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5.1 MOUNTING PRECAUTIONS
5.1.1 Mounting position
- Use a protective cover to protect the sensor from weather and direct sunlight (b).
- Do not install the sensor near the load zone (a).
- Make sure that in the sensor emission beam (lobe “
α
”) there are no obstacles (c) that can be intercepted as level.
- Make sure that there is not foam presence on the product surface to be measured.
Lobo “
α
“
FLOWMETER 5mt
10°
Make sure that the FLOWMETER distance from the weir channel point is equal or greater than to the minimum allowed
distance. In the following figure, the example with a Venturi channel (min. dist.4xb0) and a Palmer-Bowlus channel
(min. dist. D/2) prefabricated (available in our catalog)..
Venturi channel
Palmer Bowlus
FLOWMETER -
installation
5-INSTALLATION
