Micro Motion Insertion Liquid Density Meters - Model 7826, 7828 Installation Manual

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Installation and Configuration Manual

P/N MMI-20019333, Rev. AA April 2011

Micro Motion® 7826/7828 Insertion Liquid Density Meters

Short and Long Stem Versions

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INMETRO Certificate No.: AEX-10966 AEX-10968

ProLink, MVD Direct Connect, and PlantWeb are marks of one of the Emers on Process Management family of companies. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Micro Motion pursues a policy of continuous development and product improvement. The specification in this document may therefore be changed without notice. To the best of our knowledge, the information contained in this document is accurate and Micro Motion cannot be held responsible for any errors, omissions, or other misinformation contained herein. No part of this document may be photocopied or reproduced without prior written consent of Micro Motion.

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Chapter 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.1 Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.2 About the 7826/7828 liquid density meter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.2.1 What is it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.2.2 What is it used for? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.2.3 Measurements and calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.2.4 Outputs from frequency output version (7826 meter only). . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.2.5 Outputs from the Advanced electronics version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.2.6 Typical meter application with Advanced electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1.3 Principle of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 2 Installation (Short Stem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.2 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.2.1 General information applicable to the complete system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.2.2 Pressure bearing parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.3 Boundary effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.4 Viscosity effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.5 Standard installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.5.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.5.2 Meter orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.5.3 Free stream installation - flanged fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.5.4 Free stream installation - weldolet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.5.5 T-piece installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2.5.6 T-piece weldolet installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2.5.7 Flow-through chamber installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

2.6 Installation in the pipeline or system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

2.7 Commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

2.8 Short Stem Dimensional Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

2.8.1 Cone-seat connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

2.8.2 Flange connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Chapter 3 Installation (Long Stem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

3.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

3.2 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

3.2.1 General information applicable to the complete system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

3.2.2 Pressure bearing parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

3.3 Installation considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

3.3.1 Fluid at the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

3.3.2 Flow rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

3.3.3 Entrained gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

3.3.4 Solids contamination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

3.4 Open-tank installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

3.5 Closed-tank installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

3.6 Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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3.7 If the tank is pressurized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

3.8 Long Stem Dimensional Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

3.8.1 Open-tank connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

3.8.2 Closed-tank connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Chapter 4 Electrical Connections (Frequency Output) – 7826 Only . . . . . . . . . . 41

4.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

4.2 Installation considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

4.2.1 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

4.2.2 EMC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

4.2.3 Ground connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

4.2.4 Cabling requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

4.2.5 Surge protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

4.2.6 Installation in explosive areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

4.2.7 Installation in non-hazardous areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

4.3 Wiring the meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

4.4 Connecting the meter to a 795x series computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

4.4.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

4.4.2 Connection diagrams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

4.5 System connections (customer’s own equipment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

4.6 Checking the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Chapter 5 Electrical Connections (Advanced) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

5.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

5.2 Installation considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

5.2.1 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

5.2.2 EMC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

5.2.3 Ground connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

5.2.4 Cabling requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

5.2.5 Surge protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

5.2.6 Installation in explosive areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

5.3 Wiring the meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

5.4 Power supply input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

5.5 4-20 mA outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

5.5.1 Isolating the analog outputs from internal power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

5.6 Modbus (RS-485) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

5.7 Wiring procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

5.8 Further information on RS-485 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

5.8.1 RS-485 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

5.8.2 RS-485 to RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

5.8.3 RS-485 multi-drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

5.8.4 Transmission mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Chapter 6 Using ADView and ProLink II (Advanced version) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

6.1 Using ADView software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

6.1.1 What is ADView? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

6.1.2 Installing ADView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

6.1.3 Starting ADView. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

6.1.4 Understanding ADView features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

6.2 Using ProLink II software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

6.2.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

6.2.2 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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6.2.3 Connecting from a PC to a meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

6.2.4 ProLink II configuration upload/download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

6.2.5 ProLink II language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Chapter 7 Calibration Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

7.1 Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

7.1.1 Factory calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

7.1.2 Calibration of Transfer Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

7.1.3 Instrument calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

7.1.4 General density equation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

7.2 Calibration certificate examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

7.3 User calibration checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

7.3.1 Ambient air calibration check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

7.3.2 On-line calibration adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Chapter 8 General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

