KATflow 100
3 Installation
For a free inlet or outlet pipe section:
Select the measuring point at a location where the pipe cannot run empty.
Correct
Disadvantageous
Correct
Disadvantageous
For a vertical pipe:
Select the measuring point at a location where the liquid flows upward to ensure that the pipe is completely filled.
Correct
Incorrect
Look for a sensor installation location with sufficient straight pipe to obtain accurate
measurements. Please refer to Table 2 as a guideline for recommended distances
from disturbance sources.
Disturbance source: 90°-elbow
Inlet
Outlet
L
³
10 D
L
³
5 D
Disturbance source: 2 x 90°-elbows in one plane
Inlet
Outlet
L
³
25 D
L
³
5 D
10
Table 1: Recommendations for sensor mounting location
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