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Version 2.0, February 2022

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Summary of Contents for uFlow

Page 1: ...µFlow Gas flow meter Operation and Maintenance Manual ...

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Page 4: ... 46 163959 E mail info bpcinstruments com or support bpcinstruments com Web www bpcinstruments com This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form whatsoever or translated into any language without the prior written permission of BPC Instruments AB Copyright 2022 BPC Instruments AB Produ...

Page 5: ...SIGN FUNCTION 9 7 1 µFlow Gas Meter with Front Power and Analogue Output Port 10 7 2 µFlow Gas Meter with Side Power and Analogue Output Port 11 7 3 Charger for the µFlow Gas Flow Meter 12 7 4 Flow Gas Flow Meter Technical Characteristics 13 7 5 Data Logger System Technical Characteristics 14 8 OPERATION 15 8 1 Before Start up 15 8 2 Start up 18 8 3 Monitoring 18 8 4 End of Operation 19 9 MAINTENA...

Page 6: ...site lab equipment for methane potential analysis The number of users of AMPTS I grew quickly and today there are users in more than 40 countries located in the Americas EMEA and Asia Pacific regions In April 2011 an updated version of the AMPTS was made commercially available and at the end of 2012 the BioReactor Simulator BRS was introduced to the market As of January 2013 a new instrument µFlow...

Page 7: ...ermal Coriolis mass ultrasonic turbine vortex shedding etc that measure parameters such as velocity or mass of the flowing stream to indirectly determine the volumetric flow or ii measure the volume of the gas directly by liquid displacement Although use of the liquid displacement technique is simple and straightforward errors associated with volume determination still exist when the investigated ...

Page 8: ...ut for automatic data acquisition 4 20 mA Low maintenance requirements LCD display for visualisation of variables The design and calibration delivers highly precise measurements One of the most cost competitive solutions on the market today ...

Page 9: ...me of delivery c Make sure that the transport company documents the incident d Inform the seller of the incident 3 1 Flow Gas Meter Box Content See also Chapter 7 Equipment Description for pictures of included parts 1 flow meter 1 power adapter input 100 240 V 50 60 Hz output 12 V DC 0 5 A 1 manual 3 2 Optional Equipment For automatic data logging of gas flow rate BPC provides two different Data L...

Page 10: ... expensive the Universal Data Logger unit with Ethernet interface offers more functionality by allowing the user to set each channel to measure not only gas flow but also temperature pH and methane content It also has a greater flexibility with regards to distance cable length up to 100 m between Data Logger and computer as well as a more stable connection For more information about the Universal ...

Page 11: ...6 support up to 8 µFlow devices A Data Logger unit is not included in the standard µFlow package A screenshot of the software user interface is presented below ...

Page 12: ...ct order form and shipping documentation For high accuracy measurements the µFlow should not be exposed to mechanical vibrations and or high frequency radio transmissions and should be placed on a level and stable surface Only the parts delivered with the product can be used with the system in order to guarantee the quality and performance of the product BPC reserves the right to correct any possi...

Page 13: ...t with good ventilation preferably in a laboratory fume hood especially when this detection unit is connected to bioreactors which are generating very high volumes of toxic or slightly aggressive gases Always be cautious when handling electrical devices close to water ...

Page 14: ...offers a standard signal output for automatic data acquisition and provides users with an embedded timer and reset button for easy logging of accumulated gas flow volume over a defined period of time The µFlow automatically normalises gas flow and volume measurements with real time temperature and pressure compensation This allows for gas measurements and data presentation to be standardised and t...

Page 15: ...lised gas volume flow rate duration of the experiment and version of the software 3 Port for filling water 9 Adjustable foot 4 Inlet for gas flow 10 Button for instant pressure and temperature display press for less than 5 seconds and for resetting the timer press for more than 5 seconds 5 Maximum filling level indicator 11a Power input 6 Minimum filling level indicator 11b Standard signal output ...

Page 16: ...ion of normalised gas volume flow rate duration of the experiment and version of the software 3 Port for filling water 9 Adjustable foot 4 Inlet for gas flow 10 Button for instant pressure and temperature display press for less than 5 seconds and for resetting the timer press for more than 5 seconds 5 Maximum filling level indicator 11 Combined power input and analogue output port 6 Minimum fillin...

Page 17: ... side 7 3 Charger for the µFlow Gas Flow Meter The power input port is located at different positions on the two versions of the µFlow meters The charger is inserted at 11b on the front of the µFlow meter described in chapter 7 1 and at 11 on the side on the µFlow meter described in chapter 7 2 ...

Page 18: ...sive gases FEATURES Large linear detection range up to 4000 ml h which fits perfectly with most of lab and small pilot scale applications Embedded timer and reset button for easy logging of accumulated gas volume over a defined period of time Automatic gas flow and volume normalisation with real time temperature and pressure compensation which allow for gas measurement standardisation Standard ana...

Page 19: ...f the hardware module are presented below 8 analogue current input channels 4 to 20 mA programmable input ranges Universal Data Logger with Ethernet interface 16 bit resolution 200 kS s aggregate sampling rate Flow Data Logger with USB interface 12 bit resolution 10 kS s sampling rate Indoor application only Power adapter input 100 240 V 50 60 Hz output 24 V DC 0 5 A or higher DATA LOGGER SOFTWARE...

Page 20: ...l below the minimum acceptable level 6 can cause errors in the measurement of the volume and flow rate of the gas e If the µFlow Gas Meter will be used as a stand alone unit i e without a Data Logger system connect the power cable to the power connector on the front 11a or to the combined power and analogue output port on the side 11 depending on what version of the µFlow Gas Meter is used Then co...

