Congratulations on receiving your GPI
G Series Turbine. W e are pleased to provide you with a product designed to give
you maximum reliability and efciency.
Our business is the design, manufacture,
and marketing of liquid handling, agricultural, and recreational products. We
succeed because we provide customers
with innovative, reliable, safe, timely , and
competitively-priced products. We pride
ourselves in conducting our business
with integrity and professionalism.
We are proud to provide you with a quality product and the support you need to
obtain years of safe, dependable service.
Victor Lukic, President
Great Plains Industries, Inc.
GENERAL INFORMATION
This manual will assist you in installing
and maintaining your GPI G Series
Turbine. For best results, take the
time to fully acquaint yourself with all
information about all components of
your G Series Turbine. If you need
assistance, contact the distributor
from whom you purchased your
turbine.
Product Description
GPI G Series Turbine owmeters
are volumetric ow measurement
devices. The moving uid is used to
turn a rotor, which is suspended in
the ow stream. The rotating speed
of the rotor is proportional to the uid
velocity or owrate. As the blades from
a spinning rotor pass by a magnetic
sensor, an AC voltage pulse is generated and transmitted to the readout
instrument. Each pulse is equal to a
given volume of liquid, therefore “x”
number of pulses are equal to a gallon, litre, pound, barrel, etc.
Turbine Sizing
GPI G Series Turbines are identied
by the internal diameter of the inlet
and outlet.
Model 050 ½ inch (0.6-6.0 GPM)
Model 051 ½ inch (0.8-6.0 GPM)
Model 075 ¾ inch (1.6-16 GPM)
Model 075E ¾ inch (2.3-23 GPM)
Model 100 1 inch (6.7-67 GPM)
Model 150 1 ½ inch (17.7-177 GPM)
Model 200 2 inch (33-330 GPM)
Model 300 3 inch (60-600 GPM)
Turbine owmeters should be sized
in accordance to the actual owrate
and not the process pipe size. For
example: a process having a owrate
of 10-20 GPM in a 1-½" process line
requires either a Model 075E or Model
100 turbine owmeter.
Another important factor to take into
consideration when sizing a turbine
owmeter is instantaneous owrate.
This is extremely important when
sizing a turbine owmeter where
the volume is measured per hour or
per day. For example, an application
where the total output is 500 barrels
per day, occurring in a ve hour period;
the recommended turbine owmeter
should be sized according to the
instantaneous owrate:
(500 ÷ 5) x 24 or 2,400 barrels per day
Thus, requiring an 1 ½ inch turbine
both upstream and downstream
process configurations. Turbine
owmeters should always be installed
with a minimum of 10 pipe diameters
upstream and 5 pipe diameters
downstream. The only exception is
the placement of the pumps, valves,
etc., on the upstream end. When this
occurs, 20 diameters of straight pipe
should be used. The direction of ow is
indicated by the arrow on the turbine.
All turbine owmeters are designed
to measure ow in only one direction.
Check the items that follow once the
turbine owmeter is installed in the process line. This will ensure a successful
start-up.
1. Install magnetic pickup (Figure 1).
2. Make sure that the new or correct
K-factor is entered into the readout
device.
NOTE: The K-factor is printed on the
turbine body. The calibration report
included with the product provides
several points along the ow curve.
Initial Start-Up
Turbine owmeters can be installed
in the horizontal or vertical position.
When installing a turbine owmeter
in the vertical position, it is important
that the direction of ow be up through
the turbine owmeter.
A spool should be installed in place
of the turbine owmeter during initial
start-up of a new process line. The
process line should be purged, thus
eliminating any solids contained in
the line. Once this is completed, the
spool can be removed and the turbine
owmeter installed.
NOTE: Control valves should always be
installed downstream of the turbine
owmeter.
Figure 1
END VIEW
F L O W
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RETAINING
RING
ROTOR
SUPPORT
Industrial version is illustrated. Service procedures are identical for Sanitary versions.
installed in a location where the process line will remain full of liquid at all
times. Otherwise, when the process
line becomes empty and a valve is
opened, the high velocity uid hitting
the turbine owmeter rotor can cause
severe damage.
When there is trapped air in the
process line, an air eliminator should
be used. This trapped air causes air
pockets and these air pockets will
cause the rotor to spin at a faster
rate than liquid, thus resulting in
incorrect readings, which results in an
overstatement of actual owrate and
volume. This condition can damage
the owmeter.
WARNING
If liquid being measured contains
large solids, install a lter or strainer. Without the use of a filter or
strainer, damage can occur to the
internal components.
