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GPE F-3001 DL User Manual

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F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter
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F-3001 Handheld DL
Golden Promise Equipment Inc.
URL: http://www.gpeus.com
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Add: 33West 19
Street, Suite 327, New York, NY 10011
TEL: +1-(917)331-2456 FAX: +1-(718)710-8675

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  • Page 1 F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 1 - F-3001 Handheld DL Golden Promise Equipment Inc. URL: http://www.gpeus.com Add: 33West 19 Street, Suite 327, New York, NY 10011 TEL: +1-(917)331-2456 FAX: +1-(718)710-8675...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    - 2 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter Contents 1. Introduction ............................1 §1.1 Preface ..........................1 §1.2 Main Features........................1 §1.3 Principle of Measurement ....................1 §1.4 Packing List (Standard Configuration) ................2 §1.5 Front view..........................3 §1.6 Typical Applications......................4 §1.7 Data Integrity and Built-in Time-Keeper ................
  • Page 3 F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 3 - §4.5 How to use the totalizer multiplier..................23 §4.6 How to open or shut the totalizers ..................24 §4.7 How to reset the totalizers....................24 §4.8 How to restore the flow meter with default setups ............24 §4.9 How to use the damper.......................

  • Page 5: Introduction

    F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 1 - 1. Introduction §1.1 Preface Welcome to the F3001 DL ultrasonic flowmeter that has been manufactured with patent technologies and is equipped with more functions and advanced performance than our previous versions. The ultrasonic flowmeter has been upgraded based on the previous ultrasonic flowmeter which is still the main product line of the company.

  • Page 6: Packing List (Standard Configuration)

    - 2 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter The F3001 DL transit time flowmeter utilizes two transducers that function as both ultrasonic transmitters and receivers. The transducers are clamped on the outside of a closed pipe at a specific distance from each other. The transducers can be mounted in V-method where the sound transverses the pipe twice, or W-method where the sound transverses the pipe four times, or in Z-method where the transducers are mounted on opposite sides of the pipe and the sound crosses...

  • Page 7: Front View

    F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 3 - Data line AC adapter Coupling agent Belt stretcher Tape User manual Carrying case §1.5 Front view...

  • Page 8: Typical Applications

    - 4 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter §1.6 Typical Applications The F3001 DL flowmeter can be virtually applied to a wide range of measurements. A variety of liquid applications can be accommodated: ultra-pure liquids, potable water, chemicals, raw sewage, reclaimed water, cooling water, river water, plant effluent, etc.

  • Page 9: Specifications

    F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 5 - §1.9 Specifications Linearity 0.5% Repeatability 0.2% ±1% of reading at rates>0.2 mps Accuracy Response Time 0-999 seconds, user-configurable ±32 m/s Velocity Pipe Size 15mm-6000mm 7-digit totals for net, positive and negative flow Totalizer respectively Liquid Types...

  • Page 10: Starting Measurement

    - 6 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter 2. Starting Measurement §2.1 Built-in Battery The instrument can operate either from the built-in Ni-H rechargeable battery, which will last over 12 hours of continuous operation when fully recharged, or from an external AC/power supply from the battery charger.

  • Page 11: Keypad

    F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 7 - When new pipe parameters have been entered or when the power has been just switched on, the flow meter will enter an adjusting mode to make the signals magnified with proper amplification. By this step, the flow meter is going to find the best threshold of receiving signal.

  • Page 12: Steps To Configure The Parameters

    - 8 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter lower-numbered menu window. For example, if the current window is on M12, the display will go to the number M11 window after pressing the ▲/+ key. There are three different types of menu windows: (1) Menu windows for number entering, like M11 for the entering of pipe outer diameter.

  • Page 13: Transducers Mounting Allocation

    F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 9 - Transducer mounting methods (the V-method or Z-method is the common option) Check up the Space displayed on M25 and install the transducers accordingly. For standard pipe materials and standard liquids, the following detailed step-by-step setup is recommended.

  • Page 14: Transducers Installation

    - 10 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter An optimum location would be defined as a straight pipe length full of liquid that is to be measured. The piping can be in vertical or horizontal position. The following table shows P i p i n g C o n f i g u r a t i o n U p s t r e a m...

