TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow (heat) meter manual CONTENTS PART-1 INTRODUCTION .........................1 1.1 GENERAL ............................1 1.2 PRINCIPLE OF MEASUREMENT ....................1 1.3 APPLICATIONS ..........................3 1.4 FEATURES ............................3 1.5 SPECIFICATIONS ..........................4 1.6 PARTS IDENTIFICATION ........................5 PART-2 TRANSDUCER INSTALLATION ....................6 2.1 GENERAL ............................
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow (heat) meter manual 7.9 HOW TO USE PULSE OUTPUT ......................36 7.10 HOW TO SET THE DATE AND TIMER ..................36 7.11 ON/OFF NET TOTALIZER ......................36 7.12 UNITS OPTIONS ..........................36 7.13 LCD BACKLIT OPT IONS ......................36 7.14 USE MENU WINDOWS FOR TRANSDUCER MOUNTING INSPECTION ......36...
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual PART-1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 GENERAL It is the engineers and technicians' hope to measure the flow on the non-invasive pipeline reliably. Series TF1100 are state-of–the-art universal transit-time ultrasonic flow meters, fit to measure flow of full pipe line, providing a measuring system with unsurpassed accuracy, versatility, ease of installation and dependability.
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual Difference in time of flight Average Transit Time When measuring temperature, the two temperature sensors of Pt1000 clamp on the pipeline or insert in the pipe, and get two temperature values. The value of energy is indicated / measured based on the following mathematical model: Where: Q –...
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual PART-2 TRANSDUCER INSTALLATION 2.1 GENERAL The transducers that are utilized by the Series TF1100 contain piezoelectric crystals for transmitting and receiving ultrasound signals through walls of liquid piping systems. The transducers are relatively simple and straight-forward to install, but spacing and alignment of the transducers is critical to the system's accuracy and performance.
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual Upstream Downstream Piping configuration Dimension Dimension And transducer Pipe Diameters ( *) Pipe Diameters(**) position Table 2.1 Straight Pipe Requirement 2.3 TRANSDUCER SPACING TF1100 transducers are clamped on the outside of a closed pipe at a specific distance from each other.
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual Table 2.2 Transducer Mounting Modes Transducer Pipe Liquid Pipe Size Mount Mode Material Composition Plastic 1-30 in. (20-750 mm) Low TSS; V-Mode Metal 2-24 in. (50-600 mm) non-aerated Plastic > 12 in. (> 300 mm) Low TSS;...
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual manual for instructions on entering configuration data into the TF1100 flow meter via the meter keypad. Transducer mounting configuration. See Table 2.2 1. Pipe Outer Diameter) 2. Pipe wall thickness 3. Pipe material 4. Pipe sound speed 5.
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual Pipe Preparation Before the transducers are mounted onto the pipe surface, two areas slightly larger than the flat surface of the transducer heads must be cleaned of all rust, scale and moisture. pipes with rough surfaces, such as ductile iron pipe, it is recommended that the pipe surface be ground flat.
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual Figure 2.3 Transducer position V-Mount is the STD installation method, it is convenient and accurate, Reflective type (transducers mouthed on one side of the pipe) of installation used primarily on pipe size in the (50mm~400mm) internal diameter range attention transducer designed parallel on the centre line of installing the pipeline.
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual 3. Crease the paper at the fold line. Mark the crease. Place a mark on the pipe where one of the transducers will be located. See Figure 2.1 for acceptable radial orientations. Wrap the template back around the pipe, placing the beginning of the paper and one corner in the location of the mark.
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual Figure 2.6 Z-Mode transducer placements 2.5 TRANSDUCER MOUNTING INSPECTION AND COUPLANT APPLICATION 2.5.1 Transducer Mounting Inspection It is very important to use menu operations for TRANSDUCER MOUNTING INSPECTION and Estimation, Refer to 5.16, Use menu windows for Transducer Mounting Inspection.
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual PART-3 START OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 3.1 POWER ON Press the ON key to switch on the instrument and press the OFF to turn off the power. Once the flow meter is switched on, it will run a self diagnostic program, checking first the hardware and then the software integrity.
