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With the system running in FLOW READING mode:
FLOW READING OPTION
DD-MM-YY HH:MM:SS
Data review
Zero Cutoff (m/s)
:
0.00
Set zero flow (m/s)
:
0.00
Damping (secs)
:
10
Totaliser
:
Run
Reset +Total
1. Press the Options key to access the FLOW
READING OPTION screen shown.
2. Scroll down and select Roughness factor.
3. Change the roughness factor according to the pipe
material and condition as described above.
4. Press Enter to apply the change.
Reset –Total
Calibration factor
:
1.000
Roughness factor
:
0.01
Diagnostics
Exit
3.5.5 Adjusting the damping factor
By averaging-out the flow rate over several seconds, the Damping factor can be used to smooth out rapid
changes in flow rate to prevent wild fluctuations in the displayed flow value. It has a range of 1 to 199, with a
default setting of 10. With the system running in FLOW READNG mode:
FLOW READING OPTION
DD-MM-YY HH:MM:SS
Data review
Zero Cutoff (m/s)
:
0.00
Set zero flow (m/s)
:
0.00
Damping (secs)
:
10
Totaliser
:
Run
Reset +Total
1. Press the Options key to access the FLOW
READING OPTION screen shown.
2. Scroll down and select Damping (secs).
3. Change the value of the Damping factor as
required to remove any unwanted display
fluctuations. Increasing the value applies a greater
smoothing affect.
4. Press Enter to apply the change.
Reset –Total
Calibration factor
:
1.000
Roughness factor
:
0.01
Diagnostics
Exit
Key Point:
If the damping factor is set too high the value displayed may appear
stable but it may exhibit large step changes when the value is updated.