Liquid Media - Flow vision FC01-Ex User Handbook Manual

Flow Meter | FC01- Ex

2 .6 . 1 .2 . 1 Liquid media

• In the case of vertical pipelines the monitoring head should be installed where the flow is rising,
if possible.
• For horizontal pipelines the monitoring head should be mounted on the underside of the line.
(suspended).
• The monitoring head should be installed only in a straight section of piping. There should be a
distance of at least 20 pipe diameters before the monitoring head, and 5 pipe diameters after
the monitoring head before or after bends and changes in pipe diameter, to avoid any effects
of turbulence (fig. 3).
• Flow past the sensor should correspond to the direction of the arrow on the sensor.
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Definitions and mounting instructions
20 x D 5 x D
D = nominal pipe diameter
5 x D
20 x D
D = nominal pipe diameter
fig. 3