6V4-2EN Ultrasonic

1. technical type CRG1NW3 CTG1NW3 CRH1NW3 CTH1NW3 CRK1NW3 CTKINW3 order code FLG FLG FLH FLH FLK FLK NA1NL NA1NL LC NA1NL NA1NL LC NA1NL NA1NL LC transducer MHz 0 2 0 3 0 5 frequency inner pipe diameter d min extended mm 500 400 220 min recom mm 600 450 250 mended max recom mm 5000 3500 2100 mended max extended mm 6500 5000 4500 pipe wall thickness min mm 14 9 5 max mm 27 18 11 material housing PPSU with stainless PPSU with stainless PPSU with stainless steel cap and steel cap and steel cap and transducer shoe 304 transducer shoe 304 transducer shoe 304 1 4301 1 4301 1 4301 contact surface PPSU PPSU PPSU degree of protec IP65 IP65 IP65 tion according to IEC EN 60529 transducer cable type 1699 1699 1699 1699 1699 1699 length m 5 9 5 9 5 9 dimensions length mm 136 5 136 5 136 5 width b mm 59 59 59 height h mm 90 5 90 5 90 5 dimensional R A a drawing a a E E I l I E o o a E o a S o Keo operating temperature min C 40 40 40 max C 170 170 170 temperature x x x compensation 220 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 Technical Data FLUXUS F60x technical type CRG1NW3 CT
2. min mm z z z max mm material housing PEEK with stain PEEK with stain PEEK with stain PEEK with stain less steel cap less steel cap less steel cap less steel cap 304 1 4301 304 1 4301 304 1 4301 304 1 4301 contact surface PEEK PEEK PEEK PEEK degree of protec IP 67 IP 67 IP 67 IP 67 tion according to EN 60529 transducer cable type 1699 1699 1699 1699 length m 5 9 5 9 dimensions length I mm 129 5 129 5 126 5 126 5 width b mm 51 51 51 51 height h mm 67 67 67 5 67 5 dimensional drawing Oo fc o o operating temperature min C 40 40 40 40 max C 130 130 130 130 temperature x x x x compensation UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 205 FLUXUS F60x B Technical Data Shear Wave Transducers technical type CDM1NZ7 CDQ1NZ7 CDS1NZ7 order code FSM NNNNL FSQ NNNNL FSS NNNNL transducer frequency MHz 1 4 8 inner pipe diameter d min extended mm 50 10 6 min recommended mm 100 25 10 max recommended mm 2000 150 70 max extended mm 3400 400 70 pipe wall thickness min mm max mm material housing stainless steel 304 stainless steel 304 stainless steel 304 1 4301 1 4301 1 4301 contact surface PEEK PEEK PEI deg
3. Fig 7 4 Transmitter on the pipe 40 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 7 Installation of FLUXUS F608 FLUXUS F601 7 3 Connection of the Transducers Attention Observe the Safety Instructions for the Use in Explosive Atmo sphere see document SIFLUXUS_608 The connections are on the upper side of the transmitter see Fig 7 5 e Remove the blind plug see Fig 7 6 Insert the connector of the transducer cable in the socket of the transmitter The red point a on the connector must align with the red marking b on the socket see Fig 7 7 transducers transducers measuring channel A measuring channel B Fig 7 5 Connections of the transmitter FLUXUS F608 a Fig 7 6 Removing the blind plug UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 41 FLUXUS F601 7 Installation of FLUXUS F608 Fig 7 7 Connection of the transducers 7 4 Power Supply The transmitter can be operated with e the battery see section 7 4 1 or e the power cable and the power adapter see section 7 4 2 7 4 1 Power Supply with the Battery Attention Observe the Safety Instructions for the Use in Explosive Atmo sphere see document SIFLUXUS_608 power supply unit battery charging unit Fig 7 8 Connections o
4. 213 226 in mm UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 199 FLUXUS F60x B Technical Data Flow Transmitter FLUXUS F608 FLUXUS F608 A2 design portable ATEX zone 2 measurement measurement principle transit time difference correlation principle automatic NoiseTrek selection for measurements with high gaseous or so lid content flow velocity 0 01 25 m s repeatability 0 15 of reading 0 01 m s medium all acoustically conductive liquids with lt 10 gaseous or solid content in volume transit time difference principle temperature compen sation corresponding to the recommendations in ANSI ASME MFC 5M 1985 accuracy with standard calibrati on with extended calibrati on optional with field calibration 1 6 of reading 0 01 m s 1 2 of reading 0 01 m s 0 5 of reading 0 01 m s flow transmitter power supply 100 240 V 50 60 Hz power supply unit outside of explosive atmosphere 10 5 15 V DC socket at transmitter with power adapter optional Um 16 V integrated battery battery Li lon 7 2 V 4 5 Ah operating time without outputs inputs and backlight gt 14 h power consumption lt 6W number of flow measu ring channels 2 signal attenuation 0 100 s adjustable measuring cycle 1 channel 100 1000 Hz response time 1 s 1 channel
5. 1 4301 1 4301 1 4301 contact surface PEEK PEEK PEEK degree of protec IP65 IP65 IP65 tion according to IEC EN 60529 transducer cable type 1699 1699 1699 1699 1699 1699 length m 5 9 5 9 4 9 dimensions length mm 136 5 136 5 84 width b mm 59 59 40 height h mm 90 5 90 5 59 dimensional A drawing a l p a c l e te O ao ro gt o LQ oy E o o of 8 lal operating temperature min C 40 40 40 max C 130 130 130 temperature x x x compensation 210 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 B Technical Data FLUXUS F60x technical type CDG1NW1 CLG1NW1 CDK1NW1 CLK1NW1 CDM2NW1 CLM2NW1 explosion protection transducer FSG FSG FSK FSK FSM FSM NA1NL NA1INL LC NA1INL NA1NL LC NA1INL NA1NL LC category gas 2 3G dust 2D gas 2 3G dust 2D gas 2 3G dust 2D EPL Gb Gc Db Gb Gc Db Gb Gc Db zone 1 2 21 1 2 21 1 2 21 explosion protection temperature pipe surface min C 55 55 max C 180 180 180 A marking cE 0637 amp cE 0637 amp cE 0637 amp T 112 3G Ex q nA IIC 112 3G Ex q nA IIC I12 3G Ex q nA IIC E T6 T2 Gb Gce T6 T2 Gb Gc T6 T2 Gb Gc certification IBExU10ATEX1162 X IBExU10ATEX1162 X IBExU10ATEX1162 X type of protec gas powder filling gas powder filling gas powder filling tion non sparking non sparking non sparking dust protection by dust protection by dust protection by enclosure enclosure enclosure neces
6. O Yo A E FLEXIM O CHANNEL A CHANNEL BO 213 226 in mm 202 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 B Technical Data FLUXUS F60x Adapters optional output adapter power adapter technical type OA608A2 PA608A2 dimensions see dimensional drawing weight kg 0 36 0 29 material housing polyester gasket silicone degree of protection IP66 according to IEC EN 60529 operating temperature min C 20 max C 90 explosion protection zone 2 A marking ce amp T II3G Ex nA II T6 Gc E Ta 20 60 C X type of protection non sparking Dimensions output adapter 55 _ a I UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 203 FLUXUS F60x B Technical Data power adapter 55 75 in mm 204 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 B Technical Data FLUXUS F60x Shear Wave Transducers technical type CDG1NZ7 CLG1NZ7 CDK1NZ7 CLK1NZ7 order code FSG NNNNL FSG NNNNL LC FSK NNNNL FSK NNNNL LC transducer MHz 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 5 frequency inner pipe diameter d min extended mm 400 400 100 100 min recom mm 500 500 200 200 mended max recom mm 6500 6500 3600 3600 mended max extended mm 6500 6500 6500 6500 pipe wall thickness
7. _ mne es l t i opening in the support plate FU for the button a i handle support a SS 4 _ _ Fig 4 2 Back side UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 19 FLUXUS F60x 4 Transmitter 4 2 Status Indication Tab 4 1 LED SIGNAL LED off transmitter offline LED lights green signal quality of the measuring channel sufficient for a measurement LED lights red signal quality of the measuring channel not sufficient for a measurement Tab 4 2 LED BATTERY LED flashes green battery is being charged LED lights green battery is charged LED off charge state of the battery gt 10 LED flashes red charge state of the battery lt 10 Note If the LED BATTERY flashes red green the power supply has an internal error Contact FLEXIM for more information 4 3 Serial Number The type and the serial number are shown on the nameplate of the transmitter When contacting FLEXIM always have both numbers and the number of the firmware version at hand see section 17 5 20 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 4 Transmitter FLUXUS F60x 4 4 Keyboard The keyboard consists of three function keys ENTER BRK and C the status indicator BATTERY and ten numerical keys Several keys have double functions They can be used for entering data and for navigat ing through scroll lists The arrow shaped keys lt 4 6 B and are used as cursor keys in th
8. temperature input measuring channel A supply temperature T1 return temperature T2 heat quantity measurement possible measuring channel B supply temperature constant value return temperature T4 heat quantity measurement possible 21 1 2 Assignment of the Temperature Inputs Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Proc inputs Press ENTER SYSTEM settings Proc inputs Proc Inputs t Select the list item Link temperature Link temperature Select the temperature input to be assigned to measuring A T Inlet channel A as the supply temperature Input T1 Select the list item Fixed input val if the temperature is to be entered manually before the measurement Select the list item No measuring if no supply tempera ture is to be assigned to measuring channel A Press ENTER Select the list items for T Fluid Outle T 3 and T 4 of measuring channel A and the other activated channels accordingly Press ENTER after each input Note The configuration of a measuring channel will be stored when the next channel is selected The configuration dialog of a channel must be finished to store the changes UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 149 FLUXUS F60x 21 Inputs 21 2 Selection of the Temperature Probe Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Proc inputs Press ENTER SYSTEM settings Proc inputs Proc inputs 7 Select the list item PT100 PT1000 PT100 PT1000 Inpu
9. 32 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 6 Installation of FLUXUS F601 FLUXUS F601 6 4 2 Operation with the Power Supply Unit Attention e Use only the supplied power supply unit e The power supply is not protected against moisture Use it only in dry rooms e The voltage indicated on the power supply unit must not be ex ceeded Do not connect a defective power supply unit to the transmitter Connect the power supply unit to the socket on the upper side of the transmitter see Fig 6 7 V T2 T4 Joo Input L Q9 power supply unit battery charging unit Fig 6 7 Connections of the transmitter FLUXUS F601 6 5 Connection of the Outputs For the connection of the outputs see Fig 6 8 and Tab 6 1 output adapter outputs Fig 6 8 Connections of the transmitter FLUXUS F601 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 33 FLUXUS F601 6 Installation of FLUXUS F601 Tab 6 1 Circuits of the outputs Uext I output transmitter external circuit remark internal circuit connection active current Rext lt 200 Q loop Px A mA Px i passive current Rext lt 50 Q loop Px OAO e g for local connection semi passive mA of a multimeter design used as active current A loop P A z ae x passive current Uext 4 16 V loop
10. UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 167 FLUXUS F60x 22 Outputs Tab 22 6 Pictograms for the alarm state indication no func typ mode current switching condition holding behavior switching function state eoo O O O 1 OFF NON HOLD sacl NO Cont closed 2 MAX p HOLD NC Cont open a nt ne m an ERROR 22 8 Deactivation of the Outputs If the programmed outputs are no longer required they can be deactivated The configu ration of a deactivated output is stored and will be available if the output is activated again Select no in Output Options Alarm Output to deac tivate an output Press ENTER Alarm Output gt NO lt 168 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 23 Troubleshooting FLUXUS F60x 23 Troubleshooting If any problem appears which can not be solved with the help of this manual contact our sales office and give a precise description of the problem Specify the type the serial number and the firmware version of the transmitter Calibration FLUXUS is a very reliable instrument It is manufactured under strict quality control us ing modern production techniques If installed as recommended in an appropriate loca tion used cautiously and taken care of conscientiously no troubles should appear The transmitter has been calibrated at t
11. 7 Installation of FLUXUS F608 7 1 Location Attention Observe the Safety Instructions for the Use in Explosive Atmo sphere see document SIFLUXUS_608 Select the measuring point according to the recommendations in chapter 5 The ambient temperature must be within the operating temperature range of the transmitter and the transducers see annex B section Technical Data 7 2 Installation of the Transmitter Attention Observe the Safety Instructions for the Use in Explosive Atmo sphere see document SIFLUXUS_608 7 2 1 Placement Push the support back to the stop of the support plate support plate Fig 7 1 Placement of the transmitter 7 2 2 Hanging Press both ends of the handle outwards and pass them past the support plate Turn the handle upwards f handle Fig 7 2 Hanging of the transmitter UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 39 FLUXUS F601 7 Installation of FLUXUS F608 7 2 3 Installation on a Pipe Attention The pipe temperature must not exceed the operating temperature of the transmitter Fix the tension belt to the pipe with the button Tighten the tension belt by means of the ratchet Insert the button into the opening in the support plate on the back side of the transmitter see Fig 7 3 ratchet button on the pipe opening in the support plate Fig 7 3 Pipe installation
12. UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 27 FLUXUS F601 6 Installation of FLUXUS F601 6 Installation of FLUXUS F601 6 1 Location Select the measuring point according to the recommendations in chapter 5 The ambient temperature must be within the operating temperature range of the transmitter and the transducers see annex B section Technical Data 6 2 Installation of the Transmitter 6 2 1 Placement Push the support back to the stop of the support plate support plate Fig 6 1 Placement of the transmitter 6 2 2 Hanging Press both ends of the handle outwards and pass them past the support plate Turn the handle upwards LT J handle Fig 6 2 Hanging of the transmitter 28 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 6 Installation of FLUXUS F601 FLUXUS F601 6 2 3 Installation on a Pipe Attention The pipe temperature must not exceed the operating temperature of the transmitter Fix the tension belt with the button to the pipe Tighten the tension belt by means of the ratchet Insert the button into the aperture of the support plate on the back side of the transmitter see Fig 6 3 and Fig 6 3 ratchet button on the pipe aperture in the support plate Fig 6 3 Pipe installation Fig 6 4 Transmitter on the pipe UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 2
13. max number occupancy of the of datasets coefficient memory in materials 13 97 media 13 97 heat flow coefficients 29 98 steam coefficients 19 95 Select Special Funct SYSTE settings Li Libraries Format USER AREA braries Format USER AREA Press ENTER UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 107 FLUXUS F60x 16 Libraries IAXIMAL LA aterials 15 Format USER AREA aterials 03 Format USER AREA edia 03 Format USER AREA Heat Coeffs 00 Format USER AREA Steam Coeffs 00 USER AREA 52 used Format NOW no gt YES lt Libraries t Format USER AREA This error message will be displayed if the entered number of data sets for a category of material data exceeds the ca pacity of the coefficient memory Enter the number of the user defined materials Press EN TER Enter the number of the user defined media Press EN TER Enter the number of user defined data sets for the heat flow coefficients Press ENTER Heat flow coefficients can only be entered if the transmitter has temperature inputs Enter the number of user defined data sets for the steam coefficients Press ENTER Steam coefficients can only be entered if the transmitter has temperature inputs The occupancy of the coefficient memory is displayed for a few seconds Select yes to start the partitioning Press ENTER The coeffici
14. wooo _ w ff 16 m w E w gt 19 a a e E m ie 100 _ E E z E 10 7 E 100___ g JE E 10 ___ 10 _ E E 100 i E 10___ g w P 1 F T o o gt m E I E m w a w o E fe E BP nr 01 1 10 flow velocity m s UMFLUXUS_G6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 231 FLUXUS G60x B Technical Data Flow Nomogram Imperial volumetric flow rate volumetric flow rate gt gt A gt gal min l min m3 h gt TI HTT V s oO a 108 108 00 g PTT TIN 108 00 108 100 100 0 1 gt LILLAN 1 10 100 i f flow velocity m s 232 UMFLUXUS_G6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 C Reference FLUXUS F60x C Reference The following tables provide assistance for the user The accuracy of the data depends on the composition the temperature and the manufacturing process of the material FLEXIM does not assume liability for any inaccuracies C 1 Sound Speed of Selected Pipe and Lining Materials at 20 C The values of some of these materials are stored in the internal database of the transmit ter Column Cfiow Shows the sound speed longitudinal or transversal used for the flow measurement material Ctrans Clon Cflow material Ctrans Clon Cflow m s m s m s m s aluminum 3 1
15. Select the digit to be edited with key lt 4 and 6 Edit the selected digit with key and 2 Press EN TER 8 Ba The new time is displayed Select ok to confirm the time or TIME ESLL new to set the time again Press ENTER gt OK lt new 17 1 2 Date After the time has been set DATE is displayed Select ok to confirm the date or new to set the date Press ENTER Select the digit to be edited with key lt 4 and 6 Edit the selected digit with key and 2 Press EN TER a ss The new date is displayed Select ok to confirm the date or new to set the date again Press ENTER DATE 2011 01 26 gt OK lt new 118 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 17 Settings FLUXUS F60x 17 2 Dialogs and Menus Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Dia logs Menus Press ENTER SYSTEM settings Dialogs Menus Note The settings of the menu item Dialogs Menus will be stored at the end of the dialog If the menu item is quit before the end of the dia log the settings will not be effective 17 2 1 Pipe Circumference Select on if the pipe circumference is to be entered instead of the pipe diameter in the program branch Parameter Stf gt ON lt Press ENTER Pipe Circumfer If on has been selected for Pipe Circumfer the outer pipe diameter will nevertheless be requested in the pro gram branch Parameter Outer Diameter 100 0 mm To select the menu item Pipe Circum
16. 22 7 3 Alarm Outputs during Transducer Positioning At the beginning of the transducer positioning bar graph display all alarm outputs switch back to the programmed idle state If the bar graph is selected during measurement all alarm outputs will switch back to the programmed idle state An alarm output of the type HOLD that has been activated during the previous measure ment will remain in the idle state after the transducer positioning if the switching condition is not met anymore Switching of the alarms into the idle state will not be displayed 22 7 4 Alarm Outputs during Measurement An alarm output with switching condition MAX or MIN will be updated max once per sec ond to avoid humming i e fluctuation of the measured values around the value of the switching condition An alarm output of the type NON HOLD will be activated if the switching condition is met It will be deactivated if the switching condition is not met anymore The alarm will remain activated min 1 s even if the switching condition is met for a shorter period of time Alarm outputs with the switching condition QUANT will be activated if the limit is reached 166 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 22 Outputs FLUXUS F60x Alarm outputs with the switching condition ERROR will only be activated after several un successful measuring attempts Therefore typical short term disturbances of the mea surement e g switching on of a pump will not activate
17. FLU XUS F608 14 1 Data Logger The following data will be stored date e time measuring point number pipe parameters e medium parameters e transducer data sound path reflection or diagonal mode e transducer distance e damping factor e storage rate e physical quantity e unit of measurement measured values physical quantity and input quantities e totalizer values if the totalizers are activated e diagnostic values if storing of diagnostic values is activated In order to store the measured data the data logger must be activated see section 14 1 1 The available data logger memory can be displayed see section 14 1 6 The storing of each measured value will be signaled acoustically This signal can be de activated see section 14 1 3 in Acoustic Signal 14 1 1 Activation Deactivation of the Data Logger Select in the program branch Output Options the chan nel for which the data logger is to be activated Press ENTER This display will not be indicated if the transmitter has only one measuring channel Output Options f for Channel A A UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 93 FLUXUS F60x 14 Data Logger and Transmission of Data Press ENTER until the menu item Store Meas Data is displayed Store Meas Data no gt YES lt Select yes to activate the data logger Press ENTER 14 1 2 Setting the Storage Rate The storage rate is the frequency at which the measured values are tran
18. Input y Me k O CZ Output Fig 9 9 Transmitter FLUXUS F608 Tab 9 1 Connection of the temperature probe direct connection connection via extension cable optional 4 temperature probe l transmitter transmitter 4 transmitter transmitter 2 Q oO 2 wn D Ed O o a 2 G L 2 g D a E D g UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 59 FLUXUS F60x 9 Installation of the Temperature Probe Option For the pin assignment of the temperature probe and the extension cable see Tab 9 2 and Fig 9 10 Tab 9 2 Pin assignment 60 terminal temperature extension cable probe 1 white blue blue 2 red blue gray 3 4 5 not connected not connected 6 red red white white 8 not connected not connected Fig 9 10 Pins UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 10 Start up FLUXUS F60x 10 Start up 10 1 Switching on off Press key C to switch on the transmitter FLEXIM FLUXUS F60X XXXXXXX After the transmitter has been switched on the display in dicates which transducer has been detected at which channel Afterwards the serial number of the transmitter is dis played for a short time Data can not be entered while the serial number is dis played SPARS F After
19. The number of cycles the battery has passed is dis played after cy A cycle corresponds to a charging and discharging pro cess The life time of the battery can be derived by means of this value If RELEARN is displayed in the lower line and a question mark is displayed in front of the current charge state a relearn cycle should be started see section Mainte nance on the following page This message will be displayed if the battery is almost empty The capacity is sufficient for the display and storing of the current parameter record A measurement is not possible anymore LOW BATTERY 1 Charging the Battery Connect the power supply unit to the transmitter see Fig 6 7 Switch on the transmitter The charging starts automatically The LED BATTERY flashes green while charging The max charging time is approx 5 h During the charging process the ambient temperature should be in the range 0 60 C A measurement can be made during the charging Charging will be stopped automatical ly when the battery is fully charged The LED BATTERY will light green UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 31 FLUXUS F601 6 Installation of FLUXUS F601 Storing the Battery The battery remains in the transmitter After storage the transmitter can immediately be operated with the battery e charge state gt 30 e storing temperature 12 25 C Maintenance Relearn Cycle The accuracy of the displayed v
20. The number of measuring data sets de pends on the total number of measured values stored in the previous measuring data sets The time at which the data logger memory will be full can be displayed during the measurement All activated channels totalizers and other values will be considered full 26 01 07 39 54 5 m3 h last 26 01 07 39 54 5 m3 h UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 Scroll through the displays of the upper line with key 9 during measurement If the ringbuffer is activated and has overflown at least on ce this display will be indicated 97 FLUXUS F60x 14 Data Logger and Transmission of Data 14 2 Transmission of Data The measured values can be transmitted to a PC via the serial interface RS232 14 2 1 Online Transmission of Data The measured values are transmitted during the measurement If the data logger is ac tivated the measured values will also be stored Tab 14 1 Overview online transmission of data serial interface transmission of data see RS232 terminal program section 14 2 5 14 2 2 Offline Transmission of Data The measurement data of the data logger are transmitted Tab 14 2 Overview offline transmission of data serial interface transmission of data see RS232 terminal program section 14 2 6 RS232 FluxData section 14 2 7 14 2 3 Formatting of the Measurement Data Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings se
21. display of the charge state of the battery 192 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 A Menu Structure FLUXUS F60x cold start resistant message that the transmitter will be switched off soon POWER OFF IN 10 s message when the transmitter is switched on that the transmitter had been switched off auto matically due to a low charge state OA BATTERY i message that the battery is almost empty Install Material selection of the displays for the input of the pipe Special Funet 4 and lining materials Install Material Install Material with Special Funct SYSTEM settings Libraries Extended Library off selection whether a user defined material is to Tng tad Material be edited or deleted gt EDIT lt delete f selection of a user defined material USER Material t O1 not used input of a designation for the selected material EDIT TEXT tl lt gt ER MATERIAL 1 input of the sound speed of the material aterial 1590 0 range 600 6553 5 m s input of the roughness of the material Roughness 0 4 mm UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 193 FLUXUS F60x A Menu Structure cold start resistant Install Material with Special Funct SYSTEM settings Libraries Extended Library on selection of the function for the temperature and pressure dependency of the material properties Edit Material Bas
22. option 70 ms housing material PA TPS PC Polyester stainless steel degree of protection according to IEC IP65 EN 60529 dimensions see dimensional drawing weight 1 9 kg fixation QuickFix pipe mounting fixture operating temperature 10 60 C display 2 x 16 characters dot matrix backlight menu language English German French Dutch Spanish 1 2 200 for transit time difference principle reference conditions and v gt 0 15 m s reference uncertainty lt 0 2 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 B Technical Data FLUXUS F60x FLUXUS F608 A2 explosion protection category gas 3G dust 2D EPL Gc Db zone 2 21 marking without inputs with inputs A CE 0637 amp CE 0637 amp T II3G Ex nA nC ic IIC T6 T4 Ge II3G Ex nA nC ic IIC T6 T4 Ge E I12D Ex tb IIIC T 100 C Db 12D Ex tb IIIC T 100 C Db X Ta 10 50 60 C Ta 10 50 60 C certification IBExU10ATEX1067 type of protection gas non sparking dust protection by enclosure temperature inputs intrinsic safety measuring functions physical quantities volumetric flow rate mass flow rate flow velocity heat flow if temperature inputs are installed totalizer volume mass optional heat quantity calculation functions average difference sum diagnostic functions sound speed signal amplitude SNR SCNR standard deviation of ampli tudes and t
23. pressure unit of measurement description UMFLUXUS_G6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 B Technical Data FLUXUS G60x volumetric flow rate volume totalized unit of measurement description unit of measurement m3 d cubic meter per day m3 m3 h cubic meter per hour m3 m3 min cubic meter per minute m3 m3 s cubic meter per second m3 ml min milliliter per minute 1 or m3 1 h liter per hour lorm3 1 min liter per minute lorm3 l s liter per second lorm3 hl h hectoliter per hour hlorm3 hl min hectoliter per minute hl orm3 hl s hectoliter per second hlorm3 Ml d Megalit d megaliter per day Ml orm3 bb1 d barrels per day bbl bbl h barrels per hour bbl bbl m barrels per minute bbl USgpd US gal d gallons per day gal USgph US gal h gallons per hour gal USgpm US gal m gallons per minute gal USgps US gal s gallons per second gal KGPM US Kgal m kilogallons per minute kgal MGD US Mgal d million gallons per day Mg CFD cubic feet per day efet CFH cubic feet per hour cft CFM cubic feet per minute cft CES cubic feet per second are MMCFD million cubic feet per day MMCF MMCFH million cubic feet per hour MMCF Selection with HotCode 007027 cft cubic foot aft acre foot 1 US gal 3 78541 I 1 bbl 42 US gal 158 9873 UMFLUXUS_G6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 firmware version V5 91 and higher 229 FLUXUS G60x B T
24. zero is entered the trans mitter does not toggle to the NoiseTrek mode Enter the time after which the transmitter has to toggle to the TransitTime mode if there are no valid measured val ues in the NoiseTrek mode If 0 zero is entered the transmitter does not toggle to the TransitTime mode NT Failed After oTransTime 60s The measurement in the NoiseTrek mode can lead to a greater measurement error than in the TransitTime mode Therefore even if there are valid measured values in the NoiseTrek mode the transmitter can periodically toggle to the TransitTime mode in order to check if a measurement in the TransitTime mode is possible again The time interval and the duration of the checking are set as follows UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 83 FLUXUS F60x 13 Advanced Measuring Functions NT Ok but check TT Keep TI checking example Enter the time after which the transmitter has to toggle to Each i San the TransitTime mode If 0 zero is entered the transmit ter does not toggle to the TransitTime mode For Enter the time after which the transmitter has to toggle to 5s the NoiseTrek mode if there are no valid measured values in the TransitTime mode TT Failed gt sNoiseTrek After 40s NT Failed gt TransTime After 60s NT Ok but check TT Each 300s Keep TT checking For 5s If no measurement is possible in the TransitTime mode for the duration of 40 s the transmitt
25. 5 max mm 5 1 material housing PPSU with stainless PPSU with stainless contact surface steel cap 304 1 4301 PPSU steel cap 304 1 4301 PPSU degree of protec tion according to EN 60529 IP 65 IP 65 transducer cable type length m 1699 1699 dimensions length mm width b mm height h mm 74 32 40 5 42 22 25 5 dimensional drawing operating temperature min C 40 40 max C 170 170 temperature x x compensation UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 209 FLUXUS F60x B Technical Data Shear Wave Transducers zone 1 steel cap and transducer shoe 304 technical type CDG1NW1 CLG1NW1 CDK1NW1 CLK1NW1 CDM2NW1 CLM2NW1 order code FSG FSG FSK FSK FSM FSM NA1NL NA1NL LC NA1NL NA1NL LC NA1NL NA1NL LC transducer MHz 0 2 0 5 1 frequency inner pipe diameter d min extended mm 400 100 50 min recom mm 500 200 100 mended max recom mm 6500 3600 2000 mended max extended mm 6500 6500 3400 pipe wall thickness min mm max mm material housing PEEK with stainless PEEK with stainless PEEK with stainless steel cap and transducer shoe 304 steel cap and transducer shoe 304
26. 8 3 selection of the precedent next ASCII character 0 deleting the character and inserting a blank 7 ae Automatic scrolling up or down through the limited ASCII character set The character changes every second The scrolling is stopped by pressing any oth er key ENTER finishing editing Tab 4 7 Cold start BRK C INIT cold start Most parameters and settings are reset to the factory default values Stored data is not affected Keep the two keys pressed while switching the transmitter on until the main menu is displayed A cold start during operation is executed as follows e Press the keys BRK C and ENTER simultaneously A RESET is executed e Release key ENTER only Keep the keys BRK and C pressed until the main menu is displayed 22 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 5 Selection of the Measuring Point FLUXUS F60x 5 Selection of the Measuring Point Attention Observe the Safety Instructions for the Use in Explosive Atmo sphere see document SIFLUXUS_608 The correct selection of the measuring point is crucial for achieving reliable measure ment results and a high measurement accuracy A measurement on a pipe is possible if e the ultrasound propagates with a sufficiently high amplitude see section 5 1 e the flow profile is fully developed see section 5 2 The correct selection of the measuring point and thus the correct transducer positioning guarantees that the sound signal will
27. Industriemesstechnik GmbH Wolfenor Straba 36 gt 12481 Berlin ESA rae Tol 49 0 30 93 66 76 60 Fox 49 0 30 93 64 76 80 FLEXIM GmbH has a quality assurance system which complies to annex IV of the directive 94 9 EC The quality assurance system was certified by the notified body IBExU institut f r Sicherheitstechnik GmbH ID No 0637 Description Acknowledgement of the quality assurance system IBExU 1 1ATEX Q001 Document type Declaration The marking of the transducers includes the following CE 0637 amp 112 3G Ex q nA IIC T6 12 Gb Ge 12D Ex th IIIC TX The installation operating and safety instructions have to be observed b La pl Ing Jens Hilpert anaging Director Berlin 2011 03 25 KELO 1162X_NWXV1 OEN doc FLEXIM Flexible Indusiriemesstechnik GmbH Wolfener Strabe 36 12681 Berlin Tel 49 0 30 93 66 76 60 Fox 49 0 30 93 66 76 80 FLEXIM Declaration of conformity We FLEXIM Flexible Industriemesstechnik GmbH Wolfener Str 36 12681 Berlin Germany declare under our sole responsibility that the transducers M2EWS P2EW5 Q2EWS are in conformity with the following EC directives Directive 94 9 EC Safety Requirements for Control Systems and Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres The transducers mentioned above are in conformity with the following European Standards ATEX95 EN 60079 0 2009 Explosive atmospheres Equipment Genero requirements EN 60079 5 2007
28. SYSTEM settings Storing z selection of the displays for the storing of mea SYSTEM SetUIngS t sured values in the data logger Storing tting of the overflow behavior of th t Rinobutfer setting of the overflow behavior of the data log x ger off selection of the sample mode x Storage mode i sample gt AVERAG sample storing and online transmission of the displayed measured value average Storing and online transmission of the average of all measured values of a stor age interval setting of the storing behavior of the totalizers x one the value of the totalizer that is currently displayed will be stored both one value for each flow direction will be stored UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 189 FLUXUS F60x A Menu Structure Beep on storage measured value is stored or transmitted gt ON lt off SYSTEM settings serial transmis selection of the displays for the formatting of the serial transmission of measured values SYSTEM settings 1 serial transmis activation of the serial transmission of data with without blanks SER kill spaces Off gt ON lt selection of the decimal marker for floating point numbers ER decimalpoint r SF f lt selection of the character for column separation SER col separat foe Sf TAB SYSTEM settings Miscellaneous selection of the display for the setting of the contrast SYSTEM settings t Miscellaneous setting of
29. Stopping the Wall Thickness Measurement To quit the wall thickness measurement mode disconnect the wall thickness measure ment from the transmitter 138 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 20 Heat Flow Measurement FLUXUS F60x 20 Heat Flow Measurement If the transmitter has the optional heat quantity measurement and two temperature inputs the heat flow can be measured A temperature probe is fixed on the supply and the return line For the mounting of the temperature probes see chapter 9 The flow transducers are mounted on the return line see Fig 20 1 If this is not possible they can also be mounted on the supply line see Fig 20 2 flow transducers supply line return line temperature probe temperature probe temperature input T1 l temperature input T2 transmitter Fig 20 1 Heat flow measurement with flow measurement on the return line flow transducers f supply line return line temperature probe __ lz temperature probe temperature input T1 temperature input T2 transmitter Fig 20 2 Heat flow measurement with flow measurement on the supply line For the heat flow measurement two different measuring modes can be used The normal measuring mode see section 20 2 can be used if in a heating application the flow transducers are mounted on the return line e The BTU mode see section 20 3 facilitates the measurement with other configura
30. We FLEXIM Flexible Industriemesstechnik GmbH Wolfener Str 36 12681 Berlin Germany declare under our sole responsibility that the transducers G1NH1 K1NH1 M2NH1 P2NH1 Q2NH1 G1NH3 H1NH3 K1NH3 M1NHS P41NH3 QiNH3 are in conformity with the following EC directives Directive 94 9 EC Safety Requirements for Control Systems and Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres The transducers mentioned above are in conformity with the following European Standards ATEX95 EN 60079 0 2009 Explosive atmospheres Equipment General requirements EN 60079 15 2010 Explosive atmospheres Equipment protection by type of protection n EN 60079 31 2009 Explosive atmospheres Equipment dust ignition protection by enclosure t The conformity with the directive 94 9 EC was certificated in the following documents of the notified body IBExU Institut f r Sicherheitstechnik GmbH ID No 0637 IBExU 1 OATEX1 163 X Document type EC Type examination certificate GINHI KINH1 M2NH1 P2NH1 Q2NH1 G1NH3 H1NH3 K1 NHS M1NH3 P1NH3 Q1NH3 continuation on verso FLEXIM Flexibla Industriemasstechnik GmbH Wolfener Stra e 36 12681 Berlin cok et deal aaa Tel 49 0 30 93 66 76 60 Fox 49 0 30 93 66 76 80 FLEXIM GmbH has a quality assurance system which complies to annex IV of the directive 94 9 EC The quality assurance system w
