Siemens SITRANS F Series Operating Instructions Manual page 25

● Avoid the following installations
– Installation at the highest point in the pipe system
– Installation in vertical pipes with free outlet
Inlet and outlet conditions
To achieve accurate flow measurement it is essential to have straight lengths of inlet and outlet
pipes and a certain distance to pumps and valves.
It is also important to centre the flowmeter in relation to pipe flanges and gaskets.
Figure 4-5
Note
MI-001 approved with OD inlet and 0D outlet conditions
SITRANS FM MAG 5100 W
Operating Instructions, 01/2020, A5E03063678-AC
Figure 4-3 Wrong installation at high point
Figure 4-4 Correct installation at low point before outlet
Inlet and outlet conditions
Installing/Mounting
4.2 Determining a location
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