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Dear Users and Friends, Thank you for your choice of our company’s ultrasonic flow measuring meters. Huizhong Instrumentation Co., Ltd. is currently China’s R & D and manufacture base of series ultrasonic heat meters, water meters and flowmeters and related systems. It is also a new and high-tech and software enterprise of Hebei Province.
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Enterprise’s certificates Quality Management System GB/T 19001-2008/ISO9001:2008. Environment Management System GB/T 24001-2004/ISO14001:2004. Measurement Management System GB/T 19022-2003/ISO10012:2003. Occupational Health and Safety Management System GB/T 45001-2020/ISO 45001:2018. Important Notices Please do read the Installation & User Guide carefully prior to the use of the meter.
Contents 1. Description ............................ 1 2. Main Measuring Unit Installation and Operating Instruction ............1 2.1 Technical Parameters ......................1 2.1.1 Typical Error Curve ......................2 2.2 Main Measuring Unit Installation and Connection ..............3 2.2.1 Installation and connection requirements ................. 3 2.2.2 Dimensions and weight ....................
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Safety Warning Please proceed with following precautions and use the meter correctly for avoiding economic loss, personal injury and death. 1. The meter is a precise measuring instrument which should be operated by specialized personnel. 2. About AC power supply: ...
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7. The meter is a precise unit. Take care and don’t let it fall off or be subjected to knocking force. 8. Before confirming the location of the installation point, read and understand the installation requirements and precautions for the "Technical parameters" of the instrument in detail.
1. Description SCL-80 and SCL-82 ultrasonic flowmeters are used for measuring liquid flow in a closed round pipes with the “velocity difference” methods as its operating principle. The meter uses advanced multi-pulse, DSP and error correction techniques, and an internally integrated HZ-USP ultrasonic signal processing functional module (Paten Name: A Ultrasonic Signal Processing Functional Module.
Front view Side view Rear view Picture 2-1 Dimensions of main measuring unit Weight: 1.6kg 2.2.3 Main Measuring Unit Installation method Picture 2-2 Installation diagram Installation instruction 1. First, determine the mounting position of main measuring unit. Then check whether following accessories are available: 1 piece of pendant, 2 pieces of M8 steel expansion bolts and matched flat and spring washers, and 2 pieces of M3×...
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Picture 2-3 Diagram of the main measuring unit wiring terminal Terminal AU should be connected with upstream transducer of the 1st path; Terminal AD should be connected with downstream transducer of the 1st path; Terminal BU should be connected with upstream transducer of the 2nd path; Terminal BD should be connected with downstream transducer of the 2nd path;...
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Picture 2-5 Diagram of Connection to DC power supply Note: Connect the DC power supply to the DC24V terminal of main measuring unit, connect “+” and “-” of the DC power supply to the terminals 19 and 21. Connection to transducer Picture 2-6 Diagram of Connection to Transducer Note: Upstream and downstream transducer cables of the 1st path should be connected with terminal AU and AD respectively.
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Picture 2-7 Diagram of Connection to Transducer Cable Note: Core wire (red cap) of transducer cable should be connected with terminal “+”. Shielded wire (white cap) should be connected with terminal “-”. Connection to digital output Picture 2-8 Diagram of Connection to Digital Output Note: ①...
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of main unit. Connection to cumulative switch output Picture 2-9 Diagram of Connection to Cumulative Switch Output and Secondary Instrument Note: ①The positive pole and negative pole of the secondary instrument should be connected with terminals 15 and 16 of the main unit. ②Cumulative switch output is divided into passive output and active output.
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DC 24V Terminal PLUS Picture 2-11 Note: Output voltage DC24V, output current ≤ 20mA. ③Pulse sequence chart 10ms Picture 2-12 Cumulative Pulse Sequence Chart Note: A pulse is outputted when algebraic sum of cumulative flowrate of the meter is up to cumulative pulse equivalent in a measurement cycle, according to the cumulative pulse equivalent selected by customer (Settings of cumulative pulse equivalent refers to “Cumulative pulse equivalent”).
