Emerson Daniel 3410 Series, Daniel 3418 Operation Manual
Operations manual
DAN-20057316, Rev AA
Daniel™ 3410 Series Gas Ultrasonic Flow
meters
Model 3418
January 2019
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Pay special attention to the following signal words, safety alert symbols and statements:
Safety alert symbol
This is a safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential physical injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this
symbol to avoid possible injury or death.
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Because these products are sophisticated technical instruments, it is important that the owner and operation personnel must
strictly adhere both to the information printed on the product and to all instructions provided in this manual prior to installation,
operation, and maintenance.
Daniel also urges you to integrate this manual into your training and safety program.
BE SURE ALL PERSONNEL READ AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL AND ALL NOTICES AND PRODUCT WARNINGS.
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• Comply with all information on the product, in this manual, and in any local and national codes that apply to this product.
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personal injury or death.
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Daniel at 1-713-827-6314. You may also download the correct manual from: https://www.emerson.com/en-us/automation/
daniel.
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• Follow all instructions during the installation, operation, and maintenance of this product.
• Ensure that all connections to pressure and electrical sources are secure prior to and during equipment operation.
• Use only replacement parts specified by Daniel. Unauthorized parts and procedures can affect this product's performance,
safety, and invalidate the warranty. “Look-a-like” substitutions may result in deadly fire, explosion, release of toxic substances
or improper operation.
• Save this instruction manual for future reference.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Startup........................................................................................................................ 11
1.1 Checklist.........................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 2 Communications..........................................................................................................13
2.1 Setup meter communications........................................................................................................ 13
Chapter 3 Optional feature keys...................................................................................................21
3.1 General overview of the Optional feature keys................................................................................21
3.2 Configure optional keys..................................................................................................................22
Chapter 4 Measurement.............................................................................................................. 23
4.1 Flow measurement.........................................................................................................................23
4.2 Signal processing............................................................................................................................25
4.3 Acquisition mode........................................................................................................................... 27
4.4 Chord gas and sound velocity measurements.................................................................................28
4.5 Volumetric flow rate values............................................................................................................ 32
4.6 3410 Series gas flow meter characterizations................................................................................. 37
Chapter 5 Configurations............................................................................................................. 39
5.1 Calibrate and configure the meter..................................................................................................39
5.2 Calibrate analog inputs and outputs............................................................................................... 51
5.3 Calibrate meter factors...................................................................................................................54
5.4 Configure frequency outputs..........................................................................................................59
5.5 Configure digital input/outputs......................................................................................................61
5.6 Outputs test mode......................................................................................................................... 62
5.7 Configure temperature and pressure..............................................................................................63
5.8 Configure Gas Chromatograph parameters....................................................................................66
Chapter 6 Directory..................................................................................................................... 83
6.1 Archive logs....................................................................................................................................83
Chapter 7 Commands.................................................................................................................119
7.1 Tools commands..........................................................................................................................119
Appendix A Conversion factors..................................................................................................... 137
A.1 Conversion factors per unit of measurement................................................................................137
Appendix B Miscellaneous equations............................................................................................ 139
B.1 K-Factor and Inverse K-Factor....................................................................................................... 139
B.2 Calculation of Chord "L" dimension............................................................................................... 140
Appendix C Troubleshooting comm., mech., and elec................................................................... 141
C.1 Communications troubleshooting................................................................................................141
C.2 Mechanical/Electrical troubleshooting......................................................................................... 142
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Appendix D Flow Rate charts.........................................................................................................145
D.1 Summary charts for Flow rate...................................................................................................... 145
Appendix E Write-protected configuration...................................................................................149
E.1 Parameters for Write-protected configuration..............................................................................149
Appendix F Engineering drawings................................................................................................ 163
F.1 3410 Series engineering drawings................................................................................................ 163
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1 Startup
1.1 Checklist
During meter startup, have the following equipment and information on hand:
Mater startup checklist
Site pipe and ID drawings with elevations
Site wiring diagrams
Daniel Gas Ultrasonic Meter calibration data
Daniel Gas Ultrasonic Meter manuals
Information and manuals for all other flow instrumentation - flow computers, pressure
and temperature transmitter data sheets, and wiring
Shutoff and control valve information, specifications, operation and setup data.
Ethernet (Cat 5 cables) or serial cables to link the laptop to the meter
Field service representative's telephone numbers for major components; valves, meter,
flow computer, communication gear, transmitters, site designers or integrators.
Check all ultrasonic meter wiring.
Check the settings of any bit switches on transmitter I/O cards.
