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Chapter 2. Installation
Figure 19: Transducer Mounting, Step 2
Panametrics supplies an ultrasonic couplant for your clamp-on installation. The purpose of the couplant is to provide
reliable transmission of ultrasound between two adjacent solid surfaces. Couplants perform this task by excluding air
from the space between the adjacent surfaces. Accordingly, the clamp-on transducers should be pressed tightly
against the pipe, using hand pressure on the set screw to squeeze the couplant to as thin a film as practical for the
given pipe surface.
Panametrics provides couplants for both permanent and temporary use as well as for high-temperature and
low-temperature applications. For long-term installations, make sure the couplant does not dry out or extrude.
Standard couplants supplied from Panametrics for the PanaFlow LC are listed in Table 1 below.
Table 1: Standard Panametrics Couplants
Part No. Type Temp. Range Use
CPL-1 Standard -40 to +240°C Semi-Permanent
CPL-8 Solid Sheet -40 to +260°C Permanent