8.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

8.2 General maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

8.2.1 Physical checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

8.2.2 Electrical check (for meters with Frequency Output electronics) . . . . . . . 80

8.2.3 Electrical check (for meters with Advanced electronics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

8.2.4 Performance check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

8.2.5 Calibration check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

8.3 Fault analysis and remedial action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

8.3.1 Troubleshooting faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

8.3.2 Mechanical servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

8.3.3 Time period trap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Appendix A 7826/7828 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

A.1 Density performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

A.2 Temperature specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

A.2.1 Integral temperature sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

A.3 Pressure ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

A.3.1 Zirconium 702 pressure and temperature flange ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

A.4 Hazardous area classifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

A.5 General classifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

A.5.1 Electromagnetic compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

A.5.2 Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

A.6 Materials of construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

A.7 Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

A.8 Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

A.9 Default configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Appendix B Calculated Parameters (Advanced version) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

B.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

B.2 Base density referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

B.2.1 Matrix density referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

B.2.2 API density referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

B.3 Calculated parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

B.3.1 Specific gravity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

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B.3.2 Degrees Baumé. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

B.3.3 Degrees Brix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

B.3.4 Quartic equation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

B.3.5 % Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

B.3.6 % Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

B.3.7 API degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Appendix C Safety Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

C.1 Safety certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Appendix D Modbus Communications (Advanced version) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

D.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

D.2 Accessing Modbus registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

D.2.1 Establishing Modbus communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

D.3 Modbus implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

D.3.1 Register size and content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

D.4 Modbus register assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

D.5 Index codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

D.5.1 API product type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

D.5.2 Pressure, Temperature, Density and other Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

D.5.3 Special function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

D.5.4 Special function quartic equation name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

D.5.5 Special function quartic equation units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

D.5.6 Output averaging time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

D.5.7 Analog output selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

D.5.8 Referral temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

D.5.9 Software version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

D.5.10 Hardware type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

D.5.11 Unit type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

D.5.12 Status register flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

D.6 Establishing Modbus communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

D.7 Example of direct Modbus access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

D.7.1 Example 1: Reading line density (16-bit register size) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

D.7.2 Example 2: Reading line density (32-bit register size) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Appendix E Return Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

E.1 General guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

E.2 New and unused equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

E.3 Used equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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1.1 Safety guidelines

Handle the 7826/7828 liquid density meter with great care.

• Do not drop the meter.

• Do not use liquids incompatible with materials of construction.

• Do not operate the meter above its rated pressure or maximum temperature.

• Do not pressure test beyond the specified test pressure.

• Do not expose the meter to excessive vibration (> 0.5 g continuous).

• Do not modify this instrument in any way (mechanical or electrical) or the factory warranty will be invalidated. This meter can be ordered with Zirconium wetted parts. In this case, mechanical modifications of any kind may produce a safety hazard and must not be performed.

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• Do not exceed the stated supply voltage range, otherwise the meter may be damaged and a hazard may exist.

• Ensure all explosion-proof requirements have been applied.

• Ensure the meter and associated pipework are pressure tested to 1-1/2 times the maximum operating pressure after installation.

• Ensure the transmitter housing covers are tightened properly after wiring to maintain ingress protection.

• Take great care not to damage the meter as this may affect the meter calibration and can result in failure. Take extra care when handling PFA-coated tines as the coating is not resistant to impact damage. Always fit the protective cover when the meter is not in use.

• Always store and transport the meter in its original packaging. For the long-stem meters, be sure to include the transit cover secured by the grub screws.

• To return a meter, refer to the Return Policy appendix for more information on the Micro Motion return policy.

Safety messages are provided throughout this manual to protect personnel and equipment. Read each safety message carefully before proceeding to the next step.

1.2 About the 7826/7828 liquid density meter

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1.2.1 What is it?

The 7826/7828 liquid density meter is based on the proven tuning fork technology. It is an all-welded sensor that is designed for insertion into a pipeline, open tank, or closed tank.

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Electronics housing

Spigot

Tines

Stem:

• Is sealed at both ends and air filled

• Is available in varying lengths

Fluid density is determined directly from the resonant frequency of the tuning fork immersed in the fluid. A temperature sensor (RTD) is also fitted within the transmitter to indicate the operating temperature.

The 7826/7828 meter is available in the following options:

• a short-stem or long-stem version

The long-stem version can come in lengths up to 13 ft (4 m). The long-stem version is ideally suited to open tank and closed tank applications.