Establish flow in the meter (at lease 3 feet per second to ensure good thermal mixing)
Save the meter configuration file - your "As Found" record of the meter. In Daniel
MeterLink™ select Tools > Edit/Compare Configuration.
Click the Read button and select File Save.
Open File > Program Settings and customize Daniel MeterLink™ user preferences.
Open Meter > Monitor and check the measurement paths or chords and that they agree
with each other to approximately 0.2%.
Check for alarms, open Meter > Monitor and click Check Status.
Check for good signal strength (usually shown as "SNR") or, Signal to Noise Ratio.
Check for reasonably correct flow profile
From the Logs/Reports menu, click Maintenance Logs/Reports, collect and save a
Maintenance Log to record the initial performance of your meter (this is your "as Found"
record).
From the Meter > Field Setup Wizard menu. Make any configuration adjustments, such
as setting the frequency output variable and frequency full scale.
Save another Maintenance Log (this is your "As Left" record).
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2 Communications
2.1 Setup meter communications
After the installation of your Daniel Ultrasonic Meter, install Daniel MeterLink™ on your PC
or laptop as described in the Daniel MeterLink Software for Gas and Liquid Ultrasonic Flow
Meters Quick Start Manual (P/N 3-9000-763) for your operating system (Windows® 7 or
Windows® 8, Windows® 10), then configure the meter.
The Daniel MeterLink Software for Gas and Liquid Ultrasonic Flow Meters Quick Start Manual
(P/N 3-9000-763) is made available with the meter.
The Daniel MeterLink installation program is available for download from the Daniel
Measurement and Control, Inc. website: https://www.emerson.com/en-us/catalog/daniel-
meterlink.
2.1.1
Daniel MeterLink utilities
Daniel MeterLink™ provides the following utilities to configure the meter's flow
measurement units, meter output parameters, communications settings, output tests
and logs and reports file management.
Field Setup Wizard
• Startup
• General
• Frequency/Digital Output Sources
• Frequency Outputs
• Meter Digital Outputs
• Current Outputs
• Meter Corrections
• Temperature and Pressure
• Gas Chromatograph Setup
• AGA8
• Continuous Flow Analysis
• Local Display
Tools
• Edit/Compare Configuration
• Waveform Viewer
• SOS Calculator
• Outputs Test
• Transduce Swap-Out
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• Program Download
• Communications Analyzer
Log/Reports
• Maintenance logs and reports
• Trend maintenance logs
• Meter archive logs
• Compare Excel® meter configurations
Calibration
• Analog inputs
• Meter Factors
• Flow calibration
Setup the meter directory
Setup the connection properties for your meter. By default, the meter directory contains
only one record named New Meter, that is defaulted to connect to a Daniel Gas Ultrasonic
meter configured as shipped from the factory.
Create a new meter record
Procedure
1. Select Insert, Insert Duplicate, or Add from the File pull-down menu to create a
new record.
2. Setup the record by entering a Meter Name, Short Desc, Meter Type, and select the
connection type(s) checkboxes Direct, Modem, Ethernet.
3. For each connection type selected, a button will be enabled at the bottom of the
dialog with the same name. Click these buttons to edit the connection properties
for that connection method. After choosing the connection properties, click OK
accept the changes or click Cancel to discard any changes and close the dialog.
a) Direct connection - to connect to the meter directly through one of the serial
ports on the meter using one of the serial ports on your computer. Click
Direct to set the following parameters.
• Protocol: TCP/IP is a read-only field and is the only protocol Daniel
MeterLink uses.
Note
Daniel Ultrasonic meters still support Modbus ASCII and Modbus RTU
when talking to other applications or devices.
• Comms Address: Enter the communication address that is configured in
the meter hardware. The default address for meters from the factory is
32. For Daniel Ultrasonic meters the valid range is from 1 to 247.
• Port: Select the available driver from the list of those installed on your
machine.
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Note
For Windows® 7, you cannot use the Communications cable between two
computers at this time and must use the Daniel Direct Connection driver.
• Baud Rate: Select the serial port baud rate from the drop-down list for
which the meter hardware is configured. The default Baud Rates is 19200.
• Check Box labeled Route IP packets to connection to configure MeterLink
to automatically connect to both Transmitter heads of DualConfiguration meters when data sharing is enabled. This requires
Ethernet connection between the two heads.
b) Modem connection- set the following properties to connect to the meter via
a modem.
• Protocol and Comms Address: Use the Protocol and Comms Address
parameters in Step 3a.
