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Fluxus F601 Training

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FLUXUS F601

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 FLUXUS F601 with transport case

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Wall Thickness Measurement

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FLUXUS F/G601 Power Pack

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F601 typical setup

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Preparation before starting

> Before starting:

• make sure that the pipe is completely filled with the fluid.

• Choose the right place for measuring point!

> observing inlet / outlet distances to disturbances (elbows, pumps, valves etc.)
according to manual recommendations

• Control pipe surfaces:

> surface should be reasonably clean and smooth

• Transducers should not be mounted in vicinity of welds or rough surface

• > see: recommendations in the manual! <

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Selection of the measuring point

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Pipe straight length recommendations

Please see further recommendations in the user manual!

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Transducer selection for liquids

Shear wave transducers:

• Typically used for liquids

• High Pressure / thick wall gas applications
• High amplitude signals work well on high pressure gas
• Plastic pipes, hoses, other metals than steel

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Transducer selection for liquids

Select a transducer for your current application based on diameter (ID):

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Transducer selection for liquids

Minimum wall thickness requirement for Shearwave Transducers

For some special Liquid Applications, Lamb Wave Transducers could be an option!
e.g. highly viscous liquids, high flow velocities, changing liquids (e.g. concentration)

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F601 Keyboard layout

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Keyboard Details

: confirmation of selection or of entered value

: interruption of measurement / go to main menu / press 3x to power off

: Power on / delete or clear values

… : Input of the digit shown on the key

: Scroll upwards through a scroll list

: Activate totaliser measuring (3x totaliser reset)

: Scroll downwards through a scroll list

: Deactivate totaliser measuring (3x totaliser off)

: Scroll to the right through a scroll list

: Start totaliser measuring (positive flow)

: Scroll to the left through a scroll list

: Start totaliser measuring ( negative flow)

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Keyboard Details

- Continuation:

: Switch LCD display upper row

: Switch LCD display lower row

: MUX : multiplexer on/off (manual/automatic switching)

: NEXT : switch between channels A/B/Y/Z

: sign minus

: decimal point / turn on LCD backlight

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Reset to factory settings (INIT)

Initialization (reset to factory settings)

During an initialization (INIT) of the transmitter, the settings in the program branches Parameter and Output Options and some of
the settings in the program branch Special Funct. are reset to the default settings of the manufacturer.

2 methods:

1. While switching on the transmitter: keep keys BRK and C pressed (long press).

2. During the operation of the transmitter: press keys BRK, C and ENTER at the same time. A RESET is executed. Release
key ENTER only. Keep keys BRK and C pressed.

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 HOTCODES

A HotCode is a digit sequence that activates certain functions or changes settings.

A HotCode can only be entered in the main menu immediately after switching on the
transmitter. The HotCode is not displayed during the input.

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Connectors Overview

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Connector Adapters Overview

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Transducer Connection

- Switch the Flowmeter on: press key

- Connect the transducers to the Flowmeter:

- Shown on FLUXUS:

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Menu Overview

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Parameters

- Following values are necessary:

• Outer Diameter
• Wall thickness - Input of the Parameters:
- Pipe material
- Liner no / yes
• Medium
• Medium / Temperature
leads to this menu point:

- Hint: unknown Medium?

choose „other medium“ and estimate the speed of sound
(see chart various medium / supplement in manual)
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 Measure the pipe
circumference and convert to
diameter

Use Vernier caliper on smaller pipes

to measure pipe outer diameter
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 Wall Thickness

Measuring the pipe wall thickness

1. Connect wall thickness probe to transmitter. Message of probe detected

will be confirmed.

2. Select “Wall Thickness” in “Output Options\Physic. Quant.” for Channel

where probe is connected

3. Select the correct pipe material in PAR menu and press “Enter”.

4. The pipe material sound speed is shown. Press “Enter”

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 Wall Thickness

5. Select “Measuring”. Press “Enter”

6. Apply thin film of acoustic coupling compound on contact surface and

place on pipe surface

The acoustic partition boundary of the probe must be perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the pipe
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 Wall Thickness

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 Meter Formula

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 Meter Formula

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 Pipe nominal sizes and schedules

Always use the values in the pipe chart for OD and wall thickness when setting the parameters of the flowmeter!!!

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Parameters

- just follow these steps, which are automatically displayed:

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Output Options

Following settings are necessary:

- Physical quantity (displayed while measuring)

- Units of measurement (displayed while measuring)
- Damping factor (time / average measured values)
- Storing measured values
- Storage rate (storage interval of measured values)

- Input of the output options use:

to go to this menu point

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Output Options

- just follow these steps, which are automatically displayed:

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 Installing Current output

Special Functions > System Settings > Proc. outputs

I1, I2
B1, B2

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 Installing Binary output

I1, I2
B1, B2

Pulse Alarm

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Activation of Current output

4 mA

20 mA

12 mA

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Activation of Binary output

As “pulse” output As “alarm” output

if “Impuls” is selected if “Limit” is selected

Do not set a high

Pulse rate!

Check with
Customer!

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Output Options

Notes:

- Measured values could only be stored if activated under

Output option > store measured values is done!

- Storing amplitude, measured soundspeed and diagnostics activate under

> Special Functions > System settings > Storing

- Electrical outputs are only available / setable after activating under

Special Functions > System settings > Process outputs!