• a frequency output version (7826 meter only) or an Advanced electronics version.

The 7826 meter with frequency output outputs the density measurement as a square wave signal, and features a RTD to output the operating temperature measurement. It is typically used with a signal converter, such as the 795x Series, and offers a powerful tool in critical density applications.

The 7826/7828 meter with Advanced electronics incorporates much of the 795x signal converter functionality, such that online density calculations are performed locally within the electronics housing of the 7826/7828 meter. It features two 4–20 mA outputs and RS-485/Modbus communications, providing simple accessibility to all calculated values.

1.2.2 What is it used for?

The 7826/7828 meter is ideally suited to applications where continuous, real-time measurement of density is required. For example, it can be used in process control where density is the primary control parameter for the end product, or is an indicator of some other quality control parameter such as % solids, or % concentration.

1.2.3 Measurements and calculations

The Advanced electronics version contains integral processing electronics to provide full in-situ configuration, enabling it to perform a variety of calculations.

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The 7826/7828 meter continuously measures the following fluid properties:

From these properties, the following are calculated:

• Line density (measured in kg/m

, g/cc, lb/gal, or lb/ft3)

• Operating temperature (measured in °C or °F)

• API base density at 15 °C, 1.013 bar (60 °F, 14.5 psi)

• Base density (by using the matrix referral method)

•°API

• Specific gravity

• Special function calculations such as °Brix, °Baume, °Twaddle, % solids, etc.

1.2.4 Outputs from frequency output version (7826 meter only)

Outputs from the frequency output version of the 7826 meter include:

• Line density in g/cc – as a frequency (periodic time) signal

• Line (operating) temperature in °C – as a RTD signal

These outputs can be taken directly in by a 795x signal converter (or flow computer), which can then calculate live density-related parameters:

• Base/referred density (using API tables or a matrix referral)

• Specific gravity

•°API

•°Brix

• % Solids

•% Mass

•% Volume

• % Concentration

Note: Features vary between versions and issues of 795x liquid software.

For information on electrical connections between the 7826 meter and a 795x unit, see the Electrical Connections (Frequency Output) chapter.

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1.2.5 Outputs from the Advanced electronics version

No signal converter is required, which simplifies wiring and enables the 7826/7828 meter to be connected directly to plant monitoring and control systems and/or a local indicator.

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Two forms of output are available:

• Two 4–20mA analog outputs, factory set but individually configurable span, bias, limits, and filter options. The standard factory settings for these outputs are Line density on Analog Output 1, and Line temperature on Analog Output 2. Alternatively, the analog outputs may be controlled by one of the following:

• Line density

• Line temperature

•°API

• Specific gravity

• Base density (API)

• Base density (matrix referral method)

• Special calculation result

• An RS-485 (Modbus) interface, giving access to other measurement results, system information and configuration parameters.

The 7826/7828 meter is factory set to perform either API or Matrix referrals. Re-configuration of the meter default settings (see Appendix A) is achieved by linking a PC to the Modbus (RS-485) connection and running ADView or ProLink II (version 2.9 or later) software. After the 7826/7828 meter is configured, the PC can be removed.

1.2.6 Typical meter application with Advanced electronics

Net Mass flow rate calculation

Figure 1-1 shows an outline of a typical wet process mineral application where the 7826/7828 meter provides a 4–20 mA signal of the % solids determination from the slurry stream. From this signal and the measured volumetric flow rate, net mass flow rate is determined.

The output signal could also be used for % solids control, or for net mass flow rate ratio blend control.

The optional 7826/7828 meter (Modbus) connection to a PC running ADView or ProLink II software can be used for configuration and access to other measured values.

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Figure 1-1. Typical meter application with Advanced electronics

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1.3 Principle of Operation

The 7826/7828 liquid density meter operates on the vibrating element principle, the element in this case being a tuning fork structure that is immersed in the liquid being measured. The tuning fork is excited into oscillation by a piezoelectric device internally, secured at the root of one tine. The frequency of vibration is detected by a second piezoelectric device, which is secured in the root of the other tine.

The meter sensor is maintained at its natural resonant frequency, as modified by the surrounding liquid, by an amplifier circuit located in the electronic housing. This frequency of vibration is a function of the overall mass of the tine element and the density of the liquid in contact with it. As the density of the liquid changes, the overall vibrating mass changes, and therefore the resonant frequency changes.