31. at a pipe location where the pipe can not run empty correct disadvantageous ii oh p LK i SP correct disadvantageous Al l J t 5 2 Undisturbed Flow Profile Some flow elements elbows slide valves valves control valves pumps reducers dif fusers etc distort the flow profile in their vicinity The axisymmetrical flow profile needed for correct measurement is no longer given A careful selection of the measuring point helps to reduce the impact of disturbance sources It is most important that the measuring point is chosen at a sufficient distance from any disturbance sources Only then it can be assumed that the flow profile in the pipe is fully developed However measuring results can be obtained even if the recommended dis tance to disturbance sources can not be observed for practical reasons UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 25 FLUXUS F60x 5 Selection of the Measuring Point Recommended straight inlet and outlet pipe lengths for different types of flow disturbance sources are shown in the examples in Tab 5 2 Tab 5 2 Recommended distance from disturbance sources D nominal pipe diameter at the measuring point recommended distance disturbance source 90 elbo
32. b mm 59 59 59 height h mm 90 5 90 5 90 5 dimensional drawing x i a K K Kon I I I g a o 2 d e o Ko VEE o 2 operating temperature min C 40 40 40 max C 170 170 170 temperature X X X compensation 224 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 Technical Data FLUXUS F60x technical type CRG1NH3 CRH1NH3 CRK1NH3 explosion protection transducer FLG NA2NL FLH NA2NL FLK NA2NL category gas 3G dust 2D gas 3G dust 2D gas 3G dust 2D EPL Gc Db Gc Db Gc Db zone 2 21 2 21 2 21 explosion protection temperature pipe surface min C 55 55 55 max C 150 150 150 A marking CE 0637 amp CE 0637 amp CE 0637 amp T 3G Ex nA IIC T6 T2 II3G Ex nA IIC T6 T2 II3G Ex nA IIC T6 T2 E Ge X Ge X Ge X xX 12D Ex tb IIIC TX Db 12D Ex tb IIIC TX Db 12D Ex tb IIIC TX Db certification IBExU10ATEX1163 X IBExU10ATEX1163 X IBExU10ATEX1163 X type of protection gas non sparking dust protection by enclosure gas non sparking dust protection by enclosure gas non sparking dust protection by enclosure necessary trans ducer mounting fixture UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 225 FLUXUS F60x Technical Data Lamb Wave Transducers zone 2 steel cap and transducer shoe 304 steel cap and transducer shoe 304 technical type CRM1NH3 CRP1NH3 CRQ1NH3 order
33. be received under optimum conditions and evaluat ed correctly Due to the variety of applications and the different factors that influence the measure ment there is no standard solution for the transducer positioning The correct position of the transducers is influenced by the following factors e diameter material lining wall thickness and shape of the pipe medium e gas bubbles in the medium Avoid measuring points in the vicinity of deformations and defects of the pipe and in the vicinity of welds Avoid locations with deposit formation in the pipe The ambient temperature must be within the operating temperature range of the trans ducers see annex B section Technical Data Select the location of the transmitter within cable reach of the measuring point The ambient temperature at the location must be within the operating temperature range of the transmitter see annex B section Technical Data If the measuring point is within an explosive atmosphere the danger zone and gases that may be present must be determined The transducers and the transmitter must be ap propriate for these conditions 5 1 Acoustic Penetration The pipe must be acoustically penetrable at the measuring point The acoustic penetra tion is reached when pipe and medium do not attenuate the sound signal so strongly that it is completely absorbed before reaching the second transducer The attenuation in the pipe and in the medium depends on e
34. code FLM NA2NL FLP NA2NL FLQ NA2NL transducer frequency MHz 1 2 4 inner pipe diameter d min extended mm 70 40 10 min recommended mm 120 60 25 max recommended mm 1000 400 100 max extended mm 2000 1000 400 pipe wall thickness min mm 3 1 0 5 max mm 5 3 1 material housing PPSU with stainless PPSU with stainless PPSU with stainless steel cap and transducer shoe 304 1 4301 1 4301 1 4301 contact surface PPSU PPSU PPSU degree of protection IP65 IP65 IP65 according to IEC EN 60529 transducer cable type 1699 1699 1699 length m 4 4 3 dimensions length mm 84 84 70 width b mm 40 40 30 height h mm 59 59 47 5 dimensional drawing Zs al Pr Ko ow o ro T I aE 00 Je aE lo Boele operating temperature min C 40 40 40 max C 170 170 170 temperature x x x compensation 226 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 Technical Data FLUXUS F60x technical type CRM1NH3 CRP1NH3 CRQi1NH3 explosion protection transducer FLM NA1NL FLP NA1NL FLQ NA1NL category gas 3G dust 2D gas 3G dust 2D gas 3G dust 2D EPL Gc Db Gc Db Gc Db zone 2 21 2 21 2 21 explosion protection temperature pipe surface min C 55 55 55 max C 150 150 150 A marking ce 0637 G C 0637 amp C 0637 amp T II3G Ex n
35. correction is to be used If no is selected the profile correction will be switched off All physical quantities will be calculated with the uncorrect ed flow velocity During the measurement the designation of the physical quantity will be displayed in capital letters to indicate that the value is uncorrected Press ENTER If yes is selected the uncorrected flow velocity will only be used if the flow velocity is selected as the physical quantity in the program branch Output Options All other physical quantities volumetric flow rate mass flow rate etc will be determined with the corrected flow velocity During the measurement the designation of the physical quantity will be displayed in capital letters to indicate that the value is uncorrected Press ENTER In both cases the corrected flow velocity can also be dis played Scroll with key 3 until the flow velocity is displayed The uncorrected flow velocity is marked with U Uncorrected flow velocities transmitted to a PC are marked with uncorr UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 87 FLUXUS F60x 13 Advanced Measuring Functions 13 7 Measurement of highly dynamic flows FastFood Mode The FastFood mode enables the measurement of flows with high dynamics A continuous adaptation to changing measuring conditions which takes place in the nor mal measuring mode is only partially realized in the FastFood mode The sound speed of the medium is not measured Instea
36. defined TEE switching condition QUANT Quantity Limit 1 00 m3 Enter the limit of the totalizer Press ENTER The alarm will switch if the measured value reaches the limit 164 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 22 Outputs FLUXUS F60x A positive limit will be compared to the totalizer value for the positive flow direction A negative limit will be compared to the totalizer value for the negative flow direction The comparison will also take place if the totalizer of the other flow direction is displayed Note The unit of measurement of the limit corresponds to the unit of mea surement of the selected physical quantity If the unit of measurement of the physical quantity is changed the limit has to be converted and entered again example 1 physical quantity volumetric flow rate in m h Quantity Limit 1 m example 2 physical quantity volumetric flow rate in m h Low Limit 60 m3 h The unit of measurement of the physical quantity is changed to m min The new limit to be entered is 1 m3 min 22 6 3 Defining the Hysteresis A hysteresis can be defined for the alarm output R1 to prevent a constant triggering of the alarm due to small fluctuations of the measured values around the limit The hysteresis is a symmetrical range around the limit The alarm will be activated if the measured values exceed the upper limit and deactivated if the measured values fall be low the lower limit example High Limit 30 m h Hyste
37. expected measured value The unit of measurement of the source item will be displayed Zero Scale Val is the measured value that corre sponds to the lower limit of the output range as defined in section 22 1 1 Full Scale Val Enter the highest expected measured value 300 00 m3 h Full Scale Val is the measured value tha corre sponds to the upper limit of the output range as defined in section 22 1 1 example output current output output range 4 20 mA Zero Scale Val 0m h Full Scale Val 300 m h volumetric flow rate 0 m h corresponds to 4 mA volumetric flow rate 300 m h corresponds to 20 mA UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 159 FLUXUS F60x 22 Outputs 22 3 2 Function Test The function of the installed output can now be tested Connect a multimeter to the in stalled output Select yes to activate the output Press ENTER Enter a test value The value must be indicated on the con nected multimeter Press ENTER Select yes to repeat the test Press ENTER 22 4 Configuration of a Frequency Output as a Pulse Output A frequency output sends a signal with a frequency that depends on the volume flow rate The frequency output can be configured in such way that the source item can be to talized by using each period of the output signal as the increment Installation of a Frequency Output Optional Select Frequency F1 in Special Funct SYSTEM Instali Output settings
38. flow rate by the operating density of the medium heat flow optional is calculated on the basis of the volumetric flow rate the mea sured temperatures of the supply and return lines and the heat flow coefficients of the medium The physical quantity is selected as follows Select the program branch Output Options Press EN par mea gt OPT lt sf TER Output Options Select the channel for which the physical quantity is to be PECPEE PC SOne lt i entered Press ENTER for Channel A This display will not be indicated if the transmitter has only one measuring channel Select the physical quantity in the scroll list Press ENTER Physic Quant Volume flow For the selected physical quantity except for the sound speed a scroll list with the available units of measure ment is displayed The previously selected unit of mea surement is displayed first Volume in t m3 h Select the unit of measurement of the selected physical quantity Press ENTER Press BRK to return to the main menu The further menu items of the program branch Output Options are for the activation of the measured value transmission Note If the physical quantity or the unit of measurement is changed the settings of the outputs will have to be checked see chapter 22 N Oo UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 12 Displaying the Measured Values FLUXUS F60x 12 2 Toggling Between the Channels If more than one channel is ava
39. greater of the follow ing values e fixed upper value default 1 848 m s e value of the sound speed curve of the medium at the operating point plus offset default offset 300 m s In the SuperUser mode the values can be defined for media that are not contained in the data set of the transmitter Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Measur ing Miscellaneous Press ENTER until the menu item Bad soundspeed is dis played Enter for each measuring channel the fixed upper limit of the sound speed Enter 0 zero to use the default value range 0 3 000 m s default 1 848 m s Press ENTER Enter for each measuring channel the offset Enter 0 zero to use the default value A Bad soundspeed thresh 2007 m s A Bad soundspeed offset 321 m s i rangeich 0 900 m s default 300 m s Press ENTER example fixed upper value of the sound speed thresh 2 007 m s offset 600 m s value of the sound speed curve at the operating point 1 546 m s As 1 546 m s 600 m s 2 146 m s is greater than the fixed upper value 2 007 this value will be used as the upper limit of the sound speed when the plausibility of the signal is evaluated UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 129 FLUXUS F60x GAIN 91dB SS 1038 2146 m s Attention 18 SuperUser Mode It is possible to display the valid range for the sound speed SS in the lower line during the measurement The sec ond value here 2 146 m s is the upper limit at the
40. identical channel A mass flow rate channel B volumetric flow rate example 2 To determine the heat flow difference the physical quantity of the two input channels must be the heat flow Select the unit of measurement Press ENTER Mass in kg h i Two cut off flow values for each calculation channel can be defined They are defined in the unit of measurement of the physical quantity selected for the calculation channel All positive calculated values that are lower than the limit Tue Obs ETW will be set to 0 1 00 kg h All negative calculated values that are greater than the lim SNES Ore 2 LoW it will be set to O 2 00 kg h The data logger can be activated deactivated Press EN Store Meas Data TER gt NO lt yes 13 8 4 Measuring with Calculation Channels Select program branch Measuring Press ENTER par gt MEA lt opt sf Measuring rE ee Activate the necessary channels Calculation channels are MEA a Gp gf activated or deactivated in the same way as the measuring mites channels Press ENTER WARNING CHANNEL If a measuring channel that is needed for an activated cal Hoe 3 i culation channel has not been activated a warning will be INACTIV f displayed Press ENTER UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 91 FLUXUS F60x 13 Advanced Measuring Functions Position the transducers for all activated measuring channels The measurement will be started automatically If a calculation channe
41. in Explosive Atmo sphere see document SIFLUXUS_ 608 Connect the power supply unit to the transmitter see Fig 7 8 e Switch on the transmitter The charging starts automatically The LED BATTERY flashes green while charging The max charging time is approx 5 h During the charging process the ambient temperature should be in the range 0 60 C A measurement can be made during the charging Charging will be stopped automatical ly when the battery is fully charged The LED BATTERY will light green UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 43 FLUXUS F601 7 Installation of FLUXUS F608 Storing the Battery The battery remains in the transmitter After storage the transmitter can immediately be operated with the battery e charge state gt 30 e storing temperature 12 25 C Maintenance Relearn Cycle The accuracy of the displayed value for the charge state of the battery is improved by ex ecuting a relearn cycle The ambient temperature during a relearn cycle should be in the range 12 30 C Special Funct Select Special Funct Battery status Press Battery status ENTER The charge state of the battery is displayed here 73 The and RELEARN indicate that the displayed charge state is not reliable A relearn cycle is recom mended Proceed as follows for a relearn cycle e Charge the battery completely The LED BATTERY lights green when charging is f
42. materials will be displayed in the scroll list see section 16 5 If Other Material is selected the sound speed must be entered Enter the sound speed of the lining material Press EN c Material TER 3200 0 m s For the sound speed of some materials see annex C 1 Enter the thickness of the liner Press ENTER Liner Thickness 330 Note The inner pipe diameter outer pipe diameter 2x pipe wall thick ness 2x liner thickness is calculated internally If the value is not within the inner pipe diameter range of the connected transducers an error message will be displayed It is possible to change the lower limit of the inner pipe diameter for a given transducer type see section 13 9 11 1 5 Pipe Roughness The flow profile of the medium is influenced by the roughness of the inner pipe wall The roughness will be used for the calculation of the profile correction factor As in most cas es the pipe roughness can not be exactly determined it has to be estimated For the roughness of some materials see annex C 2 Enter the roughness of the selected pipe or liner material Roughness g 0 4 mm Change the value according to the condition of the inner pipe wall Press ENTER UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 67 FLUXUS F60x 11 Basic Measurement 11 2 Input of the Medium Parameters z Select the medium from the scroll list Medium t If the medium is not in the scroll list select Other Medi um Press
43. medium are entrained Their transit time in the flow direction is shorter than against the flow direction The transit time difference is proportional to the average flow velocity and therefore to the volumetric flow rate V kpe ka At 2 ta A with V volumetric flow rate Kpe fluid mechanics correction factor A cross sectional pipe area k acoustic calibration factor At transit time difference ta transit time in the medium With the fluid mechanics correction factor kpe the measured average value of the flow velocity along the measuring path is converted into the average value of the flow velocity across the cross sectional pipe area In case of an undisturbed flow profile the fluid me chanics correction factor only depends on the Reynolds number and the roughness of the inner pipe wall The fluid mechanics correction factor is recalculated for each new measurement The acoustic calibration factor k is calculated according to the law of refraction from the sound velocity inside the transducer and the angle with which the sound beam is transmitted into the pipe wall and then into the medium ka c sin a cg sin B cy sin y see Fig 3 2 The acoustic calibration factor is constant for each transducer transducer signal in the flow direction signal against the flow direction flow direction of the medium pipe wall Fig 3 2 Measurement in the TransitTime mode 16 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2E
44. notice All rights re served No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form without FLEXIM s written permission 1 2 Safety Instructions The user manual contains instructions that are marked as follows Note This text contains important information about the use of the flowme ter Attention This text contains important instructions which should be observed to avoid damage or destruction of the flowmeter Proceed with spe cial caution This texts denotes instructions according to directive 94 9 EC Observe these safety instructions UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 11 FLUXUS F60x 1 Introduction 1 3 Warranty The FLUXUS flowmeter is guaranteed for the term and to the conditions specified in the sales contract provided the equipment has been used for the purpose for which it has been designed and operated according to the instructions given in this User Manual Misuse of the FLUXUS will immediately revoke any warranty given or implied This includes replacement of a component of FLUXUS with a component that was not approved by FLEXIM e unsuitable or insufficient maintenance repair of FLUXUS by unauthorized personnel FLEXIM assumes no responsibility for injury to the customer or third persons proximately caused by the material owing to defects in the product which were not predictable or for any indirect damages FLUXUS is a very reliable instrument It is manufactured under strict qual
45. options see chapter 12 For further measuring functions see chapter 13 11 8 Detection of the Flow Direction The flow direction in the pipe can be detected with the help of the displayed volumetric flow rate in conjunction with the arrow on the transducers The medium flows in the direction of the arrow if the displayed volumetric flow rate is positive e g 54 5 m h The medium flows against the direction of the arrow if the displayed volumetric flow rate is negative e g 54 5 m h 11 9 Stopping the Measurement The measurement will be interrupted by pressing key BRK Note Be careful not to stop a current measurement by inadvertently pressing key BRK UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 75 FLUXUS F60x 12 Displaying the Measured Values 12 Displaying the Measured Values The physical quantity is set in the program branch Output Options see section 12 1 During the measurement the designation of the physical quantity is displayed in the up per line the measured value in the lower line The display can be adapted see section 12 3 12 1 Selection of the Physical Quantity and of the Unit of Measurement The following physical quantities can be measured sound speed flow velocity is calculated on the basis of the measured transit time difference volumetric flow rate is calculated by multiplying the flow velocity by the cross section of the pipe mass flow rate is calculated by multiplying the volumetric
46. precision of the ongoing measurement can be estimated A S3 Q9 cY RT FY Press key 9 during the measurement to scroll through the upper line to the status line 78 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 12 Displaying the Measured Values FLUXUS F60x value explanation S signal amplitude 0 lt 5 9 290 Q signal quality 0 lt 5 9 gt 90 c sound speed comparison of the measured and the expected sound speed of the medium The expected sound speed is calculated on the basis of the medium parame ters medium selected in the program branch Parameter temperature de pendency pressure dependency ok is equal to the expected value gt 20 of the expected value lt 20 of the expected value unknown can not be measured R flow profile information about the flow profile based on the Reynolds number veo 2 T fully turbulent flow profile L fully laminar flow profile t the flow is in the transition range between laminar and turbulent flow unknown can not be calculated F flow velocity comparison of the measured flow velocity with the flow limits of the system y ok the flow velocity is not in the critical range t the flow velocity is higher than the current limit the flow velocity is lower than the current cut off flow even if it is not set to ze ro 0 the flow velocity is in the offset range of the measuring method unknown can not be measured 12 5 Transducer Distance By pressi
47. range 12 7 0 cm s default 2 5 cm s This display will only be indicated if Cut off Flow sign und Cut off Flow user has been selected Input of the cut off flow for the absolute value of CUS SOne Elow the measured values 245 cm s range 0 12 7 cm s default 2 5 cm s This display will only be indicated if Cut off Flow absolut und Cut off Flow user has been selected i limit of the fl locit x velocity limit input of an upper limit of the flow velocity 0 0 m s range 0 1 25 5 m s All measured values that are greater than the limit will be marked as outliers Input of 0 zero switches off the detection for outliers selection of the unit of measurement for the x Heat Quantity heat quantity gt J lt Wh activation of the transmission and storing of the x a ie oe heat quantity totalizer values during the heat ore gt ON lt flow measurement 188 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 A Menu Structure FLUXUS F60x Quantity Storage one gt BOTH lt cold start resistant activation of the overflow of the totalizers x Quant wrapping off gt ON lt 5 tae TT activation of the taking over of the totalizer val x ie epee aia ues after a restart of the measurement off gt ON lt SYSTEM settings Proc outputs selection of the displays for the setting of the SYOTEM Settings f outputs of the transmitter Proc outputs selection of the output to be installed Install Output 1 P Current I1
48. s are only possible under certain conditions A higher proportion of gas bubbles or solids in the medium scatter and absorb the ultrasonic signal and therefore attenuate the measuring signal A measurement is impossible if the value is gt 10 If the proportion is high but lt 10 a measurement is only possible under certain conditions The flow is in the transition range between laminar and turbulent flow where flow measurement is difficult Calculate the Reynolds number of the flow at the measuring point with the program Flux Flow free download www flexim com Contact FLEXIM 23 5 Large Deviations of the Measured Values The entered sound speed of the medium is wrong A wrong sound speed can result in the ultrasonic signal that is reflected directly on the pipe wall being mistaken for the measuring signal that has passed through the medium The flow calculated on the basis of the wrong signal by the transmitter is very small or fluctuates around zero There is gas in the pipe If there is gas in the pipe the measured flow will always be too high because both the gas volume and the liquid volume are measured The defined upper limit of the flow velocity is too low All measured flow velocities that are greater than the upper limit will be ignored and marked as invalid All quantities derived from the flow velocity will also be marked as in valid If several correct measured values are ignored the totalizer values will be too lo
49. semi pas Px 7 U gt 0 021 A R JO sive design mA SAN i ext 0 ich example Uext 12 V U Rext 0 380 Q P 7 ext Px ooo eo frequency output Uext 5 24 V ai Re KO Uexi lc MA Cc lo 1 4 MA Xk V Uext Px a exi binary output op Uext 26 V torelay Pxt lc 100 mA Re SK V Px The number type and connections of the outputs are customized Rext is the sum of all ohmic resistances in the circuit e g resistance of the conductors resistance of the amperemeter volt meter 34 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 6 Installation of FLUXUS F601 FLUXUS F601 Connection of an Output Adapter The number of outputs can be increased to max 8 by connecting an output adapter op tional see Fig 6 8 and Fig 6 9 P3 P4 P P6 PY PB Fig 6 9 Output adapter 6 6 Connection of the Inputs 6 6 1 Connection of a Temperature Input Temperature probes Pt100 Pt1000 4 wire can be connected to the inputs of the trans mitter optional see Fig 6 10 For the assignment and the activation of the temperature inputs see chapter 21 inputs PB Oss OO Output Fig 6 10 Connection of the transmitter FLUXUS F601 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 35 FLUXUS F601 6 Installation of FLUXUS F601 6 6 2 Connection of a Passive Current Input An active or a passive current source with an external pow
50. the alarm Alarm outputs with the switching condition and of the type NON HOLD will be acti vated with each change of the flow direction for approx 1 s see Fig 22 2 Alarm outputs with the switching condition gt and of the type HOLD will be active af ter the first change of the flow direction They can be switched back by pressing key C three times see Fig 22 2 A flow t flow i o Aan i R type NON HOLD type HOLD ro aa d approx 1 s reset of the alarm 3x key C Fig 22 2 Behavior of a relay when the flow direction changes If there is an internal adaptation to changing measuring conditions e g to a considerable rise of the medium temperature the alarm will not switch Alarm outputs with the switch ing condition OFF will be set automatically to the switching function NO Cont 22 7 5 Alarm State Indication Note There is no visual or acoustic indication of alarm output switching The alarm state can be displayed during the measurement This function is activated in Special Funct SYSTEM settings Dialogs Menus Select the menu item SHOW RELAIS STAT Select on to activate the alarm state indication SHOW RELAIS STAT off gt ON lt Scroll during the measurement with key 9 until the alarm state is displayed in the upper line RX with being a pictogram as shown in Tab 22 6 example R1
51. the displays for the arrangement of the material scroll list pipe and lining materials Material list 182 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 A Menu Structure FLUXUS F60x cold start resistant SYSTEM settings Libraries Medium list E selection of the displays for the arrangement of P A t the medium scroll list Medium list SYSTEM settings Libraries Format USER AREA E l selection of the displays for the partitioning of PPI CERSA the coefficient memory for the storing of user Format US defined material and medium properties input of the number of user defined materials Format USER AR Materials input of the number of user defined media Format US Media E TEER input of the number of user defined data sets for orma the heat flow coefficients Heat Coeffs 00 m Fee eas input of the number of user defined data sets for Kas the steam coefficients Steam Coeffs 00 display of the occupancy of the coefficient memory confirmation of the selected partition Format NOW no gt YES lt the coefficient memory is being partitioned FORMATTING Tit UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 183 FLUXUS F60x A Menu Structure cold start resistant SYSTEM settings Libraries Extended Library iD selection of the displays for the activation of the See ON t extended library Extended Library 3 r activation of the extended libr
52. the initialization the main menu is displayed in the selected language The language of the display can be set parameter see section 10 4 Press key BRK three times to switch off the transmitter 10 2 Displays 10 2 1 Main Menu The main menu contains the following program branches gt PAR lt mea opt sf Parameter e par Parameter mea Measuring opt Output Options e sf Special Function The selected program branch is displayed in capital letters between arrows The com plete designation of the selected program branch is displayed in the lower line Select a program branch by pressing key 4 and 6 Press ENTER Note By pressing key BRK the measurement will be stopped and the main menu selected Note In this user manual all program entries and keys are indicated with typewriter characters Parameter The menu items are separated from the main menu by a backslash UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 61 FLUXUS F60x 10 Start up 10 2 2 Overview of the Program Branches Program branch Parameter For an overview of the program branches see figure below For a detailed overview of the input of the pipe and medium parameters Program branch Measuring processing of the steps for the measurement Program branch Output Options setting of the physical quantity the unit of measurement and the parameters for the measured value transmission Program branch Special Funct contains all funct
53. the transmitter has only one measuring channel If Parameter from is displayed at least one parameter record is stored in the trans mitter and can be selected A parameter set contains all data necessary for a measure ment pipe parameters medium parameters e transducer parameters output options A parameter record can be defined for each measuring task see chapter 15 11 1 1 Outer Pipe Diameter Pipe Circumference Enter the outer pipe diameter Press ENTER Outer Diameter 100 0 mm An error message will be displayed if the entered parame Outen Diameter ter is outside of the range The limit will be displayed 1100 0 MAXIMAL example upper limit 1100 mm for the connected transduc ers and for a pipe wall thickness of 50 mm UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 65 FLUXUS F60x 11 Basic Measurement It is possible to enter the pipe circumference instead of the outer pipe diameter see sec tion 17 2 1 If the input of the pipe circumference has been activated and 0 zero is entered for the Outer Diameter the menu item Pipe Circumfer will be displayed If the pipe cir cumference is not to be entered press key BRK to return to the main menu and start the parameter input again 11 1 2 Pipe Wall Thickness Enter the pipe wall thickness Press ENTER Wall Thickness 3 0 mm Note The inner pipe diameter outer pipe diameter 2x pipe wall thick ness is calculated internally If the value is not within t
54. the upper limit MIN The alarm will switch if the measured value falls be low the lower limit gt gt The alarm will switch if the flow direction changes sign change of measured value QUANT The alarm will switch if totalizing is activated and the totalizer reaches the limit ERROR The alarm will switch if a measurement is not possi ble OFF The alarm is switched off typ NON HOLD If the switching condition is not true anymore the holding behavior alarm will return to the idle state after approx 1 s HOLD The alarm remains activated even if the switching condition is not true anymore mode NO Cont The alarm is energized if the switching condition is switching function true and de energized if idle NC Cont The alarm is de energized if the switching condition is true and energized if idle Note If no measurement is made all alarms will be de energized inde pendently of the programmed switching function Select in the program branch Output Options the chan Output Optrons lt i nel for which an alarm output is to be activated Press EN for Channel A TER This display will not be indicated if the transmitter has only one measuring channel Select yes to activate the alarm output Press ENTER Alarm Output no gt YE Three scroll lists will be displayed R1 FUNC lt typ mode Function AX e func switching condition typ holding behavior mode switching function Press key 4 and 6
55. to select a scroll list in the upper line Press key ra and E to select a list item in the lower line Press ENTER to store the settings UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 163 FLUXUS F60x 22 Outputs 22 6 2 Setting the Limits If the switching condition MAX or MIN has been selected in the scroll list func the limit of the output will have to be defined Select in the scroll list Input the physical quantity to be used for the comparison The following list items are avail able R1 Input Volume flow e selected physical quantity signal amplitude sound speed of the medium Press ENTER mae switching condition MAX High Limit 10 00 m3 h Enter the upper limit Press ENTER The alarm will switch if the measured value exceeds the limit E switching condition MIN Low Limit 10 00 m3 h Enter the lower limit Press ENTER The alarm will switch if the measured value falls below the limit example 1 High Limit 10 m h volumetric flow rate 9 9 m3 h the limit is exceeded the alarm switches volumetric flow rate 11 m h the limit is not exceeded the alarm does not switch example 2 Low Limit 10 m h volumetric flow rate 11 m h the measured value is below the limit the alarm switches volumetric flow rate 9 9 m3 h the measured value is not below the limit the alarm does not switch If the switching condition QUANT has been selected in the scroll list func the limit of the output will have to be
56. to the supplied temperature probe see section 9 2 or section 9 3 9 2 Installation of the Temperature Probe Response Time 50 s Select the installation instructions that correspond to the supplied clasp e for the installation with a clasp see section 9 2 1 e for the installation with a FLEXIM clasp see section 9 2 2 e for the installation with a quick release clasp see section 9 2 3 9 2 1 Installation with a Clasp e Cut the tension strap to length pipe circumference 120 mm e Make sure that part 2 of the clasp is on top of part 1 see Fig 9 1 The hooks of part 2 must be on the outer side of the clasp e Pull approx 2 cm of the tension strap through the slot of the clasp see Fig 9 2 to fix the clasp to the tension strap Bend the end of the tension strap back Fig 9 3 Temperature probe on the pipe UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 55 FLUXUS F60x 9 Installation of the Temperature Probe Option Position the temperature probe on the pipe see Fig 9 3 Place the tension strap around the temperature probe and the pipe Insert the tension strap through the parts 2 and 1 of the clasp see Fig 9 2 Pull the tension strap firmly and engage it in the inner hooks of the clasp Tighten the screws of the clasps Note In case of great temperature differences it is recommended to ther mally insulate the temperature probe from the environment 9 2 2 Installation with a FLEXIM Clasp C
57. transmit the values of the heat quantity totalizer and the volume totalizer during the heat flow measurement Press ENTER heatt flow quant off gt ON lt 13 2 1 Overflow of the Totalizers The overflow behavior of the totalizers can be set Without Overflow The value of the totalizer increases to the internal limit of 1038 if necessary the values will be displayed as exponential numbers 1 00000E10 The totalizer can only be reset to zero manually With Overflow e The totalizer will be reset to zero automatically when 9999999999 is reached Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Measuring Quant wrapping Select on to work with overflow Select of to work with Quant Wrapping out overflow Press ENTER off gt ON lt Independently of the setting the totalizers can be reset to zero manually Note The overflow of a totalizer influences all output channels e g data logger online transmission of data The transmission of the sum of both totalizers the throughput x0 via an output will not be valid after the first overflow wrapping of one of the corresponding totalizers To signalize the overflow of a totalizer an alarm output with the switching condition QUANT and the type HOLD must be activated 82 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 13 Advanced Measuring Functions FLUXUS F60x 13 3 Settings of the HybridTrek Mode The HybridTrek mode combines the TransitTime mode and the NoiseTre
58. wall thickness The actual sound speed of a material often differs substantially from the values published in the literature as it depends on the composi tion the manufacturing process and the temperature The sound speeds given in annex C 1 only serve as an orientation Note The longitudinal sound speed of a material can be measured pre cisely using a reference object of known thickness see section 19 3 2 134 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 19 Wall Thickness Measurement Optional FLUXUS F60x 19 2 2 Parameter Input for the Sound Speed Measurement The thickness of the pipe must be entered to determine the longitudinal sound speed of a material Select in Output Options Physic Quant the phys ical quantity c LONGITUDINAL for the measuring channel to which the wall thickness probe is connected Physic Quant t c LONGITUDINAL Select Parameter Wall Thickness Enter the pipe Walt Thickness wall thickness 52 mm 19 3 Measurement Select in the main menu the program branch Measuring parr MEAS OPE S Press ENTER Measuring This error message will be displayed if the entered param eters are not complete par gt MEA lt opt sf NO DATA 19 3 1 Measurement of the Wall Thickness This display is indicated if the wall thickness has been se lected as the physical quantity for the measuring channel connected to the probe Wall Thickness mm As long as there is no valid measured
59. 00 6 300 trans platinum 1670 trans asbestos ce 2 200 trans polyethylene 925 trans ment lead 700 2 200 trans polystyrene 1 150 trans bitumen 2 500 trans PP 2 600 trans brass 2 100 4 300 trans PVC 2 395 long carbon steel 3 230 5 800 trans PVC hard 948 trans copper 2 260 4700 trans PVDF 760 2 050 long Cu Ni Fe 2510 trans quartz glass 3515 trans ductile iron 2 650 trans rubber 1 900 2 400 trans glass 3 400 4 700 trans silver 1 590 trans grey cast iron 2 650 4 600 trans Sintimid 2 472 long PE 1 950 long stainless steel 3 230 5 790 trans Perspex 1 250 2 730 long Teka PEEK 2 537 long PFA 1185 long Tekason 2 230 long plastics 1120 2 000 long titanium 3 067 5 955 trans The sound speed depends on the composition and the manufacturing process of the ma terial The sound speed of alloys and cast materials fluctuates strongly The values only serve as an orientation UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 233 FLUXUS F60x C Reference C 2 Typical Roughnesses of Pipes The values are based on experience and measurements material absolute roughness mm drawn pipes of non ferrous metal 0 0 0015 glass plastics and light metal drawn steel pipes 0 01 0 05 fine planed polished surface max 0 01 planed surface 0 01 0 04 rough planed surface 0 05 0 1 welded steel pipes new 0 05 0 1 after long use cleaned 0 15 0 2 moderately rusted slightly encrusted max 0 4 heavily en
