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KROHNE 07/2005

7.30950.31.00

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ALTOSONIC III

3-beam ultrasonic flowmeters
for custody transfer
of liquid hydrocarbons
UFC III F/...EEx ultrasonic flow converter
UFS III F/...EEx ultrasonic flow sensor

Subject to change without notice.

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Long term stability; high reliability

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Eliminates maintenance

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Non-intrusive

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No wear

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No pressure loss

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Bi-directional

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Compliant with OIML R-117, API

Summary of Contents for Altosonic III

Page 1: ... counters displays and recorders Heat metering Pressure and temperature Installation and operating instructions ALTOSONIC III 3 beam ultrasonic flowmeters for custody transfer of liquid hydrocarbons UFC III F EEx ultrasonic flow converter UFS III F EEx ultrasonic flow sensor Subject to change without notice Long term stability high reliability Eliminates maintenance Non intrusive No wear No pressu...

Page 2: ...HNE will not be liable for any damage of any kind by using its instrument including but not limited to direct indirect incidental punitive and consequential damages This disclaimer does not apply in case KROHNE has acted on purpose or with gross negligence In the event any applicable law does not allow such limitations on implied warranties or the exclusion of limitation of certain damages you may...

Page 3: ... explosion safety of the devices Be sure to follow these instructions IMPORTANT The prescriptions and regulations as well as the electrical data described in the EC type examination certificate must be obeyed Beside the instructions for electrical installations in non hazardous locations according to the applicable national standard equivalent of HD 384 or IEC 364 e g VDE 0100 especially the regul...

Page 4: ...ignal inputs and outputs 12 3 7 Connection diagram examples 12 3 8 Start up 14 3 9 Operating the signal converter 14 3 10 Menu structure and function of operating keys 15 3 11 Description of functions 20 4 Functional checks and service 26 4 1 Functional checks 26 4 2 Device information 26 4 3 Measuring zero flow value 26 5 Installation in hazardous areas zone 1 and zone 2 27 5 1 Approvals 27 5 2 C...

Page 5: ... ascertain whether it has suffered damage during shipment Confirm for the correct mains voltage printed on the type plate If it differs from the ordered product please contact your local KROHNE representative After connecting to the mains check if there is any indication on the display and if the backlight of the display is lighted If not contact your local KROHNE representative 1 3 System descrip...

Page 6: ...a completely filled flow sensor and accurate flow measurement Inlet and outlet sections For functioning within stated accuracy the flow sensor has to be installed with specified inlet flow conditioner and outlet sections The flow conditioner is delivered as a part of the flowmeter as the flow sensor and flow conditioner are calibrated together for optimal performance Inlet configurations upstream ...

Page 7: ...ionally the outlet flange is provided with a Bush Guide as well Seen upstream only the right top hole is fitted with a bush guide When the flowmeter is bidirectional both flanges of the flowmeter are fitted with a bush guide which are placed collinear Mark the location of the bush guide in both flanges Flow direction Please note to the forward direction of the flow sensor indicated by the directio...

Page 8: ...s support the pipeline on either side of the flowmeter Ambient temperature 40 C to 70 C 40 F to 158 F Product temperature 25 C to 180 C 13 F to 356 F Storage temperature 40 C to 80 C 40 F to 176 F Keep a minimum distance between pipe centerline and adjacent wall of at least 0 5 m 1 6 ft 2 4 Special installation requirements To avoid measuring errors and malfunctioning of the flowmeter due to gas o...

Page 9: ...de so that the fluid has no conductive connection to ground The flowmeter must be insulated from the pipe Note the following when installing the flowmeter The pipe flanges must be connected to each other using a copper cable L but must not be connected to the flowmeter The bolts for the flange connections and the gaskets must be insulated Use sleeves and washers that are made of insulating materia...

Page 10: ...eplaced immediately Do not cross or loop the cables in the terminal box of the signal converter Use separate cable entries for power supply and signal cables 3 4 Power supply connection Environmental conditions The ALTOSONIC III is designed to operate safely under the following conditions Suitable for indoor and outdoor use the instrument is usable up to protection category IP 67 IEC 60529 Use up ...

Page 11: ...ections L Live power supply SELV AC DC supply 24 V AC 10 15 48 63 Hz 8 W of 24 V DC 33 25 8 W L Neutral power supply FE Functional ground connection 3 5 Connection of sensor cables The sensors of the separate flowmeter must be connected using the factory supplied MR06 cable between the flow sensor terminal box and the converter housing terminal box For compact flowmeters these are connected at the...

