Application Example - Siemens SITRANS LR560 Operating Instructions Manual

6.6

Application example

The application is a vessel that takes an average 3 hours (180 minutes) to fill and 3 weeks to
empty.
Fill rate
Therefore SLOW response rate (0.1 m/minute) can be selected.
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Quick Start Parameter
Vessel
Response Rate
Units
Operation
Low Calibration Point
High Calibration Point
Wizard Complete
SITRANS LR560 (mA/HART)
Operating Instructions, 06/2017, A5E34647946-AD
= 0.08 m/minute [(Low Cal Pt. minus High Cal Pt.) / fastest of fill or empty time]
= (15.5 m – 1 m) / 180 min.
= 14.5 m /180 min. = 0.08 m/min.
sensor reference point
high calibration point
1.0 m
15.5 m
level
low calibration point
Setting Description
STEEL Selects vessel construction material.
SLOW Resets fill rate and empty rate to 0.1 m/minute.
m Sensor measurement units.
LEVEL Material level referenced from low calibration point
15.5 Process empty level.
1.0 Process full level.
FINISH Save new settings and exit Wizard
Commissioning
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