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There is no need to specify the transmitting and receiving transducers. (if flow rate display negative, exchange the UP/ DN wiring). For TF1100-EP, pls connect the two transducers with UP1/DN1. UP2/DN2 is only for TF1100-DP dual-channel ultrasonic flowmeter TF1100-DP. T1 and T2 are used for PT1000 temperature sensor wires. T1 is for inlet pipe and T2 is for outlet pipe.
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual RS485 connector is for output RS485 Modbus RTU, pls check below wires connection table. Color Description Green RS485 A Blue RS485 B Black 3.3 KEYPAD FUNCTIONS After transducer and connection of appropriate power supply to TF1100, keypad configuration of the instrument can be undertaken.
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual The ESC key is used to exit the current screen; The ENT key is confirm key, it is used to "confirm" that a number or selection has been entered. Another function is to enter the "Modify" state before entering parameters.
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual Zero Reset,Liquid Temperature as default to factory Settings. 10.Press the ∨ key to check menu Sensor Distance, accurately install the transducer according to the displayed transducer mounting spacing and the selected mounting method (Refer to Installing the Transducers in Part 2).
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual Main menu window CL Output CL Calibration / RSSI CL Output Checkup Flow Window Current Positive, negative, Current Loop Total Flow Display Loop net total flow Output Display Output Time/ Flow CL Mode Min Output/Max...
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual Positive total / negative total / net total / flow / Velocity / channel number (only for dual-channel / RSSI, Q value / time flow meter TF1100-DC/DI) Display positive total flow, negative total flow, net total flow, instantaneous flow and velocity, upstream and downstream signal strength RSSI, signal quality Q value and time.
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual Measuring Set This window is used for setup pipe, flow, totalize, energy and other related parameters. By using ↑ and ↓ keys, you can select the corresponding function and enter ENT for selection or modification.
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual Zero Adjust:Static CH 1 RSSI=93.0-92.8/95.9-95.6 Q=92.2/93.4 10:36:58 Damping Set : 10 Empty Pipe Set: 60 Measure CHAN Set: CH1 Static Zero Reset: Off Liquid Temperature: 20.0 C CH 1 RSSI=93.0-92.8/95.9-95.6 Q=92.2/93.4 10:36:58 Sensor Distance: 82.76mm Outer Diameter This menu for entering/changing the outside (outer) diameter of the pipe line.
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If the user selects 7 user’s, sensor parameters including: Angle of acoustic wedge, acoustic wedge speed, ultrasonic delay time, distance between the center of the acoustic beam and the edge of the sensor must be entered. Please contact Lanry Instruments for specific usage method. Plug-in Type B is for standard Insertion sensor 65-6000mm.
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual Menu for selecting the sensor mounting method. Four methods can be selected: 0. V-method 1. Z-method 2. N-method 3. W-method Zero Adjust Automatic zero/ manual zero/ static zero/ factory zero Automatic zero is usually chosen.
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual then enter ENT to save the data. If no temperature sensor is installed, no need to set this parameter. Sensor Distance This menu display the sensors mounting spacing. Users need mount sensors exactly according to the spacing distance value after users input correct parameter setting.
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual 5. x 100 6. x 1000 x 10000(1E+4) Totalizer Set Turn on or turn off the NET Totalizer, Positive Totalizer, Negative Totalizer. Positive Totalizer This menu is used to turn on or turn off the positive totalizer, the flowmeter positive totalizer accumulates when it is "ON".
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual This menu is used to turn on or turn off the energy measure. After it is turn on, the energy measurement function is started. Energy Unit Set Energy Flow Unit can be choose as KCAL, KWh and GJ.
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual Calibrate the input temperature, we have already done the calibration in our laboratory, so customers do not need to calibrate. When the value has been changed or need to re-calibrate, customers can calibrate the value yourselves.
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual function mainly used by TF1100 manufacturer. CL Output Checkup This menu is used to check whether the current loop of flow meter has been calibrated well. Enter ENT key and use ↑ or ↑ to check value of 4mA, 8mA, 12mA, 16mA and 20mA .
