
Technical data
9.2 Pressure drop
SITRANS F C MC2
Operating Instructions, 10/2009, A5E02154544-02
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Table 9- 4
Material strength for process connections
Process
connections
Size
PS
max
20°C
TS
max
TS
min
DN
Inch
bar (psi g)
°C (°F)
°C (°F)
15 ... 40
½ ... 1½
40 (580)
140 (284)
-40 (-40)
Thread acc.
DIN 11851
50 ... 1000
2 ... 4
25 (363)
140 (284)
-40 (-40)
15 ... 50
½ ... 2
16 (232)
120 (248)
-40 (-40)
Tri-Clamp acc.
DIN 32676
65 ... 1000
2½ ... 4
10 (145)
120 (248)
-40 (-40)
9.2
Pressure drop
Calculation of pressure drop
The pressure drop through the instrument is a function of the properties of the fluid and the
flow rate. The online Sizing Program can be used to calculate the pressure drop.
Figure 9-1
Pressure drop
See also
Online Sizing program for Coriolis sensors
(
http://pia.khe.siemens.com/index.aspx?nr=11381
)