Picture 2-13 Diagram of Connection to Analog Output Note: ①The sum of the resistance of transmission line and the input resistance of display or recording unit should be less than 600Ω. ②The positive pole and negative pole of the display/recording unit are respectively connected to the terminals 17 and 18 of the main unit.
1. Signal intensity indication Strong Weak 2. Signal operating status indication, details refer to Appendix A. 1) “H”---Signal relatively strong 2) “L”--- Signal too weak 3) “*”---Signal unstable 4) “>”---Flowrate exceeded 5) “S”---Searching signal 6) “X”---Transducer fault 7) “E”---Processor fault 8) “F”---Display of overflow 9) “1”---Abnormal signal of the 1 path...
Cumulative flowrate(The algebraic 1000.0 sum of positive cumulative flowrate and 66.66 negative cumulative flowrate) Instantaneous flowrate +1100.0 Positive cumulative flowrate -100.0 Negative cumulative flowrate 66.66 Instantaneous flowrate 3.0105 Flowrate Run time: Run time 1.0.0 Version Version: 01-01-2011 Date: Date 08:08:00 Time Time:...
Picture 3-3 Menu Structure 3.4 Main Menu In main display, touch the key for at least 3 seconds to enter the main menu, as shown in picture 3-4. 1 Mounting Param. Main Menu: 2 Operating Param. 3 Function Param. 4 Digital Debugging Picture 3-4 Main Menu 5 main menus are available for the meter: 〖1 Mounting Param.〗...
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Picture 3-5 Enter the screen of “Enter password” by touching key, display as shown in picture 3-6. Picture 3-6 Ex-factory default password is “0000”. If password modification is needed, please refer to menu “Modify password”. If the password is wrong, it will get back to main men after the meter display as shown in picture 3-7.
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Touch key to confirm. Touch key to move cursor. Outside Diameter Picture 3-8 The valid setting range of the outside diameter of the pipeline is from 20.0mm to 2600.0mm. Factory default value is 273.0mm. If the outside diameter of the pipeline is out of range, re-entry is required after meter display as shown in picture 3-9.
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Ex-factory default value is 11.5mm. If the pipe wall thickness is out of range, re-entry is required after meter display as shown in picture 3-12. 1.3 Wall Material Out of range! Picture 3-12 Liner Material Picture 3-13 4 options for pipe liner material: None, Cement, Rubber and Plastic. Please select according to certain situation.
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Picture 3-16 2 options are available for transducer mounting mode, including mode Z and mode V. Ex-factory default is mode Z. Please refer to “Mounting Mode” for details. Attention: After setting 【1.6 Mounting Mode】, if the setting “Outside Diameter-2×(Wall Thickness + Liner Thickness) < 20mm”, meter is automatically returned to the submenu of 【1.1 Outside Diameter】...
Picture 3-19 If it is successfully saved, meter display is as shown in picture 3-20. After that, meter display gets back to main display. Picture 3-20 If failed to save, please refer to 6.1 “Remedy of common troubles”. 3.6 Operating Parameters key to select 【2 Operating Param.】, as shown in picture In main menu, touch 3-21.
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Picture 3-23 For wrong entry of password, it will get back to main men after the meter display as shown in picture 3-24. Enter password: Wrong entry of password! Picture 3-24 Key function of “Enter password”: Touch key to modify the value where cursor is positioned. Touch key to confirm.
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Touch key to modify the value where cursor is positioned. Touch key to confirm. Touch key to move cursor. Zero-flow Cutoff In the menu of operating parameters, select 【2.1 Zero-flow Cutoff】by touching key , as shown in picture 3-25. Picture 3-25 key to access to the submenu of “Zero-flow Cutoff”, as shown in picture Touch...
