FWD is an ultrasonic flow meter that measures flow rate
of the air or nitrogen gas in pipes from 25mm to 200mm.
As a Air flow meter it is ideal for management of the
operating load rate of the compressor, management of
the amount of the used air in the factory and detecting of
the air leakage in the factory.
FEATURES
1. No pressure loss
Ultrasonic measurement involves no obstructions inside the measuring pipe, so there is no pressure loss.
2. Strong resistance to oil and vapor
No moving parts means high resistance to fluids containing oil, vapor, and dust.
3. Battery-powered
The built-in battery type (with a life of 10 years) makes
power line construction unnecessar y.
The external power supply type (24V DC) is also available.
4. Wide rangeability 1:60
The wide rangeability allows for accurate measurement
of even smaller flow rates.
5. Various output functions
Unit pulse, 4 to 20mA DC, upper/lower limit alarm,
device error alarm
SPECIFICATIONS
Nominal diameter (mm):
25, 32, 40, 50, 65, 80, 100, 150, 200
Flow-rate range:
(Actual flow) (Accuracy guarantee range)
Type
FWD02525mm ±0.6 to ±35±3.6 to ±210
FWD03232mm ±1.1 to ±65±6.5 to ±390
FWD04040mm ±1.3 to ±80±7.7 to ±470
FWD05050mm ±2.5 to ±150±15.0 to ±890
FWD06565mm ±4.0 to ±240±24.0 to ±1420
FWD08080mm ±5.0 to ±300±30.1 to ±1780
FWD100100mm ±10 to ±500±59 to ±2970
FWD150150mm ±24 to ±1200±140 to ±7120
FWD200200mm ±40 to ±2000±240 to ±11870
* This column shows flow rates converted into the normal flow rates
(flow rates at 0°C and 1 atm), assuming the measurement is carried
out under a temperature of 0°C and a pressure of 0.5 MPa.
Nominal
diameter
Flow-rate range
3
/h)
(m
[Reference]
NORMAL
flow rate (m
3
/h)*
FWD
40 to 80mm100 to 200mm25, 32mm
Accuracy:
(Actual flow)
Nominal
Type
diameter
FWD02525mm ±0.6 to ±3.5m
FWD03232mm ±1.1 to ±6.5m
FWD04040mm ±1.3 to ±8m
FWD05050mm ±2.5 to ±15m
FWD06565mm ±4.0 to ±24m
FWD08080mm ±5.0 to ±30m
FWD100100mm ±10 to ±50m
FWD150150mm ±24 to ±120m
FWD200200mm ±40 to ±200m
NORMAL conversion accuracy (accuracy of flow rates converted into
the ones under “normal” conditions):
FWD025…FWD080: ±2.5% of rate (at 0.5 MPa, 25°C, dry air)
FWD100…FWD200: ±2.0% of rate (at ≥ 300 kPa)
0.5 seconds (2 seconds for Built-in battery type)
Calculates the moving average of instantaneous
flow rates (default setting: a set of four measurements)
Flow rate conversion:
Normal flow rate:
a flow rate converted into the one under the
conditions of 0°C and 1 atm.
Standard flow rate:
a flow rate converted into the one at the userdefined temperature and 1 atm.
±5% of rate ±2% of rate
3
/h over ±3.5 to ±35m3/h
3
/h over ±6.5 to ±65m3/h
3
/hover ±8 to ±80m3/h
3
/h over ±1 to ±150m3/h
3
/h over ±24 to ±240m3/h
3
/h over ±30 to ±300m3/h
3
/h over ±50 to ±500m3/h
3
/h over ±120 to ±1200m3/h
3
/h over ±200 to ±2000m3/h
3
/h or less
3
/h or less
3
/h or less
3
/h or less
3
/h or less
3
/h or less
3
/h or less
3
/h or less
3
/h or less
EDS6-146b
Sep. 29, 2017Date
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Unit:
Accumulated flow rate: m
Instantaneous flow rate: L/min, m
3
, L
3
/h
Pressure: kPa
Temperature: °C
Note: Flow rates are indicated in either form of the actual
flow rate or the converted flow rate, and the latter
is further divided into the normal flow rate and the
standard flow rate. For their definitions, see “flow
rate conversion” on Page 1. The factor y default
setting for flow rate indication is Normal flow rate.
Display: You can change the indication mode and display
* If you set the instantaneous flow rate for the main
display, the sub display will be blank.
<When pipe size is 25 to 80mm>
Display digits:
• Main display
Forward flow accumulated volume (Total):
000 00000.0 (m
Forward flow accumulated volume (Trip):
000 0000.0 (m
Reverse flow accumulated volume (Total):
-0000000.0 (m
3
) 9 digits
3
) 8 digits
3
) 8 digits
Instantaneous flow-rate:
000 00.00 (L/min) 7 digits
Note) In case of selection of Actual Flow Indication
3
(m
) at “Forward flow accumulated volume (Total)”, “Forward flow accumulated volume (Trip)”
“Reverse flow accumulated volume (Total)”, 2
digits after the decimal point are to be indicated.
Current output: 4 to 20mA DC (Unavailable for the built-in
battery type)
Current output accuracy: ±0.5%FS
Load resistance: 400Ω or less
(Changeover of ”Instantaneous flow-rate”, “Pressure”,
“Temperature” is available with button operation)
The following is an example when you selected the
instantaneous flow rate.
<Forward flow indication mode>
Zero output current: 4mA (Reverse flow or low flow)
Output current lower limit: 4mA
Output current higher limit: 22mA
<Reverse flow indication mode>
Zero output current: 12mA (Within low flow cut-off)