
APPLIES TO PORTABLE UFM
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Mounting in V-mode or W-mode
After setting up the parameters of the measuring point,
the flow transmitter displays the distance between the
transducers in inches (Figure 45) and as number of grid
holes for use of the spacer bar (ultrasonic transducers
type F10 and F21). Bar index number 5, for example,
is equivalent to the number of grid holes between the
ultrasonic transducers, plus the position at which the
knurled screw of the opposing transducer has to be
mounted. Install the transducers on the spacer bar as
shown in the figure. Secure the transducers on the
spacer bar using the knurled screws (B).
FIGURE 45:
Positioning the ultrasonic transducers by
means of spacer bar index
Bar index number 5 example
Fix Transducers on Pipe
Using Mounting Chains
FIGURE 46:
Secure the ultrasonic transducers (types F10
and F21) by means of stainless steel tensioning chain.
Fix the ultrasonic transducers using the stainless steel
chains (with or without spacer bar).
Attach the chains to the hooks on the transducers while
keeping them under slight tension. Attach the ultrasonic
transducers to the pipe by adjusting the knurled screw
(A) until the transducer is pressed slightly onto the pipe.
Transducers
The mounting of transducers in Z-Mode might be use
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ful for bigger pipes and/or applications with low signals
strengths (high particle/gas load). When using Z-mode,
the spacer bar cannot be used since the two transduc-
ers are located on the opposite sides of the pipe. The
distance between the transducers (“mounting distance”)
depends on application (mainly pipe size). In Figure
47
the principle is illustrated. The following sections show
how to place the transducers correctly.
FIGURE 47:
Transducers mounted in Z-Mode
MountingDistance
Use a plastic or paper template (not supplied) to mark
the mounting positions. The example shows how to mark
the positions using a plastic template.
1. Wrap the plastic template once around the pipe at the
mounting position of the first ultrasonic transducer
(transducers face has to be in line with the line to be
drawn).
2. Using a felt tip pen, draw a line on the pipe along the
template (corresponds with the pipe circumference)
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