KROHNE ALTOSONIC UFM 610 P, Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... UFM 610 P 01 99 ALTOSONIC UFM 610 P Portable system The solution for Clamp on Ultrasonic Flow Measurements Compact light weight All components in one carrying case Extended diameter range Pipe wall temperature measurement as a standard 7 30854 32 00 ...

Page 2: ...ents of this publication are subject to change without notice This publication is to be used for the standard version only Thus KROHNE Altometer cannot held responsible for any damage resulting from the incorrect application of this publication to the version actually delivered to you For additional information regarding configuration maintenance and repair please contact the technical department ...

Page 3: ...MMING MAIN MENU 16 3 1 Main menu 16 3 2 Quick start 16 3 3 View edit site data 19 3 4 Select sensorset 21 3 5 Data logger see also KEYPAD OPTIONS data logger 23 3 6 Download data to Windows 95 27 3 7 Download data to Windows 3 1 29 3 8 Main menu set up RS232 31 3 9 Set up UFM 610 P 32 3 10 Main menu read flow 34 4 KEY PAD OPTIONS 36 4 1 Logger 36 4 2 4 20 mA Key 37 4 3 RS232 output key 38 4 4 Dele...

Page 4: ...7 Application temperature 52 6 8 Flow range 52 6 9 Liquid sound speed 54 6 10 Solid sound speeds 58 7 TECHNICAL DATA 59 8 CE MARKING 59 9 WARRANTY 60 WARNING Users should ensure or note that 1 The UFM 610 P is not certified for use in hazardous area 2 The local site safety regulations are complied with 3 Work is carried out in accordance with the health Safety at Work Act 1974 ...

Page 5: ...nstrument displays volumetric flow rate in M3 hr M3 min M3 sec g min kg hr USg hr USkg hr l min l sec and linear velocity in metres and feet per second When in flow mode the total volume both positive and negative will be displayed up to a maximum 12 digit number 1 1 Fast Track Set Up Procedure The Standard UFM 610 P is supplied in a carrying case and laid out as shown in Figure 1 Transducer sets ...

Page 6: ...E DIAMETER ENTER DATA PRESS ENTER See 3 2 PIPE WALL THICKNESS ENTER DATA PRESS ENTER See 3 2 PIPE LINING THICKNESS ENTER DATA NO LINING PRESS ENTER See 3 2 PIPE WALL MATERIAL SELECT USING SCROLL KEYS PRESS ENTER See 3 2 PIPE LINING MATERIAL THIS WILL ONLY BE DISPLAYED IF A THICKNESS HAS BEEN ENTERED SELECT USING SCROLL KEYS PRESS ENTER See 3 2 FLUID TYPE SELECT USING SCROLL KEY PRESS ENTER See 3 2...

Page 7: ...ed on the opposite side of the pipe using the diagonal beam rail and the appropriate mounting hardware See 2 9 ATTACHING THE TRANSDUCERS Connect the red blue and black sensor cables to both the electronics and the guiderail assembly The red cable indicates ve flow if upstream Attach to the pipe as shown in figure 3 and turning the knurled knob anti clockwise screw the fixed transducer to the pipe ...

Page 8: ... by pressing the appropriate key An additional key press will change the timescale of the reading hr min sec Figure 4 Mains supply Red cable indicates ve flow if upstream Sensor cables Display Sensor blocks 4 20mA pulse RS232 Guide rail Pipe flow Keypad ...

Page 9: ...nurled knob clockwise DO NOT pull on the cables RS 232 CONNECTORS 9 way D plug viewed from reverse 5 pin plug viewed from reverse 4 20mA and Pulse Cable Connections 4 20mA Red positive Black negative Pulse White positive Green negative 9v DC in 1A Max RS232 Pulse 4 20 mA red blue black Figure 5 Pin 3 RS232 RXD white Pin 4 RS232 DTR black Pin 5 GND screen Pin 2 RS232 TXD green Pin 6 RS232 DSR red P...