- An electrical output (e.g. current I1) can only be linked to one flow channel!

- One flow channel can have more than one output!

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Special Functions in Short

-Main menu Special Functions

- Settings and choosing functions

- Device info / firmware version

- Store current parameter settings

- Delete parameter records

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Special Functions in Short

-Print all measured values

- Delete all measured values

(will be asked: „really delete?“)

- Condition of the Battery Pack and Charging Cycles

- Additional materials can be added

- Additional Medium can be added

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Special Functions in short

-Under Menu System Settings following settings are placed:

- Miscellaneous (e.g. contrast)

- Set clock and date

- Library (User Area for Media)

- Dialogs / Menus ( „How the meter talks“ e.g. Units)

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 Special Functions in short
Under Menu System Settings following settings are placed:

- Activating and Settings of Process Inputs

- Measuring Mode (e.g. Changing gas mode to liquid mode)

- important! Turbulence Mode = OFF

- Activating and Settings of Process Outputs

- Storing (e.g activating „Store Diagnostics“)

- Settings for the Serial Inteface RS232

- Installing/activating snapshots
Signal Snap: only visible under Firmware Version V6.0 or higher!

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Start measuring

- Now we are going to start measuring use:

to go to this menu point

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Start measuring

- just follow these steps, which are again automatically displayed:

- Now you should mount the transducers on the pipe!

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Preparation of the Fastening Shoes

- apply the fastening shoes to the ruler:

- slot for cable left! → ← slot for cable right!

- apply the chains:

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 Preparation of the Fastening Shoes

- apply the transducers to the fastening shoes (compress the spring!):

- lock:

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Preparation of Transducers

- fix the transducers in the recommended distance with the screws:

- apply coupling compound on the contact surface of the transducers:

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Coupling Compound (Grease/Gel)

For short duration or temporary measurement set-up only!

coupling compound type N (-30...+130C)

coupling compound type E (-30...+200C)

coupling compound type H (-30...+250C)

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Coupling Pads (for fixed installations)

Type: VT - Viton (-10C up to 200C)

Type: SI - Silicone (- 40C up to -10C )

Type: TF - Teflon (200C up to 240C)

Important: do not use coupling gel/grease!

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Preparation of the Portable Variofix Rail

Spring clip
Chain tensioner

Ball chain

Variofix rail – 40 cm (L) x 11cm (W)

Attach chain and tensioner to the Position transducer on rail Secure transducer with spring clip
rail around the pipe

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Preparation of the Portable Variofix Rail

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Preparation of the ratcheting belts

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Transducer mounting

- fix the transducers tight to the pipe with a proper alignment:

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Transducer mounting

For horizontal pipes: avoid top or bottom mounting

> because of gas bubbles on the top or sedimentation/particles on the

bottom….
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Transducer mounting

- Recommended position for horizontal pipes:

> on left or right side, beetween an angle of 45° up to 125° (shown: 90°)

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Transducer mounting

For vertical pipes: the position is not really relevant, but care about the alignment!

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Please do not do this....

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Start measuring

- press:

- Following value should be controlled:

- Amplitude S > II
- Quality Q >IIIIIIII (Signal beam constant in the „rear third“)
- SCNR >> 20 dB / 30 dB (optimum)
- SNR >> 20 dB / 30 dB (optimum)
- Gain <<94dB GAIN
- Sound speed: does the measured value confirm to the real
Sound speed of the fluid
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Transducer distance Consistency Check

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Assessment of Measurement

How to be sure that the measuring results are trustable ?

1. Sound speed: no strong deviation from the theorietical sound speed of the
fluid
• c- range indication in FLUXUS display

2. SCNR > 30dB for full accuracy

• Available on display at measurement startup
• „green“ arrow in FluxDiag

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Diagnostic Display during measuring

- Diagnostic while measuring:

- Sample:

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 Data logger configuration and activation

Configure data logger options: Enable data logger:

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 Activate Snapshots

Necessary for special Diagnostics > snap is a reading method of ultrasonic signals

For devices with Firmware V6.0 or higher available under Special Functions!

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Taking Snapsots
- Start measuring procedure as usual

- Press Button for devices with keypad

- SNAPSHOT (number is shown)

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Noisetrek (Hybrid Doppler)

Measuring in NoiseTrek mode allows to measure if the standard Transit Time mode can not measure
due to too much particles’ in the fluid (i.e. gas bubbles and/or solid particles).

To Enable:

Noisetrek switch during measurement: Press “MODE”

button during
measurement

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Typically facts of a fail measurement

-Following points should be checked:

- all parameters set correct?

- customer information correct and believable?
- wrong transducer distances? (exact distance absolutely necessary!)
- wrong number of sound paths? (reflection or direct mode?)
- correct alignment of the transducers? (axial and horizontal?)
- pipe system completely filled?
- no transducer coupling (gel/viton rubber) to pipe?
- bad pipe surface? (corrosion, scale or loose paint removed?)
- wrong choice for the measuring place? (Observing inlet / outlet distances?)
- wrong transducer for the pipe size, or the medium?
- values for SNR / SCNR / Gain at optimum values?
- values (bargraph) for quality (Q) and signal (S) high enough?
- values steady shown?

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 Thank You!

…Questions???

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