  • Page 15: Transducers Spacing

    F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 11 - signals. Since the difference is very small, the spacing and the alignment of the transducers are critical factors to the accuracy of the measurement and the performance of the system. Meticulous care should be taken for the installation of the transducers. Steps to the installation of the transducers Locate an optimum position where the straight pipe length is sufficient, and where pipes are in a favorable condition, e.g., newer pipes with no rust and ease of operation.

  • Page 16: Z-Method Installation

    - 12 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter §2.7.3 Z-method Installation Z-method is commonly used when the pipe diameter is above 200mm. §2.7.4 W-method Installation W-method is usually used on plastic pipes with a diameter from 15mm to 50mm. §2.7.5 N-method Installation Rarely used method.

  • Page 17: Installation Checkup

    F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 13 - §2.8 Installation Checkup Through the checkup of the installation, one can: check the receiving signal strength, the signal quality Q value, the traveling time difference of the signals, the estimated liquid speed, the measured traveling time of the signals and the calculated traveling time ratio.

  • Page 18: Time Ratio Between The Measured Total Transit Time And The Calculated Time

    - 14 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter §2.8.4 Time Ratio between the Measured Total Transit Time and the Calculated Time This ratio would be used to check the transducer installation. If the pipe parameters are entered correctly and the transducers are installed properly, the value for this ratio should be in the range of 100±3.

  • Page 19: Menu Window Details

    F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 15 - 3. Menu Window Details §3.1 Menu Windows Arrangement M00~M09 windows for the display of the flow rate, velocity, date time, totalizers, battery voltage and estimated working hours for the battery. M10~M29 windows for entering the pipe parameter. M30~M38 windows for flow rate unit selections and totalizer unit selections.
  • Page 20 - 16 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter Display date and time, velocity, signal strength, signal quality and working status...
  • Page 21 F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 17 - Display the wave shape of the receiving signal Display the battery terminal voltage and its estimated lasting time Display the all the detailed working status, signal strength, signal quality Display today’s total flow, velocity, signal strength, signal quality and working status Window for entering the outer perimeter of the pipe Window for entering the outer diameter of the pipe...
  • Page 22 - 18 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter Window for selecting the transducer mounting methods Four methods can be selected: (0) V-method (1) Z-method (2) N-method (3) W-method...
  • Page 23 F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 19 - Display the transducer mounting spacing Entry to store the parameter configuration into the internal NVRAM Entry to load one set of saved parameters Select YES or NO for the instrument to determine whether or not to hold (or to keep) the last correct value when poor signal condition occurs.
  • Page 24 - 20 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter factory Set up a manual flow bias. Generally this value should be 0. Scale factor for the instrument. The default value is ‘1’. Keep this value as ‘1’, when no user calibration has been made. Network environment Identification Number.
  • Page 25 F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 21 - Enter a flow rate value that corresponds to lower frequency Enter a flow Rate value that corresponds to higher frequency LCD display backlight control. The entered value indicates how many seconds the backlight will be on with every key pressing. LCD contrast control.
  • Page 26 - 22 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter Displays the Reynolds number and the pipe factor used by the flow rate program. Not used Not used Command to record the pipe parameters entered by the user either to the built-in data logger or to RS-232C serial interface Command to record the diagnostic information either to the built-in data logger or to RS-232C serial interface Command to copy the current display either to the built-in data logger or to...

  • Page 27: How To

    F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 23 - 4. How To §4.1 How to judge if the instrument works properly When ‘R’ is displayed in the lowest right corner of LCD display, the instrument is working properly, generally speaking. If an ‘H’ flashes on that place, there could be poor signal received. Please refer to the chapters on diagnosis.

  • Page 28: How To Open Or Shut The Totalizers

    - 24 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter §4.6 How to open or shut the totalizers Use M34, M35 and M36 to turn on or turn off the POS, NEG, or NET totalizer respectively. §4.7 How to reset the totalizers Use M37 to reset the proper totalizer.

  • Page 29: How To Use The Operation Locker

    F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 25 - §4.13 How to use the operation locker The system locker provides a means of preventing inadvertent configuration changes or totalizer resets. When the system is locked, menu window browsing can be done without affecting any change, but any modifications are prohibited.