By measuring this frequency and applying the following equation, the density of the liquid can be calculated.

ρ = K0 + K1τ + K2τ

Where:

• ρ = Fluid uncorrected density (kg/m

• τ = Time period of meter (µs)

• K0, K1, K2 = meter calibration coefficients

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For information on installing a long-stem version of the 7826/7828 liquid density meter, see Chapter 3.

2.1 Introduction

All drawings and dimensions given in this manual are given here for planning purposes only. Before commencing fabrication, reference should always be made to the current issue of the appropriate drawings. Contact Micro Motion for details.

For further information on handling and using the meter, see “Safety guidelines” on page 1 and “Safety Information” on page 8.

There are a variety of external factors that affect the ability of the 7826/7828 liquid density meter to operate successfully. In order to ensure that your system works correctly, the effects of these factors must be taken into consideration when designing your installation.

There are two main aspects to consider:

• The accuracy and repeatability of the measurements

• The relevance of the measurements to the overall purpose of the system

Factors which may adversely affect accuracy and repeatability include:

• The presence of gas or bubbles within the fluid being measured

• Non-uniformity of the fluid

• The presence of solids as contaminants

• Fouling of the meter

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• Temperature gradients

• Cavitations and swirls

• Operating at temperatures below the wax point of crude oils

• The correct pipe diameter that corresponds to the calibration of the meter.

In some applications, absolute accuracy is less important than repeatability. For example, in a system where the control parameters are initially adjusted for optimum performance, and thereafter only checked periodically.

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The term achievable accuracy can be used to describe a measure of the product quality that can be realistically obtained from a process system. It is a function of measurement accuracy, stability and system response. High accuracy alone is no guarantee of good product quality if the response time of the system is measured in tens of minutes, or if the measurement bears little relevance to the operation of the system. Similarly, systems which require constant calibration and maintenance cannot achieve good achievable accuracy.

Factors which may adversely affect the relevance of the measurements could include:

• Measurement used for control purposes being made too far away from the point of control, so that the system cannot respond properly to changes.

• Measurements made on fluid which is unrepresentative of the main flow.

2.2 Safety Information

2.2.1 General information applicable to the complete system

• These safety instructions are to be used whenever handling or operating this product. Suitably trained personnel shall carry out the installation both mechanical and electrical in accordance with the applicable local and national regulations and codes of practice for each discipline.

• Safe working practices for the media and process concerned must be followed during the installation and maintenance of the equipment. Depressurize and isolate the system before starting to loosen or remove any connection.

• If the equipment is likely to come into contact with aggressive substances, it is the responsibility of the user to take suitable precautions that prevent it from being adversely affected.

• It is the responsibility of the installer/user of this equipment to ensure:

• This product is not used as a support for other equipment or personnel.

• This product is protected from impact.

• It is important that this sensor is handled with care due to its sensitivity to impact.

2.2.2 Pressure bearing parts

• It is the responsibility of the installer/user of this equipment to ensure:

• The materials of construction are suitable for the application.

• All piping connections conform to the local and national regulations and codes of practice.

• The pressure and temperature limits for this equipment are not exceeded, if necessary by

the use of suitable safety accessories. See Table 2-1 for pressure and temperature limits for Zirconium 702 process connections. Pressure and temperature ratings for other materials are in accordance with the relevant flange standard.

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Table 2-1 Zirconium 702 Pressure and temperature flange ratings

Process flange type

2” ANSI 150 226.3 psi (15.6 bar) 197.3 psi (13.6 bar) 159.5 psi (11.0 bar) 110.2 psi (7.6 bar)

2” ANSI 300 588.9psi (40.6 bar) 513.4 psi (35.4 bar) 417.7 psi (28.8 bar) 336.5 psi (23.2 bar)

DN50 PN16 229.2 psi (15.8 bar) 175.5 psi (12.1 bar) 137.8 psi (9.5 bar) 107.3 psi (7.4 bar)

DN50 PN40 571.5 psi (39.4 bar) 439.5 (30.3 bar) 342.3 psi (23.6 bar) 266.9 psi (18.4 bar)

Pressure and temperature ratings

100°F (37.8°C) 199.9°F (93.3°C) 299.8°F (148.8°C) 392°F (200°C)

• Correct gaskets/seals are fitted and are compatible with the media and process.