In process lines where particulates
are present, a lter/strainer should
be used. Refer to the table below for
the recommended mesh size.
Turbine
Flowmeter SizeMesh Size
½ inch40
¾ inch40
1 inch40
1 ½ inch18
2 inch14
3 inch14
MAINTENANCE
Cleaning Procedures
G Series Sanitary Turbines are designed to be compatible with commercially accepted methods of both
CIP (Cleaned-In-Place) mechanical
cleaning as well as intermittent SIP
(Steam-In-Place) cleaning methods.
If CIP or SIP cleaning methods are
not available, manual COP (CleaningOut-of-Place) methods can be used.
Care must be taken during system
start-up, chemical cleaning, air
purge or steam cleaning processes
to ensure that the turbine rotor does
not over speed as damage can result
to the rotor and/or bearing. Maximum
allowable over range for G Series
Turbines is 125% of maximum rated
owrate for intermittent periods.
A minimum uid velocity of 5 foot per
second (1.5 meter per second) must
be maintained during the CIP process
to ensure adequate cleaning.
Reference: 3-A Accepted Practices
for Permanently Installed Product
and Solution Pipelines and Cleaning Systems Used in Milk and Milk
Product Processing Plants, Number
605-XX as amended for procedures
and recommended owrates.
The following owrates are recom-
mended by the 3-A Recommended
Practices 605-XX to achieve 5 FPS
or 1.5 MPS in the respective Sanitary
Tube size:
SANITARY TUBE SIZE
FlowrateO.D.I.D.
I N C H E S
1.0.8759.4 GPM
1.51.37524 GPM
2.01.87543 GPM
C E N T I M E T E R S
2.52.2235.6 LPM
3.83.5090.8 LPM
5.14.75163 LPM
Temperature limit for SIP cleaning is
primarily limited by the temperature
rating on the magnetic pickup. If the
pickup temperature rating will be
exceeded during SIP cleaning,
remove it during the cleaning process or a higher temperature rated
pickup should be specied. Internal
components of the G Series Sanitary
Turbine must be limited to less than
285° F (140° C). The temperature
and pressure rating of gaskets and
clamps used in the installation must
also be taken into consideration when
determining cleaning parameters.
Minimum requirements for effective
sterilization with SIP cleaning are to
maintain 250° F (121° C) at the coldest
point in the system for a minimum of
30 minutes. This requires a minimum
of 15.3 psig (106 kPa) saturated steam
pressure. Normal recommended
maximums for SIP cleaning on G
Series meters is 285° F (140° C) and
39 psig (269 kPa) saturated steam
pressure.
Disassembling the Turbine
1. Disconnect the turbine owmeter
cable from the magnetic pickup.
Refer to Figure 1.
2. Remove the magnetic pickup.
3. Ensure that the process line is
depressurized and empty prior to
removal of the turbine owmeter.
Remove the turbine owmeter
from the process line.
4. Using a small screwdriver or
similar tool, insert it into the radius
notch of the retaining ring, pull
away from the groove and up,
removing the retaining ring from
one end of the turbine owmeter.
This will allow the support to slide
out of the turbine owmeter body.
Remove the rotor before proceeding to the other support.
NOTE: T o remove the other support,
simply repeat this operation.
5. Once the turbine owmeter is
taken apart, inspect the turbine
owmeter body for signs of wear
or defects. The body bore should
be smooth and show no evidence
of wear.
NOTE: Do not install a new replace-
ment kit into a turbine owmeter
body that shows signicant signs
of wear.
6. Examine the rotor for broken and/
or bent blades. Remove any foreign matter.
7. Examine the supports for signs of
deterioration, such as wear marks
and/or burrs along the outer edge
of the support vanes.
8. When the rotor or the supports
show any sign of deterioration,
a new replacement kit should
be installed. Do not install a new
replacement kit into a defective
turbine owmeter body.
Replacement Kits
A replacement kit is comprised of all
the internal component parts within
the turbine owmeter. A replacement
kit consists of the following:
Parts DescriptionQuantity
Rotor Assembly1
Support Assembly*2
Retaining Ring2
* The support assemblies come complete with
bushings and thrust balls, which are factory
installed. Proper selection of bearing material is
critical when ordering a new replacement kit.
GPI supports are identical in design,
thus eliminating assembly error. Each
support incorporates a thrust bearing,
which allows for bidirectional ow and
prevents damage to the rotor and/
or supports in the event the turbine
owmeter is installed backwards with
respect to the direction of ow.