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Attention: Before the operation of “Collect & Cut off”, 【 2.2 Initial Flowrate】should be set to 0.000m/s and 【2.6 Initial Flowrate】should be set to “Two-way”. And then, the operation of “Collect & Cut off” can be done. After that, 【2.2 Initial Flowrate】 and 【2.6 Measuring Dir.】 must be restored to original parameters.
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Caution: Zero-flow cutoff cannot be freely operated in dynamic water, or measuring accuracy of the meter may be affected. After reinstallation of transducer or when original zero-flow value is cut off, key and select “Restore Defaults” to clear zero-flow to 0.000 please touch m³...
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the absolute value of actual value is lower than initial flowrate, the instantaneous flowrate and flowrate value displayed in conversion unit is “0”. The range of initial flowrate is 0.000m/s ~ 1.000m/s and the ex-factory default value of initial flowrate is 0.050m/s. The setting of initial flowrate is determined in accordance with the fluctuating value of the flowrate (instantaneous flowrate) in static water.
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Picture 3-38 Damping Coef. In the menu of operating parameters, select 【2.2 Damping Coef.】by touching key , as shown in picture 3-39. Picture 3-39 key to access to the submenu of “Damping Coef.”, as shown in picture Touch 3-40. 2.3 Damping Coef.
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key to select “OK” or “Cancel” and touch shown in picture 3-41. Touch key for confirmation. Picture 3-41 Select “Cancel”, meter display gets back to the menu of operating parameters. Select “OK”, meter starts to save the set parameters as shown in picture 3-42. Picture 3-42 If successfully saved, meter display gets back to the menu of operating parameters after meter display is as shown in picture 3-43.
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3-45. Picture 3-45 Correction Coef. is used for the correction of meter’s measuring accuracy. The range of Correction Coef. is 0.9000~1.1000. The correction of the coefficient’s ex-factory value is set in accordance with the result of each meter calibrated in real flow before ex-factory.
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Picture 3-48 If the set parameter is out of range, re-entry is required after meter display as shown in picture 3-49. Picture 3-49 Units of Flow In the menu of operating parameters, select 【2.5 Units of Flow】by touching key, as shown in picture 3-50. Picture 3-50 key to access to the submenu of “Units of Flow”, as shown in picture Touch...
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key for confirmation. Picture 3-52 Select “Cancel”, meter display gets back to the menu of operating parameters. Select “OK”, meter starts to save the set parameters as shown in picture 3-53. Parameters saving… Picture 3-53 If successfully saved, meter display gets back to the menu of operating parameters after meter display is as shown in picture 3-54.
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Picture 3-56 Meter’s measuring direction includes one-way and two-way. The factory default direction is two-way. For the condition of meter working in the mode of one-way, the instantaneous flowrate value less than “0” shall be dealt as “0” value, not included in cumulative flowrate (Algebraic sum of the positive and negative cumulative flowrates).
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The meaning of “Restore Param.” is to restore the saved meter mounting parameters, which is saved in normal operation after debugging and mounting. The work of saving parameters is finished by the debugging personnel of our company. Caution: The operation shall be made only when meter is in abnormal status. key to select 【2.7 Restore Param.】...
Picture 3-63 If successfully saved, meter display is as shown in picture 3-64, and then gets back to main display screen. Picture 3-64 3.7 Function Parameters key to select 【3 Function Param.】, as shown in picture In main menu, touch 3-65.
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Submenu instruction Key function of the submenu: Touch key to modify the value where cursor is positioned. Touch key to confirm. Touch key to move cursor. For below each function parameter submenu, after clicking key for confirmation, if the set parameters are same with original parameters, meter display gets back to the menu of operating parameters after touching key.
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shown in picture 3-70. Function: 3.1 Baud Rate 3.2 Comm. Address Analog Quantity Full Scale Picture 3-70 key to access to the submenu of “Baud Rate”, as shown in picture 3-71. Touch Picture 3-71 Baud rate is the number of bytes transferred per second from RS-485 interface when communicating.