60. 1 03 29 49 50 FLUXUS F601 7 7 7 Installation of FLUXUS F608 Connection of the Serial Interface Attention Observe the Safety Instructions for the Use in Explosive Atmo sphere see document SIFLUXUS_608 Connect the RS232 cable to the transmitter see Fig 7 13 and to the serial interface of the PC If the RS232 cable can not be connected to the PC use the RS232 USB adapter The RS232 adapter the RS232 cable and the RS232 USB adapter are part of the serial data kit optional serial interface Fig 7 13 Connections of the transmitter FLUXUS F608 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 8 Mounting the Transducers FLUXUS F60x 8 Mounting the Transducers e Before you start this chapter read and follow the instruction in chapter 11 Attention Observe the Safety Instructions for the Use in Explosive Atmo sphere see document SIFLUXUS_608 The transducers will be fixed to the pipe by means of the supplied transducer mounting fixture 8 1 Preparation of the Pipe Surface Rust paint or other deposits on the pipe will absorb the sound signal A good acoustic contact between pipe and transducers is obtained as follows e Clean the pipe at the selected measuring point e Remove rust or loose paint An existing paint layer on the pipe should be smoothed for a better measuring result e Use coupling foil or apply a bead of acou
61. 1 1770 sulphuric acid 80 1 538 13 0 1 7950 sulphuric acid 96 1 366 11 5 1 8350 juice 1 482 1 0 0 9980 hydrochloric acid 25 1 504 1 0 1 1180 hydrochloric acid 37 1 511 1 0 1 1880 sea water 1 522 1 0 1 0240 Shell Thermina B 1 365 89 3 0 8630 silicone oil 1019 14 746 6 0 9660 SKYDROL 500 B4 1 387 21 9 1 0570 SKYDROL 500 LD4 1 387 21 9 1 0570 Water 1 482 1 0 0 9990 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 235 FLUXUS F60x C Reference C 4 Properties of Water at 1 bar and at Saturation Pressure medium temperature medium pressure density specific heat capacity C bar kg m kJ kg K 1 0 1 999 8 4 218 10 1 999 7 4 192 20 1 998 3 4 182 30 1 995 7 4 178 40 1 992 3 4 178 50 1 988 0 4 181 60 1 983 2 4 184 70 1 977 7 4 190 80 1 971 6 4 196 90 1 965 2 4 205 100 1 013 958 1 4 216 120 1 985 942 9 4 245 140 3 614 925 8 4 285 160 6 181 907 3 4 339 180 10 027 886 9 4 408 200 15 55 864 7 4 497 220 23 20 840 3 4 613 240 33 48 813 6 4 769 260 46 94 784 0 4 983 280 64 20 750 5 5 29 300 85 93 712 2 5 762 320 112 89 666 9 6 565 340 146 05 610 2 8 233 360 186 75 527 5 14 58 374 15 221 20 315 5 00 at constant pressure 236 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 D Certificates FLUXUS F60x D Certificates UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 237 FLUXUS F60x D Certificates 238 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 F
62. 125 Defining the Flow Parameters 0 ccccceeesseeceeeteeseneeseeneeeseeeeeeeeeesenaeeseeeeeeeaa 126 Limit of the Signal Amplification ee ee ce eeeecereeeeeneeeeenaeeeeeeeeeseeeeenaeeeeeeeees 128 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 7 FLUXUS F60x 18 5 18 6 18 7 18 8 18 9 18 10 19 19 1 19 2 19 3 20 20 1 20 2 20 3 20 4 20 5 20 6 21 21 1 21 2 21 3 21 4 21 5 22 22 1 22 2 22 3 22 4 22 5 22 6 22 7 22 8 23 23 1 23 2 Upper Limit of the Sound Speed ee cee eeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeneeeeenaeeseeeeersneeeenaaes 129 Number of Decimal Places of the TotaliZers c ccceeeseceeceeeeeenteeeeeeeenaees 130 Temperature Based Heat Flow Cut Off cee eeeceeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeenneeeeenaeeeseeeees 131 Manual Reset of the TotaliZers cececceeeesecneeeeeesecaeceeeesesaeeeeseeeeeaeeeeenaaes 131 Display of the Sum of the TotaliZers 0 eee cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeaaeeseeeeeenaeeeeeaas 132 Display During the Measurement cece eeeeeeeee escent eeeeeeeeeneeeeeeaeeeseeeeennaeeeeeaes 132 Wall Thickness Measurement Optional csscsseseesseeeseeeeseeeseeenseeeeeees 133 Activation of the Wall Thickness Measurement ccccceeeceseteeeeeeteettneeees 133 Parameter Input nangin haria a aE teed ana naa a aaa aiaa dai ain 134 M a reme t innan abe prin ther p s a ea 135 Heat Flow MeaSureme nh ccccsseesseeeessneeesseeeensceeeesseesesseeeesseeesnseeeaseeee
63. 13 13 1 13 2 13 3 13 4 13 5 13 6 13 7 13 8 13 9 14 14 1 14 2 15 15 1 15 2 15 3 15 4 16 16 1 16 2 16 3 16 4 16 5 17 17 1 17 2 17 3 17 4 17 5 18 18 1 18 2 18 3 18 4 Advanced Measuring Functions c cccsecssseessseeessseeeessceeensesenseeeenseeeenseenenes 80 Damping Factori ninanasa scence sent enensciqet lense sdcwtenndacaartsenenei cate nai e ienei 80 TotaliZ rs iatna ea ee a hee he E 80 Settings of the Hybrid Trek Mode cceeeccecesneeceeeeeeeneeesenaeeeeeeeeeenaeesenaeeeeneeeee 83 Upper Limit of the Flow Velocity ec eee eseeeeenneeeeeeeeseeeeesaeeesneeenseeeenaaes 85 Cut off FLOW vicsscce casas ceucosce te cctnaeduaes saooteuatt poate cctetnbedg aatebsbenehs ueaheaee tvesbeeenecebth Gente 86 Uncorrected Flow Velocity s0 s ssa cesta eieaeneeeeenies scien aun ened 87 Measurement of highly dynamic flows FastFood Mode 0 cseceeseeeereeeeees 88 Calculation Channels sssini a iiei 89 Change of the Limit for the Inner Pipe Diameter enenereeenennen 92 Data Logger and Transmission Of Data ssssssuunenunsnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nn 93 Data Logger on hn e eaa a a EE aaa A EE Ea Aaa EAE ea Ea EE 93 Transmission of Dataran ia e e heck zo a AE ae a aare E este ees 98 Working with Parameter RecordS sessssusssnusenunsnnunennnnnnnunnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne 105 WtrOCUCTION 3 sai aie aat a e aaa Ea aaae ceded ira testes 105 Storing of a Parameter Record ue
64. 3 29 207 FLUXUS F60x B Technical Data Lamb Wave Transducers technical type CRG1NC3 CRH1NC3 CRK1NC3 order code FLG NNNNL FLH NNNNL FLK NNNNL transducer MHz 0 2 0 3 0 5 frequency inner pipe diameter d min extended mm 500 400 220 min recom mm 600 450 250 mended max recom mm 5000 3500 2100 mended max extended mm 6500 5000 4500 pipe wall thickness min mm 14 max mm 27 18 11 material housing PPSU with stainless PPSU with stainless PPSU with stainless contact surface steel cap 304 1 4301 PPSU steel cap 304 1 4301 PPSU steel cap 304 1 4301 PPSU degree of protec IP 65 IP 65 IP 65 tion according to EN 60529 transducer cable type 1699 1699 1699 length m 5 5 5 dimensions length mm 128 5 128 5 128 5 width b mm 51 51 51 height h mm 67 5 67 5 67 5 dimensional drawing operating temperature min C 40 40 40 max C 170 170 170 temperature x x x compensation 208 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 B Technical Data FLUXUS F60x Lamb Wave Transducers technical type CRM1NC3 CRQ1NC3 order code FLM NNNNL FLQ NNNNL transducer MHz 1 4 frequency inner pipe diameter d min extended mm 70 10 min recom mm 120 25 mended max recom mm 1000 100 mended max extended mm 2000 400 pipe wall thickness min mm 3 0
65. 5 84 70 width b mm 59 59 59 40 30 height h mm 90 5 90 5 90 5 59 47 5 dimensional P drawing operating temperature min C 40 40 40 40 40 max C 130 130 130 130 130 temperature x x x x x compensation 216 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 Technical Data FLUXUS F60x technical type CDG1NH1 CDK1NH1 CLK1NH1 CDM2NH1 CDQ2NH1 explosion protection transducer FSG FSK FSK FSM NA2NL_ FSQ NA2NL NA2NL NA2NL NA2NL LC category gas 3G dust 2D EPL Gc Db zone 2 21 explosion protection temperature pipe surface min C 55 55 55 55 55 A max C 190 190 190 190 190 T marking cE 0637 E II3G Ex nA IIC T6 T2 Gc X X II2D Ex tb IIIC TX Db certification IBExU10ATEX1163 X type of gas non sparking protection dust protection by enclosure necessary transducer mounting fixture UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 217 FLUXUS F60x Technical Data Shear Wave Transducers zone 2 extended temperature range technical type CDM2EH5 CDQ2EH5 order code FSM EA2NL FSQ EA2NL transducer frequency MHz 1 4 inner pipe diameter d min extended mm 50 10 min recommend
66. 6 T2 Gb Gc T6 T2 Gb Gc T6 T2 Gb Gc II2D Ex tb IIIC TX 12D Ex tb IIIC TX 2D Ex tb IIIC TX X Certification IBExU10ATEX1162 X IBExU10ATEX1162 X IBExU10ATEX1162 X type of gas powder filling gas powder filling gas powder filling protection non sparking non sparking non sparking dust protection by dust protection by dust protection by enclosure enclosure enclosure necessary transducer mounting fixture UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 223 FLUXUS F60x Technical Data Lamb Wave Transducers zone 2 technical type CRG1NH3 CRH1NH3 CRK1NH3 order code FLG NA2NL FLH NA2NL FLK NA2NL transducer frequency MHz 0 2 0 3 0 5 inner pipe diameter d min extended mm 500 400 220 min recommended mm 600 450 250 max recommended mm 5000 3500 2100 max extended mm 6500 5000 4500 pipe wall thickness min mm 14 9 5 max mm 27 18 11 material housing PPSU with stainless PPSU with stainless PPSU with stainless steel cap and steel cap and steel cap and transducer shoe 304 transducer shoe 304 transducer shoe 304 1 4301 1 4301 1 4301 contact surface PPSU PPSU PPSU degree of protection IP65 IP65 IP65 according to IEC EN 60529 transducer cable type 1699 1699 1699 length m 5 5 5 dimensions length mm 136 5 136 5 136 5 width
67. 6 Libraries The internal material database of the transmitter contains parameters for pipe and lining materials as well as for media It can be extended with user defined materials or media User defined materials and media will always be displayed in the scroll lists of the pro gram branch Parameter User defined materials and media can be stored in an integrated coefficient memory us er area The coefficient memory has to be partitioned first see section 16 1 The properties of user defined materials or media can be entered as follows e as constants without the extended library see section 16 2 as constants or temperature and pressure dependent functions by means of the ex tended library see section 16 3 The material and media scroll lists displayed in the program branch Parameter can be arranged see section 16 5 Shorter scroll lists make working more efficient 16 1 Partitioning of the Coefficient Memory The coefficient memory can be divided into parts for the following material data material properties transversal and longitudinal sound speed typical roughness medium properties min and max sound speed kinematic viscosity density heat flow coefficients additional medium property e steam coefficients additional medium property For the max number of data sets for each category of these material data see Tab 16 1 Tab 16 1 Capacity of the coefficient memory
68. 9 29 FLUXUS F601 6 Installation of FLUXUS F601 6 3 Connection of the Transducers The connections are on the upper side of the transmitter see Fig 6 5 e Pull up the socket cover see Fig 6 6 Insert the connector of the transducer cable in the socket of the transmitter The red point a on the connector must align with the red marking b on the socket transducers transducers measuring channel A measuring channel B Fig 6 5 Connections of the transmitter FLUXUS F601 Fig 6 6 Connection of the transducers 30 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 6 Installation of FLUXUS F601 FLUXUS F601 6 4 Power Supply The transmitter can be operated with the battery see section 6 4 1 or with the power supply unit see section 6 4 2 6 4 1 Operation with the Battery The transmitter has a Li lon battery and can be operated independently of the power supply unit At delivery the battery is charged approx 30 The battery does not need to be fully charged before it is used for the first time The charge state of the battery can be displayed during the measurement see section 12 3 and in the program branch Special Funct Special Funct f Select Special Funct Battery status Press Battery status ENTER ann 30 The current charge state of the battery is displayed Cy 1 here 30 The minus sign indicates that the transmitter is in battery mode and is being discharged
69. A IIC T6 T2 I3G Ex nA IIC T6 T2 lI3G Ex nA IIC T6 T2 E Ge X Gc X Gc X X II2D Ex tb IIIC TX Db 12D Ex tb IIIC TX Db II2D Ex tb IIIC TX Db certification IBExU10ATEX1163 X IBExU10ATEX1163 X IBExU10ATEX1163 X type of protection gas non sparking dust protection by enclosure gas non sparking dust protection by enclosure gas non sparking dust protection by enclosure necessary trans ducer mounting fixture UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 227 FLUXUS G60x B Technical Data Units of Measurement bar a bar absolute bar g bar relative psi a pounds per square inch absolute psi g pounds per square inch relative density unit of measurement description g cm3 gram per cubic centimeter kg cm3 kilogram per cubic centimeter sound speed unit of measurement description m s meter per second kinematic viscosity unit of measurement description mm2 s square millimeter per second 1 mm s 1 cSt flow velocity unit of measurement description m s meter per second cm s centimeter per second in s inches per second fps ft s feet per second 228 length roughness temperature unit of measurement description unit of measurement description mm millimeter Eo degree Celsius inch inch F degree Fahrenheit
70. A PAR sT the program FluxData and of EE fe even 2 z Derat protocol the transmitter have to be iden baud rate data bits parity check stop bits tical x Click on OK UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 101 FLUXUS F60x 14 Data Logger and Transmission of Data Transmission of Data FluxData32 exe untitled flx 0 x Fie Measuring data set DUT Options Help fe H Receive measuring values Shift Ctrl M ee ees ee Dabacerime Shift Ctrl U Table values MEASURING DA Heat Flow coefficients Shift Ctrl w Reset COM Port Communication window Shift Ctrl F Details of measuring data set Select the menu DUT gt Receive measuring val ues Wait until the data are transmit ted Stop of the Transmission of Data FluxData32 exe received data lol x Fie Measuring data set 01 DUT Options Help ojo ajaj ejej RECEIVED MEASURING DATA SETS No START ApJ Avvalues A Name 4 01 08 10 2009 11 43 52 m3 h 96 02 03 11 2009 13 42 57 m s Details of measuring data set Measuring data set 01 dated 08 10 2009 11 43 52 contains Channel A 96 values m3 h of measuring point z a mi Select the menu File gt Save x Save which sets All sets i C Selected 1 sets X Cancel Select set Select the series of measure ment to be stored Click on OK Select t
71. EN 2011 03 29 17 Settings FLUXUS F60x Select normal to display and transmit the profile corrected flow values uncorr to display and transmit the flow val ues without flow profile correction Press ENTER Flow Velocity gt NORMAL lt uncorr Fur further information see section 13 6 A lower limit for the flow velocity can be entered see sec Cut off Flow tion 13 5 absolut gt SIGN lt Cut off Fl factory An upper limit for the flow velocity can be entered see Velocity Limit section 13 4 24 0 m s Enter 0 zero to deactivate the flow velocity check The heat quantity is the totalizer of the heat flow Select Heat Quantity the unit of measurement for the heat flow J or wh gt J lt Wh Select on to store and transmit the values of the heat Dea te lon guant quantity totalizer and the volume totalizer during the heat OnE oes flow measurement z Select the overflow behavior of the totalizers see section Quant wrapping 13 2 1 off gt ON lt a Select on to keep the previous totalizer values after a re Quantity recakt start of the measurement off gt ON lt Select off to reset the totalizers to zero after a restart of the measurement The activation of the turbulence mode can improve the sig T rbulence gee nal quality if the flow is highly turbulent e g in the vicinity Sir ZONS of an elbow or valve An SNR value of min 6 dB is re quired during the measure
72. ENTER It is possible to specify which media will be displayed in the scroll list see section 16 5 For the programmed parameters of common media see annex C 3 If a medium is selected from the scroll list the menu item for the input of the medium temperature is displayed directly see section 11 2 4 If Other Material is selected the medium parameters must be entered first min and max sound speed e kinematic viscosity e density 11 2 1 Sound Speed The sound speed of the medium is used for the calculation of the transducer distance at the beginning of the measurement However the sound speed does not affect the mea suring result directly Often the exact value of the sound speed for a medium is un known Therefore a range of possible values for the sound speed must be entered Enter the average sound speed of the medium Press EN c Medium TER 1500 0 m s eur PISA This display will only be indicated if Other Medium has been selected Select auto or user Press ENTER auto The area around the average sound speed is de fined by the transmitter user The area around the average sound speed must be entered c Medium range auto gt USER lt Enter the area around the average sound speed of the me c Medium 1500m s dium Press ENTER range 150m s This display will only be indicated if user has been select ed 68 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 11 Basic Measurement FLUXUS F60x 11 2 2 Kine
73. Explosive atmospheres Equipment protection by powder filling q EN 60079 15 2010 Explosive atmospheres Equipment protection by type of protection n EN 60079 31 2009 Explosive atmospheres Equipment dust ignition protection by enclosure t The conformity with the directive 94 9 EC was certificated in the following documents of the notified body IBExU Institut f r Sicherheitstechnik GmbH ID No 0637 Document number EC Type M2EWS P2EWS Q2EW5 IBExU 1 OATEX1 162 X examination certificate continuation on verso FLEXIM Flexible Industriemesstachnik GmbH Wolfener StraBe 36 12681 Berlin KE10 1162X_EWSV1 OEN doc Tel 49 0 30 93 66 76 60 Fax 49 0 30 93 66 76 80 FLEXIM GmbH has a quality assurance system which complies to annex IV of the directive 94 9 EC The quality assurance system was certified by the notified body IBExU Institut f r Sicherheitstechnik GmbH ID No 0637 Description Document number Acknowledgement of the quality assurance system IBExU 1ATEX Q001 The marking of the transducers includes the following CE 0637 E 112 3G Ex q nA IIC T6 12 Gb Ge 112D Ex tb IIIA TX The installation operating and safety instructions have to be observed Berlin 2011 03 25 KE10 1162X_EWSV1 0EN doc FLEXIM Flexible Indusiriemesstechnik GmbH Wolfener Stra e 36 12681 Berlin Tel 49 0 30 93 66 76 60 Fax 49 0 30 93 66 76 80 FLEXIM Declaration of conformity
74. Fixing the Transducer Force apart the legs of the spring clip 10 and clamp it over the outer side of the rails 2 The height where the spring clip will snap in depends on the height of the transduc er Apply some coupling compound to the contact surface of the transducer e Place the transducer between the rails 2 Observe the mounting direction see Fig 8 4 e Push the spring clip 10 over the transducer until the knurled screw 11 is positioned over the blind hole of the transducer Fix the transducer by tightening the knurled screw by hand 11 e Repeat the steps for fixing the second transducer e Adjust the transducer distance by loosening the knurled screw 11 of a spring clip 10 and shifting the transducer 1 screw 7 cylinder 2 railrail 8 ball chain 3 transducer 9 groove 4 chain tensioner 10 spring clip 5 horizontal groove 11 knurled screw 6 rail support Fig 8 4 Variofix rail with chains 54 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 9 Installation of the Temperature Probe Option FLUXUS F60x 9 Installation of the Temperature Probe Option Attention Observe the Safety Instructions for the Use in Explosive Atmo sphere see document SIFLUXUS_608 9 1 Cleaning of the Pipe Surface e Remove rust insulation material and loose paint to get a good thermal contact e Clean the pipe surface Select the installation instructions that correspond
75. G1NW3 CRH1NW3 CTH1NW3 CRK1NW3 CTKINW3 explosion protection transducer FLG FLG FLH FLH FLK FLK NA1INL NA1NL LC NA1NL NA1NL LC NA1NL_ NA1NL LC category gas 2 3G dust 2D gas 2 3G dust 2D gas 2 3G dust 2D EPL Gb Gc Db Gb Gc Db Gb Gc Db zone 1 2 21 1 2 21 1 2 21 explosion protection temperature pipe surface min C 55 55 max C 140 140 140 A marking cE 0637 amp cE 0637 amp cE 0637 amp T I12 3G Ex q nA IIC I12 3G Ex q nA IIC I12 3G Ex q nA IIC E T6 T2 Gb Gc T6 T2 Gb Gc T6 T2 Gb Gc X I12D Ex tb IIIC TX 2D Ex tb IIIC TX 12D Ex tb IIIC TX certification IBExU10ATEX1162 X IBExU10ATEX1162 X IBExU10ATEX1162 X type of gas powder filling gas powder filling gas powder filling protection non sparking non sparking non sparking dust protection by dust protection by dust protection by enclosure enclosure enclosure necessary transducer mounting fixture UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 221 FLUXUS F60x Technical Data Lamb Wave Transducers zone 1 technical type CRM1NW3 CTM1NW3 CRP1NW3 CTP1NW3 CRQ1NW3 CTQ1NW3 order code FLM FLM FLP FLP FLQ FLQ NA1NL NA1NL LC NA1NL NA1NL LC NA1NL NA1NL LC transducer MHz 1 2 4 frequency inner pi
76. LEXIM Declaration of conformity We FLEXIM Flexible Industriemesstechnik GmbH Wolfener Str 36 12681 Berlin Germany declare under our sole responsibility that the ultrasonic flowmeter FLUXUS F601 to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the EC directives EMC Directive 2004 108 EC for Electromagnetic Compatibility Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC for Electrical Safety The ultrasonic flowmeter is in conformity with the following European Standards EMC Directive EN 61326 1 2006 Electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use EMC requirements Immunity Electrical equipment for continuous unattended operation Testing and measurement techniques A1 1998 A2 2001 Electrostatic Discharge Immunity Testing and measurement techniques RF Field Immunity Electrical Fast Transient Burst Immunity EN 61000 4 5 2007 Testing and measurement techniques Surge Immunity Test EN 61000 4 6 2002 Testing and measurement techniques Pe cman EN 61000 4 11 2005 Testing and measurement techniques AC Mains Voltage Dips and Interruption Immunity Electrical equipment Class A Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use Emission EN 61326 1 2007 Low Voltage EN 61010 1 2002 Directive The installation operating and safety instructions have to be observed Berlin 29 04 2008 EN Dipl Ing Jens Hilpert Managing Di
77. N 2011 03 29 3 Measurement Principle FLUXUS F60x signal in the signal against flow direction the flow direction Fig 3 3 Transit time difference At 3 2 2 Determination of the Volumetric Flow Rate in the NoiseTrek Mode When media with a high proportion of gas or solids are measured the attenuation of the ultrasonic signal increases and inhibits the propagation of the signal in the medium A measurement in the TransitTime mode is not possible anymore The NoiseTrek mode uses the presence of gas bubbles and solids particles in the medi um The measuring setup does not have to be changed for the NoiseTrek mode Ultra sonic signals are sent into the medium at short intervals reflected by the gas bubbles or the solids particles and again received by the transducer The transit time difference be tween two consecutive measuring signals that are reflected by the same particle is deter mined It is proportional to the distance covered by the particle in the time between the two measuring signals and therefore to the velocity at which the particle moves through the pipe see Fig 3 4 The average value of all measured velocities of gas bubbles and or particles corre sponds to the flow velocity of the medium The volumetric flow rate is calculated from V kpe ka At 2 ts A with V volumetric flow rate Kre fluid mechanics correction factor A cross sectional pipe area k acoustic calibration factor At transit
78. Partition the coefficient memory accordingly see section 16 1 Select edit Press ENTER Install Material gt EDIT lt delete Select a user defined material medium Press ENTER Change the designation of the material medium The default name for a user defined material medium is USER MATERIAL NorUSER MEDIUM N with N being an integer Note 95 ASCII characters letters capital letters numbers special char acters gt lt etc are available for the designation of materials media A designation can have max 16 characters The input of text is de scribed in section 4 4 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 109 FLUXUS F60x 16 Libraries Material Properties Enter the sound speed of the material Press ENTER c Material 1590 0 m s For the sound speed of some materials annex C 1 Enter the roughness of the material Press ENTER Roughness For the typical roughness of some materials see annex C 2 Medium Properties Enter the min and max sound speed of the medium coe Press ENTER 1400 0 c Medium 1550 0 A A Enter the kinematic viscosity of the medium Press EN Kinem Viscosity TER 1 01 mm2 s Enter the density of the medium Press ENTER Density 1 00 g cm3 110 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 16 Libraries FLUXUS F60x 16 3 Extended Library 16 3 1 Introduction If the extended library is activated it i
79. Proc outputs Press ENTER Frequency F1 Select yes if the output has not been installed Press EN F1 enable l TER no gt YES lt or Select no if the output has already been installed Press F1 disable ENTER gt NO lt yes Select in the scroll list the measuring channel to be as PL So rCS chansi signed to the output as the source channel Press ENTER Channel A Select in the scroll list Measuring value but not Im ahs daa puls Press ENTER Measuring value If Measuring value has been selected and the source item can be totalized a request will be indicated whether the frequency output is to be configured as a pulse output Select yes Press ENTER Setup as pulse no gt YES lt Q UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 FLUXUS F60x N N ie Cc 5 Cc mi a Enter the upper limit of the frequency Press ENTER F1 Output MAX 1 0 kHz The lower limit of the frequency and the error value will be set automatically to 0 5 Hz Activation of the output In the program branch Output Options select the Output Options channel for which the input is to be activated Press EN for Channel A TER This display will not be indicated if the transmitter has only one measuring channel Select yes to activate the output Press ENTER Frequency Output Fl no gt YES lt Enter the number of pulses that is to be assigned to the Pulses per unit unit of measurement of the totalizer Pres
80. S F60x 21 Inputs 21 5 Temperature Correction A temperature correction value offset can be set for each temperature input If a correc tion value has been defined it will be added automatically to the measured temperature This function is useful if e g e the characteristic curves of the two temperature probes differ considerably from each other a known and constant temperature gradient exists between the measured temperature and the actual temperature 21 5 1 Activation Deactivation of the Temperature Correction The temperature correction can be activated deactivated in program branch Special Funct SYSTEM settings Dialogs Menus Select on to activate the temperature correction off to Tx Corr Offset f A deactivate it off gt ON lt Note If off is selected the temperature correction will be deactivated for all inputs However the entered correction values for each tempera ture input will be stored and displayed again when the temperature correction is activated again 21 5 2 Input of the Temperature Correction During the flow transducer positioning the correction values will be requested for each input which has been activated and where the temperature can be measured TL Corr Offset Enter the offset for the temperature input 0 3 Press ENTER Note Only measured temperatures can be corrected In order to adjust the zero point the same reference temperature is measured with the
81. User Manual A UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN FLEXIM Ultrasonic Flowmeter for Liquids FLUXUS F601 FLUXUS F608 Firmware V5 xx FLUXUS is a registered trademark of FLEXIM GmbH FLEXIM GmbH Wolfener Strasse 36 12681 Berlin Germany Tel 49 30 936 67 660 Fax 49 30 936 67 680 E mail flexim flexim de www flexim com User manual for FLUXUS F60x UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 Firmware V5 xx Copyright FLEXIM GmbH 2011 Subject to change without notification Die Sprache in der die Anzeigen auf dem Messumformer erscheinen kann eingestellt werden siehe Abschnitt 10 4 The transmitter can be operated in the language of your choice see section 10 4 ll est possible de s lectionner la langue utilis e par le transmetteur a l cran voir section 10 4 El caudalimetro puede ser manejado en el idioma de su elecci n ver sec ci n 10 4 De transmitter kan worden gebruikt in de taal van uw keuze zie gedeelte 10 4 Umeetca BO3MOXKHOCTb BbIOOpa A3bIKa nH popma nn OTOOparkaemon Ha 9K paH npeoOpasoBatena FLUXUS cmoTpn nogpasgen 10 4 Table of Contents 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 3 3 1 3 2 4 4 1 4 2 4 3 44 5 5 1 5 2 6 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 1 7 2 7 3 INtFOCUCTION ceeceeeteeeeseeeeeseeeeuseeeeeneeeeeaseeesaeeeesaseeeeensnesaseneesaseeeensenesasee
82. a me dium will only be shown and described in case of differences z TE z Select Special Funct Install Material or In Bees Na DA stall Medium Press ENTER Install Material An error message will be displayed if the coefficient mem ory does not contain an area for user defined materials media Partition the coefficient memory accordingly see section 16 1 112 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 16 Libraries FLUXUS F60x Select the function for the temperature or pressure depen dency of the material medium properties Y const constants Y M X N linear function of the temperature Y Polynom y k ky x k x2 kg x ky x4 Y F X Z customized interpolation function only for ex perienced users or after consultation with FLEXIM go back return to the precedent menu item Select a user defined material medium Select edit to edit the material medium properties or de lete to delete the material medium and to return to the scroll list Edit Material or Edit Medium This display will only be indicated if an already existing ma terial medium has been selected Enter the designation of the material medium Press EN 2 Input Name TER USER MATERIAL 2 The default name for a user defined material medium is USER MATERIAL NorUSER MEDIUM N with N being an integer Material Properties Enter the material s e transversal sound speed e lo
83. aeeeees 139 Calculation of the Heat FIOW c ccceeeeeecneceeeeeeeaeceeeeseeaeeeeeeseeaeeeeeeseaeeeeenees 140 Normal Measuring Mode cccececeeeeeeeceeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeceeeeeeseaeaeeeeseseaeeeeeneees 140 BTU Mo t ee a e E e i ia E aeiia 143 Measureinent asinine a ie ee ee et een a 145 Two Independent Heat Flow Measurement ccceeeceeeeeeeeeneeeeeetseeeeeees 145 Steam in the Supply LING siisii atpietro ieia aiiai 146 PIMPUUS asi ecsa scarce Cec svescada ned fecuedednauededascnsnticeueduccudusauddeetsebeudeuaduucteaucusteuvduduelncdsTedtede 148 Assigning the Temperature Inputs to the Measuring Channels 0 06 148 Selection of the Temperature Probe c ccceceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeseaeeeeeeeees 150 Assignment of Other Inputs to the Measuring Channels essees 150 Activation of the Inputs 0 ccceeceeeeeeneeceeeeeeeeceeeeseceaeeeeeeeceaeeseesesaeaeeeesenenaeees 151 Temperature Correction ccccccccencsetessuccsessecentieeeucchensconnedansedesteceeeieennesensedectese 152 OUP UTS eis E TTTS TITTIE TT 153 Installation Of AN Output sessin iinei i Ei e TE yeeie 153 Error Valte Del y crmsiinn n ai 158 Activation of an Analog Output c ccccecececceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeenaaeeeeesenneeeess 159 Configuration of a Frequency Output as a Pulse Output 0 0 eee 160 Activation of a Binary Output as a Pulse Output 0 0 ccceeeceeeeeceeeeeeeeeteeeeees 161 Ac
84. alue for the charge state of the battery is improved by ex ecuting a relearn cycle The ambient temperature during a relearn cycle should be in the range 12 30 C Special Funct Select Special Funct Battery status Press Battery status ENTER The charge state of the battery is displayed here 73 The and RELEARN indicate that the displayed charge state is not reliable A relearn cycle is recom mended Proceed as follows for a relearn cycle e Charge the battery completely The LED BATTERY lights green when charging is fin ished e Discharge the battery completely Remove the power supply unit from the transmitter To deactivate the automatic power off during discharging start a measurement Dis charging takes min 14 h The LED BATTERY will flash red afterwards Automatic Power Off In the battery mode the transmitter has an automatic power off The transmitter will be switched off if no measurement is being made and no key is pressed in 10 min or e the battery is empty This message will be displayed before the transmitter is switched off automatically A countdown with an acous tic signal will be started POWER OFF IN 10 s The countdown can be stopped by pressing any key If this message is displayed when the transmitter is switched on the transmitter has been switched off auto matically due to a too low charge state E LOW BATTERY WHILE POWER OFF
85. anguage can be se lected with the following HotCodes Tab 10 1 Language HotCodes 909031 Dutch 909033 French 909034 Spanish 909044 English 909049 German Depending on the technical data of the transmitter some of the languages might not be implemented When the last digit has been entered the main menu will be displayed in the selected language The selected language remains activated when the transmitter is switched off and on again After a cold start the default language set by the manufacturer is activated 64 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 11 Basic Measurement FLUXUS F60x 11 Basic Measurement Attention Observe the Safety Instructions for the Use in Explosive Atmo sphere see document SIFLUXUS_608 The pipe and medium parameters are entered for the selected measuring point see chapter 5 The parameter ranges are limited by the technical characteristics of the trans ducers and of the transmitter Note During the parameter input the transducers must be connected to the transmitter Note The parameters will only be stored when the program branch Pa rameter has been edited in its entirety 11 1 Input of the Pipe Parameters Select the program branch Parameter Press ENTER gt PAR lt mea opt sf Parameter Select the channel for which the parameters are to be en eee t tered Press ENTER for Channel A This display will not be indicated if
86. ar atoae aa raaa aaro aaa aA scasavaduceueasudusadcasstetinccewscwatas 197 Cc FROTEPEN CO E ATTE E ivasdcnwaceSuancwetaew ansucticadssaassaaeseeaan 233 D COPtifi Cates nisin E A A E 237 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 9 FLUXUS F60x 10 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 1 Introduction FLUXUS F60x 1 Introduction 1 1 Regarding this Manual This manual has been written for the personnel operating the ultrasonic flowmeter FLUX US It contains important information about the instrument how to handle it correctly and how to avoid damages Attention Observe the Safety Instructions for the Use in Explosive Atmo sphere see document SIFLUXUS_608 Read the safety Instructions carefully Make sure you have read and understood this manual before using the instrument All reasonable effort has been made to ensure the correctness of the content of this user manual However If you find any erroneous information please inform us We will be grateful for any suggestions and comments regarding the concept and your experience working with the instrument This will ensure that we can further develop our products for the benefit of our customers and in the interest of technological progress If you have any suggestions about improv ing the documentation and particularly this user manual please let us know so that we can consider your comments for future reprints The contents of this user manual are subject to changes without prior
87. ary Extended Library off gt ON lt SYSTEM settings Dialogs Menus SYSTEM selection of the displays for the activation deac eerie a tivation or setting of the menu items in the other Dialogs Menus program branches activation of the menu item for the input of the x Pipe Circumfer pipe circumference in the program branch Pa off gt ON lt rameter Fluid activation of the menu item for the input of the medium pressure in the program branch Pa off gt ON lt rameter selection of the input mode for the measuring point number in the program branch Measur ing Meas Point No 1234 gt tle a lt 1234 digits point hyphen t gt ASCII editor setting of the display for the input of the sound Sonne Pace path in the program branch Measuring auto gt US I user a value for the number of sound paths will be recommended This value can be changed auto selection of reflection mode or diago nal mode recommended setting user 184 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 A Menu Structure FLUXUS F60x cold start resistant Transd Distance auto gt USER lt Steam in inlet off gt ON lt Tx Corr Offset off gt ON lt Error val delay damping gt EDIT lt ELAIS STAT gt ON lt SYSTEM settings Proc SYSTEM settings 1 Proc inputs Proc inputs t Link temperature setting for the display for the input of the trans ducer distan
88. as certified by the notified body IBExU Institut f r Sicherheitstechnik GmbH ID No 0637 Declaration Acknowledgement of the quality assurance system IBExU1 1ATEX Q001 The marking of the transducers includes the following CE 0637 E II3G Ex nA IIC T6 T2 Gc X 12D Ex tb IIIC TX Db The installation operating and safety instructions have to be observed Berlin 201 1 03 25 ipl Ing Jens Hilpert anaging Director KE10 1163X_NHXV1 OEN doc FLEXIM Flexible industriemesstechnik GmbH Wolfener Strabo 36 12681 Berlin Tal 49 0 30 93 66 76 60 Fax 49 0 30 93 66 76 BO FLEXIM Declaration of conformity We FLEXIM Flexible Industriemesstechnik GmbH Wolfener Str 36 12681 Berlin Germany declare under our sole responsibility that the transducers M2EH5 P2EH5 Q2EHS are in conformity with the following EC directives Directive 94 9 EC Safety Requirements for Control Systems and Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres The transducers mentioned above are in conformity with the following European Standards ATEX95 EN 60079 0 2009 Explosive atmospheres Equipment General requirements EN 60079 15 2010 Explosive atmospheres Equipment protection by type of protection n EN 60079 31 2009 Explosive atmospheres Equipment dust ignition protection by enclosure f The conformity with the directive 94 9 EC was certificated in the following documents of the notified body IBExU Institut f r Sicherhe