• The installed sensor is adequately supported for weight and vibration effects.

• Personnel are protected from hot burns by guards, thermal lagging or limited access. Allow time to cool prior to carrying out maintenance operations. It is recommended that “HOT” notices are fitted in the vicinity of the equipment where applicable.

• Regular inspection for corrosion and wear are carried out, both internal and external.

• The sensor must not be fitted until all installation work and final precommissioning checks are carried out. Do not remove blanking plugs until the sensor is fitted.

• The sensor must be installed in compliance with this manual, to ensure correct fitting. This applies to all variants.

• The user should not repair this equipment, but general maintenance can be applied as described within this manual.

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2.3 Boundary effects

Any insertion device or meter can only measure the properties of the fluid within the region of fluid to which it is sensitive.

For practical reasons, it is helpful to consider the sensitive, or effective region, for the meter as an ovoid centered on the tips of the tines with its long axis aligned with the direction in which the tines vibrate, as shown below. The 7826/7828 meter is insensitive to the properties of the fluid outside this region and progressively more sensitive to fluid properties the closer the fluid is to the tines.

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lon g a x is

short

axis

Top or P lan view

4” horizontal pipe

2”Schedule 40

Pocket or “T”

If part of this volume is taken up by the pipework or fittings there is said to be a boundary effect; i.e., the intrusion of the pipe walls will alter the calibration. The diagram below illustrates the 7826/7828 meter installed in a pocket on the side of a 4" (100 mm) horizontal pipe line (viewed from above). The effective region is completely enclosed within the pipe line and thus is completely fluid.

This next view shows other pipe outlines superimposed:

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The smaller circle represents a 4" (100 mm) vertical pipe, which because the 7826/7828 meter orientation is constant irrespective of pipe orientation intersects the effective region. The 6" (150 mm) pipe is the smallest pipe diameter to completely enclose the effective region when the pipe is vertical. Thus smaller pipe diameters can lead to a variety of different geometries which would each require a separate calibration.

An alternative condition is shown in the next diagram where the side pocket is extended until it passes completely through the effective region producing a “core”:

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From this, it would appear that almost every installation requires a separate in-situ calibration – a very undesirable situation. The problem is resolved by providing standard calibration geometries which can be used in all pipe work configurations and thereby allow the factory calibration conditions to be reproduced in the process.

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2.4 Viscosity effects

The 7826/7828 liquid density meter can be affected by the viscosity of the fluid surrounding it, which is manifested in two ways:

• An error in the density measurement, that is due to the effect of viscosity on the vibration of the fork tines.

• In T-piece installations, where the 7826/7828 meter is retracted into a pocket but away from the main fluid flow, high viscosity impedes the flushing of fluid near the tines. This may mean that, if a step change in density occurs, the fluid being measured will not representative of the fluid in the main flow, and the density response time may be extended significantly.

A summary of these effects and the action to be taken to minimize them is given in Table 2-2.

Table 2-2 Viscosity effects

Viscosity range Remedy

T-piece installations only

• Less than 100 cP None required.

• Greater than 100 cP Density measurements may be unpredictable; use flow-through

All other installations

• Up to 500 cP None required

• Above 500 cP Density measurements may be unpredictable.

chamber or free stream installation. (Where the main flow is greater than 1.5 m/s and there is no waxing present, the T-piece installation can be used for viscosities not exceeding 250 cP.)

2.5 Standard installations

2.5.1 Overview

To overcome the need for in-situ calibration for every installation, three standard installations are proposed. If an installation conforms to one of these standards, the factory calibration of the 7826/7828 meter is valid, and in-situ calibration unnecessary. Table 2-3 summarizes the three installations. For tank installations, consult Micro Motion.

Table 2-3. Types of standard installations

Installation type Free stream T-piece Flow-through chamber

Description 7826/7828 meter tines are

inserted directly into the main fluid flow.

Flow rate 0.3 to 0.5 m/s at the 7826/7828

meter.

Viscosity Up to 500 cP Up to 100 cP (250 cP in some

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0.5 to 3 m/s at main pipe wall. 10 to 30 l/min.

cases)

7826/7828 meter tines are contained in a flow-through chamber in which fluid is circulated from the main flow.

Up to 500 cP

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Installation type Free stream T-piece Flow-through chamber

Temperature

Main flow pipe size 100 mm (4") horizontal

Advantages • Simple installation in large bore

Not recommended for

(1)

-50 to 200°C (-58 to 392°F)

150 mm (6") vertical, or larger

pipes.

