Configure process measurement
5.2.1
Configure
Mass Flow Measurement Unit
Display
OFF-LINE MAINT→OFF-LINE CONFG→UNITS→MASS
ProLink II
ProLink→Configuration→Flow→Mass Flow Units
Field Communicator
Configure→Manual Setup→Measurements→Flow→Mass Flow Unit
Mass Flow Measurement Unit
specifies the unit will be used for the mass flow rate. The unit used for mass
total and mass inventory is derived from this unit.
Procedure
Set
Mass Flow Measurement Unit
to the desired unit.
The default setting for
Mass Flow Measurement Unit
is
g/s
(grams per second).
Tip
If the measurement unit you want to use is not available, you can define a special measurement unit.
Options for
Mass Flow Measurement Unit
The transmitter provides a standard set of measurement units for
Mass Flow Measurement Unit
, plus one
user-defined special measurement unit. Different communications tool use different labels for the units.
Options for
Mass Flow Measurement Unit
are shown in Table 5-1 .
Table 5-1
Options for
Mass Flow Measurement Unit
Label
Unit description
Display
ProLink II
Field Communicator
Grams per second
G/S
g/s
g/s
Grams per minute
G/MIN
g/min
g/min
Grams per hour
G/H
g/hr
g/h
Kilograms per second
KG/S
kg/s
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
T/MIN
mTon/min
MetTon/min
Metric tons per hour
T/H
mTon/hr
MetTon/h
Metric tons per day
T/D
mTon/day
MetTon/d
Pounds per second
LB/S
lbs/s
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
ST/MIN
sTon/min
STon/min
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