89. asured temperature values differ from the actual values The temperature probes are not sufficiently insulated Ona pipe with a small diameter the temperature probe is lifted from the pipe surface by the insulation foam The measured absolute value of the heat flow is correct but has the opposite sign Check the assignment of the supply and return temperature to the temperature inputs see section 20 2 or 20 3 The calculated heat flow differs from the actual heat flow although the measured flow and temperature values are correct Check the heat flow coefficients of the medium see section 16 3 4 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 173 FLUXUS F60x 23 Troubleshooting 23 8 Data Transmission The file with the transmitted measuring data contains meaningsless strings The transmission parameters of the transmitter and the transmission program are not identical Adjust the transmission parameters of the transmitter see section 14 2 4 and of the program FluxData see section 14 2 7 or of the terminal program 174 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 A Menu Structure FLUXUS F60x A Menu Structure cold start resistant Program Branch Parameter main menu selection of the program branch gt PAR lt mea opt sf Parameter Parameter Fi selection of a measuring channel A B or of a paces calculation channel Y Z for Channel A ee f ie This display will not be indicated if the transmit t
90. by enclosure necessary trans ducer mounting fixture UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 213 FLUXUS F60x Technical Data Shear Wave Transducers zone 1 extended temperature range technical type CDM2EW5 CLM2EW5 CDQ2EW5 CLQ2EW5 order code FSM EA1NL FSM EA1NL LC FSQ EA1NL FSQ EA1NL LC transducer frequency MHz 1 4 inner pipe diameter d min extended mm 50 10 min recommended mm 100 25 max recommended mm 2000 150 max extended mm 3400 400 pipe wall thickness min mm max mm material housing PI with stainless steel cap and PI with stainless steel cap and transducer shoe 304 1 4301 transducer shoe 304 1 4301 contact surface Pl Pl degree of protection IP56 IP56 according to IEC EN 60529 transducer cable type 6111 6111 6111 6111 length m 4 9 3 9 dimensions length mm 84 70 width b mm 40 30 height h mm 59 47 5 dimensional drawing i Fe o le T I w lt E lal B S lal operating temperature min C 30 30 max C 200 200 temperature x x compensation 214 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 Technical Data FLUXUS F60x technical type CDM2EW5 CLM2EW5 CDQ2EW5 CLQ2EW5 explosion protection transducer FSM EA1NL FSM EA1NL LC FSQ EA1NL FSQ EA1NL LC category gas 2 3G dust 2D
91. ce in the program branch Measur ing user only the entered transducer distance will be displayed if the recommended and the entered transducer distances are identical auto only the recommended transducer dis tance will be displayed recommended setting user activation of the menu item for the input of the supply pressure in the program branch Param eter for a heat flow measurement in a medium that can be a liquid or a gas in the supply line activation of the menu item for the input of a correction value offset for each temperature input in the program branch Measuring selection of the error value delay damping The damping factor will be used edit The menu item for the input of the error value delay in the program branch Output Options will be activated activation of the display of the alarm state dur ing the measurement inputs selection of the displays for the setting of the in puts of the transmitter assignment of temperature inputs and other in puts to the measuring channels UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 185 FLUXUS F60x A Menu Structure cold start resistant SYSTEM settings Measuring selection of the displays for the settings of the measurement SYSTEM settings f easuring enabling of the NoiseTrek mode Enable NoiseTrek off gt ON lt Selection if the toggling between the Transit Time and the NoiseTrek mode has to be crried out manually or automa
92. ceceaeceseeeqeaeceeeeseneeeeess 64 Basic Measurement cccccecseserssseeensseeeesseeesseeeeneceesaseeeenseeeeaseeeeaseeeeaseneeenseenes 65 Input of the Pipe Parameters cee eeseeeeeeeeseneeceenaeeceeeeeeaeeeeeneeeenneeeeenaeeeeeaeees 65 Input of the Medium Parameters cece cecceeeeeeceenneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeesneeeensaeeeeenaees 68 Other Parameters 24 295 sce n aa aa Ga a nae 70 Selection of the Channels 2 cccc cccccccec cece seine cede ceececdeee suede seodesdeteeebessdevesdnededaceed 70 Defining the Number of Sound Paths 0 cee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeceeeeeeeeeeeesnaeeeeenaeeeeeeees 71 Transducer Distance incised ee 72 Start of the MeasuUreMent siiis eitia ierodas 75 Detection of the Flow Direction oo ee ce eeeceeceneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeesnaeeseenaeeeeenaes 75 Stopping the MeaSUreEMENL e ee eecceceeneeeeeeeeseeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeesaeeesesaeeeeeeeeetnaeeeseaas 75 Displaying the Measured Values cccsseeesseesseeeeesseeeeseeeeneeeeeeseeeeseneesseenes 76 Selection of the Physical Quantity and of the Unit of Measurement 0 76 Toggling Between the Channels ce eeceeseeeseeeecenneeeceeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeenaeeeseaes 77 Adjustment of the Display nescieira aea a 78 Status LINE aee Te oaiit a needs a a aiies 78 Fransd cer DiStaNCE ois iescscciccieses segs cvsensutns svhentesvocebensyensectestusacnsiabtepeobehertiensastent see 79 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 FLUXUS F60x
93. crusted max 3 cast iron pipes bitumen lining gt 0 12 new without lining 0 25 1 rusted 1 1 5 encrusted 1 5 3 234 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 C Reference FLUXUS F60x C 3 Typical Properties of Selected Media at 20 C and 1 bar medium sound speed kinematic viscosity density m s mm s g cm acetone 1 190 0 4 0 7300 ammonia NH3 1 386 0 2 0 6130 gasoline 1 295 0 7 0 8800 beer 1 482 1 0 0 9980 BP Transcal LT 1 365 20 1 0 8760 BP Transcal N 1 365 94 3 0 8760 diesel 1210 7 1 0 8260 ethanol 1 402 1 5 0 7950 hydrofluoric acid 50 1 221 1 0 0 9980 hydrofluoric acid 80 777 1 0 0 9980 glycol 1 665 18 6 1 1100 20 glycol H30 1 655 1 7 1 0280 30 glycol H 0 1672 2 2 1 0440 40 glycol H20 1 688 3 3 1 0600 50 glycol H30 1705 4 1 1 0750 ISO VG 100 1487 314 2 0 8690 ISO VG 150 1 487 539 0 0 8690 ISO VG 22 1 487 50 2 0 8690 ISO VG 220 1 487 811 1 0 8690 ISO VG 32 1 487 78 0 0 8690 ISO VG 46 1 487 126 7 0 8730 ISO VG 68 1 487 201 8 0 8750 methanol 1119 0 7 0 7930 milk 1 482 5 0 1 00 Mobiltherm 594 1 365 7 5 0 8730 Mobiltherm 603 1365 55 2 0 8590 NaOH 10 1762 2 5 1 1140 NaOH 20 2 061 4 5 1 2230 paraffin 248 1 468 195 1 0 8450 R134 Freon 522 0 2 1 2400 R22 Freon 558 0 1 1 2130 crude oil light 1 163 14 0 0 8130 crude oil heavy 1 370 639 5 0 9220 sulphuric acid 30 1 526 1 4
94. cted Immunity Testing and measurement techniques AC Mains Voltage Dips and Interruption Immunity Electrical equipment Class A Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use Low Voltage Directive KE608A2V1 OEN doc continuation on verso FLEXIM Floxible Industriemesstechnik GmbH Wolfener Stra e 36 12681 Berlin Tel 49 0 30 93 66 76 60 Fax 49 0 30 93 66 76 80 Standard ATEX95 EN 60079 0 2009 Explosive atmospheres Equipment General requirements EN 60079 1 1 2007 Explosive atmospheres Equipment protection by intrinsic safety i EN 60079 15 2010 Explosive atmospheres Equipment protection by type of protection n EN 60079 31 2009 Explosive atmospheres Equipment dust ignition protection by enclosure t The conformity with the directive 94 9 EC was certificated in the following documents of the notified body IBExU Institut fir Sicherheitstechnik GmbH ID No 0637 Object Document number EC Type Examination Certificate FLUXUS 608 A2 IBExU1 OATEX1 067 FLEXIM GmbH has a quality assurance system which complies to annex IV of the directive 94 9 EC The quality assurance system was certified by the notified body IBExU Institut f r Sicherheitstechnik GmbH ID No 0637 Document type _ Description Declaration Acknowledgement of the quality assurance system IBExU 1ATEX Q001 The marking of the transm
95. ctivated for the measuring channel whose measured values are displayed at the moment Note The pressing of a key will only influence the totalizers if the totalizer is displayed in the upper line Selection of the Totalizers for Storing It is possible to store only the value of the totalizer that is currently displayed or one value for each flow direction Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Stor ing Quantity Storage If one is selected only the value of the totalizer that is cur rently displayed will be stored Quantity Storage one gt BOTH lt If both is selected the values of the totalizers totalizer for both flow directions will be stored Press ENTER When the Measurement Is Stopped The behavior of the totalizers when the measurement is stopped or after a RESET of the transmitter is set in Special Funct SYSTEM settings Measuring Quantity recall If on is selected the values of the totalizers will be stored and used for the next measurement Quantity recall off gt ON lt If off is selected the totalizers will be reset to zero UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 81 FLUXUS F60x 13 Advanced Measuring Functions During the Heat Flow Measurement During the heat flow measurement it is possible to transmit and store the values of the heat quantity totalizer and of the volume totalizer Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Measuring heat flow quant Select on to store and
96. ctor FLEXIM Flexible Industriemesstechnik GmbH Wolfener StroSe 36 12681 Berlin AAAS Tel 49 0 30 93 66 76 60 Fox 49 0 30 93 66 76 80 Declaration of conformity We FLEXIM Flexible Industriemesstechnik GmbH Wolfener Str 36 12681 Berlin Germany declare under our sole responsibility that the transducers GINWI1 KINWI M2NW1 P2NW1 Q2NW1 GINW3 HINWS KINW3 MINW3 PINW3 QINW3 are in conformity with the following EC directives Directive 94 9 EC Safety Requirements for Control Systems and Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres The transducers mentioned above are in conformity with the following European Standards EN 60079 0 2009 Explosive atmospheres Equipment General requirements EN 60079 5 2007 Explosive atmospheres Equipment protection by powder filling q EN 60079 15 2010 Explosive atmospheres Equipment protection by type of protection n EN 60079 31 2009 Explosive atmospheres Equipment dust ignition protection by enclosure t The conformity with the directive 94 9 EC was certificated in the following documents of the notified body IBExU Institut f r Sicherheitstechnik GmbH ID No 0637 gt a PIE a Document type j Document number EC Type GINW KINW1 M2NW1 P2NW1 Q2NW1 IBExU 10ATEX 162 X examination GINW3 HINW3 KINW3 MINW3 PINW3 certificate QINW3 continuation on verso l FLEXIM Flexible
97. d This message will be displayed if the medium in the supply line is completely vaporous This message will be displayed if the medium in the supply line is in the phase transition critical range In this case an exact measurement of the heat flow is not possible because the proportion of the medium in liquid phase in the supply line must be known in order to calcu late the enthalpy of the supply The critical range of water of is defined as the range 3 C around the boiling temperature In the critical range the steam saturation enthalpy is used calculate the heat flow If the medium is in the critical range the physical quantity will be displayed in capital letters 147 FLUXUS F60x 21 Inputs 21 Inputs External transducers can be connected to the inputs optional to measure the following physical quantities temperature e density pressure e kinematic viscosity e dynamic viscosity The values of the current voltage and temperature inputs can be used by all measuring channels An input must be assigned to a measuring channel see section 21 1 and 21 3 and acti vated see section 21 4 before it can be used for the measurement and for the storing of measured values Note If a new input module has been installed the transmitter must be re started RESET or off on in order for the new inputs to be identified Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Proc SYSTEM settings 1 j inpu
98. d The measurement can be continued If the difference is greater adjust the transducer distance to the displayed optimum val ue Afterwards check the signal quality and the signal amplitude bar graph see section 11 6 1 Press ENTER Tab 11 1 Standard values for signal optimization transducer frequency Difference between the optimum and the entered transducer dis third character of the tance mm technical type shear wave transducer lamb wave transducer G 20 50 100 H 35 60 K 15 25 40 M 10 10 20 P 8 6 10 Q 6 3 5 S 3 Enter the new adjusted transducer distance Press EN Transd Distance TER 50 0 mm Scroll with key g again until the transducer distance is pater Oey am displayed and check the difference between the optimum ima m3 h and the entered transducer distance Repeat the steps if necessary Note If the transducer distance is changed during the measurement the consistency check will have to be repeated Repeat the steps for all channels on which a measurement is being made 74 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 11 Basic Measurement FLUXUS F60x 11 6 3 Value of the Sound Speed The sound speed of the medium can be displayed during the measurement by pressing key 3 If an approximate range for the sound speed has been entered in the program branch Parameter and the transducer distance has been optimized afterwards as de
99. d a new data set will be created and storing of measured val ues will be started If the FastFood mode is deactivated or if the measurement is inter rupted the storing will be stopped UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 13 Advanced Measuring Functions FLUXUS F60x Note The values of the current measuring data set will be deleted if the FastFood mode is deactivated and activated again without interrupt ing the measurement The values of the current measuring data set will be kept if the mea surement is interrupted before the FastFood mode is activated again A new measuring data set is created when the next measure ment is started 13 8 Calculation Channels In addition to the ultrasonic measuring channels the transmitter has two virtual calcula tion channels Y and Z The measured values of the measuring channels A and B can be used for calculations by the calculation channels The result of the calculation is the measured value of the selected calculation channel This measured value is equivalent to the measured values of a measuring channel All operations with the measured values of a measuring channel totalizing online transmis sion of data storing outputs etc can also be done with the values of a calculation channel 13 8 1 Characteristics of the Calculation Channels In the program branch Parameter the measuring channels to be used for the calcula tion and the calculation function have to be e
100. d the sound speed stored in the internal database is used taking into account the medium temperature entered in the program branch Parameter or the measured temperature if the medium temper ature is measured A change of measuring channel is not possible The inputs and outputs can still be used The measured values are stored as usual The FastFood mode has to be enabled and activated 13 7 1 Enabling Disabling the FastFood Mode Enter HotCode 007022 immediately after the transmitter has been switched on z Select yes to enable the FastFood Mode no to disable it Enable FastFood no gt YES lt 13 7 2 Storage Rate of the FastFood Mode If the FastFood mode is enabled a Storage Rate in ms will have to be entered in the program branch Output Options Press ENTER Storage Rate 70 ms 13 7 3 Activation Deactivation of the FastFood Mode If the FastFood mode is enabled and a measurement is started the normal measuring mode will still be running i e multi channel measurement with permanent adaptation to the measuring conditions If the data logger is activated the measured values will not be stored Press key 0 to activate deactivate the FastFood mode R Volume flow for the measuring channel currently displayed 54 5 m3 h Scroll with key 9 in the upper line until the activated mea suring mode A Mode FastFood or A Mode TransTime is displayed A Mode FastFood 54 5 m3 h If the data logger is activate
101. d a question mark will be displayed in the lower line Apply a thin film of the coupling compound to the pipe wall Press the wall thickness probe against the pipe wall in this 3340 m s position As soon as a valid measured value is obtained it will be displayed in the lower line A tick will be displayed in the upper line on the right The measured value remains on the display when the wall thickness probe is removed from the pipe Note For pipe materials whose longitudinal sound speed can be used for the measurement of the volumetric flow rate see annex C 1 19 3 3 Further Information on the Measurement SIGNAL IS GOOD 36 DL mm ERRORSIGNAL mm 136 Press key E to obtain information on the measuring sig nal This message will be displayed if the measuring signal is sufficient The LED of the channel will light green This message will be displayed if the measuring signal is not sufficient number The LED of the measuring channel will light red Press key E again The bar graph of the signal quality Q will be displayed If the signal is not sufficient for a measurement UNDEF will be displayed The LED of the measuring channel will light red Shift the wall thickness probe slightly on the pipe until the LED of the measuring channel lights green UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 19 Wall Thickness Measurement Optional FLUXUS F60x 3 WoL Theses Press key 3 to display t
102. d here only affect the display of the totalizers 130 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 18 SuperUser Mode FLUXUS F60x For setting the behavior of the totalizers when the max value is reached see section 13 2 1 18 7 Temperature Based Heat Flow Cut Off With the temperature based heat flow cut off all measured temperature differences be tween the supply and return line that are lower than a defined value are set to zero The heat flow is also set to zero The value of the heat quantity totalizer remains unchanged Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Measuring Miscellaneous Press ENTER until the menu item Thermal low cut is displayed Select on to activate the temperature based heat flow cut Doema eo ee off off to deactivate it Press ENTER off gt ON lt If on has been selected enter the limit of the temperature difference All temperature differences between the supply and return line that are lower than this value will be set to zero Enter 0 zero to work without the temperature based heat flow cut off range 0 5 0 C Press ENTER Thermal flow gt 0 if dT lt 0 0 lt 18 8 Manual Reset of the Totalizers If the manual reset of the totalizers is activated the totalizers can be reset to zero during the measurement by pressing key C three times Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Measuring Miscellaneous Press ENTER until the menu item 3xC clear totals is displayed Select o
103. d the pipe Tighten the chain and insert it in the second slot on the top of the fastening shoe Mount the second transducer in the same way Fig 8 2 Mounting the transducers with fastening shoes and chains Extension of the Ball Chain To extend the chain insert the last ball of the extension in the fastening clip of the ball chain The spare fastening clips supplied with the chain can be used to repair a broken chain 8 3 1 Mounting the Transducers with Magnetic Fastening Shoes 52 Insert the transducers in the fastening shoes Turn the screw on the upper side of the fastening shoes by 90 in order to engage and lock its extremity in the groove on the top of the inserted transducer Apply some coupling compound to the contact surface of the transducers Insert the ruler in the lateral slot of the fastening shoes Adjust the displayed transducer distance see section 11 6 Fix the transducers with the plastic screws on the transducer cable side of the fastening shoes UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 8 Mounting the Transducers FLUXUS F60x e Place the fastening shoe ruler assembly on the pipe at the measuring point There must be no air pockets between pipe wall and contact surface of the transducer Adjust the transducer distance again Fig 8 3 Mounting the transducers with magnetic fastening shoes 8 3 2 Mounting the Transducers with Portable Variofix Rail with Chains Normally each transducer is mounte
104. d to its own Variofix rail If the transducer distance is small and both transducers are on the same side of the pipe reflection mode they can be fixed in one Variofix rail Preparing and Fixing the Variofix Rail e Adjustment of the Variofix rail to transducer width Loosen the 4 screws 1 for the adjustment of the rails 2 with a M8 wrench see Fig 8 4 Place one transducer 3 in the center between the rails Press the two rails 2 together and tighten the 4 screws 1 The transducer can be shifted and removed Remove the transducer e Loosen the chain tensioners 4 but do not unscrew them completely If the chain has not yet been mounted to the rail support 6 Compress the spring of the chain tensioner 4 with the cylinder 7 while pushing the chain tensioner 4 in the horizontal groove 5 of the rail support 6 e Place the Variofix rail on the pipe Both rail supports 6 must be completely supported by the pipe Lay the ball chain 8 around the pipe if the pipe is vertical start with the upper ball chain e Press the chain tensioner 4 completely in and push the ball chain 8 in the other groove 9 of the rail support UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 53 FLUXUS F60x 8 Mounting the Transducers e Fix the second ball chain 8 in the same way e Tension the ball chains 8 by tightening the chain tensioners 4 e Repeat the steps if the second transducer is fixed to its own Variofix rail
105. e lected in the program branch Output Options Heatflow heat flow independently of the physical quantity selected in the program branch Output Op tions Quantity Q totalizer for the positive flow direction actual measure totalizer for the physical quantity selected in the program branch Output Options Flow flow totalizer Heatflow totalizer for the heat flow Q totalizer for the negative flow direction actual measure totalizer for the physical quantity selected in the program branch Output Options Flow flow totalizer Heatflow totalizer for the heat flow xO sum of the totalizers positive and negative flow direction actual measure totalizer for the physical quantity selected in the program branch Output Options Flow flow totalizer Heatflow totalizer for the heat flow Limit R1 limit message alarm output R1 R2 limit message alarm output R2 R3 limit message alarm output R3 Temperature Is only available if a temperature input has been assigned to the channel T Inlet T1 supply temperature for the heat flow measure ment T Outlet T2 return temperature for the heat flow measurement T 3 EINGANG T3 further temperature input T 4 INPUT T4 further temperature input TV T1 TR T2 difference between supply and return tempera ture TV T1 T3 difference between supply temperature and T 3 TR T2 T3 difference between return temperature and T 3 TV T1 T4 difference between supply temperature and T 4 TR T2 T4 d
106. e BTU Mode Enter HotCode 007025 immediately after the transmitter has been switched on Select on to activate the BTU mode off to deactivate it Act as BTU meter Press ENTER gt OFF lt on Note The BTU mode remains active after a restart of the transmitter 20 3 2 Assignment of the Flow Transducers and the Temperature Inputs The position of the flow transducers and the temperature inputs can be assigned in ac cordance with the application Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Proc inputs Link temperature In case of a heating application select heat in case of a A Thermal energy cooling application select chill Press ENTER gt HEAT lt chill Select return if the flow transducers are mounted on the return line or supply if the flow transducers are mounted on the supply line Press ENTER anl ransd location gt RETURN lt supply Select sign if the sign of the heat flow is to be considered absolute if only the absolute value of the heat flow is to PABSOLUTE lt sign be displayed Press ENTER Thermal energy Select the temperature input to be assigned to the supply A ToSuppIy temperature Press ENTER Input T1 eee Select the temperature input to be assigned to the return chines l temperature Input T2 Press ENTER 20 3 3 Input of a Constant Temperature If the supply or return temperature is known and constant during the whole measure ment this te
107. e SuperUser mode offers the possibility of an advanced analysis of the signal and the measured values as well as the definition of additional parameters adapted to the mea suring point in order to achieve better measuring values or during experimental work Features of the SuperUser mode are e Defaults will not be observed e There are no plausibility checks when parameters are being entered There is no check whether the entered parameters are within the limits determined by the laws of physics and technical data The cut off flow is not active A value for the number of sound paths must be entered Some menu items that are not visible in the normal the normal mode are displayed Attention The SuperUser mode is intended for experienced users with ad vanced application knowledge The parameters can affect the nor mal measuring mode and lead to wrong measuring values or to a failure of the measurement when a new measuring point is set up 18 1 Activation Deactivation Enter HotCode 071049 immediately after the transmitter has been switched on It is displayed that the SuperUser mode is activated Press ENTER The main menu will be displayed SUPERUSER MODE IS ACTIVE NOW The SuperUser mode is deactivated by switching off the transmitter Attention Some of the defined parameters are still active after the deactivation of the SuperUser mode 18 2 Transducer Parameters In the S
108. e checking for outliers The measured flow velocity will then be compared to the en tered upper limit Press ENTER If the flow velocity is higher than the upper limit e the flow velocity will be marked as invalid The physical quantity can not be deter mined e the LED of the measuring channel will light red e I will be displayed after the unit of measurement in case of a normal error is dis played Note If the upper limit is too low a measurement might be impossible be cause most of the measured values will be marked as invalid UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 85 FLUXUS F60x 13 Advanced Measuring Functions 13 5 Cut off Flow The cut off flow is a lower limit for the flow velocity All measured flow velocities that are lower than the limit and their derived values are set to zero The cut off flow can depend on the flow direction or not The cut off flow is set in Spe cial Funct SYSTEM settings Measuring Cut off Flow Cut off Flow absolut gt SIGN lt Cut off Flow factory gt USER lt Select sign to define a cut off flow in dependence on the flow direction Two independent limits are set for the posi tive and negative flow directions Select absolut to define a cut off flow independently of the flow direction A limit is set for the absolute value of the flow velocity Press ENTER Select factory to use the default limit of 2 5 cm s 0 025 m s for the cut off flow S
109. e entered correction data will be lost Attention The correction of the flow velocity is still active after the deactivation of the SuperUser mode 18 4 Limit of the Signal Amplification In order to prevent disturbing and or pipe wall signals e g if the pipe has run empty from being interpreted as useful signals it is possible to define a max signal amplifica tion If the signal amplification is greater than the max signal amplification e the flow velocity will be marked as invalid The physical quantity can not be deter mined e the LED of the measuring channel will light red e a hash symbol will be displayed after the unit of measurement in case of a normal error is displayed Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Measuring Miscellaneous Press ENTER until the menu item Gain threshold is displayed 128 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 18 SuperUser Mode FLUXUS F60x Enter for each measuring channel the max signal amplifi Bs Gain threshold cation Enter 0 zero if no limit of the signal amplification is Fail if gt 90 dB to be used range 0 255 Press ENTER Attention The limit of the signal amplification is still active after the deactiva tion of the SuperUser mode 18 5 Upper Limit of the Sound Speed When the plausibility of the signal is evaluated it will be checked if the sound speed is within a defined range The upper limit used for the evaluation is the
110. e g for Excel versions FluxKoef creating medium data sets cable RS232 adapter RS232 USB transport case dimensions 500 x 400 x 190 mm outputs The outputs are galvanically isolated from the transmitter number max on request accessories output adapter if number of outputs gt 4 current output range 0 4 20 mA accuracy 0 1 of reading 15 pA active output Rext lt 200 Q passive output Uext 4 16 V dependent on Rext Rext lt 500 Q frequency output range 0 5 kHz open collector 24 V 4 mA binary output optorelay 26 V 100 mA binary output as alarm output functions limit change of flow direction or error binary output as pulse output pulse value pulse width 0 01 1000 units 1 1000 ms 198 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 B Technical Data FLUXUS F60x FLUXUS F601 inputs The inputs are galvanically isolated from the transmitter number max 4 accessories input adapter if number of inputs gt 2 temperature input designation Pt100 Pt1000 connection 4 wire range 150 560 C resolution 0 01 K accuracy 0 01 of reading 0 03 K current input accuracy 0 1 of reading 10 uA passive input Ri 50 Q P lt 0 3 W range 20 20 mA voltage input range 0 1 V accuracy 0 1 of reading 1 mV internal resistance R 1 MQ Dimensions FLUXUS F601 wa 59 rxm O CHANNEL A CHANNEL BO Ter
111. e selection mode and for entering digits and letters in the input mode Tab 4 3 General functions C switching on the transmitter LIGHT switching on off the backlight of the display ENTER confirmation of selection or of entered value BRK C ENTER RESET Press these three keys simultaneously to correct a malfunction The reset has the same effect as restarting the transmitter Stored data are not af fected BRK interruption of the measurement and selection of the main menu Be careful not to stop a current measurement by inadvertently pressing key BRK BRK switching off the transmitter by pressing key BRK three times Tab 4 4 Navigation BRK selection of the main menu E4 6 scroll to the left right through a scroll list A 2 scroll upwards downwards through a scroll list ENTER confirmation of the selected menu item Tab 4 5 Input of digits 0 9 input of the digit shown on the key sign for the input of negative values a decimal marker Cc Delete values After the value has been deleted the previous value will be dis played ENTER confirmation of input UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 21 FLUXUS F60x 4 Transmitter Tab 4 6 Input of text 74 6 positioning of the cursor 9 changing the currently selected character to an A 3 changing the currently selected character to a Z 5 changing between small and capital letters
112. e to be entered before the start of the measurement see section 16 3 4 20 2 Normal Measuring Mode The supply and return temperature are assigned to the measuring channels as T Inlet and T Fluid Outle The temperatures can be measured or entered as constant val ues 20 2 1 Flow Measurement on the Return Line The temperature inputs see Fig 20 1 are configured as follows Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Proc inputs Link temperature Press Proc inputs t Link temperature Select the list item Input T1 to assign the temperature probe on the supply line to the temperature input T1 Press ENTER A T Inlet T Input T1 140 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 20 Heat Flow Measurement FLUXUS F60x AIT Fluid Outle 1 Select the list item Input T2 to assign the temperature probe on the return line to the temperature input T2 Press ENTER 20 2 2 Flow Measurement on the Supply Line The temperature inputs see Fig 20 2 are configured as follows Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Proc inputs Link temperature Press ENTER Proc inputs t Link temperature Select the list item Input T2 to assign the temperature probe on the supply line to the temperature input T2 even though it is connected to the temperature input T1 Press ENTER AIT Fluid Outle Select the list item Input T1 to assign the temperature Inout T1 probe on the return line to the temperature input T1 even P though it is connected to the
113. e transmitter has to toggle to the NoiseTrek mode if there are no valid measured values in the TransitTime mode range 0 9999 s This display will only be indicated if the auto matic toggling between the TransitTime and the NoiseTrek mode is activated Keep TT For checking 5s activation of the display for the difference be tween the measured and the expected sound speed of a selected reference medium during the measurement Compare c fluid no gt YES lt selection whether the flow velocity is displayed x pron Vere and transmitted with or without profile correction normal gt UNCORR lt selection of the input of a lower limit for the flow x Cut off Flow velocity absolut gt SIGN lt absolut independent of the flow direction e sign dependent on the flow direction activation of the input of a lower limit of the flow Cut off Flow velocity factory gt USER lt factory the default limit of 2 5 cm s will be used user input of a limit UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 187 FLUXUS F60x A Menu Structure cold start resistant input of the cut off flow for positive measured Cut off Flow values eas cm s range 0 12 7 cm s 0 127 m s default 2 5 cm s 0 025 m s This display will only be indicated if Cut off Flow sign and Cut off Flow user has been selected Input of the cut off flow for negative measured Cut off Flow values a ANS cm s
114. echnical Data mass flow mass totalized unit of measurement description unit of measurement t h ton per hour t t d ton per day t kg h kilogram per hour kg kg min kilogram per minute kg kg s kilogram per second kg g s gram per second g lb d pounds per day lb lb h pounds per hour lb lb m pounds per minute lb lb s pounds per second lb klb h kilopounds per hour klb klb m kilopounds per minute klb 1 Ib 453 59237 g 1 t 1000 kg heat flow heat totalized unit of measurement description unit of measurement w watt Wh or J kW kilowatt kWh or kJ e MW megawatt MWh orMg GW gigawatt GWh or GJ kBTU minute kBTU per minute kBT kBTU hour kBTU per hour kBT MBTU hour MBTU per hour MBT MBTU day MBTU per day MBT TON TH TON totals in TONhours TH TON TD TON totals in TONdays TD kTON kTH kTON totals in TONhours kTH kTON kTD kTON totals in TONdays kTD BTU British Thermal Unit 1W 1 J s 1 1055 05585262 BTU s 230 TON ton refrigeration 1 W 1 J s 1 3516 852842 TON 1 TON 200 BTU min Selection in Special Funct SYSTEM set tings Measuring UMFLUXUS_G6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 B Technical Data FLUXUS G60x Flow Nomogram Metrical volumetric flow rate volumetric flow rate A A A A A s s 2 z 2 e
115. ed mm 100 25 max recommended mm 2000 150 max extended mm 3400 400 pipe wall thickness min mm max mm material housing PI with stainless steel cap PI with stainless steel cap and transducer shoe 304 and transducer shoe 304 1 4301 1 4301 contact surface Pl Pl degree of protection IP56 IP56 according to IEC EN 60529 transducer cable type 6111 6111 length m 4 3 dimensions length mm 84 70 width b mm 40 30 height h mm 59 47 5 dimensional drawing f a ee l operating temperature min C 30 30 max C 200 200 temperature x x compensation 218 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 Technical Data FLUXUS F60x technical type CDM2EH5 CDQ2EH5 explosion protection transducer FSM EA2NL FSQ EA2NL category gas 3G dust 2D gas 3G dust 2D EPL Gc Db Gc Db zone 2 21 2 21 explosion protection temperature pipe surface min C 45 45 A max C 235 235 T marking CE 0637 amp CE 0637 amp E II3G Ex nA IIC T6 T2 Gc X II3G Ex nA IIC T6 T2 Gc X X 12D Ex tb IIIA TX Db 12D Ex tb IIIA TX Db certification IBExU10ATEX1163 X IBExU10ATEX1163 X type of protection gas non sparking dust protection by enclo sure gas non sparking dust protection by enclo sure necessary trans ducer mounting fixture UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 219 FLUXUS F60x Technical Data Lamb Wave Transducers zone 1
116. ed of the pipe can be measured In this case a wall thickness probe that can be connected directly to the socket of a measuring channel will be includ ed in shipment The wall thickness probe will be detected automatically when connected to the transmitter The measured wall thickness can be transmitted directly into the cur rent parameter record A modified transit time method is used to determine the wall thickness or the sound speed of the pipe e The wall thickness probe emits an ultrasonic pulse which propagates in the pipe e The pulse is reflected by the boundary layer of the pipe and received by the wall thick ness probe The time difference between emitting and receiving the signal is a measure of the pipe wall thickness if the sound speed of the material is known or of the longitudinal sound speed if the wall thickness is known cable wall thickness probe pipe Fig 19 1 Measurement principle Note With some few exceptions the transversal sound speed of a materi al is approx 30 60 of the longitudinal sound speed 19 1 Activation of the Wall Thickness Measurement Connect the wall thickness probe to the measuring channel A or B The wall thickness measuring mode is activated automatically A message is displayed that the wall thickness probe has been detected The main menu of the wall thickness measurement is displayed The