Page 10: ... NAMAS accreditation 2 3 Charger only use the charger supplied The battery takes 15 hours to fully charge When the instrument is charging but switched off the display will read CHARGING and display a battery and plug symbol When the instrument is in flow mode the fact that the battery is charging will be displayed under Battery The instrument also displays a plug symbol when connected to the mains...

Page 11: ...m 20 C to 100 C and high temperature is from 20 C to 200 C The application temperature is displayed when in flow mode only if the prop temp sensor cable is connected If the instrument is displaying the temperature produced from the sensor in the transducer then this figure will vary if the temperature of the application varies which could serve as an indication of change in the process The instrum...

Page 12: ...tered The fixed sensor can be identified because it is slightly longer and has two connections as opposed to the floating block only having one connection Each guiderail can be mounted to the surface of the pipe using the mounting hardware provided which includes both velcro and webbing straps Magnetic attachments are available as an option with guiderail B and the diagonal guiderail D sensors are...

Page 13: ...x material with an operating range up to 80 C Please state when ordering D sensors whether you were supplied with webbing straps or chains with your original UFM 610 P 2 8 Separation distance The separation distance is calculated by the instrument when all the parameters have been entered in and the fixed transducer has been turned down onto the pipe surface The next stage is to slide the moveable...

Page 14: ... B and C 2 9 3 Diagonal beam mounting hardware for transducer sets B C Figure 10 webbing straps separation distance magnets magnets floating transducer fixed transducer Figure 11 floating transducer fixed transducer separation distance WEBBING STRAPS ...

Page 15: ...of particulate content Liquids that are cloudy like river water effluent etc can be measured and also liquids that are clean like demineralised water During the set up procedure the user is asked to select from a list of liquids See fluid type 3 2 which includes water and oils If the liquid to be measured is not listed it is possible for the instrument to measure the propagation rate automatically...

Page 16: ...ion to achieve flow measurement If the instrument has been used previously it stores the last QUICK START application data which can accessed via the MAIN MENU option Read flow This allows the user to measure the same application without spending time entering new data If QUICK START is selected proceed with the following routine Use the scroll keys to select then press ENTER QUICK START yy mm dd ...

Page 17: ... hh mm ss Select pipe wall material Mild Steel S less Steel 316 S less Steel 303 Plastic Cast Iron Ductile Iron Copper Brass Concrete Glass Other m s The following will only be displayed at this stage if a lining thickness had been entered previously Use the scroll keys to select the required material then press ENTER If Other is selected enter the propagation rate of the lining in metres sec Cont...

Page 18: ...x flow 7 20 m s press ENTER to continue or SCROLL to select another sensor If the instrument cannot find a temperature signal because the black sensor cable is not connected it asks the user to try again Pressing ENTER will make the instrument try again or scroll will prompt the user to enter a value When a value is entered press ENTER ATTACH SENSORS yy mm dd hh mm ss No signal from temp sensor Pr...

Page 19: ...g To stop reading flow press ENTER ONCE in flow mode and the display will read the following Pressing ENTER a second time will stop all logging outputs and return the instrument to MAIN MENU Pressing the scroll key returns the instrument to READ FLOW EXIT FLOW yy mm dd hh mm ss This will stop all logging and outputs Press ENTER to EXIT or SCROLL to return to READ FLOW 3 3 View edit site data The V...

Page 20: ...o move the cursor to the letter figure required and press ENTER to select Press 0 to return the instrument back to VIEW EDIT SITE DATA The new site name will appear on the display VIEW EDIT SITE DATA yy mm dd hh mm ss Use SCROLL to choose ENTER to select for space DELETE to clear 0 to end abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789 3 3 4 Dimension units Dimension units allows the user to switch between m...

Page 21: ...t the sensors should be mounted in DIAGONAL MODE it may be that this is not possible in the case of a partially buried pipe Under these circumstances provided that the velocity is low enough it may be possible to select another sensor set that will allow the sensors to work in REFLEX mode See figures 9 10 It may be that the transducers do not need to be changed but by changing the Sensor mode from...

