20 Wall thickness measurement (optional)
20.3 Parameter input
FLUXUS F60*
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20.3
Parameter input
20.3.1
Parameter input for the wall thickness measurement
The sound speed of the pipe material has to be entered to measure the wall thickness.
• Select
Wall Thickness
in
Output Options\Physic. Quant.
for the measuring
channel to which the wall thickness probe is connected.
• Select the pipe material in
Parameter\Pipe Material
.
• If the material is not in the list, select
Other Material
.
• Press ENTER.
A value for the longitudinal sound speed of the selected material is recommended. If
Other Material
has been selected, 0.0 m/s will be displayed.
• Enter the sound speed, if necessary.
• Press ENTER.
Output Options\Physic. Quant.\Wall Thickness
Parameter
\
Pipe Material
Notice!
The measurement can only be started if the entered sound speed is > 0.
Compared to the flow measurement, the sound speed has a great, approximately
linear influence on the measuring result. The input of a 10 % higher sound speed is
the result of a wall thickness which is approx. 10 % too high.
The actual sound speed of a material often differs substantially from the values pub-
lished in the literature as it depends on the composition, the manufacturing process
and the temperature. The sound speed values given in the annex C.1 only serve as
an orientation.
Notice!
The longitudinal sound speed of a material can be precisely measured using a refer-
ence object of known thickness, see section 20.4.2.
c-LONGITUDINAL
5800.0
m/s