• Modem: Select the modem to use from the drop-down list. Only modems
installed in Windows® show in the drop-down list. If the drop-down list is
blank, then no modems have been installed for Windows®.
Note
Do not select Daniel Direct Connection or Communications cable
between two computers for the modem. This is a NULL modem driver for
direct connection to Daniel Ultrasonic meters only. It will not work for the
Modem connection.
Daniel MeterLink uses the Microsoft® Dial-up Networking for making
modem and direct serial connections to a meter. Click Modem Properties
to bring up the Dial-up networking entry Daniel MeterLink™ has created
for this meter. Most of the information required is setup correctly by
Daniel MeterLink™.
• Baud Rate: Select the desired Baud Rate from the drop-down list.
• Telephone #: Enter the telephone number for the modem to which the
meter is connected. Include digits to obtain to an outside line, if
necessary. Inserting commas between the digits pauses the dialing rate.
Each comma is approximately equal to two seconds.
• Modem Properties: configures the properties associated with the
modem.
Daniel MeterLink uses the Microsoft® Dial-up Networking for making
modem and direct serial connections to a meter. Click Modem Properties
to bring up the Dial-up networking entry Daniel MeterLink has created for
this meter. Most of the information required is setup correctly by Daniel
MeterLink. Click OK to accept the changes or click Cancel to discard any
changes and return to the Meter Directory dialog box.
c) Ethernet connection - Set the following properties to configure the Daniel
ultrasonic meter hardware for Ethernet connectivity.
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It is strongly recommended that the meter be configured using an
independent (off- network) single host computer. After configuration of the
meter, the DHCP option should be disabled.
• IP Address: Enter the IP Address for the meter's Ethernet port.
The factory set IP Address is 172.16.17.200 for Daniel Gas Ultrasonic
meters or you can use 192.168.135.100 if DHCP is enabled in the meter
(see DHCP below for more details).
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP): Business PCs are usually
configured to work in a network environment where a DHCP server
assigns an IP address to each computer when they connect to the
network.
If a PC is configured to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server and it is
going to connect through the Ethernet Cable (1-360-01-596) to a Daniel
meter that is not connected to a network, then the DHCP server in the
meter must be enabled so it can assign an IP address to the PC when it
connects.
The DHCP server can be enabled on the meter by setting the DHCP switch
on the CPU module to the ON position.
When connecting to a meter with DHCP enabled, use the IP address of
192.168.135.100 to connect to the meter. In this mode you can create
just one Meter Directory record with this IP address to connect to all your
meters with DHCP enabled. When the connection is made, select to use
the Meter Name in the meter instead of the Meter Directory Name in
order to keep all log files and configurations separate from each meter.
Click OK to accept the changes or click Cancel to discard any changes and
return to the Meter Directory dialog box.
Ethernet initial connection steps
Procedure
1. Power up the meter.
2. Shutdown the PC.
3. Plug the Ethernet adapter cable Phoenix end into the meter Field Connection Board
connector J8 and connect the RJ-45 end into the PC Ethernet connector.
4. Enable the Ethernet LAN connector DHCP server on the CPU Module by moving the
DHCP (switch-1) to the ON position (see direction arrow on the CPU Module label).
5. Power up (boot) the PC and log in to the initial Windows logon prompt.
6. Verify the Ethernet connection status by the CPU Module “LINK” LED which should
be on solid green.
7. Launch Daniel MeterLink and create a new meter record.
Import a meter record
Procedure
1. Select File > Import from the Meter Directory drop-down menu or click Import.
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2. The Import Meter Directory File dialog which allows you to select a meter
directory .DAT file to import the file into the currently used meter directory file.
If an identical meter record already exists and a duplicate is trying to be imported,
Daniel MeterLink inserts the duplicate meter record. The Import button performs
the same operation.
Export a meter record
Use the Export command to save the current meter directory to file. Select File > Meter
Directory from the Meter Directory drop-down menu or click Export.
Procedure
1. Enable the meter directory record checkbox you want to export or click Select All.
2. Click OK to begin exporting the meter record(s). Use the Export Meter Directory File
dialog to save the exported record to the default folder (C:\Ultrasonic Data) or enter
another location.
3. Click Save. If you have an existing METER_DIRECTORY_EXPORT.DAT file, you are
prompted to change the file name or replace the file. If changing the file name,
keep the .DAT extension to maintain functionality when importing the file to the
new machine.