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Analog Quantity key to select 【3.3 Analog Quantity】 , In the menu of function parameters, touch as shown in picture 3-74. Picture 3-74 key to access to the submenu of “Analog Quantity”, as shown in picture Touch 3-75. Picture 3-75 The selection of analog quantity is used for setting the type of output variable of the meter analog quantity.
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Full scale of analog quantity is the corresponding positive value of the instantaneous flowrate when setting output full scale (20mA or 10mA) of analog quantity. That is to say, when the positive value of instantaneous flowrate is more than or equal to the set value of full scale of analog quantity, the current outputs full scale value.
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Page 24), 8 options are available for cumulative pulse equivalent, including 0.0m³ , 0.1m³ , 0.5m³ , 1.0m³ , 5.0m³ , 10.0m³ , 50.0m³ and 100.0m³ . When the unit settings are L and L/s for meter’s current cumulative and instantaneous flowrates (For details, please refer to the menu of “Units of Flow”), 8 options are available for cumulative pulse equivalent, including 0.0L, 100.0L, 500.0L, 1000.0L, 5000.0L, 10000.0L, 50000.0L and 100000.0L.
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Picture 3-81 Memory time is the time took by meter to store cumulative flowrate. Cumulative flowrate is stored according to settings of day, hour and minute. Storage mode of meter includes “Stored by Month” and “Stored by Day”. The meter synchronizes historical data stored by day and by month.
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Picture 3-83 Modify Password Modifying password is to modify the password accessing to the menus of “Mounting Param.” and “Operating Param.” Password consists of 4 characters, selected from "0~9" and "A~Z". In the menu of “Function Param.”, select 【3.8 Modify Password】 by touching key, as shown in picture 3-84.
Picture 3-86 After inputting new password, touch key for confirmation and meter display is as shown in picture 3-87. In the end, meter display is returned to the menu of “Function Param.” Picture 3-87 For wrong entry of password, meter display is as shown in picture 3-88 and returned to the menu of “Function Param.”...
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Touch key to switch submenu. Signal Intensity For meter display of picture 3-89, access to submenu of “Digital Debugging”by key , then submenu of 【4.1 Signal Intensity】 , as shown in picture 3-90. touching Switch acoustic path by touching key.
Picture 3-92 “Q” represents the evaluation of signal quality. “N” represents the times of continuous invalid measurement. Note: Meter in normal measurement status: Q≥60% Meter in the best measurement status: Q=100% Meter in the best measurement status: N=0 ...
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Picture 3-94 Access to menu of “Historical Data” by touching key, as shown in picture 3-95. Picture 3-95 2 submenus for the menu of “Digital Debugging”: 〖5.1 Stored by Month〗 〖5.2 Stored by Day 〗 Key function: Touch key to switch menu; Touch key to enter main menu;...
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Picture 3-96 Access to submenu of “Stored by Month” by touching key , as shown in picture 3-97. Picture 3-97 The left side of display screen is the memory date of historical data, and the right side of that is the cumulative flowrate (Unit: m³ ) store by month. Ranked according to memory time, historical data can be checked after page turning by touching key.
Picture 3-100 The left side of display screen is the memory date of historical data, and the right side is the cumulative flowrate (Unit: m³ ) stored by day. The historical data is arranged according to the storage time, which can be viewed by touching key.
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Liner Thickness 0.0mm Setting range: 0.0mm~200.0mm Mounting mode of transducer includes mode Z and Mounting Mode mode V. Details of mounting mode refer to Mode Z “Mounting Mode”. Mounting distance is the pipeline’s axial distance between 2 transducers of same acoustic path. After Mounting setting of meter’s parameters, conversion unit Distance...
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address range is 001~199. Address Full scale of analog quantity is the corresponding positive value of the instantaneous flowrate when setting output full scale of analog quantity. That is to say, when the positive value of instantaneous flowrate is more than or equal to the set value of full scale of analog quantity, the current outputs full scale value.