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119. el will be displayed as configured in the program branch Output Options see section 12 1 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 77 FLUXUS F60x 12 Displaying the Measured Values 12 3 Adjustment of the Display During the measurement the display can be adapted as to display two measured values simultaneously one in each line of the display This does not affect totalizing storing of measured values measured value transmission etc The following information can be displayed in the upper line e designation of the physical quantity e totalizer values if activated e temperatures assigned to the channel and their difference if the temperature is mea sured date and time at which the data logger will be full measuring mode transducer distance alarm state indication if it is activated see section 22 7 5 and if alarm outputs are acti vated see section 22 6 e charge state of the battery The following information can be displayed in the lower line e flow velocity sound speed mass flow rate e volumetric flow rate heat flow DSP Press key 9 during the measurement to change the display in the upper line press key 3 to change the display in the lower line The character indicates that the displayed value here BRET OM VELOC LEY flow velocity is not the selected physical quantity i 2 47 m s 12 4 Status Line Important data on the ongoing measurement are displayed in the status line The quality and
120. elect user to enter the cut off flow Press ENTER If Cut off Flow sign and user are selected two values will have to be entered Cut off Flow 2 5 cm s Cut off Flow 2 5 cm s Enter the cut off flow Press ENTER All positive values of the flow velocity that are lower than this limit will be set to zero Enter the cut off flow Press ENTER All negative values of the flow velocity greater than this limit will be set to zero If Cut off Flow absolut and user is selected only one value will have to be en tered Cut off Flow 2D cm s O Enter the cut off flow Press ENTER The absolute values of all flow velocity values that are low er than this limit will be set to zero UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 13 Advanced Measuring Functions FLUXUS F60x 13 6 Uncorrected Flow Velocity For special applications the uncorrected flow velocity might be of interest The profile correction for the flow velocity is activated in Special Funct SYSTEM set tings Measuring Flow Velocity Flow Velocity gt NORMAL lt uncorr A PROFILE CORR gt NO lt yes A FLOW VELOCITY 2 60 m s A Flow Velocity U 54 5 m s Select normal to display and transmit the flow velocity with profile correction Select uncorr to display the flow velocity without profile correction Press ENTER If uncorr is selected it has to be confirmed each time the program branch Measuring is selected if the profile
121. elete Para Rec selection of the displays for the deleting of a pa Spectral tunets i rameter record Delete Para Rec z selection of the number of the parameter record bekete to be deleted Par Record 01 ot oy 3 This display will only be indicated if a parameter set already exists UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 191 FLUXUS F60x A Menu Structure cold start resistant confirmation for the deleting of a parameter re Really Delete cord no gt YES lt Print Meas Val selection of the displays for the transmission of Spectral Funct stored measured values to a PC Print Meas Val start of the transmission of measured values This display will only be indicated if the data log ger contains measured values and the transmit ter is connected to a PC via a serial cable display of the data transmission progress Delete Meas Val selection of the displays for the deleting of Special Funct oe stored measured values Delete Meas Val confirmation for the deleting of measured val Really Delete f ues no gt YES lt This display will only be indicated if measured values are stored in the data logger Battery status selection of the displays for the charging of the Special Funct t battery Battery status TTT TEE display of the charge state of the battery RELEARN Cy 24 If RELEARN is displayed a relearn cycle is rec ommended
122. els will only be available if the transmitter has more than one measuring channel A display of the current calculation function Calculation Y A B selection of the calculation function gt CH1 lt funct ch2 A B UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 177 FLUXUS F60x A Menu Structure cold start resistant Program Branch Measuring main menu selection of the program branch Measuring par gt MEA lt opt sf Measuring activation of the channels HANN gt A lt BYZ EASUR V Vv This display will not be indicated if the transmit ter has only one measuring channel l input of the measuring point number A Meas Point No xxx tie gt This display will only be indicated if Output Options Store Meas Data and or Seri al Output are activated activation deactivation of the flow profile correc A PROFIL tion gt NO lt This display will only be indicated if Special Funct SYSTEM settings Measuring Flow Velocity uncorr has been select ed input of the number of sound paths A Sound Path 2 NUM This display will only be indicated if Special Funct SYSTEM settings Dialogs Menus Sound Path USER has been select ed display of the transducer distance to be adjust pee Dia Cece ed between the inner edges of the transducers A 54 mm Reflex This display will only be indicated if in Special Funct SYSTEM settings Dialogs Menus Sound Path user has been select ed bar
123. en activated and Special Funct SYSTEM settings Ringbuf fer is deactivated this error message will be displayed as soon as the data logger is full Press ENTER The error message will be displayed periodically If no other output transmission of data outputs has been activated the measurement will be stopped If another output has been activated the measurement will be continued Only the sto ring of the measured values will be stopped 96 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 14 Data Logger and Transmission of Data FLUXUS F60x 14 1 5 Deleting the Measured Values Special Funct f Delete Meas Val Really Delete no gt YES lt Select Special Funct Delete Meas Val Press ENTER Select yes or no Press ENTER 14 1 6 Available Data Logger Memory If the data logger is empty and a measurement is started with one physical quantity on one measuring channel without storing the totalizer approx 100 000 measured values can be stored The available data logger memory can be displayed Special Funct T Instrum Inform F60X XXXXXXXX Free 18327 Select Special Funct Instrum Inform Press ENTER The type and the serial number of the transmitter will be displayed in the upper line The available data logger memory will be displayed in the lower line here 18 327 additional measured values can be stored Press key BRK twice to return to the main me nu Max 100 measuring data sets can be stored
124. ent memory will partitioned accordingly This procedure takes a few seconds After the partitioning Format USER AREA is displayed again 16 1 1 Data Retention During the Partitioning of the Coefficient Memory When the coefficient memory is repartitioned max 8 data sets of each type can be re tained example 1 The number of user defined materials is reduced from 5 to 3 The data sets 01 to 03 are retained The data sets 04 and 05 are deleted example 2 The number of user defined materials is increased from 5 to 6 All 5 data sets are kept UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 16 Libraries FLUXUS F60x 16 2 Input of Material Medium Properties Without the Extended Library To enter the material medium properties as constants the extended library must be de activated Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Librar ies Extended Library Press ENTER Select off to deactivate the extended library Press EN Extended Library TER gt OFF lt on The properties of a user defined material medium can be entered now The input of a material or a medium is almost identical Therefore displays for a medium will only be shown and described in case of differences S oF k Select Special Funct Install Material or In De re ee oe stall Medium Press ENTER Install Material This error message will be displayed if the coefficient memory does not contain an area for user defined materi als media
125. ent to be used for the heat flow a Thermal energy f kW In the BTU mode additional units of measurement are available for the unit of measure ment and the heat quantity see section 13 2 The unit of measurement displayed during the measurement will be adjusted automatically BR RK UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 20 Heat Flow Measurement FLUXUS F60x unit of measurement unit of measurement of the heat flow of the heat quantity kBTU min kBTU kBTU h kBTU MBTU h MBTU kBTU day kBTU TON TH TH TON TD TD kTON kTH kTH kTON kTD kTD 20 4 Measurement Start the measurement as usual If no heat flow coefficients are available for the selected medium an error message will be displayed For the input of the heat flow coefficients see section 16 3 4 Heatflow INVALID MEDIUM The two temperature inputs are checked and the mea Tee eee c sured temperatures are displayed Press ENTER T2 70 4 C If a temperature can not be measured the temperature probe is not connected or is defective the error message UNDEF will be displayed PE TEIS If Fixed input val has been selected during the con figuration of the temperature input the temperature input ee Ts or the return temperature Tr has to be entered now For simulations it is possible to enter both the supply and return temperatures as constants In this case do not con
126. entered coefficients will not be checked Absurd values can re sult in wrong measured values or in permanent system errors Select Special Funct Install Medium Press ENTER EERTE t Select Heat flow coeffs Press ENTER Heat flow coeffs This error message will be displayed if the coefficient memory does not contain an area for the heat flow coeffi cients Heat flow coeffs NOT FORMATTED Partition the coefficient memory accordingly see section 16 1 Heat GoeLie TOL T Select the medium for which the heat flow coefficients B have to be entered eer User defined media will be displayed first followed by the media of the internal database A UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 16 Libraries FLUXUS F60x Select an index for storing the heat flow coefficients of the Select ind Nay E I selected medium Press ENTER 02 not used If the coefficient memory is partitioned in such way that heat flow coefficients for two media can be entered indi ces 01 and 02 are available Meauotlow cOGELS Enter the 10 heat flow coefficients a0 a4 r0 r4 Press 0 0 ad ENTER after each input Select yes to store the heat flow coefficients Press EN Heat flow coeffs TER Save no gt YES lt 16 3 5 Input of the Steam Coefficients Use the program FluxKoef optional Note The entered coefficients will not be checked Absurd values can re sult in wrong measured values or in permanent sys
127. er has only one measuring channel selection of a parameter record Parameter from TE Par Record 01 This display will only be indicated if at least one parameter record has been defined PAIE D m selection if the the parameters of the parameter E R TP record are to be edited gt NO lt yes When a Measuring Channel is Selected A B input of the outer pipe diameter Outer Diameter 100 0 mm r z input of the pipe circumference Pipe Circumfer oa oe 314 2 mm This display will only be indicated if Special Funct SYSTEM settings Dialogs Menus Pipe Circumfer is activated and Outer Diameter 0 has been entered input of the pipe wall thickness Wall Thickness P ae 3 0 mm range depends on the connected transducers default 3 mm selection of the pipe material Pipe Material t Carbon Steel UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 175 FLUXUS F60x A Menu Structure cold start resistant z input of the sound speed of the pipe material c Material 3230 0 m s range 600 6553 5 m s This display will only be indicated if Other Ma terial has been selected 1 selection whether the pipe is lined Lining no gt YES lt TEE selection of the lining material Lining t Bitumen This display will only be indicated if Lining yes has been selected A input of the sound speed of the lining material c Material 3200 0 m s range 600 6553 5 m s This display will only be indicated if Other Ma terial has been selected z z in
128. er supply can be connected to a passive current input Tab 6 2 Connection of an active current source input transmitter external circuits note internal circuits connection max permanent passive overcurrent 40 mA current input p Ri 8 v If the polarity of the current source is inversed only the sign of the measured current will change Tab 6 3 Connection of a passive current source input transmitter external circuits note internal circuits connection short circuit current passive max 40 mA current input roan An external voltage source Uext is necessary It must provide a current of min 20 mA and e supply sufficient power for the energy requirements of the passive current source and e cover the voltage drop at the input resistor 1 V at 20 mA and e cover all other voltage drops e g cable resistance in the circuit 36 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 6 Installation of FLUXUS F601 FLUXUS F601 example A passive current source e g a pressure sensor is to be connected to a passive current input Technical data of the pressure sensor Us 11 30 V DC la 4 20 MA la max 22 MA Uext required for the operation of the passive pressure sensor is Vext min Uext max Us a Ri R c Us min la max Ri la max Re 11V 22mA 500 20mA 20 12 14V Us
129. er toggles to the NoiseTrek mode If no measurement is possible in the NoiseTrek mode for the duration of 60 s the transmitter toggles back to the TransitTime mode If there are valid measured values during the measurement in the Noise Trek mode the transmitter toggles to the TransitTime mode every 300 s If no measurement is possible in the TransitTime mode for the duration of 5 s the transmitter toggles back to the NoiseTrek mode If a valid measured value is obtained in the TransitTime mode within the 5 s the transmitter continues the measurement in the TransitTime mode In order to toggle between the TransitTime mode and the NoiseTrek mode manually during the measurement press key 84 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 13 Advanced Measuring Functions FLUXUS F60x 13 4 Upper Limit of the Flow Velocity Single outliers caused by heavily disturbed surroundings can appear among the mea sured values of the flow velocity If the outliers are not ignored they will affect all derived physical quantities which will then be unsuitable for the integration e g pulse outputs It is possible to ignore all measured flow velocities higher than a upper limit These mea sured values will be marked as outliers The upper limit of the flow velocity is set in Special Funct SYSTEM set tings Measuring Velocity limit Enter 0 zero to switch off the checking for outliers Velocity limit 0 0 m s Enter a limit gt 0 to switch on th
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131. es sure even if the transmitter contains no pressure dependent char acteristic curves 17 2 3 Measuring Point Number Select 1234 if the measuring point is to be identified only Mega BOINE NO by numbers point and dash 1234 gt tle lt Select if the measuring point is to be identified by the ASCII editor 17 2 4 Transducer Distance l recommended setting user Transd Distance auto SUSER lt e user will be selected if the measuring point is always the same auto can be selected if the measuring point changes of ten In the program branch Measuring the recommended transducer distance will be displayed in parentheses fol lowed by the entered transducer distance if the recom mended and the entered transducer distance are not iden tical Transd Distance 50 8 50 0 mm During transducer positioning in the program branch Mea Transd Distance suring 50 8 mm only the entered transducer distance will be displayed if Transd Distance user has been selected and the recommended and the entered transducer distances are identical only the recommended transducer distance will be dis played if Transd Distance auto has been se lected 20 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 17 Settings FLUXUS F60x 17 2 5 Steam in the Supply Line Select on if the medium in the supply line can be vaporous during the heat flow measurement see section 20 6 In this case the supp
132. es of the transducers In case of a measurement in diagonal mode on very small pipes a negative transducer distance is possible see Fig 11 1 Note The accuracy of the recommended transducer distance depends on the accuracy of the entered pipe and medium parameters 72 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 11 Basic Measurement FLUXUS F60x 11 6 1 Fine Adjustment of the Transducer Distance If the displayed transducer distance is adjusted press EN Transd Distance TER A 54 mm The measuring for the positioning of the transducers is started The amplitude of the received signal is displayed by the bar graph s If the LED of the measuring channel lights green the sig nal is sufficient for a measurement If the LED of the measuring channel lights red the signal is not sufficient for a measurement e Shift a transducer slightly in the range of the recom mended transducer distance until the LED of the mea suring channel lights green The following can be displayed in the upper line with key See ae ate 9 and in the lower line with key 3 oo tii iit iii tf transducer distance time 94 0 Us bar graph signal quality must have max length Q EENEEENEENNE e transit time time in us bar graph s signal amplitude If the signal is not sufficient for measurement Q UNDEF will be displayed In case of large deviations check if the entered parameters are correct or repeat the
133. example With a storage interval of 1 s 10 lines will be transmitted if the measurement has been restarted after a 10 s interruption for the positio ning of the transducers UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 103 FLUXUS F60x 14 Data Logger and Transmission of Data The following data columns can be transmitted Tab 14 3 Columns of data column title column format contents MEASURE 000000 00 physical quantity selected in Output Options Q_ POS 00000000 00 totalizer value for the positive flow direction Q_ NEG 00000000 00 totalizer value for the negative flow direction FQ POS value of the totalizer for the positive flow direction if the heat flow has been selected as the physical quantity FQ NEG the value of the totalizer for the negative flow direction if the heat flow has been selected as the physical quantity TI 000 0 temperature T1 supply temperature if the heat flow has been selected as the physical quantity T2 000 0 temperature T2 return temperature if the heat flow has been selected as the physical quantity designation for other inputs SSPEED sound speed of the medium AMP signal amplitude Online Transmission of Data Columns will be created for all quantities that appear during the measurement The co lumns Q_POS and Q_NEG will remain empty if the totalizers are deactivated As the totalizers can not be activated for the physica
134. f the basic part gasket ring side power adapter blind plug i power cable Fig 7 9 Connection of the power adapter to the transmitter FLUXUS F608 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 45 FLUXUS F601 7 Installation of FLUXUS F608 e Remove the blind plug see Fig 7 9 e Prepare the cable with an M20 cable gland e Push the cable through the cap nut the compression part and the basic part of the ca ble gland see Fig 7 9 e Insert the cable into the housing e Screw the gasket ring side of the basic part in the housing of the power adapter e Fix the cable gland by screwing the cap nut on the basic part of the cable gland Connect the cable to the terminals of the power adapter see Fig 7 9 and Tab 7 1 Connect the connector of the power adapter to the socket of the transmitter see Fig 7 9 Tab 7 1 Terminal assignment power adapter terminal connection DC DC DC For the voltage see see annex B section Technical Data 7 5 Connection of the Outputs Optional Attention Observe the Safety Instructions for the Use in Explosive Atmo sphere see document SIFLUXUS_608 The output adapter has to be used for the connection of the output adapters see Fig 7 10 e Remove the blind plug e Prepare the output cable with an M20 cable gland e Push the output cable thr
135. f the transmitter FLUXUS F608 The transmitter has a Li lon battery and can be operated independently of the power ca ble When delivered the battery is charged approx 30 The battery does not need to be fully charged before it is used for the first time 42 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 7 Installation of FLUXUS F608 FLUXUS F601 The charge state of the battery can be displayed during the measurement see section 12 3 and in the program branch Special Funct Special Funct t Battery status nnn 30 Gyz a Select Special Funct Battery status Press ENTER The current charge state of the battery is displayed here 30 The minus sign indicates that the transmitter is in battery mode and is being discharged The number of cycles the battery has passed is dis played after cy A cycle corresponds to a charging and discharging pro cess The life time of the battery can be derived by means of this value If RELEARN is displayed in the lower line and a question mark is displayed in front of the current charge state a relearn cycle should be started see section Mainte nance on the following page This message will be displayed if the battery is almost empty LOW BATTERY u Charging the Battery The capacity is sufficient for the display and storing of the current parameter record A measurement is not possible anymore Attention Observe the Safety Instructions for the Use
136. fer enter 0 ze ro Press ENTER The value displayed in Pipe Circumfer is calculated on the basis of the last displayed value of the outer pipe di ameter Pipe Circumfer 314 2 mm example 100 mm z 314 2 mm Enter the pipe circumference The limits for the pipe cir cumference are calculated on the basis of the limits for the outer pipe diameter Pipe Circumfer 180 mm During the next scroll through the program branch Param Outer Diameter eter the outer pipe diameter that corresponds to the en lee ua tered pipe circumference will be displayed example 180 mm x 57 3 mm Note The pipe circumference is only edited temporarily When the trans mitter switches back to the display of the pipe circumference inter nal recalculation slight rounding errors may occur example entered pipe circumference 100 mm displayed outer pipe diameter 31 8 mm When the transmitter switches back to the display of the pipe circumfer ence 99 9 mm will be displayed UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 119 FLUXUS F60x 17 Settings 17 2 2 Medium Pressure The dependency of the properties of a medium on the pressure can be taken into ac count If on has been selected the medium pressure will be re Plura pisssute quested in the program branch Parameter off gt ON lt If of f has been selected 1 bar will be used for all calcula tions Note For documentation purposes it is useful to enter the medium pr
137. g 9 6 Apply a film of thermal conductivity paste not supplied by FLEXIM on the contact sur face of the temperature probe spring end temperature probe protection plate insulation foam x aooo oooocoococ oiue Fig 9 6 Temperature probe UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 57 FLUXUS F60x 9 Installation of the Temperature Probe Option e Take the spring end of the ball chain and insert the last ball in one of the slots on the upper side of the temperature probe see Fig 9 7 e Place the chain around the pipe Tighten the chain and insert it in the other slot of the temperature probe Note The entire contact surface of the temperature probe must always rest on the pipe In case of very small piped the protection plate and the insulation foam must be cut to size if necessary slots on the upper side of the tempera ture probe Fig 9 7 Clasp 9 4 Connection of the Temperature Probe Attention Observe the Safety Instructions for the Use in Explosive Atmo sphere see document SIFLUXUS_608 Connect the temperature probe to temperature inputs of the transmitter see Fig 9 8 or Fig 9 9 and Tab 9 1 temperature inputs Fig 9 8 Transmitter FLUXUS F601 58 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 9 Installation of the Temperature Probe Option FLUXUS F60x temperature inputs AS Wo
138. g channels signal damping 0 100 s adjustable measuring cycle 100 1000 Hz 1 channel response time 1 s 1 channel optional 70 ms housing material PA TPE AutoTex stainless steel degree of protection IP 65 according to EN 60529 weight 1 9 kg fixation QuickFix pipe mounting fixture operating temperature 10 60 C display 2 x 16 characters dot matrix backlit menu language English German French Dutch Spanish 1 for transit time difference principle reference conditions and v gt 0 15 m s 2 reference uncertainty lt 0 2 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 197 FLUXUS F60x B Technical Data FLUXUS F601 measuring functions physical quantities volumetric flow rate mass flow rate flow velocity heat flow if temperature inputs are installed totalizers volume mass optional heat quantity calculation functions average difference sum diagnostic functions sound velocity signal amplitude SNR SCNR standard deviation of ampli tudes and transit times data logger loggable values all physical quantities totalized values and diagnostic values capacity gt 100 000 measured values communication interface RS232 USB serial data kit software FluxData download of measured data graphical presentation all Windows conversion to other formats
139. gas 2 3G dust 2D EPL Gb Gc Db Gb Gc Db zone 1 2 21 1 2 21 explosion protection temperature pipe surface min C 45 45 A max C 225 225 T marking CE 0637 amp CE 0637 amp E I12 3G Ex q nA IIC T6 T2 Gb Gc II2 3G Ex q nA IIC T6 T2 Gb Gc X 12D Ex tb IIIA TX 12D Ex tb IIIA TX certification IBExU10ATEX1162 X IBExU10ATEX1162 X type of protection gas powder filling non sparking dust protection by enclosure gas powder filling non sparking dust protection by enclosure necessary trans ducer mounting fixture UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 215 FLUXUS F60x Technical Data Shear Wave Transducers zone 2 technical type CDG1NH1 CDK1NH1 CLK1NH1 CDM2NH1 CDQ2NH1 order code FSG FSK FSK FSM NA2NL_ FSQ NA2NL NA2NL NA2NL NA2NL LC transducer MHz 0 2 0 5 0 5 1 4 frequency inner pipe diameter d min extended mm 400 100 100 50 10 min recom mm 500 200 200 100 25 mended max recom mm 6500 3600 3600 2000 150 mended max extended mm 6500 6500 6500 3400 400 pipe wall thickness min mm max mm material housing PEEK with stainless steel cap and transducer shoe 304 1 4301 contact surface PEEK degree of protec IP65 IP65 IP65 IP65 IP65 tion according to IEC EN 60529 transducer cable type 1699 1699 1699 1699 1699 length m 5 5 9 4 3 dimensions length I mm 136 5 136 5 136
140. graph s display of the amplitude of the S E EERE i received signal A M lt gt M 54 Program Branch Output Options main menu selection of the program branch par mea gt OPT lt sf Output Options Output Options 178 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 A Menu Structure FLUXUS F60x cold start resistant selection of the channel whose output options are to be defined Output Options for Channel A lection of the physical tit Dinettes Quant selection of the physical quantity Volume flow selection of the unit of measurement for the Ne oda t physical quantity m3 h activation of a temperature input Temperature T1 io gt YES lt This display will only be indicated if the temper ature input T1 has been assigned to the chan nelin Special Funct SYSTEM settings Proc inputs Link temperature activation of a current input for an external tem perature measurement This display will only be indicated if the input 11 has been assigned to the channel in Special Funct SYSTEM settings Proc in puts Link other inp input of the duration over which a floating aver age of the measured values has to be deter mined Damping 10 s range 1 100 s activation of the data logger Store Meas Data no gt YES lt O activation of the measured value transmission orrae SDE to a PC or a printer via the serial interface no gt YES lt e aoe selection of the sto
141. he factory and usually a re calibration of the trans mitter will not be necessary A re calibration is recommended if e the contact surface of the transducers shows visible wear or e the transducers were used for a prolonged period of time at a high temperature sever al months gt 130 C for normal transducers or gt 200 C for high temperature transduc ers The transmitter has to be sent to FLEXIM for recalibration under reference conditions The display does not work at all or fails regularly Check if the battery is inserted and charged Connect the power supply If the power sup ply is ok the transducers or an internal component of the transmitter are defective The transducers and the transmitter have to be sent to FLEXIM for repair The message SYSTEM ERROR is displayed Press key BRK to return to the main menu If this message is displayed repeatedly write down the number in the lower line Track down the situations when the error is displayed Contact FLEXIM The backlight of the display does not work but all other functions are available The backlight is defective This problem does not affect the other functions of the display Send the transmitter to FLEXIM for repair Date and time are wrong the measured values are deleted when the transmitter is switched off The data backup battery has to be replaced Send the transmitter to FLEXIM UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 169 FLUXUS F60x 23 Troubleshooting An out
142. he inner pipe diameter range of the connected transducers an error message will be displayed It is possible to change the lower limit of the inner pipe diameter for a given transducer type see section 13 9 11 1 3 Pipe Material The pipe material must be selected to be able to determine the sound speed The sound speed for the materials in the scroll list are stored in the transmitter Select the pipe material Pipe Material t If the medium is not in the scroll list select Other Mate rial Press ENTER It can be specified which materials will be displayed in the scroll list see section 16 5 When the pipe material has been selected the corresponding sound speed is set auto matically If Other Material has been selected the sound speed must be entered Enter the sound speed of the pipe material Press ENTER c Material 3230 0 m s Note Enter the sound speed of the material i e longitudinal or transversal speed which is nearer to 2500 m s For the sound speed of some materials see annex C 1 66 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 11 Basic Measurement FLUXUS F60x 11 1 4 Pipe Lining ET If the pipe has an inner lining select yes Press ENTER ining e If no is selected the next parameter will be displayed see section 11 1 5 Select the lining material Lining T a Bitumen If the material is not in the scroll list select Other Mate rial Press ENTER It can be specified which
143. he path on which the data should be stored Enter the file name Click on Save The file will be stored with the file extension flx 102 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 14 Data Logger and Transmission of Data FLUXUS F60x 14 2 8 Structure of the Data The header is transmitted at the beginning of the measurement The first 4 lines contain general information about the transmitter and the measurement The following lines con tain the parameters of each channel Example DEVICE F60X XXXXXXXX MODE ONLINE DATE 2011 01 09 TIME 1922563 32 Par Record Meas Point No A F5050 Pipe Outer Diameter 60 3 mm Wall Thickness 5 5 mm Roughness 0 1 mm Pipe Material Carbon Steel Lining WITHOUT LINING Medium Water Medium Temperat 38 C Fluid pressure 1 00 bar Transducer Type XXX Sound Path 3 NUM Transd Distance 15 6 mm Damping 20 s Full Scale Val 4 50 m3 h Physic Quant Volume flow Unit Of Measure m3 h m3 Numb Of Meas Val 100 The line DATA will be transmitted next Afterwards the column titles will be transmitted for the respective channel see Tab 14 3 The measured values are transmitted after wards Example DATA A MEASURE Q POS Q_ NEG B MEASURE Q POS Q_NEG In every storage interval one data line per activated measuring channel is transmitted The line will be transmitted if there are no measured values available for the sto rage interval
144. he transit time of the signal LZ 186 ns 19 3 4 Errors during the Measurement If no valid wall thickness can be measured remove the wall thickness probe from the pipe wall e clean the wall thickness probe and the position on the pipe where the measurement takes place e apply a thin film of the coupling compound to the pipe wall e press the wall thickness probe against the pipe wall in this position e try measuring again Note Use a small amount of coupling compound Press the wall thickness probe evenly against the pipe wall 19 3 5 Possible Reasons for Incorrect Measuring Results temperature fluctuations The sound speed is temperature dependent doubling effect When measuring the wall thickness using ultrasonic signals a phenomenon called the doubling effect can occur if the wall thickness is smaller than the min measuring range of the probe The measured value is then twice or sometimes three times as high as the actual wall thickness because of repeated reflections of the ultrasonic sig nal the measured value is too low The ultrasonic signal was reflected by a defect and not by the boundary layer resulting in a shorter transit time and therefore a lower wall thickness warped surfaces The probe has to be pressed centrally against the pipe or cylindrical vessel The ap plied pressure must be constant The acoustic partition boundary of the wall thickness probe must be perpendicular to the lo
145. hey have been added 16 5 3 Adding all Materials Media to the Scroll List Select Add all to add all materials media of the database Materra L LSE to the current scroll list Press ENTER gt Add all 16 5 4 Removing a Material Medium from the Scroll List Select Remove Material or Remove Medium to remove Material list 4 a material medium from the scroll list Press ENTER gt Remove Material All materials media of the current scroll list will be dis played in the lower line Select the material medium Press ENTER The material medium will be removed from the scroll list gt Remove Material Stainless Steel Note User defined materials media will always be displayed in the scroll lists of the program branch Parameter They can not be removed 16 5 5 Removing all Materials Media from the Scroll List Select Remove all to remove all materials media from the scroll list Press ENTER User defined materials media will not be removed Material list T gt Remove all UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 117 FLUXUS F60x 17 Settings 17 Settings 17 1 Time and Date The transmitter has a battery powered clock Measured values are automatically stored with the date and time 17 1 1 Time Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Set SYSTEM settings t clock Press ENTER Set Clock The current time is displayed Select ok to confirm the time or new to set the time Press ENTER
146. ics Y m X n selection of a user defined material USER Material T 01 not used selection whether the user defined material is to ER Material 2 be edited or deleted EDIT lt delete This display will only be indicated if the selected material already exists input of a designation for the selected material NDER input of the constants for the transversal sound POON ees speed of the material 1500 0 m s The number of constants depends on the func tion selected above F NIEP input of the constants for the longitudinal sound FROY i speed of the material 1500 0 m s The number of constants depends on the func tion selected above selection of the sound wave type for the flow measurement Default soundsp long gt TRANS lt input of the roughness of the material Roughness confirmation that the changes are to be stored Save changes Nea This display will only be indicated if a new mate rial has been entered or the properties of an ex isting material have been changed 194 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 A Menu Structure FLUXUS F60x cold start resistant Install Medium selection of the displays for the input of media Special Funct t Install Medium Install Medium with Special Funct SYSTEM settings Libraries Extended Library off ETAO MENA selection whether a user defined medium is to neta SARUM be edi
147. ifference between return temperature and T 4 T3 T4 difference between T 3 and T 4 Impuls from abs x pulse without sign consideration from x gt 0 pulse for positive measured values from x lt 0 pulse for negative measured values Miscellaneous c Medium sound speed of the medium Signal signal amplitude of a measuring channel 154 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 22 Outputs FLUXUS F60x 22 1 1 Output Range When configuring an analog output the output range will be defined now Select a listitem or other range to enter the output range manually If other range has been selected enter the values Output MIN and Output MAX Press ENTER after each input This error message will be displayed if the output range is not min 10 of the max output range The next possible value will be displayed Repeat the input example Imax Imin 2 2 MA for a 4 20 mA current output 22 1 2 Error Output In the following dialog an error value can be defined which is to be output if the source item can not be measured e g if there are gas bubbles in the medium Tab 22 2 Error output error value result Minimum output of the lower limit of the output range Hold last value output of the last measured value Maximum output of the upper limit of the output range Other value The value must be entered manually It must be within the limits of the output example source item vol
148. ilable activated the display for the measured values can be adapted as follows e AutoMux mode all channels only calculation channels HumanMux mode Key 1 toggles between the modes MUX 12 2 1 AutoMux Mode In the AutoMux mode the display and the measuring process are synchronized The channel on which a measurement is being made is displayed in the upper line on the left The measured values are displayed as configured in the program branch Output Op tions see section 12 1 When the multiplexer switches to the next channel the display is updated A Volume flow B Flow Velocity 54 5 m3 h L25 m s The AutoMux mode is the default display mode It is activated after a cold start All Channels The measured values of all channels measuring and calculation channels are dis played The next active channel is displayed after min 1 5 s Only Calculation Channels Only the measured values of the calculation channels are displayed The next active cal culation channel is displayed after min 1 5 s This mode can only be activated if at least 2 calculation channels are active 12 2 2 HumanMux Mode In the HumanMux mode the measured values of one channel are displayed The mea surement on the other channels is continued but not displayed B Flow Velocity The selected channel is displayed left in the upper line 1 25 m s Press key 7 to display the next activated channel The measured values of the selected chann
