Unit description
Label
Display
ProLink III
Field Communicator
Grams per minute
gram/min
g/min
g/min
Grams per hour
gram/h
g/hr
g/h
Kilograms per second
kg/s
kg/sec
kg/s
Kilograms per minute
kg/min
kg/min
kg/min
Kilograms per hour
kg/h
kg/hr
kg/h
Kilograms per day
kg/d
kg/day
kg/d
Metric tons per minute
MetTon/min
mTon/min
MetTon/min
Metric tons per hour
MetTon/h
mTon/hr
MetTon/h
Metric tons per day
MetTon/d
mTon/day
MetTon/d
Pounds per second
lb/s
lbs/sec
lb/s
Pounds per minute
lb/min
lbs/min
lb/min
Pounds per hour
lb/h
lbs/hr
lb/h
Pounds per day
lb/d
lbs/day
lb/d
Short tons (2000 pounds) per minute
STon/min
sTon/min
STon/min
Short tons (2000 pounds) per hour
STon/h
sTon/hr
STon/h
Short tons (2000 pounds) per day
STon/d
sTon/day
STon/d
Long tons (2240 pounds) per hour
LTon/h
lTon/hr
LTon/h
Long tons (2240 pounds) per day
LTon/d
lTon/day
LTon/d
Special unit
SPECIAL
Special
Special
Define a special measurement unit for mass flow
Display
Menu
>
Configuration
>
Process Measurement
>
Flow Variables
>
Mass Flow Settings
>
Units
>
SPECIAL
ProLink III
Device Tools
>
Configuration
>
Process Measurement
>
Flow
>
Mass Flow Rate Unit
>
Special
Field Communicator
Configure
>
Manual Setup
>
Measurements
>
Optional Setup
>
Special Units
>
Mass Special Units
A special measurement unit is a user-defined unit of measure that allows you to report process data, totalizer
data, and inventory data in a unit that is not available in the transmitter. A special measurement unit is
calculated from an existing measurement unit using a conversion factor.
Procedure
1. Specify
Base Mass Unit
.
Base Mass Unit
is the existing mass unit that the special unit will be based on.
2. Specify
Base Time Unit
.
Base Time Unit
is the existing time unit that the special unit will be based on.
3. Calculate
Mass Flow Conversion Factor
as follows:
Configuration and Use Manual
Configure process measurement
MMI-20025166
March 2019
Configuration and Use Manual
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