4. Copy the exported file to the new machine.
5. Use the Import command to select this file and import it into the Meter directory.
Important
Due to limitations in the Microsoft® Dial-Up Networking, not all of the directory
information for Direct and Modem connection can be exported to the
METER_DIRECTORY.DAT file for Daniel Ultrasonic meters. It will be able to export
the meter names, Comms Address, Interface, and Telephone numbers. It will still be
necessary to recheck the connection properties and verify the communication
parameters such as COM port, data bits, and parity are configured correctly.
Connect to the meter
Procedure
1. From the menu bar, select Meter > Connect or click
toolbar.
2. The Connect to Meter dialog box displays a list of meters setup in Daniel MeterLink.
Click Direct, Modem or Ethernet next to the Meter Name to establish a connection
with your Daniel Ultrasonic meter.
, the Connect icon, on the
Collect “As Found” logs and reports
Use the Daniel MeterLink Logs/Reports menu and collect and save the logs and reports for
a historical record of the meter at several velocities within the operating range of the
meter. This will establish a baseline to be used for the trending of the meter diagnostics.
Save the following logs and reports for the "As Found" settings (factory default).
• Maintenance log
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• System log
• Save your meter's configuration file
• Use the Tools > Edit/Compare Configuration menu to display the dialog. Enable the
View All or Metrology radio button and click Read.
The All View displays the meter's extended configuration parameters. Grayed out
values are read-only, but help describe the configuration. The Metrology View displays
the path dimensions, pipe diameter, transducer delay parameters, zero flow calibration
coefficients, and flow calibration coefficients.
Click the question mark icon, , for the data point to display additional information.
• Click Save to save the configuration file. By default, the file is saved to the Data Folder
setup in File > Program Settings.
Customize Daniel MeterLink settings
Open Daniel MeterLink and access File > Program Settings, then input the desired settings
for your meter. Your user name and company name is included on reports and logs
generated with Daniel MeterLink.
Figure 2-1: Program Settings
• User name
• Company name
• Data folder (where meter's data is stored)
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• Select the checkbox to create a subfolder with the meter's name under Data folder for
saving and opening files for your meter
• Display units (of measurement); U.S. Customary or Metric for necessary unit
conversions read by the meter
• Meter volume units; gal, cubic feet, or bbl
• Prompt to save meter config (configuration) prompts you to save a copy of the meter
configuration after writing changes to the meter
• Run Connect dialog automatically after connecting
• Run Meter Monitor automatically after connecting
• Run Meter Monitor summary or detailed view after connecting
• Edit telephone number before connecting with a modem
• Use FTP passive mode (client - server pot communications)
• FTP-only connection - used to download firmware to Daniel Ultrasonic meters
• Tab from spreadsheet to next control instead of next cell
2.1.2
• TCP/IP meter connection database timeout - amount of time Daniel MeterLink waits to
respond to a request for data from the meter database (default 13 seconds)
• Override system default printer - used to change printer
• Product type preference - meter type you will most often connect, gas or liquid.
Setup Modbus communications
Daniel 3410 Gas Ultrasonic Flow Meters support RS-232 or RS-485 4-wire or 2-wire half
duplex serial interface to an external system (e.g., flow computer) using Modbus ACSII
protocol with the following parameters:
Setting
Baud rate 19200
Data bits 7
Stop bits 1
Parity even
Protocol Modbus ACSII
Refer to your flow computer user manual to set I/O settings required to allow serial
communication with the Daniel 3410 Gas Ultrasonic Flow Meters.
The Daniel 3410 Gas Ultrasonic Flow Meters supports ASCII and RTU Modbus
communication. For ASCII Modbus, both 7E1 and 7O1 are supported. For RTU Modbus,
8N1 is supported. The communication ports provide automatic protocol detection - only
the baud rate and Modbus ID need to be specified. Also, refer to the Daniel website and
select the Product page for the model of your meter:
Value
https://www.emerson.com/en-us/automation/daniel
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3 Optional feature keys
3.1 General overview of the Optional feature keys
Daniel 3410 Series Gas Ultrasonic Flow Meters offer many industry-leading features
including Chapter 21-compliant data log access, gas chromatograph (GC) interface,
AGA10 sound velocity calculation (with comparison to measured sound velocity) and
Continuous Flow Analysis diagnostics.
Daniel recognizes that these features are valuable to many, but not all customers. The
optional keys may be purchased with the meter or at a later time and this key enables all
optional features available. All keys are unique to the CPU board's serial number, so a key
entered for one meter will not work in another meter.
The Continuous Flow Analysis optional feature is enabled via a software "key" value that is
specific to the meter's CPU Board. This software feature key consists of 16 characters
divided into four hyphen-separated, 4-character groups (such as 1234-5678-90AB-CDEF).