149. in ished e Discharge the battery completely Remove the power supply unit from the transmitter To deactivate the automatic power off during discharging start a measurement Dis charging takes min 14 h The LED BATTERY will flash red afterwards After the relearn cycle the battery can be recharged Automatic Power off In the battery mode the transmitter has an automatic power off The transmitter will be switched off if no measurement is being made and no key is pressed in 10 min or e the battery is empty This message will be displayed before the transmitter is switched off automatically A countdown with an acous tic signal will be started POWER OFF IN 10 s The countdown can be stopped by pressing any key If this message is displayed when the transmitter is switched on the transmitter has been switched off auto matically due to a too low charge state E LOW BATTERY WHILE POWER OFF 44 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 7 Installation of FLUXUS F608 FLUXUS F601 7 4 2 Power Supply via the Power Cable and the Power Adapter Optional Attention Observe the Safety Instructions for the Use in Explosive Atmo sphere see document SIFLUXUS_608 The power adapter has to be used for the connection of the power cable Gs VOC cable gland compres cap nut sion part basic part o
150. in the display Enter a test val Ti rOutput Test ue It has to be within the output range Press ENTER 4 mA If the multimeter displays the entered value the output TiS owe functions correctly Again no gt YES lt Select yes to repeat the test no to return to SYSTEM settings Press ENTER UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 157 FLUXUS F60x 22 Outputs Test of the Binary Outputs Bl Output Test 1 Reed Relay OFF B1 OFF AGAIN no gt YE Bl Output Test f Reed Relay ON B1 ON AGAIN no gt YES lt Select Reed Relay OFF or Open collect OFF in the scroll list Output Test to test the de energized state of the output Press ENTER Measure the resistance at the output The value has to be high ohmic Select yes Press ENTER Select Reed Relay ON or Open collect ON in the scroll list Output Test to test the energized state of the output Press ENTER Measure the resistance at the out put The value has to be low ohmic Select yes to repeat the test no to return to SYSTEM settings Press ENTER 22 2 Error Value Delay The error value delay is the time interval after which the error value will be transmitted to the output in case no valid measured values are available The error value delay can be entered in the program branch Output Options if this menu item has been previously activated in the program branch Special Funct If the error value delay is not en tered the damping factor
151. ion passive current Uext 4 9 V loop semi pas Px A U gt 0 021 A R TQ sive design mA aV ext 0 ga example sae T Px Uext ext 7 Px p binary output op Uext 26 V torelay Px ls lt 100 mA Re Yk A V Px Uext Jk The number type and connections of the outputs are customized Rext is the sum of all ohmic resistances in the circuit e g resistance of the conductors resistance of the amperemeter volt meter 7 6 Connection of the Inputs Optional Attention Observe the Safety Instructions for the Use in Explosive Atmo sphere see document SIFLUXUS_608 7 6 1 Connection of a Temperature Input Temperature probes Pt100 Pt1000 4 wire can be connected to the inputs of the trans mitter optional see Fig 7 11 For the assignment and the activation of the temperature inputs see chapter 21 48 inputs OO MNF Qo Input Output ao Fig 7 11 Connection of the transmitter FLUXUS F608 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 7 Installation of FLUXUS F608 FLUXUS F601 7 6 2 Input Adapter Optional The number of temperature inputs can be increased to max 4 by means of 2 input adapt ers see Fig 7 12 GE RAN input adapter f T4 E Fig 7 12 Connection of the input adapters UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 201
152. ions that are not directly related to the measurement menu structure see annex A Parameter gt PAR lt Measuring gt MEA lt Output Options gt OPT lt Special Funct gt SE lt M M M M selection of the measuring channel selection of the measuring channel selection of the measuring channel system settings M M M M pipe parameters measuring point number physical quantity instrument information M M M M 1 medium parameters sound path unit of measurement store parameter record transducer damping delete parameter positioning record measurement measured value print measured transmission values M consistency check SYSTEM settings contains the following menu items dialogs and menus inputs measuring outputs storing serial transmission miscellaneous set clock libraries 62 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 M delete measured values M battery status M install material M install medium 10 Start up FLUXUS F60x 10 2 3 Navigation A vertical arrow will be displayed if the menu item contains a scroll list The current list item will be displayed in the lower line Use key 3 and e to select a list item in the lower line Paramete t Press ENTER for Channel A Some menu items contain a horizontal scroll list in the l
153. itstechnik GmbH ID No 0637 EC Type M2EH5 P2EH5 Q2EH5 IBExU TOATEX 163 X examination certificate continuation on verso l FLEXIM Flexible Indusirinmesstechnik GmbH Wolfener Stra e 36 12681 Berlin KICH AR HNS Tel 49 0 30 93 66 76 60 Fox 49 0 30 93 66 76 80 FLEXIM GmbH has a quality assurance system which complies to annex IV of the directive 94 9 EC The quality assurance system was certified by the notified body IBExU Institut f r Sicherheitstechnik GmbH ID No 0637 Acknowledgement of the quality assurance system IBExU 1 1ATEX Q001 The marking of the transducers includes the following CE 0637 E II3G Ex nA IIC T6 T2 Gc X 12D Ex tb IIIA TX Db The installation operating and safety instructions have to be observed Berlin 201 1 03 25 ipl Ing Jens Hilpert Managing Director KE10 1163X_EH5V1 O amp N doc FLEXIM Flexible Industriemesstechnik GmbH Wolfener StraBe 36 12681 Barlin Tel 49 0 30 93 66 76 60 Fox 49 0 30 93 66 76 80
154. itter includes the following transmitter without inputs CE 0637 E II3G Ex nA nC ic IIC T6 T4 Ge 12D Ex tb IIIC T 100 C Db transmitter with inputs CE 0637 amp II3G Ex nA nC ic IIC T6 T4 Ge 12D Ex tb IIIC T 100 C Db The installation operating and safety instructions have to be observed Berlin 2011 03 25 fo ER Dipl Ing Jens Hilpert Managing Director KE608A2V 1 OEN doc FLEXIM Flexible Industriemesstechnik GmbH Wolfener Stra e 36 12681 Berlin Tel 49 0 30 93 66 76 60 Fax 49 0 30 93 66 76 BO FLEXIM Declaration of conformity We FLEXIM Flexible Industriemesstechnik GmbH Wolfener Str 36 12681 Berlin Germany declare under our sole responsibility that the Power Adapter PA608A2 and the Output Adapter OA608A2 conform to the requirements for use in explosive atmosphere according to annex VIII of the Directive 94 9 EC Safety Requirements for Control Systems and Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres The adapters mentioned above are in conformity with the following European Standards Description Explosive atmospheres Equipment General requirements Explosive atmospheres Equipment protection by type of protection n The marking of the adapters includes the following ce amp 113G Ex nA IIC T6 Ge Ta 20 60 C The installation operating and safety instructions have to be observed Berlin 2011 03 25 a 7 Dipl Ing Jens Hilpert Managing Dire
155. ity control us ing modern production techniques If installed as recommended in an appropriate loca tion used cautiously and taken care of conscientiously no troubles should appear If any problem appears which can not be solved with the help of this manual see chapter 23 contact our sales office giving a precise description of the problem Specify the type serial number and firmware version of the flowmeter 12 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 2 Handling FLUXUS F60x 2 Handling 2 1 First Inspection The flowmeter has already been tested thoroughly at the factory At delivery proceed to a visual control to make sure that no damage has occurred during transportation Check that the specifications of the flowmeter delivered correspond to the specifications given on the purchase order The type and the serial number of the transmitter are shown on the nameplate The transducer type is printed on the transducers 2 2 General Precautions Attention Observe the Safety Instructions for the Use in Explosive Atmo sphere see document SIFLUXUS_608 FLUXUS is a precision measuring instrument and must be handled with care To obtain good measurement results and not damage the instrument it is important that great at tention is paid to the instructions given in this user manual particularly to the following points Protect the transmitter from shocks e Keep the transducers clean Manipulate the transducer cable
156. k mode During a measurement in the HybridTrek mode the transmitter automatically toggles between the TransitTime mode and the NoiseTrek mode in order to receive an optimal measuring result when the gaseous or solid content increases temporarily Note Due to its higher measuring accuracy the TransitTime mode should be used preferentially over the NoiseTrek mode Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Mea suring Press ENTER until the list item Enable NoiseTrek is displayed NoiseTrek mode on to enable the NoiseTrek mode of f to disable it Press ENTER Select no to deactivate the automatic toggling between the TransitTime and the NoiseTrek mode If no is selected the NoiseTrek mode can only be activated and deactivated manually during the measurement Enable NoiseTrek off gt ON lt Auto NoiseTrek no gt YES lt Select yes to activate the automatic toggling between the TransitTime and the NoiseTrek mode If yes the Noise Trek mode can also be activated and deactivated manually during the measurement Press ENTER This display will only be indicated if the NoiseTrek mode is enabled If the automatic toggling between the TransitTime and the NoiseTrek mode is activated the toggling parameters have to be configured TT Failed After NoiseTrek 40s Enter the time after which the transmitter has to toggle to the NoiseTrek mode if there are no valid measured values in the TransitTime mode If 0
157. kinematic viscosity of the medium proportion of gas bubbles and solids in the medium e deposits on the inner pipe wall pipe material UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 23 FLUXUS F60x 5 Selection of the Measuring Point The following requirements must be met at the measuring point e the pipe is always filled completely no material deposits in the pipe no bubbles accumulate Note Even bubble free media can form gas bubbles when the medium ex pands e g before pumps and after great cross section extensions Observe the notes in Tab 5 1 Tab 5 1 Recommended transducer mounting position horizontal pipe Select a measuring point where the transducers can be mounted on the side of the pipe allowing the sound waves to propagate in the pipe horizontally Thus solid depos its on the bottom of the pipe or gas bubbles in the pipe s upper part will not influence the propagation of the signal correct disadvantageous vertical pipe Select the measuring point at a pipe location where the medium flows upward The pipe must be completely filled correct disadvantageous 24 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 5 Selection of the Measuring Point FLUXUS F60x Tab 5 1 Recommended transducer mounting position free inlet or outlet pipe section Select the measuring point
158. l delay EDIT has been selected Pulse Output Activation of a Pulse Output Pulse Output Bie Bl no SYES lt This display will only be indicated if a pulse out put has been installed in Special Funct SYSTEM settings Dialogs Menus Proc outputs 180 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 A Menu Structure FLUXUS F60x cold start resistant Pulse Value 0 01 m3 Pulse Width 100 ms Alarm Output Alarm Output no gt YES lt R1 FUNC lt typ mode Function MAX R1 Input t Volume flow High Limit 10 00 m3 h Low Limit 10 00 m3 h input of the pulse value value of the totalizer at which a pulse will be emitted This display will only be indicated if Pulse Output is activated input of the pulse width range 1 1000 ms This display will only be indicated if Pulse Output is activated activation of an alarm output This display will only be indicated if an alarm output has been installed in Special Funct SYSTEM settings Proc out puts Selection of the switching condition func the holding behavior typ and the switching func tion mode of the alarm output This display will only be indicated if Alarm Output is activated selection of the physical quantity to be moni tored This display will only be indicated for R1 if Alarm Output is activated input of the upper limit of the physical quantity to be monitored This display will onl
159. l is activated the HumanMux mode see section 12 2 2 will be selected at the beginning of the measurement and the values of the calculation channel will be displayed Y Flow Velocity 53 41 m s If the AutoMux mode is selected the measured values of the measuring channels but not the measured values of the calculation channels will be displayed alternately Press key 9 to display the calculation function 53 41 m s Press key 7 to display the measured values of the differ ent channels 13 9 Change of the Limit for the Inner Pipe Diameter It is possible to change the lower limit of the inner pipe diameter for a given transducer type Enter HotCode 071001 immediately after the transmitter has been switched on Enter the lower limit of the inner pipe diameter of the dis played transducer type Press ENTER to select the next transducer type DNmin Q Sensor 15 mm Note If a transducer is used below its recommended inner pipe diameter a measurement might be impossible 92 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 14 Data Logger and Transmission of Data FLUXUS F60x 14 Data Logger and Transmission of Data The transmitter has a data logger in which the measured values are stored during the measurement see section 14 1 The measured values are transmitted to a PC via the serial interface directly during the measurement see section 14 2 For the connection of the serial interface see section 6 7 FLUXUS F601 or 7 7
160. l quantity flow velocity these co lumns will not be created Offline Transmission of Data During the offline output columns will only be created if at least one measured value is stored in the data set The columns Q_POS and Q_NEG will not be created if the totali zers are deactivated 104 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 15 Working with Parameter Records FLUXUS F60x 15 Working with Parameter Records 15 1 Introduction Parameter records are data sets that contain all information necessary to perform a cer tain measurement task pipe parameters e transducer parameters medium parameters output options Working with parameter records will make repeated measurement tasks easier and fast er The transmitter can store max 14 parameter records Note No parameter records are stored in the delivery state Parameter re cords are entered manually 15 2 Storing of a Parameter Record The parameters must first be entered in the program branch Parameter Afterwards they can be stored as a parameter record Select Special Funct Store Curr Rec Press ial F ioe Specia unc t ENTER Store Curr Rec This error message will be displayed if no complete pa rameter record is available Storing is impossible Enter the missing parameters in the program branch Parame NO DATA Store Curr Rec ter Store PAL Ton 14 parameter records Par Record 01 Par Record 14 can be stored Select a para
161. locity m slope range 2 000 2 000 n offset range 12 7 12 7 cm s Vcor Corrected flow velocity All quantities derived from the flow velocity will be calculated with the corrected flow ve locity The correction data are part of the parameter record and will be transmitted to the PC or printer during the online or offline transmission of data Note During the measurement it will not be displayed that the correction of the flow velocity is active Select on to define the correction data of f to work with out correction of the flow velocity and return to the menu off 2 ON lt item SYSTEM settings A Calibration UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 127 FLUXUS F60x 18 SuperUser Mode ween If on has been selected enter the slope If 0 0 is entered the correction will be deactivated range 2 000 2 000 Press ENTER Enter the offset Enter 0 zero to work without an offset A Offset 0 0 Cmte range 12 7 12 7 cm s Press ENTER example 1 Slope 1 1 Offset 10 0 cm s 0 1 m s If a flow velocity v 5 m s is measured before the calculation of the de rived quantities it will be corrected as follows Veor 1 1 5 m s 0 1 m s 5 4 m s example 2 Slope 1 0 Offset 0 0 Only the sign of the measured values is changed Note The correction data will only be stored when a measurement is start ed If the transmitter is switched off without starting a measurement th
162. ly pressure will have to be entered in the program branch Parameter Steam in inlet Off gt ON lt 17 2 6 Temperature Correction Select on to enable the input of a temperature correction cok laine ica for each temperature input see section 21 5 off gt ON lt 17 2 7 Error Value Delay The error value delay is the time after which an error value will be sent to an output if no valid measured values are available Select edit to enter an error value delay Select damping if the damping factor is to be used as the error value delay For further information on the behavior of missing mea sured values see section 22 1 2 and 22 2 17 2 8 Alarm State Indication Select on to display the alarm state during the measure SHOW RELAIS STAT ment OEE gt ON lt Fur further information on the alarm outputs see section 22 6 17 2 9 Preferred Units It is possible to set the preferred units for the length temperature and pressure Select mm or inch as the preferred unit for the length TEREE Bade Press ENTER gt mm lt inch Select c or F as the preferred unit for the temperature Temperature Press ENTER gt Picy lt F Select bar or psi as the preferred unit for the pressure ere Press ENTER gt bar lt psi UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 121 FLUXUS F60x 17 Settings 17 2 10 Setting for the Medium Pressure It is possible to set whether the absolute or the relative pressu
163. matic Viscosity The kinematic viscosity affects the flow profile of the medium The entered value and oth er parameters are used for the profile correction r r Enter the kinematic viscosity of the medium Press EN Kinem Viscosity TER 1 00 mm2 s This display will only be indicated if Other Medium has been selected 11 2 3 Density The density is used to calculate the mass flow rate product of the volumetric flow rate and the density Note If the mass flow rate is not measured press ENTER The other mea suring results will not be affected Enter the operating density of the medium Press ENTER Density 1 00 g cm3 This display will only be indicated if Other Medium has been selected 11 2 4 Medium Temperature The medium temperature is used for the interpolation of the sound speed and for the cal culation of the recommended transducer distance at the beginning of the measurement During the measurement the medium temperature is used for the interpolation of the density and the viscosity of the medium The value entered here will be used for the calculations if the medium temperature is not measured and fed to an input of the transmitter Enter the medium temperature The value must be within the operating temperature range of the transducers Press gee ENTER Medium Temperat 11 2 5 Medium Pressure The medium pressure is used for the interpolation of the sound speed l Enter the medium pre
164. max 30 V operating voltage of the pressure sensor output current input resistance cable resistance 6 6 3 Input Adapter The number of temperature inputs can be increased to max 4 by means of 2 input adapt ers optional see Fig 6 11 If the transmitter has voltage or current inputs the adapter for voltage and current inputs will be used see Fig 6 12 ae AMN 2 amp 2 OC o CaO 998 O input adapter x T4 E Fig 6 11 Connection of the input adapters UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 37 FLUXUS F601 6 Installation of FLUXUS F601 QE input adapter l QO Qei o amp A a C 0 T4 ky mmo cal gt l adapter for voltage and Qu current inputs aE Fig 6 12 Connection of the adapter for the voltage and current inputs 6 7 Connection of the Serial Interface Connect the RS232 cable to the transmitter see Fig 6 13 and to the serial interface of the PC If the RS232 cable can not be connected to the PC use the RS232 USB adapter The RS232 adapter the RS232 cable and the RS232 USB adapter are part of the serial data kit optional TIT3 T24 a QO sO serial interface Fig 6 13 Connections of the transmitter FLUXUS F601 38 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 7 Installation of FLUXUS F608 FLUXUS F601
165. measurement at a different point on the pipe x SDi 5 After the precise positioning of the transducers the recom mended transducer distance is displayed again mm Enter the actual precise transducer distance Press EN TER Repeat the steps for all channels on which will be measured The measurement will be started automatically afterwards 11 6 2 Consistency Check If a wide range for the sound speed has been entered in the program branch Parameter or the exact parameters of the medium are not known a consistency check is recom mended The transducer distance can be displayed during measurement by scrolling with key 9 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 73 FLUXUS F60x 11 Basic Measurement The optimum transducer distance here 50 0 mm is dis played in the upper line in parentheses followed by the en tered transducer distance here 54 0 mm The latter val ue must correspond to the adjusted transducer distance Press ENTER to optimize the transducer distance L 50 0 54 0 mm 54 5 m3 h The optimum transducer distance is calculated on the basis of the measured sound speed It is therefore a better approximation than the first recommended value which had been calculated on the basis of the sound speed range entered in the program branch Parameter If the difference between the optimum and the entered transducer distance is less than specified in Tab 11 1 the measurement is consistent and the measured values are vali
166. ment Note All changes will be stored at the end of the dialog UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 123 FLUXUS F60x 17 Settings 17 4 Setting the Contrast Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Mis SYSTEM settings 1 11aneous to set the contrast of the display of the trans Miscellanecus mitter Press ENTER T i i 3 SE NUPIDTS PEAY he contrast of the display is adjusted with the following keys lt CONTRAST gt 6 to increase the contrast lt 4 to decrease the contrast 2 min contrast 5 medium contrast A max contrast Note After acold start the display will be reset to medium contrast 17 5 Instrument Information Select Special Funct Instrum Inform to dis special Puneta it play information about the transmitter Press ENTER Instrum Inform The type and the serial number of the transmitter will be Teles displayed in the upper line Free 18327 The max available data logger memory will be displayed in the lower line here 18 327 additional measured values can be stored For further information on the data logger see section 14 1 6 Press ENTER The type and the serial number of the transmitter will be cme displayed in the upper line V X XX dd mm yy The firmware version of the transmitter with date is dis played in the lower line Press ENTER 124 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 18 SuperUser Mode FLUXUS F60x 18 SuperUser Mode Th
167. menu structure is similar to the structure of the flow measurement The program branches are adapted to the wall thickness measurement UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 133 FLUXUS F60x 19 Wall Thickness Measurement Optional Note The wall thickness measurement mode will be activated as long as the wall thickness probe is connected to the measuring channel 19 2 Parameter Input 19 2 1 Parameter Input for the Wall Thickness Measurement The sound speed of the pipe material has to be entered to measure the wall thickness Physic Quant T Wall Thickness Select Wall Thickness n Output Options Physic Quant for the measuring channel to which the wall thick ness probe is connected A l Select the pipe material in Parameter Pipe Material Pipe Material t T Carbon Steel If the material is not in the scroll list select Other Mate c LONGITUDINAL 5800 0 rial Press ENTER A value for the longitudinal sound speed of the selected material is recommended m s If Other Material has been selected 0 0 m s will be displayed Enter the sound speed if necessary Press ENTER Note The measurement can only be started if the entered sound speed is gt 0 Compared to the flow measurement the sound speed has a great approximately linear influence on the measuring result If a sound speed that is 10 too high is entered the measured wall thickness will be approx 10 greater than the actual
168. meter record Press EN Par Record 0i TER EEA If parameters are already stored in the selected parameter io SYES lt record they can be overwritten Select yes to overwrite the parameters or no to select an other parameter record Press ENTER 15 3 Loading of a Parameter Record Stored parameter records can be loaded and used for measurement gt PARcMea Opt Sf Select program branch Parameter Press ENTER Parameter UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 105 FLUXUS F60x 15 Working with Parameter Records Select the channel for which a parameter record is to be loaded Press ENTER Parameter t for Channel A E COE ert Select the parameter record to be loaded Press ENTER gt t Par Record 01 Fait Parameters Select yes to edit the parameters of a parameter record gt NO lt yes Select no to return to the main menu and start the mea surement Press ENTER 15 4 Deleting Parameter Records Select Special Funct Delete Para Rec Press ial F oe Specia unc t ENTER Delete Para Rec This error message will be displayed if no parameter re cords are stored Press ENTER This display will be indicated if parameter records are stored Select the parameter record to be deleted Press ENTER Delete t Par Record 01 Confirm whether to delete the parameter record Press Really Del Een Sioa ENTER no gt YES lt 106 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 16 Libraries FLUXUS F60x 1
169. mperature can be entered in the transmitter UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 143 FLUXUS F60x 20 Heat Flow Measurement Note A constant temperature should be entered if e g the supply temper ature can only be measured with difficulty but is known and con stant The temperature inputs are configured as follows Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Proc Proc inputs t i inputs Link temperature Press ENTER Link temperature Select the list item Fixed input val ifthe supply tem perature is known and constant Press ENTER Select the list item Fixed input val ifthe return tem perature is known and constant Press ENTER Repeat the steps for all measuring channels on which a measurement is being conducted A T Supply t Fixed input val A T Return t Fixed input val The constant value of the temperature is entered before the start of the measurement in the program branch Measuring see section 20 4 20 3 4 Defining the Physical Quantity and of the Unit of Measurement e Select program branch Output Options Select the measuring channel on which the heat flow is to be measured the channel to which the temperature inputs for Channel A have been linked Press ENTER This display will not be indicated if the transmitter has only one measuring channel Output Options f Phelan Ooaneer 4 ier energy as the physical quantity Press Thermal energy Select the unit of measurem
170. n to activate the manual reset of the totalizers e Guede totals off to deactivate it Press ENTER off gt ON lt Note The manual reset of the totalizers is still active after the deactivation of the SuperUser mode UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 131 FLUXUS F60x 18 SuperUser Mode 18 9 Display of the Sum of the Totalizers The sum of the totalizers for the two flow directions can be displayed in the upper line during the measurement Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Measuring Miscellaneous Press ENTER until the menu item Show XQ is displayed Select on to activate the display of the sum of the totaliz Show 2o ers off to deactivate it Press ENTER off gt ON lt IQ 13 2 m3 If the display of the sum of the totalizers is activated the sum XQ can be displayed in the upper line during the mea surement 18 10 Display During the Measurement In the SuperUser mode the following information can be displayed during the measure ment besides the normal information see section 12 3 e absolute speed time of the measuring signal sound speed e Reynolds number variance of the measuring signal range of the sound speed signal amplification SCNR value 132 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 19 Wall Thickness Measurement Optional FLUXUS F60x 19 Wall Thickness Measurement Optional If the transmitter has the optional wall thickness measurement the wall thickness and the longitudinal sound spe
171. nect the temperature probes to the transmitter Enter the medium temperature Press ENTER Cc The measured heat flow in the BTU mode Thermal en For the activation of the heat quantity totalizer see section 13 2 20 5 Two Independent Heat Flow Measurements If the transmitter has 2 measuring channels and 2 temperature inputs for each measuring channel it is possible to conduct 2 independent heat flow measurements at the same time Tab 20 1 shows a typical configuration of the temperature inputs UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 145 FLUXUS F60x 20 Heat Flow Measurement Tab 20 1 Configuration of the temperature inputs in case of two independent heat flow measurements temperature input measuring channel A supply temperature T1 or constant value return temperature T2 or constant value heat quantity measurement possible measuring channel B supply temperature T3 or constant value return temperature T4 or constant value heat quantity measurement possible 20 6 Steam in the Supply Line If the supply pressure is constant or can be measured with an additional input the heat flow can be determined for a medium that is vaporous in the supply line The state of aggregation of the medium will be determined by means of the supply pres sure and the supply temperature Note The measurement of the volumetric flow rate and the heat flow is only possible when the medium is liquid in the
172. nections and make sure that the PC is ready to receive data SERIAL ERROR l Print Meas Val 14 2 7 Offline Transmission of Data with the Program FluxData The measurement data in the data logger are transmitted to a PC via the serial interface RS232 with the FLEXIM program FluxData Settings in the transmitter par mea opt gt St lt Press BRK to select the main menu Special Funct Further settings in the transmitter are not necessary 100 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 14 Data Logger and Transmission of Data FLUXUS F60x Settings in the Program Start the program FluxData V3 0 or higher on the PC FluxData32 exe untitled flx g 0 x Fie Measuring dataset DUT Options Help Text output Ctra S H ee Serial interface Show Quick Save Ctrl Q MEASURING DATA Select the menu Options gt Serial interface Language Details of measuring data set Select the serial interface used x from the PC e g COM Serial interface Blocksize s OK oy on OK Protocol Click comi l Protocol 2048 4 X Cancel Of Enter the transmission parame Eere 5 ters see section 14 2 4 If the P default settings of the transmis reactor a sion parameters are be used com k Protocol 2048 X cot click on Default protocol This protocol must be identical with FLUXUS protocol E The transmission parameters of BAUD DAT
173. ng key g during the measurement it is possible to scroll to the display of the transducer distance The optimum transducer distance here 51 2 mm is displayed in parentheses in the up per line followed by the entered transducer distance here 50 8 mm The optimum transducer distance might change during the measurement e g due to temperature fluctuations A deviation from the optimum transducer distance here 0 4 mm is compensated in ternally Note Never change the transducer distance during the measurement UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 79 FLUXUS F60x 13 Advanced Measuring Functions 13 Advanced Measuring Functions 13 1 Damping Factor Each displayed measured value is a floating average of all measured values of the last x seconds with x being the damping factor A damping factor of 1 s means that the mea sured values are not averaged because the measuring rate is approx 1 s The default value of 10 s is appropriate for normal flow conditions Strongly fluctuating values caused by high flow dynamics require a higher damping fac tor Select the program branch Output Options Press ENTER until the menu item Damp ing is displayed Enter the damping factor Press ENTER Damping 10 S Press BRK to return to the main menu 13 2 Totalizers Heat quantity total volume or total mass of the medium at the measuring point can be determined There are two totalizers one for the positive flow direc
174. ngitudinal axis of the pipe surface conditions Regular unevenness e g small grooves on the surface of the pipe can result in wrong measured values Normally this problem can be avoided by turning the wall thickness probe ins such way that the acoustic partition boundary of the pipe is perpendicular to the orientation of the grooves see Fig 19 2 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 137 FLUXUS F60x 19 Wall Thickness Measurement Optional When measuring on a rough surface applying too much of the coupling compound can result in wrong measured values A measurement on a very rough surface might be im possible message NO COUPLING will be displayed In this case the surface has to be smoothed wall thickness probe lt _ contact surface acoustic partition boundary pipe axis Fig 19 2 Acoustic partition boundary 19 3 6 Storing Transmission of the Wall Thickness Press ENTER to stop the measurement and to store or transmit the measured value The following display appears if a valid wall thickness has been measured and a measured value transmission is activated Select yes to store and or transmit the measured value Transfer Data no gt y The wall thickness can be transmitted into the current parameter record The pipe material will be replaced by the material used for the wall thickness measurement If the serial transmission of data is activated the measured value will be transmitted 19 3 7
175. ngitudinal sound speed 1 5 values depending on the selected function must be entered Press ENTER after each input If an already defined material is edited for each property there will be a request whether it is to be edited Select yes or no Press ENTER Change the values if necessary Select the type of sound wave to be used for the flow mea Pefault so ndsp surement Press ENTER long gt TRANS lt For most materials a transversal sound wave must be se lected Enter the typical roughness of the material Press ENTER Roughness 0 4 mm Select yes to store the entered properties or no to quit the awe Changes menu item without storing Press ENTER no gt YES lt UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 113 FLUXUS F60x 16 Libraries Medium Properties Enter the medium s e longitudinal sound speed e kinematic viscosity e density Depending on the selected function 1 5 values must be entered Press ENTER after each input If an already defined medium is edited for each property of some of the functions there will be a request whether it is to be edited Select yes or no Press ENTER Change the values if necessary Select yes to store the entered properties no to quit the save changes menu item without storing Press ENTER no gt YES lt 16 3 4 Input of Heat Flow Coefficients Note The heat flow coefficients can also be edited with the programs Flux Data and FluxKoef Note The
176. nnels for the measurement can be activated and deactivated v the channel is active the channel is not active the channel can not be activated This display will not be indicated if the transmitter has only one measuring channel Note A channel can not be activated if the parameters are not valid e g if the parameters in the program branch Parameter of the channel are not complete 70 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 11 Basic Measurement FLUXUS F60x e Select a channel with key 4 and 6 e Press key g to activate or deactivate the selected channel Press ENTER A deactivated channel will be ignored during the measurement Its parameters will re main unchanged If the data logger or the serial interface is activated the measuring point number must be entered Enter the measuring point number Press ENTER A Meas Point No xxx T gt If arrows are displayed in the lower line on the right ASCII text can be entered If no arrows are displayed only digits point and hyphen can be entered 11 5 Defining the Number of Sound Paths The number of transits of the ultrasonic waves through the medium depends on the placement of the transducers on the pipe If the number of transits is odd diagonal mode the transducers will be mounted on op posite sides of the pipe If the number of transits is even reflection mode the transducers will be mounted on the same side of the
177. nomials of grade 1 to 4 e with customized interpolation functions UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 111 FLUXUS F60x 16 Libraries In most cases constants or a linear function are sufficient If e g the temperature fluctuations at the measuring point are low compared to the tem perature dependency of the material properties the linearization or the complete neglect of the temperature dependency will not result in a considerable additional measuring er ror If however the process conditions fluctuate strongly and the medium properties depend strongly on the temperature e g viscosity of a hydraulic oil polynomials or customized interpolation functions should be used Contact FLEXIM to find the best solution for the measuring task Customized Interpolation Functions Some dependencies are only approximated insufficiently by polynomials A number of customized interpolation functions Basics Y F X 2Z are available to interpolate mul tidimensional dependencies y f T p Contact FLEXIM for more information 16 3 2 Activation of the Extended Library Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Li braries Extended Library Press ENTER Extended Library off gt ON lt Select on to activate the extended library Press ENTER 16 3 3 Input of Material Medium Properties The properties of a user defined material medium can be entered now The input of a material or a medium is almost identical Therefore the displays for