Page 22: ... Cannot READ FLOW because pipe is too large small for sensor set Press ENTER to continue 3 4 2 Sensor mode Selecting Sensor mode allows the user to choose which method of clamping the sensors to the pipe is required The default would have been displayed on the previous screen but Sensor mode can be selected to give the user a choice between Reflex and Diagonal Double reflex can only be used on pip...

Page 23: ...red in the memory the instrument will display the following MAIN MENU yy mm dd hh mm ss No logged data in memory Press ENTER to continue Data is stored in 224 blocks each block having 240 data points Every time the logger is started a new block of memory is used If one application was to take up all the memory it would use all 224 blocks Use scroll to move the cursor to the required option then pr...

Page 24: ...as programmed into the instrument i e if the instrument has been programmed to read every 10 minutes every data point will be equivalent to whatever the reading was at that time The message Error occurred appears on the display when there is a signal loss or unstable flow conditions while logging The instrument cannot record what the error was under these conditions MAIN MENU LOG TEXT yy mm dd hh ...

Page 25: ...is being downloaded to Windows 95 and Windows 3 1 then this has to be set up before the user selects the range of data to download then go to the logger menu move cursor to Download log and press ENTER If only certain blocks need to be downloaded then this can be achieved by using the scroll keys Scroll down to First block to Download press ENTER then select the block you wish to start from The sa...

Page 26: ...m ss Currently Downloading Block 3 3 Point 113 240 Printer status UNKNOWN READY Press ENTER to cancel Printer status UNKNOWN means that when setting up the RS232 Handshaking None was selected Printer status Ready means the unit is ready to send data Printer status Busy means the unit is off line or the buffer is full to the printer The UFM 610 P will continue to download the data until complete Pr...

Page 27: ... when downloading to a P C that Handshaking None is selected See 3 8 SET UP RS232 when setting up the RS232 for maximum data transfer speed Check there is data to download by selecting view text in the DATA LOGGER menu Connect the RS232 cable between the UFM 610 P and COM1 or COM2 on your PC When in Windows 95 select Start Programs Accessories Hyper Terminal then select the Hypertrm icon The headi...

Page 28: ... be configured to the PC Select Set up RS232 on the MAIN MENU of the UFM 610 P and press ENTER Change the settings on the computer to match those on the UFM 610 P then exit the menu 3 6 1 Downloading data to a spreadsheet in Windows 95 Before downloading data onto a spreadsheet and Download range to RS232 is selected on the UFM 610 P the data has to be stored to a file Data cannot be entered onto ...

Page 29: ...llowing will be displayed allowing the data to be set in a format for Excel Complete the following 3 Steps in Text import wizard then select Printer test on the UFM 610 P The following will be displayed On the UFM 610 P now select Main menu ENTER Data logger ENTER Download log ENTER Select a range to download as described on 3 5 7 and press ENTER to download the data 3 7 Download data to Windows 3...

Page 30: ...MENU and Set up RS232 If they are not set up correctly an error message will occur in Windows 3 7 1 Downloading data to a spreadsheet in Windows 3 1 Select Transfer from the Terminal Window then Receive text file Select a name making sure txt is entered immediately after it and select OK Make a note of the file name for when you go into the spreadsheet Select a range to download on the UFM 610 P a...

Page 31: ... handbook 3 8 Main menu set up RS232 The RS232 must be configured to work with exactly the same parameters as the printer or computer that you connect it to All options on this menu are stored when the instrument is switched off Selecting HANDSHAKING also known as flow control or protocol shows the following display Select using the scroll keys then press ENTER to confirm HANDSHAKING yy mm dd hh m...

Page 32: ...ess ENTER and follow the same procedure for the day The same procedure is used in setting the time When everything is set press ENTER and the instrument returns to the SETUP UFM 610 P menu Calibrate 4 20mA Note A meter is required to measure the output The 4 20mA output is calibrated before it leaves the factory but this option allows the user to adjust it if necessary to match a specific display ...