Page 12: ...onnected to 2 separate inputs of a flow computer Function can be set via menu option I max 150 mA Umax 32V DC 24V AC Max frequency 1 5 kHz S Status output Function can be set via menu option 3 5 0 I max 150 mA Umax 32V DC 24V AC I C Current output I 0 4 to 20 mA Passive open collector current sink output Digital input C Function can be set via menu option 3 4 0 and 3 6 0 Current output I I 22 mA R...

Page 13: ... U 15 24V DC 22mA For supply 15 30V DC I 1 5 mA Connection to Omni 3000 6000 flow computer Single flow pulse connection Omni 6000 Omni 3000 A B type combo module Channel 3 or 4 on A type Channel 3 only on B type Dual pulse connection for pulse fidelity checking Omni 6000 Omni 3000 E type combo module ...

Page 14: ...hread and the gasket never allow dirt to accumulate and make sure that they are well greased using Teflon grease at all times A damaged gasket must be replaced immediately 1 Display 1st top line measured value 2 Display 2nd middle line units of measured value 3 Display 3rd bottom line with markers to identify actual displayed value from left to right Flow rate Velocity Of Sound VOS 4 Compass field...

Page 15: ...s a subset of options from function block 3 Installation The options in function block 1 are selected so that the most commonly used functions can be selected quickly from this menu In most cases only function block 1 needs to be accessed in order to perform the required setting or programming task Function block 2 Test contains all available test functions This block can be accessed to check prop...

Page 16: ...on 3 01 06 1 01 07 CUTOFF OFF Cut off de active see Function 3 01 07 1 02 00 DISPLAY Submenu 1 02 00 Display 1 02 01 DISP FLOW Display of flow see Function 3 03 01 1 03 00 PULSE OUTP Submenu 1 03 00 Pulse output 1 03 01 PULSE RATE Pulse frequency value for 100 scale see Function 3 05 08 1 03 02 PULSE UNIT Pulse value per volume flow unit see Function 3 05 09 2 00 00 TEST Main menu 2 00 00 Test fun...

Page 17: ...alue Range 0 02 through 20 3 01 10 FLOW DIR Definition of forward flow direction POSITIVE NEGATIVE Setting in accordance with direction of arrow on flow sensor 3 01 11 MIN VOS Minimum velocity of sound VOS Value used for I0 or P0 when function VOS selected in Function 3 04 01 or 3 05 01 Unit m s or feet s Range 0 through 4999 m s 0 through 15000 feet s 3 01 12 MAX VOS Maximum velocity of sound Val...

Page 18: ...cy value for 100 scale pulse s pulse hr pulse min Range 1 pulse hr through 2000 pulse s 3 05 09 PULSE UNIT Pulse value per volume unit for totalization pulse m pulse l pulse US Gal pulse bbl free user definable unit 3 06 00 DIG INPUT Submenu 3 06 00 Digital input 3 06 01 FUNCTION Function of digital input OFF switched off RST ERROR reset error messages 3 07 00 USER DATA Submenu 3 07 00 User data 3...

Page 19: ...value see Function 3 01 06 4 03 03 CUTOFF OFF Cut off off value see Function 3 01 07 4 05 00 PULSE VOS Unit of pulse output for velocity of sound function incorrect Ensure PULSE RATE is selected for VOS 4 05 01 PULS FUNCT Function of pulse output see Function 3 05 01 4 05 02 PULSE OUTP Unit of pulse output see Function 3 05 07 4 06 00 VOS Velocity of sound range incorrect Ensure condition MAX VOS ...

Page 20: ...1 2 and 3 open or shorted sensor no measured value from path 4 Noise error to much noise on measuring path s Flowmeter functions outside specification The following list gives an alphabetical overview of error messages that can occur during process flow measurement and what to do The error messages only appear when Function 3 03 08 ERROR MSG is YES Errors indicated with YES in the column via statu...

Page 21: ...ing path 2 error Yes Check flow conditions PATH 3 Measuring path 3 error Yes Check flow conditions PULS MAX Pulse output overflow 120 No Check flow velocity UP2 µP2 internal error Yes Contact KROHNE service VOS path 1 Deviation 5 from average VOS of 3 measuring paths Yes Check VOS of each path VOS path 2 Deviation 5 from average VOS of 3 measuring paths Yes Check VOS of each path VOS path 3 Deviat...