This dialog is only available while connected to a meter with firmware that contains option
keys to enable.
3.1.1
3.1.2
In Daniel MeterLink, access the Key Manager to view key statuses, add keys or change the
key values.
Obtaining optional keys
If you do not have a valid key to enter to enable a feature, you must have the CPU board
serial number available, which displays in the Meter > Key Manager dialog and the Meter
Menu > Meter Information dialog, when you contact Daniel to obtain the key. The keys
can be given verbally over the phone or they can be e-mailed in a Key file for easy entry.
• E-mail: tech.service@emersonprocess.com
• Web: http://www.emerson.com/en-us/support
• Also see, Daniel MeterLinkHelp > Technical_Support
GC interface key
The optional GC interface feature allows the meter to read gas property data (composition
and heating value) from a Daniel gas chromatograph.
The meter can use the gas composition data to:
1. Calculate AGA8 compressibilities for converting volumetric flow rate and volumes
to standard (base) condition
2. Calculate AGA8 density for calculating mass rate and mass totals
3. To optionally calculate the AGA10 sound velocity (see AGA10 key (sound velocity
calculation)). The meter uses the GC-reported gas heating value to calculate the
energy rate and totalized energy rate values. This feature is enabled/disabled via the
GCKey data point.
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3.1.3 AGA10 key (sound velocity calculation)
The optional AGA10 sound velocity calculation feature allows the meter to calculate the
predicted sound velocity based upon the gas composition and compare this value to the
measured average sound velocity. The gas composition can be either specified via data
points or optionally read live from a GC (see above). This feature is enabled or disabled via
the AGA10Key data point.
3.1.4 Continuous Flow Analysis (CFA) key
The Continuous Flow Analysis key enables all optional features and provides extensive
diagnostics for the meter's operational health.
3.1.5
Key status
The Status column will indicate if the key entered is a Valid key or if the key is disabled.
Leaving the Key field empty or entering 0000-0000-0000-0000 will disable the feature
once Write to Meter is clicked.
3.2 Configure optional keys
Procedure
1. Open Daniel MeterLink and connect to your meter.
2. Use the Meter Menu drop-down list and click Key Manager. Daniel MeterLink
displays the Key Manager dialog.
3. Enter the key you obtained in the appropriate field in the Key Manager dialog.
The field turns yellow indicating a change was made and the status will be updated.
When at least one change is made and none of the keys are Invalid, the Write to
Meter button is enabled so the changes can be written to the meter.
The Status column indicates if the key you entered is a Valid key.
4. Click Write to Meter to write the keys to the meter. After the keys are written
successfully, the Key Manager dialog closes.
If for any reason, one or more keys were not written successfully, before the Key
Manager closes, a message displays stating which keys could not be written to the
meter. This could occur if communications to the meter is lost between entering
the Key Manager dialog and clicking Write to Meter.
5. If desired, on the Field Setup Wizard-Startup page, enable the View Gas
Chromatograph setup and View Continuous Flow Analysis setup checkboxes to
display these pages later in the Field Setup Wizard. The Gas Chromatograph Setup
page provides the serial port configuration option to collect live gas compositions.
The Continuous Flow Analysis Setup page allows you to configure the SOS
comparison, liquid detection, abnormal profile detection, blockage detection, and
internal bore buildup detection features.
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4 Measurement
4.1 Flow measurement
Daniel 3410 Gas Ultrasonic Flow Meters measure the transit times of ultrasonic pulses
passing through the medium on two parallel planes. The measurement paths (also
referred to as "chords") are angled to the pipe axis, and each chord has two transducers
acting alternately as transmitter and receiver as shown in Direct path transit-time
measurement principle. This permits the transit times to be measured both with and
against the flow (upstream and downstream).
The transducers are mounted on the meter body at accurately known locations for each
pipe size so the distance L between opposing transducers and the angle are precisely
defined for the measurement path.
The 3418 combines the power of two interlocked 4-path British Gas design meters in one
flowmeter body. The second set of chords is the mirror image of the first, which allows the
meter to cancel out the effects of swirl and cross flow.
4.1.1
Figure 4-1: Direct path transit-time measurement principle
Transducer timing control
The following terms are used in explaining the effects of transducer timing control, the
performance of batch data collection and calculation updates in Daniel 3410 Gas
Ultrasonic Flow Meters.
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Figure 4-2: Signal Analyzer - update rate, stack size, filter and emission rate
Terminology
• Sequence - a complete cycle of firing all enabled transducers in a single round of
transducer operation.
