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TECHNICAL DATA
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SITRANS FX300
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Flow rate limits
Product Nominal sizes Minimum flow rates Maximum flow rates
EN ASME [m/s] [ft/s] [m/s] [ft/s]
Liquids DN15 … 300 ½… 12"
0.5x(998/
ρ
)
0.5
1
1.64x(998/
ρ
)0.5
2
7x(998/
ρ
)
0.47
1
23x(998/
ρ
)0.47
2
Gas, steam DN15 … 300 ½… 12"
6x(1.29/
ρ
)
0.5
3
16.4x(1.29/
ρ
)0.5
4
7x(998/
ρ
)
0.47
3
23x(998/
ρ
)0.47
4
ρ
= operating density [kg/m
3
]
1 Minimum flow rate 0.3 m/s - maximum flow rate 7 m/s
2
Minimum flow rate 0.984 ft/s - maximum flow rate 23 ft/s
3 Minimum flow rate 2 m/s - maximum flow rate 80 m/s; DN15 up to 45 m/s and DN25 up to 70 m/s
4
Minimum flow rate 6.6 ft/s - maximum flow rate 262 ft/s; DN15 up to 148 ft/s and DN25 up to 230 ft/s
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