Page 21: ...the analogue signal cable is used when inserting the cable into the port on the Data Logger Important If the Universal Data Logger is used please refer to the Universal Data Logger Operation and Maintenance Manual before connecting the signal cables The Universal Data Logger has more options for measuring parameters and signal processing types The pictures below show the cable ports on the front o...

Page 22: ...ifferent so make sure to use the correct one See Chapter 7 for technical characteristics f Enter the names and settings of the reactors in the Data Logger software See Software user guide chapter If the Universal Data Logger is used please refer to the Software chapter in Universal Data Logger Operation and Maintenance Manual GAS PIPE CONNECTION a Connect the gas generation source e g bioreactor t...

Page 23: ... volume and the instant gas flow rate at the beginning of the experiment are displayed as 0 Nml and 0 Nml h respectively 8 3 Monitoring MEASURING DEVICE a Periodically check that the water level in the gas flow measuring device is within the recommended range b Fill up with additional deionised or distilled water to the recommended water level when necessary c Note periodically the parameters of i...

Page 24: ...longer be continued d Disconnect the tube connection between the gas source e g reactors and the µFlow e Empty the water from the measurement chamber by opening the specific port 3 or the gas flow inlet port 4 9 MAINTENANCE When the carrier gas contains small particles these particles can lead to sedimentation in the measuring chamber When the experiment is stopped and the electrical connection an...

Page 25: ...nstallers which also includes required installations of Adobe Reader and Open Office The second part is collected in the Flow Installers Installation instructions for the Universal Data Logger can be found in the Universal Data Logger Operation and Maintenance Manual 1 Insert the USB card with the Flow Data Logger Software Open the disk drive in Windows Explorer and open the SW Installation folder...

Page 26: ...21 2 Open the Volume folder 3 Select the setup exe file and open it ...

Page 27: ... is opened installation will be initialised and a green bar will show the progress Select a destination directory for the MyFlowData Logger program files and for the National Instrument products files that are part of the software ...

Page 28: ...23 5 Click next ...

Page 29: ...24 6 When the installation summary shows up start the installation by clicking Next ...

Page 30: ...25 7 A window will show the installation progress ...

Page 31: ... when the installation is completed Click Next to finalise 9 When the installation has been confirmed as successful restart the computer 10 Start the second part of the installation by opening the folder called μFlow Installers ...

Page 32: ...27 11 Open the Volume folder 12 Select the setup exe file and open it ...

Page 33: ...28 13 The installation is started and a green status bar shows the progress ...

Page 34: ...29 14 Select a destination directory for the files ...

Page 35: ...30 15 Start the installation by clicking Next ...

Page 36: ...31 16 The green status bars show the progress ...

Page 37: ...Finish to complete the installation 18 When the software installation has finished use the power adaptor to connect the Data Logger hardware to a power outlet Connect the Data Logger to a computer by the USB cable ...

Page 38: ...33 19 The Data Logger software can be uninstalled in the Windows Control Panel The National Instruments files need to be uninstalled separately ...

Page 39: ...The different pages can be accessed through the five tabs at the top Under the tabs links will lead the user to information such as the user manual the technical specification and product information sheets Settings In the Settings page the user prepares an experiment by applying individual settings for each reactor line represented by channels in the Data Logger system Graph The Graph page is whe...

Page 40: ...age contains general information related to the software version Data Logger hardware and contact details DETAILED GUIDE FOR EACH PAGE In each page it is possible to find additional menus by right clicking in different areas Not all the functions shown in these menus are activated in this application and only the ones that are useful for experiments with the µFlow Gas Meter are explained here ...

Page 41: ... characters In the Use attribute select In use Save the above settings by pressing the Apply button Repeat this procedure for all the channels that will be used in the experiment and press Apply after each channel has been set The value of the current flow rate for each channel is also displayed The value is a mean value over the last minute ...

Page 42: ...ect that channel and uncheck it to hide it Use the grey scrolling bar to find Channel 7 and 8 The graph shows the current flow rates for the selected channels The values in the graph are updated every 15 min after starting the logging and are normalised to 1 0 atm and 0 C Stop logging To stop data logging press the button Stop logging The button will turn green again and the system will stop recor...

Page 43: ...ing on the icon and then by clicking at a suitable point in the graph and then while still holding down the mouse button creating a square shape The graph window will then zoom in to display the data contained within the square shape 2 The top middle icon allows the user to resize the graph window in a similar way to the first option but with a focus on the x axis The y axis will automatically adj...

Page 44: ...ale Y Automatically scales the y axis to contain all data Export A picture of the current view of the graph can be exported as a picture excel file or added to the clipboard To export the experiment data see the Load Data page guide Clicking on the icon associated with a specific graph selected commands Left or right clicking the icon associated with a specific graph can reach additional software ...

Page 45: ... picture excel file or added to the clipboard To export the experiment data see the Load Data page guide LOAD DATA In the Load Data page it is possible to generate a report Load Data To start loading the data choose the period of interest i e start and stop times and then press the button Load Data The data for the selected time period will show up in the graph ...

Page 46: ... flow rate for the selected flow cells is presented in Nml h in the generated report Right clicking in the graph area selected commands Clear Graph will just clear the curves in the graph view but all data that has been recorded will be kept The graph can be reloaded by pressing the Load Data button in the Load Data window It may take a little longer for the data to show up in the Graph window tha...

Page 47: ...2 SYSTEM This section shows the System page The page contains general information about the software Data Logger hardware i e serial number IP address and contact details for troubleshooting and support ...

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