• Stacking - the process of modifying a sequence so that each individual transducer is
fired "x" times (where x equals the stack size) before the next transducer in the
sequence is fired.
• Stack size - the multiple of times each transducer is fired before the next transducer
within the sequence is fired. (When stacking is absent or disabled, the stack size is
actually 1, because each enabled transducer is fired once during the sequence. When
stacking is applied or enabled, it is applied increments of 2, 4, 8, and 16 and are the
only stack size choices, so that each enabled transducer is fired 2, 4, 8, or 16 times
before the next transducer in the sequence is fired.)
• Emission rate - the time elapsed before the next transducer in a sequence is fired,
regardless of stack size (minimum emission rate is 2 milliseconds with the Filter ON or
OFF). We recommend the default Filter setting, which is the OFF position.
• Stack emission rate - the time elapsed before a single transducer is re-fired when
stacking is enabled (minimum stack emission rate is 2 milliseconds with the Filter OFF).
• Chords inactive or active - the exclusion or inclusion of a chord-forming pair of
transducers in the sequence of transducer operation.
• Update time - the time elapsed, in seconds, between each processing, or recalculation
of data that is collected from sequences of transducer firings.
• Batch period, or batch cycle - synonymous with Update time, as defined above.
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• Sample - refers to one point on the waveform as in samples per cycle. The data that is
collected from one Sequence of transducer operation. (This term is displayed in the
Daniel MeterLink™ Signal Analyzer screen, and is nearly synonymous with Sequence, as
defined above. That is, Samples/update, as displayed in the Daniel MeterLink™ Signal
Analyzer Wizard, could be interpreted as Sequences/update.) This shows the average
number of new samples collected during an update period.
4.2 Signal processing
The signal at the receiving transducer is amplified, digitized and processed digitally to
provide accurate transit time measurement.
A measure of the signal "quality" is the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The higher the SNR, the
better the signal. In general there are two types of noise: "white" noise and "colored" noise.
White noise is noise that occurs across the frequency spectrum and is asynchronous to the
transmitted signal. Colored noise is concentrated around a particular frequency and can
be synchronous with the transmitted signal. The meter provides two methods for
improving the received signal waveform SNR by reducing the noise energy: Stacking and
Filtering.
4.2.1
4.2.2
Stacking
Stacking is a method of firing a transducer multiple times and averaging the received
signals on a point-by-point basis.
Stacking is effective on asynchronous noise such as is typically seen with valve noise. This
method is not useful for removing synchronous noise and should not be used when there
is a great deal of signal "jitter." Meters are configured by default with a stack size of 1 (no
stacking).
Care should be taken when turning on stacking and it is recommended to consult with
Daniel Customer Service if you are unsure of how stacking a signal can affect the meter's
operation. Refer to Technical Support under the Help menu of Daniel MeterLink for
contact information.
The number of consecutive times to fire each transducer is specified via the StackSize data
point. Available stack sizes are 1 (None), 2, 4, 8, and 16. A stack size of 1 selects no
stacking (i.e., stacking disabled). Stacking is only available when the standard update rate
is selected (see Batch update period).
Filtering
Filtering applies a bandpass filter that removes noise that is above and below the
transducer frequency.
Filtering is effective on noise outside of the frequency passband of the filter (e.g., filtering
works on any noise outside of the passband of the filter).
Filtering is enabled/disabled via the Filter data point (TRUE=enable filtering, FALSE=disable
filtering). Meters are configured by default with filtering disabled. The minimum emission
rate for the gas meter is 2 milliseconds with the filter ON or OFF. We recommend the
default Filter setting, which is the OFF position.
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Care should be taken when enabling/disabling filtering and it is recommended to consult
with Flow Lifecycle Services for Daniel products if you are unsure of how this change can
affect the meter's operation. Refer to Technical Support under the Help menu of Daniel
MeterLink™ for contact information.
4.2.3 Batch cycle processing
Batch update period
Calculation updates performed by the meter, for deriving volume and velocity, are based
on batches of data samples collected from sequences of transducer firings. The batch
update period is dependent upon the user specified batch update period
(SpecBatchUpdtPeriod)and the stack size (StackSize) as shown in Table 4-1. The Standard
batch update period is the default. The actual batch update period is readable via the
BatchUpdatePeriod data point.
Table 4-1: Actual meter update period
Stack size
1 (None) 2 4 8 16
SpecBatchUpdtPeriod Rapid
(250 ms)
Standard
(1000 ms)
Emission rates
The emission rate is the period between firing two different transducers. The stacked
emission rate is the period between consecutive firings of a single transducer when
stacking is used (i.e., the stack size is not set to None).