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual network RTU, greatly decrease the complexity, cost and enhancing the reliability of the hardware of devices. 5.2 WIRING CONNECTION The fluid temperature is obtained by an external input Pt1000 platinum resistance temperature sensor signal from outside. When calculating energy, T1 connects to inlet sensor and T2 to outlet sensor.
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual PART-6 TEMPERATURE SENSOR INSTALLATION 6.1 PT1000 TEMPERATURE SENSOR TF1100 heat meter utilizes two PT1000 temperature sensors, and the temperature sensors are matching. Temperature sensor cable is provided by manufacturer, and the standard length is 10m.
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual first welding a hoop (Usually material is carbon steel) on pipe, then welding ball valve on hoop. After welding ball valve, drill a suitable hole. Drill into the pipe wall in accordance with the instructions supplied with the drilling machine, at first, please select the slow tap position to drill hole, then select fast tap position.
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual PART-7 HOW TO USE MENU FUNCTIONS 7.1 HOW TO JUDGE THE LIQUID FLOWING DIRECTION Make sure that the instrument works properly Check the flow rate for the indication. If the displayed value is positive, the direction of the flow will be from the UP transducer to the Down transducer;...
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual any valves and allow time for any settling to occur. Then run the function in window Static Zero Reset by press ENT key and wait until the counter readings displayed in the lower right corner of the screen goes to “00”; thus, the zero set is completed and the instrument indicates the results automatically.
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual 7.9 HOW TO USE PULSE OUTPUT Each unit flow detected by the ultrasonic flowmeter generates a cumulative pulse and outputs it to an external pulse counter device. Pulse output is only for Totalizer Output, and it can only be output through OCT or relays. So it is necessary to set the OCT or relay accordingly in the flow meter menu.
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual numbers from 00.0~99.9 in the TF1100. 00.0 represents no signal detected while 99.9 represent maximum signal strength. Normally, the stronger the signal strength detected, the instrument will work more reliably, as well as the more stable the measurement value obtained.
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual attention to those pipes that formed by steel rolls (pipe with seams), since such pipe is always irregular. If the signal strength is always displayed as 0.00, that means there is no signal detected. Thus, it is necessary to check that the parameters (including all the pipe parameters) have been entered accurately.
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual the maximum and minimum current values are set properly in meter. Q: Why is the flow rate still displayed as zero while there is fluid obviously inside the pipe ? A: Check to see if “Set Zero” was carried out with fluid flowing inside the pipe. If it is confirmed, recover the factory default.
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual APPENDIX 1 MODBUS-RTU COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL TF1100 series ultrasonic flowmeter default Modbus output as Modbus-RTU protocol. The “D+” terminal is connected to RS485 “A”, and “D-” terminal is connected to RS485 “B”. When use Modbus-RTU protocol, please refer to the following steps: a.
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual Response Address 1 byte Function Code 1 byte Byte Count 1 byte Data Payload N bytes 2 bytes *Byte count = 2*Register Count Write Single Register is used to configure instrument settings. Message Address 1 byte...
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual Register Size Mode Data Type Description Address (byte) float Velocity float Flow double Net Total double Pos Total double Neg Total float T1 Input Value float T2 Input Value Instant Energy float double Net Energy...
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual Register Size Mode Data Type Description Address (byte) float Outer Diameter(mm) float Wall Thickness(mm) float Lining Thickness(mm) Pipe MAT float User-defined pipe sound speed(m/s) Liner MAT float User-defined liner sound speed(m/s) Kind of Fluid float User-defined liquid sound speed(m/s)...
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TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual Register Size Mode/ Data Type Description Address (byte) Access Modbus address Baudrate Set Parity Set Relay output Relay Type Relay Flow Unit Relay Energy Unit Pulse Output Pulse Type Pulse Flow Unit Pulse Energy Unit...
TF1100-EP ultrasonic portable flow(heat)meter manual APPENDIX 2 DATA LOGGER Meter Setting Before Using Data Logger Before using the data logger, please check the following items of meter settings (otherwise, the data logger will not work normally): I. Time setting it is time setup for meter, the format should be:...