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output is closed. Memory time is the time took by meter to store Stored cumulative flowrate. Cumulative flowrate is stored month: 00:00 according to settings of day, hour and minute. Storage mode of meter includes “Stored by Month” of 1 of each and “Stored by Day”.
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After setting of correction coef. to 1.1000, the instantaneous apparent value of the meter should be 110.00 m3/h. Caution: Correction coef. cannot be freely modified, or the measuring accuracy of the meter may be affected. Initial flowrate refers to the minimum flow velocity value at which the meter starts measurement.
Picture5-2 Clamp-on-type Transducer 5.3 Model Selection of Transducer 5.3.1 Insertion-type transducer Features: 1. Insertion-type transducers are in direct contact with the measured fluid, which can improve meter’s reliability. 2. It solves the problem that clamp-on-type transducer cannot stably work for a long period of time.
2. It is the ideal choice for the pipeline that don’t need for flow monitoring for a long period of time. Applications: adaptable to pipelines that can be penetrated by ultrasonic wave, such as steel, cast iron, PE, PVC and etc. 5.4 Installation of Transducer 5.4.1 Mounting position of transducer ...
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l>10D Reducer l>10D Valve Flow control valve on the Flow control valve on the upstream side downstream side Pump Note: D is the inner diameter of the pipe (3) Enough space is required for the installation of transducer, see picture 5-3. The size of cement pipe L>1500mm, other pipes L>800mm, see picture 5-3(b).
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Picture 5-4 Transducer Mounting Position Illustration (3) On a horizontal pipe, the transducer installation position should be within ± 45° from the horizontal line, as shown in picture 5-5. (Take the insertion-type transducer as an example) Picture 5-5 (4) Never install transducer at the places where the pipe surface is uneven or near welded point.
5.4.2 Installation of insertion-type and clamp-on-type transducers 5.4.2.1 Installation tools Table 5-5 Installation Tools Couplant Thickness (For Marking Pen Meter (Separate Tape Paper Tape clamp-on-type Teflon Tape ( Separate order) transducer order) only) Note: Above object photos are for reference only. 5.4.2.2 Determination of parameters and Installation mode (1) Outside diameter (Use a tape to measure the pipe OD) Attention: For a pipe with a corrosion resistant coating on its outer wall, the...
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Picture 5-6 Z mode If the pipe is too big in size or the fluid contains suspended matters or scale deposit on pipe inner wall is too thick or a pipe liner with a greater thickness is used, the normal operation of the meter with its transducers mounted in V mode may be affected due to weakness of signal.
(1) After setting above mounting parameters in the conversion unit, mark the transducer mounting line on pipe according to the meter’s displayed mounting distance (For details, refer to the “Mounting Distance”). (2) Marking tools A paper tape with a length greater than pipe perimeter and a width of about 200mm (A piece of printing paper is okay), mark pen and measuring tape (See Table 5-5).
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(1) Installation of base and valve a. Wieldable metal pipe Weld the base provided by the manufacturer onto the pipe. Make sure that the cross line marked on the base coincides with that drawn on the pipe. Picture 5-8 b. Non-wieldable pipe In case of cast-iron pipe or non-metal pipe on which the metal base can’t be welded, a stainless-steel clamping device provided by the manufacturer should be used for fixing the base onto the outer surface to the pipe.
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Picture 5-10 Attention: ① Be sure to clockwise wrap the teflon tape around the base thread, and screw ball valve on the base with spanner for avoiding fluid leakage after drilling. ② The connection threads at both ends of the ball valve are slightly different, as shown in picture 5-11.
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Picture 5-12 Installation Diagram (2) Drilling Caution: The drilling is made under the fluid pressure of the pipe system (permissible pressure < 1MPa), so below drilling procedure should be make for avoiding liquid leakage and accident. Picture 5-13 Structure Diagram of Drilling Machine Drilling Procedure: ①...