The actual emission rates used (readable via the EmRateActual and StackEmRateActual
data points) are functions of the desired emission rates, meter type, firing sequence, stack
size, and pipe diameter.
The user specifies the desired emission rates via the EmRateDesired and
StackEmRateDesired data points. If a desired emission rate is set to zero, the meter uses
the fastest possible emission rate which can be as short as is 2 milliseconds. Otherwise, the
meter uses the fastest possible emission rate that is not less than the desired value. We
recommend setting the Filter to the OFF position.
The Signal Analyzer (Meter > Signal Analyzer) is used to configure the EmRateDesired and
StackEm-RateDesired. These values are set to zero to achieve the most transducer firings
per batch update.
0.25 sec N/A N/A N/A N/A
1 sec 1 sec 1.5 sec 3 sec 5 sec
4.2.4
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Smoothing
The Daniel 3410 Series Gas Ultrasonic Flow Meter applies a method for smoothing the
output (particularly the frequency output) by averaging times collected from past batch
periods with new times for the current batch period.
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Smoothing can be applied in the following increments: 0 (i.e., smoothing is disabled), 20,
40, 60, or 80%.
For example, setting Smoothing to 20% means that of the samples used for the current
update, 20% will be from previously collected samples and 80% will be from the newly
collected samples. Thus, if eight new samples are collected, then those eight samples
along with the last two previous samples would be used together for the current update
period calculations.
Meters are configured by default for Smoothing of 0% (only new samples are used for the
Current Update period).
4.3 Acquisition mode
Daniel 3410 Gas Ultrasonic Flow Meters have two modes of normal operation: Acquisition
and Measurement. The Acquisition mode is used to acquire the ultrasonic signals. This
mode is entered when power is applied to the meter.
Once the ultrasonic signals are acquired, the Measurement mode is entered and the flow
velocity is measured. The meter remains in the Measurement mode as long as at least one
chord is operational.
4.3.1
If while in the Measurement mode all chords fail, then the meter re-enters the Acquisition
mode. If the VelHold data point is set to a value greater than zero, then, while in the
Acquisition mode, the meter holds the average weighted flow velocity to the last good
value for up to the VelHold number of batches before setting the velocity to zero. The
VelHold default value is 0.
The Acquisition mode uses the chords' "L" dimensions (LA…LH as appropriate to the meter
type) and the specified minimum and maximum sound velocities (SSMin and SSMax)
determines the signal search range. MinHoldTime and MaxHoldTime are also used to
determine the signal search range. The meter uses the more restrictive of SSMin/
MaxHoldTime and SSMax/MinHold time.
Re-acquisition
When fewer than MinChord (default 1) chords are good, then the meter re-enters the
Acquisition mode. If MinChord is set to the number of active chords, the meter will
reacquire on the first time a chord is failed for a batch.
Note that failed for a batch is different from hard failed. A chord fails for a batch when PctGood[A1..H2] is less than MinPctGood.
Hard fails occur after AlarmDef number of batches in a row.
If the VelHold data point is set to a value greater than zero, then, while in the Acquisition
mode, the meter holds the average weighted flow velocity to the last good value for up to
the VelHold number of batches before setting the velocity to zero. The VelHold default
value is 0.0.
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4.4 Chord gas and sound velocity measurements
At each batch update period, each firing path's transit time measurements are averaged.
The average (mean) value for each path is available via data points MeanTmA1...
MeanTmH2 (as appropriate for the meter type).
NOTICE
The data point names often use a "short-hand" way of identifying the receiving transducer.
The last two characters identify the chord (A...H) and the transducer (1=upstream,
2=downstream). For example, MeanTmA1 is the mean transit time for the chord A
upstream transducer.
The difference between a chord's average upstream transit time and average downstream
transit time is the average delta time. The chord's average times and the chord "X" and "L"
dimensions are used to calculate the gas velocity and sound velocity measured by the
chord as shown in Equation 4-1 and Equation 4-2.