Notice that the direction of ow is
displayed on the body of the turbine
owmeter. This is important when
installing the rotor and also denotes
the direction in which the turbine
GPI offers two types of magnetic
pickups: Standard and Wire Lead.
See Figure 4.
Figure 4
STANDARD
WIRE
LEAD
Selection Guide for ½ in. Turbine Meters
Magnetic
Pickup Type Part No. Application
Wire Lead
Low Drag
Low Drag81006000
High Temp,
Low Drag
RF Digital81005002
Wire Lead
Standard
Standard81001000
Herm/High
Temp.
High Temp.
Standard
81006001
81007001
Selection Guide for ¾ in. to 3 in. Turbine Meters
81003000
81002000
81007000
Use with Model 051. Meter mount electronics.
Temperature range: -100° F to +250° F. Sine
wave output.
Use with Model 051. Remote mount electronics.
Temperature range: -450° F to +450° F. Sine
wave output.
Use with Model 051. Remote mount electronics.
Temperature range: -450° F to +800° F. Sine
wave output.
Use with Models 050 or 051. Temperature range:
-40° F to +248° F. Square wave, open collector
output. 7-30 VDC required.
Meter mount electronics. Temperature range:
-100° F to +250° F. Sine wave output.
Remote mount electronics. Temperature
range: -100° F to +250° F. Sine wave output.
Remote mount electronics. Temperature range:
-450° F to +450° F. Sine wave output.
Remote mount electronics. Temperature
range: -450° F to +800° F. Sine wave output.
Remote mount electronics. Temperature range:
Active Digital 81004000
-40° F to +248° F. Square wave, open collector
output, 5-32 VDC required. Signal Output: 0-10
V, NPN.
When choosing a magnetic pickup,
the turbine meter and electronics are
generally already known. Electronics can be either Local or Remote.
Remote electronics include GPI Remote Displays or output to customer
supplied equipment. Follow the next
three steps when choosing a magnetic
pickup.
1. Select your size: ½ in. or ¾ to 3 in.
2. Choose Local or Remote/Output.
Local uses a wire lead pickup. Re-
mote/Output requires a connector.
3. Choose either Sine Wave or
Square Wave as your signal type.
Sine Wave does not require external power for sensor and can
be used with battery powered
displays. Square Wave means
sensor power is required.
Pickup Enclosures are optional on G
Series Turbine Meters. Choose from
three pickup enclosures: Model N4A
Figure 5
is the weatherproof enclosure. For
explosion-proof enclosures, choose
N7A for the enclosure without the
terminal strip or the N7AT with the
terminal strip. See Figure 5.
CABLE CLAMP
1" NPT
MODEL N4A
Weatherproof Enclosure
Part No. 80001101
Cable Assemblies
Cable Assemblies include the connector.
Figure 6
MATING CONNECTOR
RedWhite
PIN “A” BLACK
PIN “B” RED
OR CLEAR
PIN “A” RED
PIN “B” BLACK
Black
PIN “C” WHITE OR CLEAR
SHIELDED CABLE
SHIELD
SHIELD
TERMINAL
STRIP
1" NPT
MODEL N7A
Explosion-proof Enclosure
without terminal strip
Part No. 80001100
MODEL N7AT
Explosion-proof Enclosure
with terminal strip
Part No. 80001102
Type S, H and T
Cable Assemblies
Type D Cable Only
Cable Length Selection Guide
Type “S” Type “D” Type “H” Type “T”
Cable Standard Digital or RF Water Resistant Hi-Temperature
Length (2 Conductor) (3 Conductor) (2 Conductor) (2 Conductor)
or other service information, please
contact your local distributor. If you
need further assistance, call the GPI
Customer Service Department in
Wichita, KS, during normal business
hours.
1-888-996-3837
To obtain prompt, efcient service,
always be prepared with the following
information:
1. The model number of your turbine.
2. The serial number of your turbine.
3. Specic information about part
numbers and descriptions.
For warranty work always be prepared
with your original sales slip or other
evidence of purchase date.
Returing Parts
Please contact the factory before returning any parts. It may be possible
to diagnose the trouble and identify
needed parts in a telephone call. GPI
can also inform you of any special
handling requirements you will need
to follow covering the transportation
and handling of equipment which has
been used to transfer hazardous or
ammable liquids.
CAUTION
Do not return turbines without
specic authority from the GPI
Customer Service Department.
Due to strict regulations governing transportation, handling,
and disposal of hazardous or
ammable liquids, GPI will not
accept turbines for rework unless they are completely free of
liquid residue.
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CAUTION
Turbines not flushed before
shipment can be refused and
returned to the sender.