Page 22: ...er changes the low flow cut off can be used to force reading to zero These are set as a percentage of Full Scale as configured in Fct 1 01 01 or 3 01 01 When the flow rate decreases below the on value the display and outputs are set to their zero values When the flow increases above he off value measurements are resumed The off value must be larger than the on value by at least 1 With Function 3 0...

Page 23: ...rror will stay in the error list To remove the error from the list the cause must be removed and the error must be reset When it is turned off the compass display indicates errors are present but the display will not flash Function 3 03 11 Display gain Enable disable the display of the signal level from the sensors For each measuring path this level is displayed as a gain value 0 dBV through 80 dB...

Page 24: ...rection of pulse output Only available when ACT FLOW is selected in Function 3 05 01 When FORWARD is selected the pulse output will only be active when the flow is in the forward flow direction as defined in Function 3 01 10 FLOW DIR while when BOTH is selected the pulse output will be active in both flow directions Function 3 05 06 Time constant of pulse output The time constant of the pulse outp...

Page 25: ...hrough 3 07 04 Language for display texts Entry code for setting mode Code 1 Tag name setting Function 3 07 05 through 3 07 07 User defined unit for volume flow rate Instead of choosing from pre defined units for the volume flow as in Function 3 01 01 FULL SCALE a user defined unit can be programmed This unit is to be defined as a volume unit per time unit In Function 3 07 05 UNIT TEXT the text ca...

Page 26: ... key 1 Hz 10 Hz 100 Hz 1000 Hz 1500 Hz The totalizer indicates the frequency value selected Press the key to terminate the test and display the actual value again 4 1 4 Status output test 2 03 03 Test of the status inputs if applicable Connect a voltage source to terminal I GND Select Function 2 03 03 Apply a voltage 5 V and check if the display indicates a 0 level as value Apply a voltage 15 V an...

Page 27: ...esigned as flameproof enclosure d according to EN 50018 5 3 Flow sensor The UFS III EEx flow sensor is the measuring unit of the ALTOSONIC III 3 beam ultrasonic flowmeters It contains the ultrasonic sensor three pairs of opposite transducers in type of protection intrinsic safety category ib according to EN 50020 All sensor circuits are wired by separate coaxial cables and connected through SMB co...

Page 28: ...le feed through through which the coaxial cables run The feed through provides a flameproof sealing at the bottom of the electronics compartment The UFC III EEx electronics unit is inserted into the electronics compartment with the help of two sliding rubbers that position and fixate the unit at the front of the inside of the housing Two M4 screws mount the unit and a third M4 screw fixates the br...

Page 29: ...nal Maximum Limit Electronics pos supply Voltage 5 4 V 6 V 6 54 V 1 40 V Current 225 mA 400 mA 571 mA Electronics neg supply Voltage 5 2 V 6 V 9 V 40 V Current 20 mA 50 mA 88 mA Analogue input driver Voltage 21 6 V 24 V 26 4 V 40 V 1 Depends on the load Intrinsically safe sensor circuits The on the front end printed circuit board integrated voltage current limiting circuits are connected via SMB r...

Page 30: ...y e or type of protection flameproof enclosure d depending on the type of protection of the terminal compartment of the flow converter housing 6 2 Connecting cables Cable A Signal cable for current output and binary in outputs pulse and status output This cable type must be in accordance with clause 9 of the EN 60079 14 Electrical installations in hazardous locations or an equivalent national stan...

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Page 33: ...e to elapse before opening the housing 20 minutes for temperature class T6 and 11 minutes for temperature class T5 When the instructions above are strictly followed the cover including a glass window of the electronics compartment may be removed First unscrew the recessed head screw of the interlocking device by a hollow head screw wrench size 3 until the cover can rotate freely Unscrew the cover ...

Page 34: ...bered SMB receptacles on the electronics unit Then mount the unit completely into the housing and fix the screws First C then B and finally screw the display unit on the electronics via screws A after the flat cable connector is connected Screw the cover of the electronics compartment back into the housing Note the After opening instructions during reassembling Carefully keep the coaxial cables to...

Page 35: ...hat they can not service your flowmeter unless accompanied with such a statement The following specimen statement is available on the KROHNE website as a word file Simply download and use the tabulator key to go from one fill out field to the next Please attach the form to the returned meter Specimen statement Company Department Address Name Tel No Details enclosed flowmeter Type KROHNE Order No H...

Page 36: ...ALTOSONIC III 36 Appendix 1 EC Type examination certificate ...

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Page 41: ...Installation and operating instructions 41 ALTOSONIC III Appendix 2 Declaration of conformity ...

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