Badger Meter CORIOLIS RCT1000, Quick Start Manual

SENSOR INSTALLATION

Before installation, configuration or operation, familiarize yourself with the equipment and operating requirements by 

reading all sections of this manual . Make sure the site has been thoroughly prepared and is suitable for installation .

Preinstallation Considerations

MPORTANT

I

Remove all process connection caps and make sure process connections are open.

•  Support and align piping connections to prevent side loading of the mating surfaces .
•  RCS018 and larger sensors are designed to be supported by the process flange connection . No additional supports are 

needed for meter housing .

•  To reduce the influence of pipe vibration on RCS018 and larger meters, use Stauff style clamps to help with supporting 

process piping .

•  Mount full port ball valves (isolation valves) on either side of the meter 

for zero calibration purposes .

•  Mount control valves downstream of the flow meter to prevent possible 

cavitation, especially when measuring liquids with low boiling points 

(see 

Figure 8)

 .

•  Install the sensor in a section of the piping where it always remains full, 

unless the application is designed to drain with no flow .

•  Vertical piping installations should have the flow going up through the 

sensor . See 

Figure 13 on page 12

 .

Control Valve

Flow

Figure 8:  Control valve location

•  When using hose connections, use a short section of rigid pipe on each side of the sensor for proper support . The sensor 

should not hang from hose connections . See 

Figure 16 on page 13

and

Figure 14 on page 12)

 .

•  Use caution with fluids that harden or solidify at rest . Do not pass fluids that react together through the same flow sensor . 

Do not cover transmitter with insulation material .

•  If heat tracing is used, be aware of the maximum temperature limits of the meter .
•  Use of armored hoses as sensor vibration isolators may be required when a high amount of ambient vibration is present 

(see 

Figure 14 on page 12

and

Figure 15 on page 12)

 .

•  Verify that particulate matter is small enough to pass through the flow sensor . Add a filter to the system, if necessary .

•  Verify that the flow sensor is earthed/grounded at the earth connector located 

on the sensor side . An AWG #10 or larger protective ground must be connected 

to the side grounding terminal for the system to work correctly (see 

Figure 12 on 

page 11

, 

Figure 13 on page 12 

and

Figure 16 on page 13

)

.

•  Avoid high sources of EMF that can be produced by large transformers, large 

motors and VFDs without chokes .

THE SENSOR IS PURGED WITH DRY NITROGEN AT THE FACTORY. THE TWO 

PURGE PLUGS SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED. IF THEY ARE REMOVED FOR ANY 

REASON, RETURN THE UNIT TO THE FACTORY TO BE RE-PURGED AND SEALED. 

CONSULT FACTORY FOR SUPPORT.

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Figure 9:  Purge ports

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Port

Nitrogen purge

Sensor Installation

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April 2019

CRL-QS-01552-EN-05