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onto the ball valve ② Turn the control handle in clockwise direction to make the drill close to pipe wall. ③ Open the iron-dust drain port ④ Connect hand-held drill and drill rig with connection sleeve . Secure universal joint with the clamp of the hand-held drill ⑤...
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handle to allow the bit to retract into the threaded bush for valve connection. ⑨ Close the ball valve, remove drilling machine, and finish the drilling. Caution: Check for any fluid leakage in the seal between ball valve and base. In case of fluid leakage, stop immediately mounting of transducer and take remedial measures in time.
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Picture 5-17 Caution: When installing transducer, the operation personnel should stand on the vertical side of transducer and pipe (See picture 5-18). Picture 5-18 ③ Retract the transducer rod 1 back into the connection nut 3 position, as shown in picture 5-19.
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Picture 5-20 Caution: Check for any fluid leakage from the connection between the ball valve and connection nut. In case of fluid leakage, close the ball valve and repeat the step ④ . ⑤ Push transducer rod 1 into the pipeline, and measure the length of transducer outside the pipe to make transducer reach the required mounting depth: L = M-t-5 (The “t”...
Picture 5-22 ⑦ Hold the transducer and clockwise tight the screw nut. Then the installation is finished. Picture 5-23 5.4.2.5 Installation of clamp-on-type transducer (1) Sectional fixture of clamp-on-type transducer Picture 5-24 Sectional Fixture of Clamp-on Transducer (2) Installation of clamp-on-type transducer ①...
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Picture 5-25 ② Wind a steel rope around the pipe to make sure that the mark lines of the square frame coincide with the cross line on the pipe. ③ Tighten the 2 bolts to secure the steel rope is securely tied on the pipe. Picture 5-26 ④...
Picture 5-27 ⑥ Install another transducer at the other mounting point in the same method, noting that the two transducers lead in opposite directions. The installation effect is shown in the picture 5-28. Picture 5-28 ⑦ Observe and measure the signal strength of main unit, and fine-tune the horizontal or vertical position of the transducer to maximize the signal strength.
25mm. For overhead cable line with the span between two adjacent cable posts exceeding 10m, rein-forced line should be used to guard against breaking due to excessive wind blow. 6. Troubleshooting and After-sales Commitment 6.1 Common Troubleshooting Table 6-1 List of Common Troubles Trouble Cause Solutions...
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Clamp-on-type transducer: 1.Re-grind and polish mounting 1.Mounting point on points; pipe not well 2.Re-mount transducers; grounded; 3.Apply more coupling agent and 2. The fastening is re-mount transducers; loose; 4. Dismount transducers. Re-apply 3. Too little coupling coupling agent and re-mount agent;...
of parameters. Details refer to the menu of “Mounting Distance” 6.2 After-sales commitment Huizhong Instrumentation Co., Ltd. operates by adhering to the principle of “being user’s most trustworthy friend, providing users quality products and timely good after-sales service”. Our Specific commitments are as follows: 1.
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JYG-2406405C(R)-GS6L2-VU(JY97100H) A.2 Instrument parts description Instrument accessories vary according to different instruments and user requirements, Huizhong will be equipped with accessories that meet the requirements according to the specific situation, the specific content is listed in the shipping list. Appendix B Instruction of Instrument Working Status Indication Symbol Status Meaning...
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power supply Overrun of flow Adjust flow velocity to be “>” Flow velocity beyond 12m/s velocity within flow velocity range “S” appears when power is on and disappears few minutes later, and then meter enters into measuring status. In case “S” Refer to above “*”and “L”...
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Huizhong Instrumentation Co., Ltd. Address: No.126 West Gaoxin Road, High Tech Industrial Development Zone, Tangshan, Hebei, China Service Hotline: 400-612-5080 Post Code: 063020 E-mail: info@hzyb.com Web: https://en.huizhong.co All rights reserved. Technical parameters are subject to change without prior notice.
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