Panametrics DigitalFlow XMT868i, Programming Manual

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Chapter 1. Programming Site Data
10 DigitalFlow™ XMT868i Programming Manual
1.3.3.2 Pipe Material
4. Scroll to the appropriate Pipe Material from the supplied list. For some materials (shown in Table 6), the program
displays additional selections. At the desired choice, press [Enter].
1.3.3.3 Pipe OD
5. To select the appropriate Pipe OD unit type from the list shown in Table 7, scroll to the right side of the screen, and
use the up and down arrow keys to step through the list. Press [Enter] . Then enter the known pipe outside
diameter or circumference on the left side and press [Enter].
Obtain the required information by measuring either the pipe outside diameter (OD) or circumference at the
transducer installation site. The data may also be obtained from standard pipe size tables found in Sound Speeds
and Pipe Size Data (914-004).
Table 6: Pipe Material Choices
Material Types
Steel Carbon Steel
Stainless Steel
Iron Ductile Iron
Cast Iron
Copper no additional selection required
Aluminum no additional selection required
Brass no additional selection required
Copper Nickel 70%Cu/30%Ni - 70/30 Copper/Nickel
90%Cu/10%Ni - 90/10 Copper/Nickel
Glass Pyrex
Heavy Silicate Flint
Light Borate Crown
Plastic Nylon
Polyethylene
Polypropylene
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride), CPVC
Acrylic
OTHER Enter the soundspeed of the pipe material and
press [Enter]. If the soundspeed is unknown,
refer to the Sound Speeds and Pipe Size Data
manual (914-004).
Table 7: Available Pipe OD Units
English Metric
inch mm = millimeters
feet m = meters
in/PI = pipe circumference in inches mm/PI = pipe circumference in millimeters
ft/PI = pipe circumference in feet m/PI = pipe circumference in meters