Page 33: ...o set 5 6 to trim DAC value 39900 mA OK Press ENTER when done If the load is not connected or too high ERROR will be displayed next to mA as shown below CALIBRATE 4 20mA yy mm dd hh mm ss Adjust the output current to 20mA Use UP DOWN to set 5 6 to trim DAC value 39900 mA ERROR Press ENTER when done 3 9 2 Backlight Use the scroll key to select backlight and press ENTER SETUP UFM 610 P yy mm dd hh m...

Page 34: ...re included for each new sensor The instrument is already programmed to use sensor set supplied SENSOR PARAMETERS yy mm dd hh mm ss WARNING Sensor should only be edited following instructions from the factory Enter password or press ENTER to quit 3 9 5 Factory settings This is not an option for the user but a facility for KROHNE engineers to calibrate each instrument at the factory Pressing ENTER ...

Page 35: ... C and 220 C press ENTER for the separation distance The display will now read the following The temperature will only be shown on this display if entered manually ATTACH SENSORS yy mm dd hh mm ss FLUID TEMPERATURE C 20 0 Set sensor separation to 33 5 Press ENTER to continue Now set the transducers to the required separation distance Pressing ENTER will take the instrument into flow mode READ FLOW...

Page 36: ...d abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789 4 1 2 Log data to Selecting this option gives the user the choice of logging to the memory RS232 or both Select the option required by using the scroll keys and press ENTER See also Downloading to Windows 3 6 and 3 7 4 1 3 Logging interval This option displays a range of times that allow the user to decide how often the readings need to be logged The times ra...

Page 37: ...pm 4 2 1 mA Out This displays what the current output is giving at any particular time 4 20MA yy mm dd hh mm ss mA out 0 00 Output OFF Units m s Flow at max output 3171 Flow at min output 0 00 Output mA for error 22 Exit 4 2 2 Output This option allows the user to select between three different outputs or switching the output off The display will read as follows Scroll down the options to select r...

Page 38: ...p from the MAIN MENU See 3 8 4 4 Delete key If anything is entered in error press the DELETE key and re enter the information required 4 5 Pulse output key This can only be operated in flow mode Use the scroll key to move the cursor up or down the display To change the flow units press the key required This will also change the flow units when returning to the flow mode Changing the flow units wil...

Page 39: ...ent is programmed and is displayed when sensor set and mode of operation are displayed See 3 10 Read Flow Attach sensors KROHNE cannot guarantee measuring flows below this range because of instabilities in measuring but it is possible for the user to cancel any cut off altogether This also allows the user to not see or record any flow that they may not want to For example it may be that the user m...

Page 40: ...orward and reverse totalisers which can be reset when this option is selected Use the scroll keys to select then press ENTER to reset The Total is stored when unit is switched off or battery goes flat therefore may need to be reset before each use 4 6 5 Damping Sec This option is used when the flow readings are unstable due to turbulence caused by obstructions or bends etc Damping or averaging can...

Page 41: ...om the burst at the correct time to get the strongest signal This is normally used on smaller pipes when the instrument is being used in double or triple bounce were signals can sometimes interfere with each other This value is normally a few µs below the Up µs Dn µs value 4 6 8 4 Phase up DN µs This is only valid if calculated µs and up µs Dn µs are correct If the reading is zero then there is no...

Page 42: ...pipe wall fluid and back again It is proportional to the pipe size and temperature of the liquid 4 6 8 10 Prop signal This will be a value between 800 and 2200 as in Signal up dn above but not the same value 4 6 8 11 Fluid prop rate This is the sound speed of the fluid calculated using the data entered by the user and the prop measurement This value may be subject to errors due to small pipe dimen...

Page 43: ...t is possible to measure and if this is exceeded then the high flow message occurs It may be possible to get round these problems by moving the sensors to a straighter length of pipe or in the case of high flows another set of transducers may be used 5 2 2 E2 No flow signal This message appears when the two transducers cannot send or receive signals which could happen for various reasons Firstly c...

Page 44: ...overange when the flow is higher than the maximum mA range Once the 4 20mA range is set up and the flow goes above the range set then this message will appear It is possible to re scale the 4 20mA to be able to cope with the higher flow 5 3 8 W8 Pulses at maximum This message occurs when the pulses have been set up and the flow is higher than the maximum that has been set It is possible to be able...