178. ntered A calculation channel can not be attenuated The damping factor has to be set separately for each of the two measuring channels Two cut off flow values for each calculation channel can be defined The cut off flow is not based on the flow velocity as for measuring channels Instead it is defined in the unit of measurement of the physical quantity selected for the calculation channel During the measurement the calculated values are compared to the cut off flow values and set to zero if necessary A calculation channel provides valid measured values if at least one measuring channel provides valid measured values 13 8 2 Parameterization of a Calculation Channel Select a calculation channel Y or Z in the program branch Parameter Parameter Press ENTER for Channel Y TE The current calculation function is displayed Press EN TER to edit the function UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 89 FLUXUS F60x 13 Advanced Measuring Functions Three scroll lists are displayed in the upper line gt CH1 lt funct ch2 f A B e selection of the first measuring channel ch1 e selection of the calculation function funct e selecton of the second measuring channel ch2 Select a scroll list with key lt 4 or 6 The list items are displayed in the lower line Scroll with key a and 2 through the scroll list All mea suring channels and their absolute values can be used as input channels for the calculation The follo
179. number will be rounded to the hundreds Enter 0 zero to use the default value range 0 25 500 default 1 000 Press ENTER Enter the min Reynolds number at which the flow is turbu lent The entered number will be rounded to the hundreds Enter 0 zero to use the default value range 0 25 500 default 3 000 Press ENTER UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 18 SuperUser Mode FLUXUS F60x A request is displayed if an additional correction of the flow velocity is to be defined Select on to define the correction gt OFF lt on data off to work without correction of the flow velocity and return to the menu item SYSTEM settings A Calibration For the definition of the correction of the flow velocity see section 18 3 2 example profile bound for the laminar flow 1 500 profile bound for the turbulent flow 2 500 At Reynolds numbers lt 1 500 the flow during the measurement is regard ed as laminar for the calculation of the physical quantity At Reynolds num bers gt 2 500 the flow is regarded as turbulent The range 1 500 2 500 is the transition range between laminar and turbulent flow Attention The defined profile bounds are still active after the deactivation of the SuperUser mode 18 3 2 Correction of the Flow Velocity After the profile bounds have been defined see section 18 3 1 it is possible to define a correction of the flow velocity Voor M Vvtn with v measured flow ve
180. of the measurement in the program branch Measuring see section 20 4 20 2 4 Defining the Physical Quantity and of the Unit of Measurement e Select the program branch Output Options Select the measuring channel on which the heat flow is to be measured the channel to which the temperature inputs have been assigned Press ENTER This display will not be indicated if the transmitter has only one measuring channel Output Options f for Channel A Select Heat f Low as the physical quantity Press ENTER Physic Quant fi Heatflow Select the unit of measurement to be used for the heat Heatflow t fl ow kW Note The physical quantity Heatflow will only be displayed in the pro gram branch Output Options of a measuring channel if the sup ply and return temperature have been assigned to this channel e If the heat quantity is also to be measured select Special Funct SYSTEM set tings Measuring Press ENTER until the list item Heat Quantity is displayed Select the unit of measurement J or Wh Press Heat Quantity gt J lt Wh P N UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 20 Heat Flow Measurement FLUXUS F60x 20 3 BTU Mode The BTU mode is a measuring mode that is designed specifically for the heat flow mea surement In the BTU mode the position of the flow transducers and the application can be assigned to avoid receiving the opposite sign of the measured values 20 3 1 Activation Deactivation of th
181. operat ing point The defined upper limit of the sound speed is still active after the de activation of the SuperUser mode 18 6 Number of Decimal Places of the Totalizers The values of the totalizers can be displayed with up to 11 places e g 74890046 03 In the SuperUser mode it is possible to define the number of decimal places Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Measuring Miscellaneous Press ENTER until the menu item Total digits is displayed Select one of the following list items Total digits t Automatic Automatic dynamic adjustment Fixed to x digit x decimal places range 0 4 Press ENTER Total digits The number of decimal places will be adjusted dynamically Low values will first be dis played with 3 decimal places With greater values the number of decimal places will be reduced Automatic max value display lt 108 0 00 999999 999 lt 107 1000000 00 9999999 99 lt 108 10000000 0 99999999 9 lt 101 1000000000 9999999999 Total digits Fixed to x digit The number of decimal points is constant The max value of the totalizer is reduced with each additional decimal place decimal places max value max display 0 lt 1010 9999999999 1 lt 108 99999999 9 2 lt 107 9999999 99 3 lt 106 999999 999 4 lt 10 99999 9999 Note The number of decimal places and the max value define
182. ough the cap nut the compression part and the basic part of the cable gland see Fig 7 10 e Insert the output cable in the housing see Fig 7 10 e Screw the gasket ring side of the basic part in the housing of the power adapter e Fix the cable gland by screwing the cap nut on the basic part of the cable gland see Fig 7 10 e Connect the leads of the output cable to the terminals of the output adapter see Fig 7 10 and Tab 7 2 46 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 7 Installation of FLUXUS F608 FLUXUS F601 e Remove the socket cover from the transmitter for the connection of the output adapter see Fig 7 5 e Connect the connector of the output adapter to the socket i Apt N WE s H amp ij ANIN z j lt Output a ire cable gland compres cap nut sion part basic part output gasket ring side adapter of the basic part blind plug output cable Fig 7 10 Connection of the output adapter to the transmitter FLUXUS F608 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 47 FLUXUS F601 7 Installation of FLUXUS F608 Tab 7 2 Circuits of the outputs output transmitter external circuit remark internal circuit connect
183. ower line The selected list item is displayed in capital letters between arrows Lang Press key 4 and 6 to scroll through the lower line ethers and select a list item Press ENTER no gt YES lt Some menu items contain a horizontal scroll list in the upper line The selected list item is displayed in capital letters between arrows The current value of the list item is displayed in the lower line Press key lt 4 and 6 to scroll through the upper line ire Naty MOAS and select a list item Function MAX AN 2 i Press key g and a to scroll through the lower line and select a value for the selected list item Press ENTER 10 3 HotCodes A HotCode is a key sequence used to activate certain settings e language selection see section 10 4 activation of the FastFood mode see section 13 7 manual input of the lower limit of the inner pipe diameter see section Change of the Limit for the Inner Pipe Diameter e activation the SuperUser mode see chapter 18 change of the transmission parameters of the RS232 interface see section Transmis sion Parameters activation of the BTU mode see section 20 3 A HotCode can only be entered in the main menu immediately after the transmitter has been switched on The HotCode will not be displayed during the input UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 63 FLUXUS F60x 10 Start up 10 4 Language Selection The transmitter can be operated in the languages listed below The l
184. pe diameter d min extended mm 70 40 10 min recom mm 120 60 25 mended max recom mm 1000 400 100 mended max extended mm 2000 1000 400 pipe wall thickness min mm 3 1 0 5 max mm 5 3 1 material housing PPSU with stainless PPSU with stainless PPSU with stainless steel cap and steel cap and steel cap and transducer shoe 304 transducer shoe 304 transducer shoe 304 1 4301 1 4301 1 4301 contact surface PPSU PPSU PPSU degree of protec IP65 IP65 IP65 tion according to IEC EN 60529 transducer cable type 1699 1699 1699 1699 1699 1699 length m 4 9 4 9 4 9 dimensions length mm 84 84 70 width b mm 40 40 30 height h mm 59 59 47 5 dimensional Zs A drawing K aT ic Kos E S E o Ke w E O lal S o la operating temperature min C 40 40 40 max C 170 170 170 temperature X X x compensation 222 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 Technical Data FLUXUS F60x technical type CRM1NW3 CTM1NW3 CRP1NW3 CTP1NW3 CRQ1NW3 CTQ1NW3 explosion protection transducer FLM FLM FLP FLP FLQ FLQ NA1NL NA1NL LC NA1NL NA1NL LC NA1NL_ NA1NL LC category gas 2 3G dust 2D gas 2 3G dust 2D gas 2 3G dust 2D EPL Gb Gc Db Gb Gc Db Gb Gc Db zone 1 2 21 1 2 21 1 2 21 explosion protection temperature pipe surface min C 55 55 55 max C 140 140 140 A marking cE 0637 amp cE 0637 amp cE 0637 amp T I12 3G Ex q nA IIC I12 3G Ex q nA IIC I12 3G Ex q nA IIC E T
185. pipe reflection mode number of sound paths 2 diagonal mode number of sound paths 3 diagonal mode number of sound paths 1 negative transducer distance Fig 11 1 Sound path and transducer distance A A higher number of transits means increased accuracy of the measurement However the increased transit distance results in a higher attenuation of the signal The reflections on the opposite pipe wall and deposits on the inner pipe wall cause addi tional amplitude losses of the sound signal UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 71 FLUXUS F60x 11 Basic Measurement If the signal is attenuated strongly e g by the medium the pipe deposits etc the num ber of sound paths must be set to 1 if necessary Note Exact positioning of the transducers is easier for an even number of transit paths reflection mode than for an odd number diagonal mode A value for the number of sound paths corresponding to the connected transducers and the entered parameters will be recommended Change the value if necessary Press ENTER A Sound Path 2 NUM 11 6 Transducer Distance r A value for the transducer distance is recommended Fix the transducers see chapter 8 Adjust the transducer dis A 54 mm Reflec t ance Press ENTER A measuring channel Reflec reflection mode Diagon diagonal mode The transducer distance displayed here is the distance between the inner edg
186. put does not work Make sure that the outputs are configured correctly Check the function of the output as described in section 22 1 3 If the output is defective contact FLEXIM A measurement is impossible or the measured values substantially differ from the expected values see section 23 1 The values of the totalizer are wrong see section 23 6 23 1 Problems with the Measurement A measurement is impossible because no signal is received A question mark is displayed in the lower line on the right Check if the entered parameters are correct especially the outer pipe diameter the pipe wall thickness and the sound speed of the medium Typical errors The circumfer ence or the radius was entered instead of the diameter The inner pipe diameter was entered instead of the outer pipe diameter Make sure that the recommended transducer distance was adjusted when mounting the transducers Make sure that an appropriate measuring point has been selected see section 23 2 Try to establish better acoustic contact between the pipe and the transducers see sec tion 23 3 Enter a lower value for the number of sound paths The signal attenuation might be too high due to a high medium viscosity or deposits on the inner pipe wall see section 23 4 The measuring signal is received but no measured values can be obtained An exclamation mark in the lower line on the right indicates that the defined upper limit of the flow veloci
187. put of the liner thickness Liner Thickness 3 0 mm default 3 mm input of the roughness of the inner pipe wall Roughness 0 4 mm range 0 5 mm default 0 1 mm for steel as pipe material selection of the medium Medium t Water z input of the min sound speed of the medium c Medium MIN 1400 0 m s range 500 3500 m s This display will only be indicated if Other Me dium has been selected 176 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 A Menu Structure FLUXUS F60x cold start resistant z input of the max sound speed of the medium c Medium MAX 1550 0 m s This display will only be indicated if Other Me dium has been selected input of the kinematic viscosity of the medium Kinem Viscosity 2 1 00 mm2 s range 0 01 30 000 mm s This display will only be indicated if Other Me dium has been selected input of the operating density of the medium Density 3 1 00 g cm3 range 0 01 20 g cm This display will only be indicated if Other Me dium has been selected input of the medium temperature Medium Temperat 20 0 c default 20 C input of the medium pressure Fluid pressure 1 00 bar range 1 600 bar This display will only be indicated if Special Funct SYSTEM settings Dialogs Menus Fluid pressure is activated selection of the transducer type Transducer Type This display will only be indicated if no or spe cial transducers are connected When a Calculation Channel is Selected Y Z Calculation chann
188. r to activate the user defined scroll list Press ENTER If user has been selected the material or medium scroll Material List g list can be edited see section 16 5 1 16 5 3 gt Show list Select End of Edit to stop editing Press ENTER Material list T gt End of Edit Select yes to store all changes of the scroll list or no to Save TISE quit the menu item without storing Press ENTER no gt YES lt Note If the material medium scroll list is quit by pressing key BRK before storing all changes will be lost 16 5 1 Displaying a Scroll List Select Show list Press ENTER to display the scroll list NO ea se l as in the program branch Parameter gt Show list oO UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 16 Libraries FLUXUS F60x The current scroll list is displayed in the lower line Current list Other Material Press ENTER to return to the scroll list Material list orMedium list o 16 5 2 Adding a Material Medium to the Scroll List Select Add Material or Add Medium to add a material Material list it medium to the scroll list Press ENTER gt Add Material All materials media that are not contained in the current Tadd Matefrdl 4 scroll list will be displayed in the lower line Stainless Steel Select the material medium Press ENTER The material medium will be added to the scroll list Note The materials media are displayed in the order in which t
189. rage rate for storing mea eee Sees sured values in the data logger Once per 10 sec ae aes This display will only be indicated if output Options Store Meas Data and or Seri al Output are activated UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 179 FLUXUS F60x A Menu Structure cold start resistant Input of the storage rate if Storage Rate EXTRA has been selected S range 1 43 200 s 12 h Current Loop activation of a current output Current Loop Il no gt y This display will only be indicated if the current output has been installed in Special Funct SYSTEM settings Proc out puts selection whether the sign of the measured val Meas Vya lues ues is to be considered for the output gt ABSOLUT lt sign ans This display will only be indicated if Current Loop is activated input of the lowest highest measured value to Tenor ne Val be expected for the current output 0 00 m3 h The values are assigned to the lower upper limit of the output range Full Scale Val These displays will only be indicated if Cur 300 00 m3 h rent Loop is activated input of the error value delay i e of the time in terval after which the value entered for the error output will be transmitted to the output if no val id measured values are available Error val delay 10 s This display will only be indicated if Special Funct SYSTEM settings Dialogs Menus Error va
190. ransit times data logger loggable values all physical quantities totalized values and diagnostic values capacity gt 100 000 measured values communication interface RS232 USB serial data kit software all Win FluxData download of measurement data graphical presenta dows versions tion conversion to other formats e g for Excel FluxKoef creating medium data sets cable RS232 adapter RS232 USB transport case dimensions 500 x 400 x 190 mm outputs The outputs are galvanically isolated from the transmitter accessories output adapter optional current output range 0 4 20 mA accuracy 0 1 of reading 15 pA passive output Uext 4 9 V depending on Rext Rext lt 200 Q binary output optorelay 26 V 100 mA binary output as alarm output functions limit change of flow direction or error binary output as pulse output pulse va lue 0 01 1000 units UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 201 FLUXUS F60x B Technical Data FLUXUS F608 A2 pulse 1 1000 ms width inputs The inputs are galvanically isolated from the transmitter temperature input type Pt100 Pt1000 connection 4 wire range 150 560 C resolution 0 01 K accuracy 0 01 of reading 0 03 K intrinsic safety para meters U 22V lo 6 mA P 33 mW C 450 nF Lo 10 pH C 1 8 nF L 10 pH Dimensions
191. re will be used Select on or off Press ENTER If on has been selected the absolute pressure p will be displayed input output If off has been selected the relative pressure pg will be displayed input output Pg Pa 1 01 bar Pressure absolut off gt ON lt The pressure and its unit of measurement will e g be dis Prutdnpressure played in the program branch Parameter It will be fol 1 00 bar a lowed by the selected pressure indicated in parentheses a absolute pressure g relative pressure Note All changes will be stored at the end of the dialog 17 3 Measurement Settings Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Measur SYSTEM settings t i ng Press ENTER Measuring Note The settings of the menu item Measuring will be stored at the end of the dialog If the menu item is quit before the end of the dialog the settings will not be effective This menu item will only be displayed if a Wavelnjector is in the scope of supply see user manual of the Wavelnjec tor WaveInjector off gt ON lt Select yes if the measured sound speed is to be com Ronee eres pared to the theoretical or expected value The difference no gt YES lt AC Cmea Cstored between the two sound speeds will be displayed during the measurement Cstored is the sound speed stored in the da tabase ISP Press key 9 during the measurement to scroll to the dis play of Ac 22 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2
192. rector FLEXIM Flexible Industriemesstechnik GmbH Wolfener Stro e 36 12681 Berlin Tel 49 10 30 93 66 76 60 Fax 49 30 93 66 74 80 FLEXIM Declaration of conformity We FLEXIM Flexible Industriemesstechnik GmbH Wolfener Str 36 12681 Berlin Germany declare under our sole responsibility that the transmitter FLUXUS 608 A2 to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the EC directives EMC Directive 2004 108 EC for Electromagnetic Compatibility Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC for Electrical Safety Directive 94 9 EC Safety Requirements for Control Systems and Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres The transmitter is in conformity with the following European Standards Class Standard EMC Directive EN 61326 1 2006 Description Electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use EMC requirements Immunity EN 61326 1 Electrical equipment for continuous unattended operation EN 61000 4 2 1995 A1 1998 A2 2001 a EN 61000 4 1 1 2005 _ Emission EN 61326 1 2007 EN 61010 1 2002 Testing and measurement techniques Electrostatic Discharge Immunity Testing and measurement techniques RF Field Immunity Testing and measurement techniques Electrical Fast Transient Burst Immunity Testing and measurement techniques Surge Immunity Test Testing and measurement techniques RF Condu
193. ree of protection IP 67 IP 67 IP 65 according to EN 60529 transducer cable type 1699 1699 1699 length m 4 3 2 dimensions length I mm 60 42 5 25 width b mm 30 18 13 height h mm 33 5 21 5 17 dimensional drawing B Ey TL lt lt omc T l A we 2 a m jal o TONE operating temperature min C 40 40 30 max C 130 130 130 temperature x x x compensation 206 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 B Technical Data FLUXUS F60x Shear Wave Transducers extended temperature range technical type CDM1EZ7 CDQ1EZ7 order code FSM ENNNL FSQ ENNNL transducer MHz 1 4 frequency inner pipe diameter d min extended mm 50 10 min recom mm 100 25 mended max recom mm 2000 150 mended max extended mm 3400 400 pipe wall thickness min mm max mm material housing stainless steel 304 stainless steel 304 1 4301 1 4301 contact surface Sintimid Sintimid degree of protec IP 65 IP 65 tion according to EN 60529 transducer cable type 1699 1699 length m 4 3 dimensions length mm 60 42 5 width b mm 30 18 height h mm 33 5 21 5 dimensional drawing nO esT I e u ae 4 a operating temperature min C 30 30 max C 200 200 temperature x x compensation UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 0
194. res are to be displayed or transmitted Temperature inputs must be activated if the measured temperatures are to be displayed stored and or transmitted or if the measured temperature is to be used for the interpola tion of the viscosity and the density of the medium Select in the program branch Output Options the chan Temperature Tl s S me SYES lt nel for which a temperature input has to be activated The temperature inputs assigned to the channel will be displayed one after another Select yes for the tempera ture inputs that are to be activated Note The total number of measured values that can be stored will be re duced if a temperature input is activated 21 4 2 Activation of Other Inputs Attention Observe the correct polarity to avoid damaging the current source A permanent short circuit can lead to the destruction of the current in put Inputs must be activated if the measured values are to be displayed stored and or trans mitted together with the other measured values In the program branch Output Options select the Input I1 f Ta SYES lt channel for which an input is to be activated The inputs assigned to the channel will be displayed one after another Select yes for the inputs that are to be acti vated Note The total number of measured values that can be stored will be re duced if an input is activated UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 151 FLUXU
195. rese 1 m h The alarm will be triggered at values gt 30 5 m h and deactivated at values lt 29 5 m h switching condition MIN or MAX R1 Hysterese 1 00 m3 h Enter the value for Hysterese or Enter 0 zero to work without a hysteresis Press ENTER UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 165 FLUXUS F60x 22 Outputs 22 7 Behavior of the Alarm Outputs 22 7 1 Apparent Switching Delay Measured values and totalizer values will be displayed rounded to two decimal places The limits however will be compared to the non rounded measured values This might cause an apparent switching delay when the measured value changes marginally less than two decimal places In this case the switching accuracy of the output is greater than the accuracy of the display 22 7 2 Reset and Initialization of the Alarms After a cold start all alarm outputs will be initialized as follows Tab 22 5 Alarm state after a cold start func OFF typ NON HOLD mode NO Cont Limit 0 00 Press key C three times during the measurement to set all alarm outputs to the idle state Alarm outputs whose switching condition is still met will be activated again after 1 s This function is used to reset alarm outputs of the type HOLD if the switching condition is not met anymore By pressing key BRK the measurement will be stopped and the main menu selected All alarm outputs will be de energized independently of the programmed idle state
196. return line The steam coefficients of water and ammonia are stored in the internal database of the transmitter The steam coefficients of other media must be entered with the program FluxKoef 20 6 1 Activation Deactivation Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Dia logs Menus Steam in inlet SYSTEM settings 1 Dialogs Menus Select on to activate Steam in inlet The state of ag gregation of the medium will be determined by means of the supply pressure and the supply temperature Steam in inlet off gt ON lt Select off to activate Steam in inlet The medium is always assumed to be liquid in the supply line If Steam in inlet is activated the supply pressure Imlet pressure must be entered in the program branch Parameter 10 0 bar Enter the supply pressure Press ENTER Note The menu item Steam in inlet will always be displayed indepen dently of the selected physical quantity However the supply pres sure will only be used for the heat flow measurement 146 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 20 Heat Flow Measurement FLUXUS F60x 20 6 2 Displays During the heat flow measurement the calculated state of aggregation can be displayed in the upper line by pressing key 9 supply LIQUID 426 23 kW supply BOILING 7895 78 kW HEAT FLOW 7895 78 kW UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 This message will be displayed if the medium in the supply line is completely liqui
197. rial ER kill spaces gt ON lt off ER decimalpoint Ui gt F T lt ER col separat gt TAB lt transmis Select on if the space characters are not to be transmitted Press ENTER The file size will be considerably smaller shorter transmis sion time Select the decimal marker to be used for floating point numbers point or comma Press ENTER This setting depends on the setting of the operating sys tem of the PC Select the character to be used to separate columns se micolon or tabulator Press ENTER 14 2 4 Transmission Parameters the transmitter sends CRLF terminated ASCII max line length 255 digits 98 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 14 Data Logger and Transmission of Data FLUXUS F60x RS232 e default 9600 bits s 8 data bits even parity 2 stop bits protocol RTS CTS hardware handshake The transmission parameters of the RS232 interface can be changed Enter HotCode 232 0 immediately after the transmitter has been switched on Set the transmission parameters in the 4 scroll lists Press EN TER baud baud rate data number of data bits baud lt data par st 9600 8bit EVEN 2 par parity sti number of stop bits 14 2 5 Online Transmission of Data to a Terminal Program e Start the terminal program Enter the transmission parameters into the terminal program see section 14 2 4 The transmission parameter
198. s ENTER 1000 m3 3 Example 1000 pulses correspond to 1 m of the totalized medium The max flow depending on the upper limit of the frequen INEO eset cy and pulse value is indicated Press ENTER 3600 0 m3 h 22 5 Activation of a Binary Output as a Pulse Output A pulse output is an integrating output which emits a pulse when the volume or the mass of the medium which has passed the measuring point reaches a given value Pulse Value The integrated quantity is the selected physical quantity Integration is restarted as soon as a pulse is emitted Note The menu item Pulse Output will only be indicated in the program branch Output Options if a pulse output has been installed Select in the program branch Output Options the chan Output Options i nel for which a pulse output is be activated Press ENTER for Channel Ast This display will not be indicated if the transmitter has only one measuring channel Select yes to activate the output Press ENTER Pulse Output Bl no gt YES lt UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 161 FLUXUS F60x 22 Outputs This error message will be displayed if the flow velocity Pulse Output has been selected as the physical quantity NO COUNTING The use of the pulse output is not possible in this case be cause integrating the flow velocity does not result in a rea sonable value Enter the pulse value The unit of measurement will be dis ee sre played according to
199. s of the terminal program and of the transmitter have to be identical e Select the program branch Output Options Press ENTER e Select the channel for which the online transmission of data is to be activated Press ENTER until the menu item Serial Output is displayed Serial Output Select yes to activate the online transmission of data no gt YES lt Set the storage rate see section 14 1 2 Start the measurement The measuring point number will be requested see section 14 1 4 The measured values are transmitted during the SEND ONLINE HEAD measurement 20 mm 14 2 6 Offline Transmission of Data to a Terminal Program e Start the terminal program Enter the transmission parameters into the terminal program see section 14 2 4 The transmission parameters of the terminal program and of the transmitter have to be identical Select Special Funct Print Meas Val Press ial F Ce Specia unc t ENTER Print Meas Val UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 99 FLUXUS F60x 14 Data Logger and Transmission of Data This error message will be displayed if no measured va NO VALUES lues are stored Press ENTER Print Meas Val This message will be displayed if the measuring signal is sufficient The progress of the transmission of data is displayed by a bar graph This error message will be displayed if an error has oc curred during the serial transmission Press ENTER Check the con
200. s possible to enter material and medium properties as a function of the temperature or of the pressure and additional medium properties heat flow coefficients steam coefficients and concentration coefficients These data can be entered into the transmitter directly or by means of the program FluxKoef Tab 16 2 Material and medium properties that can be stored property property is necessary for material property transversal sound speed flow measurement longitudinal sound speed flow measurement wall thickness measurement F601 type of sound wave flow measurement typical roughness profile correction of the flow velocity medium property sound speed start of measurement viscosity profile correction of the flow velocity density calculation of mass flow rate additional properties of a medium heat flow coefficients heat flow measurement steam coefficients heat flow measurement with steam in supply line Enter only the properties needed for the measuring task example The density of a medium is unknown If the mass flow rate is not mea sured any constant value can be entered as the density The measurement of the flow velocity and of the volumetric flow rate will not be affected However the value of the mass flow rate will be wrong The dependency of the material medium properties from the temperature and pressure can be described as constants e as linear function e with poly
201. s selected and the data logger is activated the amp litude of the measured signal will be stored together with the measured values Press ENTER Store Amplitude off gt ON lt UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 95 FLUXUS F60x 14 Data Logger and Transmission of Data Storing of the Sound Speed of the Medium If on is selected and the data logger is activated the sound speed of the medium will be stored together with the measured values Press ENTER Store c Medium off gt ON lt Storing of the Diagnostic Values If on is selected and the data logger is activated the dia gnostic values will be stored together with the measured values Press ENTER Store diagnostic off gt ON lt Acoustic Signal Per default an acoustic signal will be emitted every time a measured value is stored or transmitted to a PC or printer The signal can be deactivated in Special Funct SYSTEM settings Storing Beep on storage Select of f to deactivate the acoustic signal on to activate B ee bege st ceee it Press ENTER gt on lt OLE 14 1 4 Measurement with Activated Data Logger Start the measurement Z Meas Point No Enter the measuring point number Press ENTER xxx TILO gt If arrows are displayed in the lower line on the right ASCII text can be entered If digits are displayed only digits point and hyphen can be entered For the setting of the input mode see section 17 2 3 If Output Options Store Meas Data has be
202. s with caution Avoid ex cessive cable bend e Make sure to work under correct ambient and operating temperatures The ambient temperature must be within the operating temperature range of the transmitter and the transducers see annex B section Technical Data e Use a correct external power supply when the transmitter is not used with the battery e Handle the battery charging unit and the battery correctly see section 6 4 or 7 4 e The power supply unit and the battery charging unit are not protected against moisture Use them in dry rooms only Observe the degree of protection see annex B section Technical Data 2 3 Cleaning e Clean the transmitter with a soft cloth Do not use detergents e Remove traces of the coupling compound from the transducers with a soft paper towel UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 13 FLUXUS F60x 2 Handling 2 4 Storage e Wipe the transducers clean of traces of the coupling compound e After the measurement always put the transmitter and its accessories into the corre sponding compartments of the transport case e Avoid excessive cable bends especially when closing the cover of the transport case Observe the notes on the storage of the battery see page 32 or 44 14 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 3 Measurement Principle FLUXUS F60x 3 Measurement Principle 3 1 Measurement System With the clamp on method the ultrasonic transducers are mounted on the outside of the pipe Ultra
203. sary transducer mounting fixture UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 211 FLUXUS F60x Technical Data Shear Wave Transducers zone 1 technical type CDQ2NW1 CLQ2NW1 order code FSQ NA1NL FSQ NA1NL LC transducer frequency MHz 4 inner pipe diameter d min extended mm 10 min recommended mm 25 max recommended mm 150 max extended mm 400 pipe wall thickness min mm max mm material housing PEEK with stainless steel cap and transducer shoe 304 1 4301 contact surface PEEK degree of protection IP65 according to IEC EN 60529 transducer cable type 1699 1699 length m 3 9 dimensions length mm 70 width b mm 30 height h mm 47 5 dimensional drawing m E l E x o e operating temperature min C 40 max C 130 temperature x compensation 212 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 Technical Data FLUXUS F60x technical type CDQ2NW1 CLQ2NW1 explosion protection transducer FSQ NA1NL_ FSQ NA1NL LC category gas 2 3G dust 2D EPL Gb Gc Db zone 1 2 21 explosion protection temperature pipe surface min C 55 A max C 180 T marking CE 0637 amp E 112 3G Ex q nA IIC T6 T2 Gb Ge X lII2D Ex tb IIIC TX certification IBExU10ATEX1162 X type of protection gas powder filling non sparking dust protection
204. scribed in section 11 6 2 it is recommended to write down the sound speed for the next measure ment By doing this it will not be necessary to repeat the fine adjustment Also write down the medium temperature because the sound speed depends on the tem perature The value can be entered in the program branch Parameter or a user defined medium can be created for this sound speed see section 16 2 and 16 3 11 7 Start of the Measurement The measured values are displayed in the lower line Press ENTER to return to the fine adjustment of the trans ducer distance see section 11 6 1 A Volume flow 31 82 m3 h If more than one measuring channel is available activated the transmitter works with an integrated measuring point multiplexer providing simultaneous measurement on the dif ferent measuring channels The flow is measured on one measuring channel for approx 1 s then the multiplexer switches to the next activated channel The time necessary for the measurement depends on the measuring conditions E g if the measuring signal can not be detected immediately the measurement time might be gt 1s The outputs and the serial interface continuously receive the measured values of the cor responding channel The results are displayed according to the currently selected output options The default unit of measurement of the volumetric flow rate is m h For the se lection of the values to be displayed and for the setting of the output
205. smitted or sto red The storage rate will be set separately for each measuring channel If the storage rate is not set the storage rate previously selected will be used The storage interval should be at least equal to the number of activated measuring chan nels e g the storage interval of a channel should be min 2 s if 2 measuring channels are activated min 4 s are recommended Storage Rate t Select a storage rate or EXTRA Press ENTER Once per 10 sec This display will only be indicated if Store Meas Data and or Serial Output are activated If EXTRA has been selected enter the storage rate Press R Storage Rate ENTER 1 s 14 1 3 Settings for the Data Logger Select program branch Special Funct SYSTEM settings Storing It contains the following menu items ringbuffer e storage mode e storing of the totalizer values e storing of the signal amplitude e storing of the sound speed acoustic signal during the storing 94 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 14 Data Logger and Transmission of Data FLUXUS F60x Ringbuffer The setting of ringbuffer affects the storing of measured values as soon as the data me mory is full e Ifthe ringbuffer is activated the available data logger will be halved The oldest mea sured values will be overwritten Only the data logger memory that was free during the activation will be used by the ringbuffer If more data logger memory is necessary measured values in the da
