Pipelines With Control Valve; Preferred Mounting Position - Siemens Sitrans FX300 Operating Instructions Manual

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3.4.3 Pipelines with control valve

INFORMATION!
To ensure smooth and correct measurement, the manufacturer recommends not installing the
measuring device downstream from a control valve. This would run the risk of vortex formation,
which would distort the measuring result.
Figure 3-4: Pipeline with control valve
1 Recommended: installing the device upstream
2 Not recommended: Installing the flowmeter directly downstream

3.4.4 Preferred mounting position

Preferred mounting position
1 Above a horizontal pipe
2 underneath a horizontal pipe (not permitted with lines at risk for condensate )
3 On a vertical pipe
INFORMATION!
Depending on the installation position, you may have to rotate the display and/or the connection
housing. For further information refer to Turning the display on page 24
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upstream from the control valve at a distance of ≥ 5 DN
upstream upstream
directly downstream of control valves, due to vortex formation. directly downstream directly downstream
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