Page 45: ...s available with 0 being the QUICK START site 5 4 6 Cannot read flow because CANNOT READ FLOW BECAUSE CANNOT READ FLOW BECAUSE Pipe dimensions are invalid Pipe is too small for sensor set CANNOT READ FLOW BECAUSE CANNOT READ FLOW BECAUSE Materials are invalid Sensor mode is invalid for this pipe size CANNOT READ FLOW BECAUSE Pipe is too large for sensor set 5 4 7 Temperature range 20 C to 200 C Th...

Page 46: ...46 5 4 9 Enter a lining thickness first This message appears when in VIEW EDIT SITE DATA the user has tried to enter a pipe lining material before entering a thickness ...

Page 47: ... system The meter is controlled by a micro processor containing a wide range of data which enables the instrument to measure flow in any pipe diameter from 13mm bore up to 5000mm made of any material and over a wide range of operating temperatures The system operates as follows Figure 13 X Y FLOW propagation rate crystal Reflex mode propagation rate crystal X Y FLOW Reflex mode double b Figure 14 ...

Page 48: ...inally to ensure accurate flow measurement it is imperative that the liquid is flowing uniformly within the pipe and that the flow profile has not been distorted by any upstream or downstream obstructions To obtain the best results from the UFM 610 P it is absolutely necessary that the following rules for positioning the transducers are adhered to and that the condition of the liquid and the pipe ...

Page 49: ... of the pipe surface in the area under each of the transducers An uneven surface that prevents the transducers from sitting flat on the surface of the pipe can cause Signal Level and Zero Offset problems The following procedure is offered as a guide to good practice with respect to positioning and mounting the transducers 1 Select the site following the rules laid down as above Transducer Position...

Page 50: ... On Stainless Steel Pipes the amount of couplant applied should never exceed the amount indicated in the Examples above For large Plastic and Steel Pipes the amount of couplant applied is less critical however do not use more than is absolutely necessary 6 2 2 Transducer set B and C The main difference between transducer set B and C is the angle that the crystal has been inserted in the sensor blo...

Page 51: ...ether the flow is aerated involves stopping the flow for a period of 10 15 minutes During this time the air bubbles will rise to the top of the pipe and the flow signal should return If the flow signal does return switch on the flow and if sufficient entrained air is locked in the system it will very quickly disperse and kill the signal 6 4 Reynolds number The UFM 610 P has been calibrated to oper...

Page 52: ...ature is either above or below ambient temperature ensure that the transducers reach and are maintained at the application temperature before undertaking a measurement Transducer sets A B and C have a temperature sensor inside the block that needs to reach the application temperature before making a measurement If the block is not up to application temperature it could effect the separation distan...

Page 53: ...al 2000mm Reflex 2000mm Diagonal 300mm Reflex 300mm Diagonal 150mm Reflex 150mm DIAGONAL MPS 0 014 0 019 0 12 0 24 1 48 1 91 12 29 24 58 REFLEX MPS 0 006 0 008 0 06 0 12 0 64 0 85 6 14 12 08 Default Pipe Size range Figure 25 Diagonal 5000mm Reflex 5000mm Diagonal 1000mm Reflex 1000mm Diagonal 500mm Reflex 500mm Diagonal MPS 0 012 0 07 0 15 1 28 7 27 15 4 Reflex MPS 0 008 0 03 0 07 0 86 3 85 7 27 D...

Page 54: ... C4H9Cl 0 84 984 4 2 Butyl oleate C22H42O2 1404 3 0 2 3 Butylene glycol C4H10O2 1 019 1484 1 51 Cadmium Cd 2237 7 Carbinol CH4O 0 791 20ºC 1076 2 92 Carbitol C6H14O3 0 988 1458 Carbon dioxide CO2 1 101 37ºC 839 7 71 Carbon disulphide CS2 1 261 22ºC 1149 Carbon tetrachloride CCl4 1 595 20ºC 926 2 48 Carbon tetrafluoride CF4 1 75 150ºC 875 2 6 61 Cetane C16H34 0 773 20ºC 1338 3 71 Chloro benezene C6...