  • Page 30: How To Use The Totalizer Pulse Output

    - 26 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter the 13 option reading like ‘FO output’ to direct the frequency output to the OCT OUTPUT hardware device. §4.16 How to use the Totalizer Pulse Output The totalizer output will produce a pulse output with every unit flow of the totalizer. Refer §3.4 and §3.5 for the setups of the totalizer units and multiplier.

  • Page 31: How To Use The Oct Output

    F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 27 - §4.19 How to use the OCT output The OCT output is user-configurable, which can be performed by selecting the proper input source such as pulse output. Use M78 for the setups. Please make sure that the Frequency Output shares the OCT. The OCT output shares pins with the RS-232C interface, and the terminal is at Pin 6 and the ground is at Pin 6.

  • Page 32: How To Know How Long The Battery Will Last

    - 28 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter §4.26 How to know how long the battery will last Use M07 to check how long the battery will last. Also please refer to §.2.1 §4.27 How to charge the built-in battery Refer to §2.1 §4.28 How to check the ESN and other minor details Every set of the F3001 DL flow meter utilizes a unique ESN to identify the meter.

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

    F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 29 - 5.Troubleshooting §5.1 Power-on Error Displays and Counter-Measures The F3001 DL ultrasonic flow meter provides an automatic power-on diagnosis for the hardware problems. When any message (with the power on) in the following table displays, counter-measures should be taken.

  • Page 34: Other Problems And Solutions

    - 30 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter (1)Poor signal detected (2)Transducers installed improperly (1)Relocate measuring place (3)Too much fouling (2)Clean the spot PoorSig Detected (4)The pipe liners are too (3)Check the cords thick. (4)Check the coupler (5)Problem with transducers cords Check the value entered at The actual frequency for the...
  • Page 35 F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 31 - The battery can not work as long as the time period as indicated by M07 Battery should be replaced due to the end of the service life. Newly changed battery does not fit the battery estimating software. Customizing the battery with the software should be taken.

  • Page 36: Communication Protocol

    - 32 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter 6. Communication Protocol §6. 1 General The F3001 DL ultrasonic flow meter integrates a standard RS-232 communication interface and a complete set of communication protocols that are compatible with that of the Fuji’s ultrasonic flow meter.

  • Page 37: Protocol Prefix Usage

    F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 33 - FOdddd(CR) Force the FO output with a frequency in dddd Hz ESN(CR) Return the ESN for the instrument Dddddddd(CR)(LF) RING(CR) Handshaking Request by a MODEM OK(CR) Response from a MODEM No action Command for GSM messaging Please contact factory for detail Command for GSM messaging...

  • Page 38: Codes For The Keypad

    - 34 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter Prefix W The prefix W should be used in the network environment. The usage format is W + digit string which stands for the IDN + basic command. The digit string should have a value between 0 and 65534 except 13(0DH), 10 (0AH), 42(2AH,*), 38(26H, &).

  • Page 39: Service

    F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 35 - 7. Service §7.1 Service The manufacturer provides instrument installation for our customers, and the charges will be made according the cost. For any hardware failure of the instrument, we recommend that our customers send back the instrument to our factory for service, due to the fact that the instrument is made of microprocessors and it will be difficult to perform field maintenance.

  • Page 40: Appendix

    - 36 - F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter Appendix 1. Sound speed data of liquid (unit: m/s) Liquids Sound speed Liquids Sound speed Water (20℃) 1482 Glycerin 1923 Water (50℃) 1543 Petrol 1250 1554 66# Petrol 1171 Water (75℃) Water (100℃) 1543 80# Petrol 1139...

  • Page 41: Sound Speed In Water At Atmosphere Pressure

    F3001 DL Handheld Ultrasonic Flowmeter - 37 - 3. Sound speed in water at atmosphere pressure Unit: t (Deg C) v (m/s) 1402.3 1496.6 1542.5 1555.1 1407.3 1499.2 1543.5 1555.0 1412.2 1501.8 1544.6 1554.9 1416.9 1504.3 1545.5 1554.8 1421.6 1506.7 1546.4 1554.6 1426.1...

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