206. sonic signals are sent through the medium and received by the transducers The transmitter controls the measuring cycle eliminates the disturbance signals and an alyzes the useful signals The received measured values can be displayed used for cal culations and transmitted to a PC or printer by the transmitter transducers ae CH Rpa transmitter Fig 3 1 Example of a measurement setup 3 2 Determination of the Volumetric Flow Rate The flow velocity of the medium is measured using the transit time difference correlation principle Further physical quantities e g volumetric flow rate mass flow heat flow are derived from the flow velocity The calculation is described below using the example of the volumetric flow rate The volumetric flow rate of the medium is calculated from the product of the flow velocity and the cross sectional pipe area V evA with V volumetric flow rate v flow velocity A cross sectional pipe area The transmitter can be operated in the TransitTime mode or in the NoiseTrek mode in dependence of the gaseous or solid content in the medium UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 15 FLUXUS F60x 3 Measurement Principle 3 2 1 Determination of the Volumetric Flow Rate in the TransitTime Mode The signals are emitted and received by two transducers alternatively in and against the flow direction Because the medium moves the signals propagating in the
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208. ssure Press ENTER Fluid pressure 1 00 BAT This display will only be indicated if Special Funct SYSTEM settings Dialogs Menus Fluid pressure is activated UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 69 FLUXUS F60x 11 Basic Measurement 11 3 Other Parameters 11 3 1 Transducer Parameters If transducers are detected on a measuring channel the parameter input finished Press ENTER The main menu will be displayed If no or special transducers are connected the transducer parameters have to be en tered m 4 z Select Standard to use the standard transducer parame Po ee ue ters stored in the transmitter Standard Select Special Version to enter the transducer param eters The transducer parameters must be provided by the transducer manufacturer Press ENTER Note If standard transducer parameters are used FLEXIM can not guar antee for the precision of the measured values A measurement might even be impossible A T If Special Version has been selected enter the 6 DADS PARA transducer parameters specified by the manufacturer 35 99 Press ENTER after each input 11 4 Selection of the Channels The channels on which will be measured can be activated individually Select program branch Measuring Press ENTER par gt MEA lt opt sf easuring If this error message is displayed the parameters are not complete Enter the missing parameters in the program branch Parameter par gt MEA lt opt sf NO DATA The cha
209. stic coupling compound along the center line onto the contact surface of the transducer e Observe that there must be no air pockets between the transducer contact surface and the pipe wall e Make sure that the transducer mounting fixture applies the necessary pressure on the transducers 8 2 Positioning of the Transducers The transducers are mounted in such way that the engravings on the transducers form an arrow see Fig 8 1 The transducer cables show in opposite directions For the determination of the flow direction with the help of the arrow see section 11 8 _ ay o0 X o i nn Fig 8 1 Correct positioning of the transducers UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 51 FLUXUS F60x 8 Mounting the Transducers 8 3 Mounting the Transducers with Fastening Shoes and Chains Insert the transducers in the fastening shoes Turn the screw on the upper side of the fastening shoes by 90 to engage and lock its end in the groove on the top of the in serted transducer Insert the ruler in the lateral slot of the fastening shoes Adjust the displayed transduc er distance see section 11 6 Fix the transducers with the plastic screws on the trans ducer cable side of the fastening shoes Place the fastening shoes ruler assembly on the pipe at the measuring point Insert the last ball in the slot on the upper side of one of the fastening shoe Place the chain aroun
210. t T1 7 Select the temperature probe gt PT100 lt pt1000 If necessary select the temperature probe for Input T2 T4 accordingly 21 3 Assignment of Other Inputs to the Measuring Channels Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Proc inputs Press ENTER Proce Inputs r Select the list item Link other inp Link other inp Select the first input to be assigned to measuring channel A ext I t 1 ai poe A Only the installed inputs are displayed in the scroll list Input I1 Select the list item No measuring if no input is to be as signed to measuring channel A Press ENTER Select the list items for ext Input 2 4 of measuring channel A and the other acti vated channels accordingly Note The configuration of a measuring channel will be stored when the next channel is selected The configuration dialog of a channel has to be finished to store the changes 150 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 21 Inputs FLUXUS F60x 21 4 Activation of the Inputs The activation of the inputs in program branch Output Options will only be displayed if the transmitter has inputs of the corresponding type and they have been assigned to a measuring channel 21 4 1 Activation of the Temperature Inputs Note If Heat flow has been selected as the physical quantity the corre sponding temperature inputs will be activated automatically The steps described below are only necessary if the measured tempera tu
211. ta logger should be deleted previously e Ifthe ringbuffer is deactivated the storing of measured values will be stopped Ringbufter Select the behavior of the ringbuffer Press ENTER off gt ON lt If on is selected the available data logger memory will be halved The oldest measured values will be overwritten If off is selected the storing of measured values will be stopped Storage Mode Storage mode Select the storage mode Press ENTER gt SAMPLE lt average If sample is selected the displayed measured value will be used for storing and online transmission of data If average is selected the average of all values measured during a storage interval will be used for storing and online transmission of data Note The storage mode does not affect the outputs Note Storage mode averag The average of the physical quantity and other physical quantities assigned to the measuring channel e g the measured temperature will be calculated If the storage rate lt 5 s see section 14 1 2 is selected sample will be used If no average could be calculated over the complete storage interval the value will be marked as invalid The ASCII file will contain 2 instead of invalid average values of the physical quantity and 2UNDEE instead of invalid temperatures Storing of the Totalizers see section 13 2 Selection of the Totalizers for Storing Storing of the Signal Amplitude If on i
212. ted or deleted gt EDIT lt delete selection of a user defined medium USER Medium t O1 not used input of a designation for the selected medium input of the min sound speed of the medium range 800 3500 m s input of the max sound speed of the medium input of the kinematic viscosity of the medium Kinem Viscosity 2 1 01 mm2 s range 0 01 30 000 00 mm s input of the operating density of the medium Density 1 00 g cm3 Install Medium with Special Funct SYSTEM settings Libraries Extended Library on ae Mea selection of the function for the temperature and Boe cera pressure dependency of the medium properties Basics Y m X n UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 195 FLUXUS F60x A Menu Structure cold start resistant 4 selection of a user defined medium USER Medium T 01 not used ae 5 selection whether the user defined medium is to ys y be edited or deleted gt EDIT lt delete AS i PERES F This display will only be indicated if the selected medium already exists input of a designation for the selected medium 2 Input Name USER MEDIUM 2 NeeEen input of the constants for the longitudinal sound SOUNDSE speed of the medium 1500 0 m s The number of constants depends on the func tion selected above input of the kinematic viscosity of the medium VISCOSITY 1 0 mm2 s z input of the operating density of the medium DENSITY 1 0 g cm3 confirmation that the changes are
213. tem errors 16 4 Deleting a User Defined Material Medium To delete a user defined material medium proceed as follows Select Special Funct Install Material or Install Medium Press ENTER If the extended library is activated press ENTER until the request for deleting is dis played lect delete Press ENTER Install Material Select delete Press edit gt DELETE lt Select the material medium to be deleted Press ENTER Select yes or no Press ENTER Really Delete no gt YES lt UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 115 FLUXUS F60x 16 Libraries 16 5 Arrangement of the Material Medium Scroll List The materials and media to be displayed in the program branch Parameter are ar ranged in the material scroll list and in the medium scroll list Note User defined materials media will always be displayed in the scroll lists of the program branch Parameter Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Librar SYSTEM settings t ies Press ENTER Libraries Select Material list to edit the material scroll list or Medium list to edit the medium scroll list Libraries t Material list Select go back to return to SYSTEM settings Press ENTER Select factory if all materials media of the internal data base are to be displayed in the scroll list An already exist ing scroll list will not be deleted but only deactivated Material list factory gt USER lt Select use
214. temperature input T2 Press ENTER The measuring values of the heat flow will be displayed with the opposite sign during the measurement A T Inlet T Input T2 A Heatflow t 123 45 kW The sign of the measured values is changed by switching the flow transducers switching the temperature probes leads to an additional measuring error e entering the slope 1 0 in the correction formula of the flow velocity see section 18 3 2 20 2 3 Input of a Constant Temperature If the supply or return temperature is known and constant during the whole measure ment this temperature can be entered in the transmitter Note A constant temperature should be entered if e g the supply temper ature can only be measured with difficulty but is known and con stant UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 141 FLUXUS F60x 20 Heat Flow Measurement The temperature inputs are configured as follows Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Proc Proc inputs t j inputs Link temperature Press ENTER Link temperature Select the list item Fixed input val ifthe supply tem perature is known and constant Press ENTER A T Fluid Outle Select the list item Fixed input val if the return tem perature is known and constant Press ENTER Repeat the steps for all measuring channels on which a measurement is being conducted A T Inlet t Fixed input val The constant value of the temperature is entered before the start
215. the contrast of the display SETUP DISPLAY lt CONTRAST gt cold start resistant activation of the storing of the signal amplitude x Store Amplitude off gt ON lt The value will only be stored if the data logger is activated SE Medi activation of the storing of the sound speed of x P E Y the medium off gt ON lt f t The value will only be stored if the data logger is activated activation of an acoustic signal every time a x 190 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 A Menu Structure FLUXUS F60x cold start resistant Instrum Inform selection of the displays for information about Spee re BUDCE od the transmitter Instrum Inform display of the type serial number and max available data logger memory F60X XXXXXXXX Free 18327 display of the type serial number and firmware version with the date dd day mm month yy year F60X XXXXXXXX V X XX dd mm yy STORE CURR REC selection of the displays for the storing of a pa special Bunce 4 rameter record Store Curr Rec i p This menu item can only be selected if the pa rameters have been entered in the program branch Parameter selection of the number for a parameter record Store Par To t Par Record 01 5 Ta confirmation of overwriting of an existing pa Verwi ie rameter record no gt YES lt its a i This display will only be indicated if the selected number already contains a parameter record D
216. the current physical quantity 0 01 m3 When the totalized physical quantity reaches the pulse val ue a pulse will be emitted r Enter the pulse width Pulse Width 100 ms The range of possible pulse widths depends on the specifi cation of the instrument e g counter PLC that is to be connected to the output The max flow that the pulse output can work with will be displayed now This value is cal culated on the basis of the entered pulse value and pulse width If the flow exceeds this value the pulse output will not function properly In this case the pulse value and the pulse width must be adapted to the flow conditions Press ENTER 22 6 Activation of a Binary Output as an Alarm Output Note The menu item Alarm Output will only be displayed in the pro gram branch Output Options if an alarm output has been in stalled Max 3 alarm outputs R1 R2 R3 per channel operating independently of each other can be configured The alarm outputs can be used to output information on the current mea surement or to start and stop pumps motors etc 162 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 22 Outputs FLUXUS F60x 22 6 1 Alarm Properties The switching condition the holding behavior and the switching function of an alarm out put can be defined Tab 22 4 Alarm properties alarm property setting description func MAX The alarm will switch if the measured value exceeds switching condition
217. the outer pipe diameter is within the measuring range of the transduc ers e When measuring on a horizontal pipe the transducers must be mounted on the side of the pipes A vertical pipe must always be filled at the measuring point and the medium should flow upward e No gas bubbles should form even bubble free media can form gas bubbles when the medium expands e g upstream of pumps and downstream of great cross section en largements 23 3 Maximum Acoustic Contact Observe the instructions in chapter 8 23 4 Application Specific Problems The entered sound speed of the medium is wrong The entered sound speed is used to calculate the transducer distance and is therefore very important for the transducer positioning The sound speeds stored in the transmitter only serve as orientation The entered pipe roughness is not appropriate Check the entered value The state of the pipe should be taken into account Measurements on porous pipe materials e g concrete or cast iron are only possi ble under certain conditions Contact FLEXIM UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 171 FLUXUS F60x 23 Troubleshooting The pipe lining may cause problems during the measurement if it is not firmly at tached to the inner pipe wall or consists of an acoustically absorbing material Try measuring on a liner free section of the pipe Highly viscous media strongly attenuate the ultrasonic signal Measurements on media with a viscosity gt 1000 mm
218. tically Auto NoiseTrek no gt YES lt This display will only be indicated if the Noise Trek mode is enabled Input of the time after which the transmitter has to toggle to the NoiseTrek mode if there are no valid measured values in the TransitTime mode If O zero is entered the transmitter does not toggle to the NoiseTrek mode range 0 9999 s This display will only be indicated if the auto matic toggling between the TransitTime and the NoiseTrek mode is activated TT Failed After NoiseTrek 40s Input of the time after which the transmitter has to toggle to the TransitTime mode if there are no valid measured values in the NoiseTrek mode If O zero is entered the transmitter does not toggle to the TransitTime mode range 0 9999 s This display will only be indicated if the auto matic toggling between the TransitTime and the NoiseTrek mode is activated NT Failed After z gt TransTime 60s 6 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 A Menu Structure FLUXUS F60x cold start resistant Input of the time after which the transmitter has to toggle to the TransitTime mode If 0 zero is entered the transmitter does not toggle to the TransitTime mode range 0 9999 s This display will only be indicated if the auto matic toggling between the TransitTime and the NoiseTrek mode is activated NT Ok but Each check TT 300s Input of the time after which th
219. time difference of the measuring signals ts time interval between the measuring signals Depending on the signal attenuation the error of measurement in the NoiseTrek mode can be greater than in the TransitTime mode UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 17 FLUXUS F60x 3 Measurement Principle transducer signal 2 as bubble or Jolids particle ka distance covered in the time between the measuring sig o S Fig 3 4 Measurement in the NoiseTrek mode 3 2 3 HybridTrek Mode The HybridTrek mode combines the TransitTime mode and the NoiseTrek mode During a measurement in the HybridTrek mode the transmitter automatically toggles between the TransitTime mode and the NoiseTrek mode depending on the gaseous or solid con tent in order to receive valid measuring values 18 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 4 Transmitter FLUXUS F60x 4 Transmitter 4 1 Design Acco serie FLUXUS F60X 2x 16 digit LCD display backlit CHANNEL A CHANNEL B state indicator SIGNAL o LJe E keyboard G se Lo J i state indicator BATTERY Fig 4 1 Command panel A handle is mounted to the back side of the transmitter see Fig 4 2 It can also be used as support The aperture in the support plate is used to fix the transmitter to a pipe see section 6 2 3
220. tion one for the negative flow di rection The unit of measurement used for totalizing corresponds to the heat volume or mass unit selected for the physical quantity The value of a totalizer consists of max 11 digits including max 4 decimal places For the adjustment of the number of decimal places see section 18 6 To activate the totalizers press key g during the mea Ar Volume Low surement see Tab 13 1 54 5 m3 h rs 405 3 The value of the totalizer will be displayed in the upper line ee Be here the volume which has passed through the pipe at m the measuring point in the positive flow direction after the activation of the totalizers 80 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 13 Advanced Measuring Functions FLUXUS F60x Tab 13 1 Keys for display of the totalizers activation press key once during the measurement 8 deactivation press key 2 three times during the measurement display of the totalizer for press key 6 during the measurement the positive flow direction display of the totalizer for press key 4 during the measurement the negative flow direction reset of the press key x three times during measurement totalizers to zero This error message will be displayed if the totalizers of a measuring channel used for measuring the flow velocity are to be activated The flow velocity can not be totalized A NO COUNTING 345 m s Note The totalizers can only be a
221. tions e g if the flow transducers are mounted on the supply line or in a cooling appli cation and offers additional units of measurement for the heat flow UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 139 FLUXUS F60x 20 Heat Flow Measurement A temperature correction value offset can be defined for each temperature input see section 21 5 If the supply or return temperature is known and constant during the whole measure ment this temperature can be entered in the transmitter In this case the corresponding temperature probe does not need to be connected see section 20 2 3 or 20 3 3 If the supply pressure is constant or can be measured with an additional input the heat flow can be determined for a medium that is vaporous in the supply line see section 20 6 In the SuperUser mode it is possible to define a temperature based cut off flow of the heat flow see section 18 7 The heat quantity is the totalizer of the heat flow see section 13 2 20 1 Calculation of the Heat Flow The heat flow is calculated by the following formula P ki V Ty TR with heatflow ki heat coefficient V volumetric flow rate Ty supply temperature Tr return temperature The heat coefficient k is calculated from 10 heat flow coefficients for the specific enthalpy and the density of the medium The heat flow coefficients of some media are stored in the internal database of the transmitter The heat flow coefficients of other media hav
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223. to be stored Save changes i 4 rid SYES lt This display will only be indicated if a new medi um has been entered or the properties of an ex isting medium have been changed After the Input of HotCode 071001 input of the lower limit of the inner pipe diameter X pane o F for the displayed transducer type mm range 3 63 mm Ko 6 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 B Technical Data FLUXUS F60x B Technical Data Flow Transmitter FLUXUS F601 FLUXUS F601 design portable measurement measuring principle transit time difference correlation principle automatic NoiseTrek selection for measurements with high gaseous or solid content flow velocity 0 01 25 m s repeatability 0 15 of reading 0 01 m s medium all acoustically conductive liquids with lt 10 gaseous or solid content by volume transit time difference principle temperature corresponding to the recommendations in ANSI ASME MFC 5M 1985 compensation accuracy with standard 1 6 of reading 0 01 m s calibration with extended 1 2 of reading 0 01 m s calibration optional with field calibration 0 5 of reading 0 01 m s flow transmitter power supply 100 240 V 50 60 Hz power supply 10 5 15 V DC socket at transmitter or integrated battery battery Li lon 7 2 V 4 5 Ah operating time without outputs inputs and backlight gt 14 h power consumption lt 6W number of flow mea 2 surin
224. ts Proc inputs Depending on the configuration of the transmitter one or several of the following list items will be displayed Tab 21 1 List items for Proc inputs list item function Link temperature assigning of the temperature inputs to the measuring channels Link other inp assigning of other inputs to the measuring channels PT100 PT1000 selection of a temperature probe go back return to the precedent menu item 21 1 Assigning the Temperature Inputs to the Measuring Channels 21 1 1 Temperature Inputs and the Heat Flow Measurement For the heat flow measurement the supply and return temperature must be assigned to the corresponding measuring channel as T Inlet and T Fluid Outle see section 21 1 2 These temperatures are usually measured but can also be entered as con stants With the configuration in Tab 21 2 two independent heat flow measurements can be made simultaneously The temperature measured by T2 can not be used for the heat flow measurement on measuring channel B but can be displayed and transmitted 148 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 21 Inputs FLUXUS F60x Note The physical quantity Heat flow will only be displayed in the pro gram branch Output Options of a measuring channel if a supply and return temperature have been assigned to this channel Tab 21 2 Example of a configuration of the temperature inputs for the heat flow measurement
225. two temperature probes The difference between the two measured temperatures is entered as the offset for one of the temperature inputs The difference can also be distributed be tween the offsets of the two channels The display of the temperature difference T1 T2 does not indicate if one or both temperatures are constant or if the values have been corrected During the measurement a corrected temperature value is T1 90 5 C COR i marked by cor 0 0 kW 152 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 22 Outputs FLUXUS F60x 22 Outputs If the transmitter is equipped with outputs they have to be installed and activated before they can be used assign a measuring channel source channel to the output if the transmitter has more than one measuring channel assign the physical quantity source item to be transmitted to the output by the source channel and the properties of the signal define the behavior of the output in case no valid measured values are available activate of the installed output in the program branch Output Options 22 1 Installation of an Output All outputs are installed in Special Funct SYSTEM settings Proc outputs Note The configuration of an output will be stored at the end of the dialog If the dialog is quit by pressing key BRK the changes will not be stored Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Proc outputs Press ENTER SYSTEM settings Proc outputs Select the o
226. ty is exceeded and therefore the measured values are marked as invalid The limit must be adapted to the measuring conditions or the check must be deactivated see section 13 4 If no exclamation mark is displayed a measurement at the selected measuring point is not possible Loss of signal during the measurement If the pipe had run empty Was there no measuring signal afterwards Contact FLEX IM Wait briefly until acoustic contact is reestablished The measurement can be interrupt ed by a temporarily higher proportion of gas bubbles and solids in the medium 170 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 23 Troubleshooting FLUXUS F60x The measured values substantially differ from the expected values e Wrong measured values are often caused by wrong parameters Make sure that the entered parameters are correct for the measuring point If the parameters are correct see section 23 5 for the description of typical situations in which wrong measured values are obtained 23 2 Selection of the Measuring Point e Make sure that the recommended min distance to any disturbance source is observed see chapter 5 Tab 5 2 e Avoid measuring points with deposit formation in the pipe e Avoid measuring points in the vicinity of deformations and defects on the pipe and in the vicinity of welds e Measure the temperature at the measuring point and make sure that the transducers are suitable for this temperature Make sure that
227. umetric flow rate output current output output range 4 20 mA error value delay ty see section 22 2 gt 0 The volumetric flow rate can not be measured during the time interval to t see Fig 22 1 The error value will be output UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 155 FLUXUS F60x 22 Outputs vim ae ORI I gt t to ty Fig 22 1 Error output Tab 22 3 Examples for the error output list item for the error output output signal Error value I mA inimum 4 0mA 20 ty eS OPE Error value I mA 4 Hold last value 20 gt 4 z Error value t I mA A aximum 20 0mA 20 Hr 4 a 156 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 22 Outputs FLUXUS F60x Tab 22 3 Examples for the error output list item for the error output output signal Error value t I mA A Other value error output 2 mA 20 H 4 Select a list item for the error output Press ENTER Error value t inimum 4 0mA If Other value has been selected enter an error value It has to be within the limits of the output Press ENTER Error value gt Note The settings will be stored at the end of the dialog 22 1 3 Function Test The function of the installed output can now be tested Connect a multimeter to the in stalled output Test of the Analog Outputs The current output is tested
228. uperUser mode the menu item Transducer Type will be displayed at the end of the parameter input even if the transducers are detected by the transmitter Press ENTER or Select Special Version to enter the transducer param Transducer Lype t eters Press ENTER Special Version x UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 125 FLUXUS F60x 18 SuperUser Mode Transd Data 35 99 If Special Version has been selected the transducer parameters must be entered The transducer parameters must be provided by the trans ducer manufacturer Press ENTER after each input 18 3 Defining the Flow Parameters In the SuperUser mode it is possible to define some flow parameters profile bounds correction of the flow velocity for the specific application or measuring point Measuring Calibration Calibrat data for Channel 18 3 1 Profile Bounds t t A A Profile bounds factory gt US Laminar flow if R lt Turbulent flow if R gt N e gt ER lt Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Measur ing Calibration Press ENTER Select the measuring channel for which the flow parame ters are to be defined Press ENTER Select user if the profile bounds are to be defined If factory is selected the default profile bounds will be used and the menu item Calibration will be displayed see section 18 3 2 Press ENTER Enter the max Reynolds number at which the flow is lami nar The entered
229. ut the tension strap to length pipe circumference 120 mm Push approx 2 cm of the tension strap through the slot of the clasp see Fig 9 4 Bend the end of the tension strap back Position the temperature probe on the pipe see Fig 9 3 Place the tension strap around the temperature probe and the pipe Insert the tension strap through the parts 2 and 1 of the clasp Pull the tension strap firmly and engage it in the inner hooks of the clasp Tighten the screws of the clasp Fig 9 4 FLEXIM clasp Note In case of great temperature differences it is recommended to ther mally insulate the temperature probe from the environment 56 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2DE 2011 03 29 9 Installation of the Temperature Probe Option FLUXUS F60x 9 2 3 Installation with a Quick Release Clasp e Cut the tension strap to length pipe circumference 120 mm e Position the temperature probe on the pipe see Fig 9 3 e Place the tension strap around the temperature probe and the pipe e Insert the tension strap into the clasp see Fig 9 5 e Tighten the tension strap e Tighten the screw of the clasp Fig 9 5 Quick release clasp Note In case of great temperature differences it is recommended to ther mally insulate the temperature probe from the environment 9 3 Installation of the Temperature Probe Response Time 8 s e Fix the protection plate and the insulation foam to the temperature probe see Fi
230. utput to be installed Press ENTER Install Output 1 Current Ii The scroll list contains all available outputs A tick V after a list item indicates that this output has already been in stalled This display will be indicated if the output has not been in ea ees stalled yet Select yes Press ENTER no gt YES lt Ti aie If the output has already been installed select no to recon ania figure it or yes to uninstall the output and to return to the gt NO lt yes previous menu item to select another output Press EN TER Select in the scroll list the measuring channel to be as pe route Ghan signed to the output as the source channel Press ENTER Channel A This display will not be indicated if the transmitter has only one measuring channel or only one measuring channel is active Select the physical quantity source item to be transmitted TREC eem vi from the source channel to the output Measuring value i TA If a binary output is configured only the list items Limit and Impuls will be displayed UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 153 FLUXUS F60x 22 Outputs The source items and their scroll lists are shown in Tab 22 1 Tab 22 1 Configuration of the outputs source item list item output Measuring value actual measure physical quantity selected in the program branch Output Options Flow flow independently of the physical quantity s
231. value the unit of measurement and a question mark will be displayed in the lower line Apply a thin film of the coupling compound to the pipe wall Press the wall thickness probe against the pipe wall in this position Wall Thickness VY ZaD mm As soon as a valid measured value is obtained it will be displayed in the lower line A tick will be displayed in the upper line on the right The measured value remains on the display when the probe is removed from the pipe To minimize errors when measuring the wall thickness measure the longitudinal sound speed of the material on a reference object of the same material with known dimensions e The reference object should be even and smooth e The thickness of the reference object should be comparable to the max thickness of the pipe UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 135 FLUXUS F60x 19 Wall Thickness Measurement Optional Note The sound speed of the material depends on the temperature Therefore the sound speed of a reference object should be mea sured at the place where the flow will be measured later to obtain the sound speed at the correct temperature 19 3 2 Measurement of the Sound Speed c LONGITUDINAL m s c LONGITUDINAL VY This display will be indicated if the sound speed has been selected as physical quantity for the measuring channel connected to the wall thickness probe As long as there is no valid measured value the unit of measurement an
232. w supply line gt 10D return line gt 5 D Ue at disturbance source 2x 90 elbows on same level Nov supply line gt 25 D return line gt 5 D AY T disturbance source 2x 90 elbows on different level supply line gt 40 D return line gt 5 D p disturbance source T piece supply line gt 50 D return line gt 10 D 26 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 5 Selection of the Measuring Point FLUXUS F60x Tab 5 2 Recommended distance from disturbance sources D nominal pipe diameter at the measuring point recommended distance disturbance source diffuser supply line gt 30 D return line gt 5 D TIC 3 disturbance source valve supply line gt 40 D return line gt 10 D O p disturbance source reducer supply line gt 10 D return line gt 5 D CO disturbance source pump supply line gt 50 D
233. w The entered cut off flow is too high All flow velocities below the cut off flow are set to zero All derived quantities are also set to zero The cut off flow default 2 5 cm s has to be set to a low value in order to be able to measure at low flow velocities The entered pipe roughness is not appropriate 172 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 23 Troubleshooting FLUXUS F60x The flow velocity of the medium is outside the measuring range of the transmitter The measuring point is not appropriate Select another measuring point to check whether the results are better Because pipes are never rotationally symmetric the flow profile is affected Change the transducer posi tion according to the pipe deformation 23 6 Problems with the Totalizers The values of the totalizer are too high See Special Function SYSTEM settings Measuring Quantity recall If this menu item is activated the values of the totalizer will be stored The totalizer will con tinue with this value at the start of the next measurement The values of the totalizer are too low One of the totalizers has reached the upper limit and has to be reset to zero manually The sum of the totalizers is not correct See Special Function SYSTEM settings Measuring Quant wrapping The sum of both totalizers throughput transmitted via an output is not valid after the overflow wrapping of one of the totalizers 23 7 Problems During the Heat Flow Measurement The me
234. will be used Error val delay gt DAMPING lt edit Error val delay 10 s 158 Select Special Funct SYSTEM settings Dia logs Menus Error val delay Select Damping if the damping factor is to be used as the error value delay Select Edit to activate the menu item Error val delay in the program branch Output Options From now on the error value delay can be entered in the program branch Output Options UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 22 Outputs FLUXUS F60x 22 3 Activation of an Analog Output tions if it has been previously installed Note An output can only be activated in the program branch Output Op In the program branch Output channel for which an output is to be activated Press EN Output Options f for Channel A TER Options select the This display will not be indicated if the transmitter has only one measuring channel Press ENTER until Current Loop is displayed Select Current Loop Il no gt YES lt 22 3 1 Measuring Range of the Analog Outputs yes to activate the output Press ENTER After an analog output has been activated in the program branch Output Options the measuring range of the source item must be entered Meas Values considered for the output gt ABSOLUT lt sign Select sign if the sign of the measured values is to be Select absolut if the sign is not to be considered Zero Scale Val 0 00 m3 h Enter the lowest
235. wing calculation functions are available asiy chl ch2 e Y chl ch2 e 2 Y chl ch2 2 e Y chl ch2 Press ENTER 13 8 3 Output Options for a Calculation Channel Select a calculation channel in the program branch Out put Options Press ENTER Output Options f for Channel nar Select the physical quantity to be calculated Press EN Physic Quant TER Mass Flow Make sure that the physical quantity selected for the calculation channel can be calculat ed from the physical quantities of the selected measuring channels Possible combina tions are shown in Tab 13 2 Tab 13 2 Physical quantity of the calculation channel physical quantity of the possible physical quantity of the possible physical quantity of the calculation channel first measuring channel ch1 second measuring channel ch2 2 D g v g g 2 g D g ETETE TE DE DESE e 8 Boe e ies e 2 flow velocity x x x x x x x x volumetric flow rate x x x x x x mass flow rate x x x x x x heat flow x x 90 UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 13 Advanced Measuring Functions FLUXUS F60x example 1 The difference of the volume flow rates of the channels A and B is to be cal culated The physical quantity of channel A and B can be the volumetric flow rate or the mass flow rate but not the flow velocity The physical quantities of the two measuring channels do not need to be
236. y be indicated if Alarm Output has been activated and MAX has been selected as the switching condition input of the lower limit of the physical quantity to be monitored This display will only be indicated if Alarm Output has been activated and MIN has been selected as the switching condition UMFLUXUS_F6V4 2EN 2011 03 29 181 FLUXUS F60x A Menu Structure cold start resistant TERE input of the limit for the totalizer of the physical Aan pens r quantity to be monitored m This display will only be indicated if Alarm Output has been activated and QUANT has been selected as the switching condition input of the hysteresis for the lower or upper Rl Hysterese limit 1 00 m3 h This display will only be indicated if Alarm Output has been activated and MIN or MAX has been selected as the switching condition Program Branch Special Funct main menu selection of the program branch par mea opt gt SF lt A Special Funct Special Funct SYSTEM settings selection of Special Funct SYSTEM set Special Funct tings SYSTEM settings SYSTEM settings Set Clock selection of the displays for the input of the date and the time SYSTEM settings 1 Set Clock SYSTEM settings Libraries selection of the displays for the management of SISTEM settings g the material and medium scroll lists Libraries SYSTEM settings Libraries Material list rib selection of

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