Page 55: ...col C2H6O2 1 113 1658 2 1 50 Glycol 50 H2O 1578 d Fenochone C10H16O 0 947 1320 d 2 Fenechanone C10H16O 0 947 1320 Fluorine F 0 545 143ºC 403 11 31 Fluoro benzene C6H5F 1 024 20ºC 1189 Formaldehyde methyl ester C2H4O2 0 974 1127 4 02 Formamide CH3NO 1 134 20ºC 1622 2 2 Formic acid amide CH3NO 1 134 20ºC 1622 Freon R12 774 Furfural C5H4O2 1 157 1444 Furfuryl alcohol C5H6O2 1 135 1450 3 4 Fural C5H4O...

Page 56: ...ve 0 912 1431 2 75 Oil Peanut 0 936 1458 Oil Sperm 0 88 1440 Oil 6 1509 2 2 Oxydiethanol C4H10O3 1 116 1586 2 4 Oxygen O2 1 155 186ºC 952 Pentachloro ethane C2HCl5 1 687 1082 Pentalin C2HCl5 1 687 1082 Pentane C5H12 0 626 20ºC 1020 n Pentane C5H12 0 557 1006 Perchlorocyclopentadiene C5Cl6 1 718 1150 Perchloro ethylene C2Cl4 1 632 1036 Perfluoro 1 Hepten C7F14 1 67 583 Perfluoro n Hexane C6F14 1 67...

Page 57: ...Freon 14 CF4 1 75 150ºC 875 24 6 61 Tetrahydro 1 4 isoxazine C4H9NO 1442 3 8 Toluene C7H8 0 867 20ºC 1328 4 27 o Toluidine C7H9N 0 999 20ºC 1618 p Toluidine C7H9N 0 966 45ºC 1480 Toluol C7H8 0 866 1308 4 2 Tribromo methane CHBr3 2 89 20ºC 918 1 1 1 Trichloro ethane C2H3Cl3 1 33 985 Trichloro ethene C2HCl3 1 464 1028 Trichloro fluoromethane Freon 11 CCl3F 1 49 828 3 3 56 Trichloro methane CHCl3 1 4...

Page 58: ...40 Copper 2260 4660 Copper annealed 2325 Copper rolled 2270 CuNi 70 Cu 30 Ni 2540 5030 CuNi 90 Cu 10 Ni 2060 4010 Brass Naval 2120 4430 Gold hard drawn 1200 3240 Inconel 3020 5820 Iron electrolytic 3240 5900 Iron Armco 3240 5900 Ductile Iron 3000 4550 Cast Iron 2500 Monel 2720 5350 Nickel 2960 5630 Tin rolled 1670 3320 Titanium 3125 6100 Tungsten annealed 2890 5180 Tungsten drawn 2640 Tungsten car...

Page 59: ...nsors 0 02 m sec to 1 25 m sec C 300 mm pipe 1 MHz High velocity sensors 0 06 m sec to 6 m sec C 2000 mm pipe 1 MHz High velocity sensors 0 02 m sec to 1 7 m sec D 1000 mm pipe 0 5 MHz sensors 0 04 m sec to 3 45 m sec D 5000 mm pipe 0 5 MHz sensors 0 014 m sec to 1 36 m sec Note On some applications transducers can be used outside their normal pipe range Transducer sets A and B are standard Transd...

Page 60: ...r installation and operation of the flowmeters systems may lead to loss of warranty In addition the General conditions of sale forming the basis of the purchase contract are applicable If flowmeters need to be returned to KROHNE please note the information given on the last but one page of these instructions KROHNE regrets that it cannot repair or check your flowmeter s unless accompanied by the c...

Page 61: ...toxic caustic flammable or water endangering liquids you are kindly requested to check and ensure if necessary by rinsing or neutralizing that all cavities in the flowmeter are free from such dangerous substances Directions on how you can find out whether the primary head has to be opened and then flushed out or neutralized are obtainable from KROHNE on request to enclose a certificate with the fl...