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UNIVERSAL FLOW MONITORS, INC.

 

1755 East Nine Mile Road 

PO Box 249 

Hazel Park, MI 48030-0249 

TEL (248) 542-9635  FAX (248) 398-4274 

http://www.flowmeters.com

 

 
 

™ 

Laminar Mass Flowmeters 

 

User Manual 

 

Series: FP 

Summary of Contents for FlowStream FP Series

Page 1: ...UNIVERSAL FLOW MONITORS INC 1755 East Nine Mile Road PO Box 249 Hazel Park MI 48030 0249 TEL 248 542 9635 FAX 248 398 4274 http www flowmeters com Laminar Mass Flowmeters User Manual Series FP ...

Page 2: ...N 6 APPLICATIONS 6 Using FlowStream at Varying Temperatures 6 Reference Conditions for Mass Flow Measurement 7 WIRING DIAGRAMS 8 KEYPAD OPTIONS 9 USER MENU 10 FLOW HI 10 FLOW LO 11 OUTPUT SPAN 11 THRESH 11 AVG 12 GAS 12 USER FACTOR 12 RESET 13 EXIT 13 AVAILABLE FLOW SIZES 14 ORDERING INFORMATION 15 DIMENSIONS 17 RETURN MATERIAL AUTHORIZATION 18 WARRANTY INFORMATION 20 ...

Page 3: ...ing in installation operation and maintenance of the instruments described herein Publication of this information does not convey any rights of use or reproduction other than in connection with the installation operation and maintenance of the equipment described herein Universal Flow Monitors Inc reserves the right to change the information contained in this publication at any time and without pr...

Page 4: ... NAMEPLATE EXAMPLE ELECTRICAL SAFETY LABEL Serial numbers are formatted as YY MM ID 000 YY year MM month ID product identifier 000 through 999 three digit sequential number FP EF 2N 360SCFH CO2 X1B FP EF 2N 360SCFH CO2 X1B ...

Page 5: ...table Gas compatibility Non corrosive non condensing Maximum Operating Pressure 150 PSIG Sensor Burst Pressure 200 PSIG Operating Temperature 25 to 80 C 13 to 176 F Process Connections 1 8 1 4 3 8 1 2 3 4 NPT SAE BSPT BSPP also available Display Rate total pressure temperature multi gas alarms engineering units Wetted Parts Sensors Ceramic silicon gold epoxy RTV Flow body Stainless steel anodized ...

Page 6: ...f the gas can be determined Laminar Flow Illustration APPLICATIONS FlowStream flowmeters are designed to work with non corrosive non ionic clean dry gases only Introduction of liquids to the internal sensors will damage the unit and the repair is not covered under warranty Relative humidity of the gas can be as high as 100 as long as proper installation guarantees that no internal condensation wil...

Page 7: ...atures are stabilized to when the first flowmeter reading is taken Reference Conditions for Mass Flow Measurement Although the correct units for mass are expressed in grams kilograms etc it has become somewhat standard that mass flow rate is specified in SLPM standard liters per minute SCFH standard cubic feet per hour or other similar units This means that the mass flow rate is calculated by norm...

Page 8: ...3 Blue N U 4 Black N U 5 Gray N U 4 20 mA with Alarm Option Pin Wire color Function 1 Brown 24VDC 2 White 0VDC 3 Blue Alarm 1 4 Black Common 5 Gray Alarm 2 Alarm wiring example Using 10K pull up resistors Alarm 1 or 2 output is pulled high when deactivated and goes to ground when activated transistor conducting Power Connector 5 Pins ...

Page 9: ...it Options are saved in the memory so that next time you turn the power on it will remember the display settings DOWN Consecutive button press cycles between the different flow units in SCFH and SLPM Once selected the setting is saved into the memory of the device To reset the totalizer press SET until the LCD shows TARING Release the SET button immediately and the totalizer will be reset To tare ...

Page 10: ... Gas options Once the desired gas is selected keep holding the SET button down until SAVED is displayed on the upper row of the LCD To exit out of the menu Navigate to EXIT menu item with consecutive CHG presses Press SET to exit out An alternative option is to not touch any buttons for 5 seconds as the program will exit the user menu after 5 seconds of inactivity Note this option does not save th...

Page 11: ...flows THRESH Threshold percentage for filtering noisy flow readings Use SET UP DOWN buttons as explained above to change the set point The filtering algorithm can detect outliers and exclude them from signal averaging The Threshold value in percent determines which samples will be left out Percentage is with respect to the internal moving average Range is 3 50 For example when Threshold is set to ...

Page 12: ...show this factor x1000 i e without the decimal point It is implied that there are 3 decimal places e g 1000 means 1 000 You can use as many gases with the flowmeter as you wish If the gas is not on the pre programmed list you can enter the gas factor in this menu Please note that the flowmeter accuracy may be degraded as much as 5 of full scale when using this option depending on the accuracy of t...

Page 13: ...e displayed on the LCD one by one This will provide a 5 second delay that is intended to prevent and accidental reset The following variables will be reset to their original values 20MA Full scale set at the factory High flow alarm 80 of FS Low flow alarm 20 of FS Threshold 20 Moving average 25 GAS Air USRFCT 1 000 EXIT Exit the user menu ...

Page 14: ...CO2 He Methane Max SLPM Air N O2 CO2 He Methane Max SCFH Argon Max SLPM Argon 1 8 5 2 3 1 5 30 15 20 10 60 30 45 20 1 4 120 60 90 45 240 120 180 90 360 180 270 135 3 8 360 180 270 135 480 240 360 180 600 300 450 225 1 2 600 300 450 225 720 360 540 270 840 420 630 315 960 480 720 360 1080 540 810 405 1200 600 900 450 1320 660 990 495 1440 720 1080 540 3 4 1440 720 1080 540 1560 780 1170 585 1680 84...

Page 15: ...FPMAN 1 190214 Page 15 ORDERING INFORMATION ...

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Page 17: ...FPMAN 1 190214 Page 17 DIMENSIONS ...

Page 18: ...no repairs are authorized within this 30 day period the customer will be billed 90 00 plus shipping charges and the materials will be returned to the customer NON REPAIRABLE MATERIAL If materials are found non repairable a written notice that the material is non repairable will be provided to the customer by UFM If no disposition to scrap or return the material is received from the customer within...

Page 19: ...m Valid warranty claims will be repaired or replaced at no charge No evaluation fee will be charged for repairs made under warranty Return shipping costs will be prepaid by UFM Should UFM determine returned material not to be defective under the provisions of UFM s standard warranty the customer will be advised of needed repairs and associated costs All materials returned for warranty repair that ...

Page 20: ...MEDY AVAILABLE TO THE BUYER OR ANY OTHER PERSON UNIVERSAL SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL SPECIAL PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CAUSE OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT TORT OR OTHERWISE c Disclaimer of Other Warranties The express warranty in this Acknowledgment is in lieu of any other warranty express or implied Without limiting the foregoing UN...

Page 21: ...ity means a Any nuclear reactor or b Any equipment or device designed or used for 1 Separating the isotopes of uranium or plutonium 2 Processing or utilizing spent fuel or 3 Handling processing or packaging waste Nuclear material means source material special material or by product material Nuclear reactor means any apparatus designed or used to sustain nuclear fission in a self supporting chain r...

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