Equation 4-1: Chord Gas Velocity
2
V
chord
L
=
2X
chord
chord
t1‐t
t1t
2
2
and
Equation 4-2: Chord Sound Velocity
C
chord,classic
C
=C
chord
L
=
chord,classic
t1+t
chord
2
t1t
2
2
×PortAngleFactor
where the PortAngleFactor is a dimensionless factor that is dependent upon the chord port
angle
with respect to the meter body:
For 60 degree port angles,
PortAngleFactor= 1+ 0.5•
2
V
chord
2
C
chord,classic
•
2
X
chord
2
L
chord
•tan260°
For 75 degree port angles,
PortAngleFactor= 1+ 0.5•
2
V
chord
2
C
chord,classic
•
2
X
chord
2
L
chord
•tan275°
For all other port angles,
PortAngleFactor=1
where
V
= chord average gas velocity (m/s) (FlowVelA ... FlowVelH)
chord
C
= chord average sound velocity (m/s) (SndVelA ... SndVelH)
chord
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L
= chord "L" dimension (m) (LA ... LH)
chord
X
= chord "X" dimension (m) (XA ... XH))
chord
t1 = chord average transit time in the upstream direction (s) (MeanTmA1 ...
MeanTmH1)
t2 = chord average transit time in the downstream direction (s) (MeanTmA2 ...
MeanTmH2)
Important
Note that a positive chord gas velocity indicates flow in the forward direction whereas a
negative chord gas velocity indicates flow in the reverse direction.
4.4.1 Average sound velocity
The Average Sound Velocity is calculated as the average of the active chord sound velocity
measurements as shown in the equation below:
Equation 4-3: Average sound velocity
c
Avg
∑
ActiveCℎords
=
NumActiveCℎords
• C
cℎord
4.4.2
where
C
= average sound velocity (m/s) (AvgSndVel)
Avg
C
= chord average sound velocity (m/s) (SndVelA... SndVelH)
chord
NumActiveChords = number of active chords
Optional AGA10 sound velocity calculation and comparison
The Daniel 3410 Series Gas Ultrasonic Flow Meter offers an option to calculate the sound
velocity (using AGA10 equations and gas property data) and compare the result to the
meter- measured sound velocity on an hourly basis.
This feature is enabled via the AGA10 Key (see AGA10 key (sound velocity calculation)).
The gas property data required for using this feature can be specified via data points or
optionally read from a Daniel GC (Configure Gas Chromatograph parameters). The AGA8
Detailed Method must be selected (via the HCH_Method data point, Configure Gas
Chromatograph parameters) in order for the AGA10 calculations to be performed (as the
AGA10 calculations require AGA8 Detailed method calculation intermediate results).
Every five seconds the meter updates the AGA10-calculated sound velocity. This value is
readable via the AGA10SndVel data point and the calculation status value is readable via
the AGA10SndVelStatus data point. The status values are as listed in the table below:
Table 4-2: AGA10 calculation status
AGA10SndVelStatus value Description
0 Calculation OK (no errors)
1 Calculation not performed as the feature is not enabled (see
Configure optional keys). AGA10SnVel is set to zero.
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Table 4-2: AGA10 calculation status (continued)
AGA10SndVelStatus value Description
2 Calculation not performed as the selected AGA8 method is not
the Detailed method (HCH_Method not set to Detailed Method
(3)). AGA10SnVel is set to zero.
3 Calculation not performed due to invalid AGA8 calculation
results. AGA10SndVel is set to zero.
4 Calculation error due to division by zero. AGA10SndVel is set to
zero.
Over the course of an hour (starting from the top of the hour), the meter calculates the
average measured sound velocity (the average of the average weighted sound velocity)
and the average AGA10-calculated sound velocity. At the end of the hour, the two
averages are compared; the comparison error (%) is readable via the SndVelCompErr data
point.
Note that the comparison error is only calculated at the end of the hour if during the hour
all of the following are true:
4.4.3
• No AGA10 sound velocity calculation errors occurred (i.e., AGA10SndVelStatus always
equal to 0),
• the measured flow velocity was always above the minimum sound-speed-check flow
velocity (specified via the SndSpdChkMinVel data point which has a default value of 1
m/ s), and
• the measured sound velocity was always valid (as indicated by the QMeterValidity data
point).
Average weighted gas flow velocity
When all active chords are non-failed, the average weighted gas flow velocity is a weighted
sum of the chord velocity measurements as shown in Equation 4-4 where the chord
weights are determined by the meter geometry.
Equation 4-4: Average weighted gas flow velocity
where
V
Wtd
V
V
AvgWtd
= average weighted gas flow velocity (m/s) (AvgWtdFlowVel)
AvgWtd
= chord weight (dimensionless) (WtA ... WtH)
chord
= chord average gas velocity (m/s) (FlowVelA ... FlowVelH)
chord
= ∑
ActiveCℎordsWtcℎordVcℎord
4.4.4
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Average weighted flow velocity using chord proportions
In the event of one or more chord failure(s), the meter operation is dependent upon the
number of non-failed chords. If there is at least one operating chord, then the meter uses a
velocity estimation method described in the following paragraphs.
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