• Ideal for clean fluids and non-waxing oils.

• Suitable for line viscosity measurement and simple referrals.

• Dirty fluids.

• Low or unstable flow rates.

• Where step changes in viscosity can occur.

• For small bore pipes.

-50 to 200°C (-58 to 392°F)

100 mm (4") horizontal or larger

• Simple installation in large bore pipes.

• Ideal for clean fluids and non-waxing oils.

• Suitable for line viscosity measurement and simple referrals.

• Dirty fluids

• Low or unstable flow rates.

• Where step changes in viscosity can occur.

• for small bore pipes.

• Where temperature effects are significant.

-50 to 200°C (-58 to 392°F)

Any

• Adaptable installation to any diameter main pipe and for tank applications.

• Ideal for flow and temperature conditioning.

• Suitable for complex referrals and for use with heat exchangers.

• Suitable for step changes in viscosity.

• Fast response.

• Ideal for analyzer cubicles.

• Uncontrolled flow rates.

• Careful system design required to ensure representative measurement.

• Frequently requires the use of a pump.

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Approval for use in hazardous areas is limited to –40 to +200°C (–40 to +392°F)

2.5.2 Meter orientation

For free stream and T-piece installations, the meter must always be installed horizontally and orientated to allow flow in the gap between the tines. This is irrespective of the pipe line orientation, and helps to prevent the trapping of bubbles or solids on the meter.

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Bub bles ri se!

Solids sink!

the slot must be

vertical

For ALL pipe and flow direc tions

the meter

mus t be

horizontal

Figure 2-1 Meter orientation

Note: All drawings and dimensions given in the following sections are derived from detailed dimensional drawings. They are given here for planning purposes only. Before commencing fabrication, reference should always be made to the current issue of the appropriate drawings contact Micro Motion for details.

2.5.3 Free stream installation - flanged fitting

Conditions:

• Flow: 0.3 to 0.5 m/s (at the meter)

• Viscosity: Up to 500 cP

• Temperature: -50 °C to 200 °C (–58 °F to 392 °F)

[-40 °C to 200 °C (-40 °F to 392 °F) in hazardous areas]

Note: The thermal mass of the flanges may affect the response time of the meter to temperature changes.

The view shown below is schematic to show the dimensions of the side pocket, which is fabricated by the end user.

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4” or larg er;

horizontal

6” or larger ;

vertical

2.75”

(70 mm ±2 mm)

7.75”

(197 mm)

Free Stream; flanged

2” (52.3 mm)

wall thickness at least

0.15” (3 .9 12 mm)

2” Schedule 40

4.37”

(111 mm)

0.47” (1 2 m m)

PTFE

ring

PTFE

ring

PFA

ring

Circlip (not Zirconium)

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The pocket geometry must be consistent with 2" schedule 40 tube in both internal diameter and minimum wall thickness, such as:

• Internal diameter: 2" (52.5 mm)

• Wall thickness: minimum 0.15" (3.912 mm)

Weld neck or slip-on flanges may be used, according to the flange rating selected. However, for higher rated flanges, only slip-on flanges may give the necessary clearances.

How to fit the circlip and PFA ring

The meter is supplied with a PFA ring which may be attached to the location step with a circlip to center the tines within the 2” schedule 40 or 80 pipe. An exception is the Zirconium version of the meter, which uses a self-locking PFA ring and does not require a circlip.

Prior to installation, place the PFA ring around the boss on the underside of the meter flange. Then attach the circlip to hold the PFA ring in place (see Figure 2-2). The PFA ring and circlip are supplied with the meter.

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Before fittings

After fittings

Circlip (not Zirconium)

PFA ring

The Zirconium version of the meter uses a self-locking PFA ring and does not require a circlip.

Figure 2-2 How to fit the circlip and PFA ring

2.5.4 Free stream installation - weldolet

This is the preferred option where temperature variations are a critical factor. The reduced thermal mass of the weldolet's taper-lock fitting renders it more able to track rapid changes in temperature.

Conditions:

• Flow: 0.3 to 0.5 m/s (at the meter)

• Viscosity: Up to 500 cP

• Temperature: -50 °C to 200 °C (–58 °F to 392 °F)

[-40 °C to 200 °C (-40 °F to 392 °F) in hazardous areas]

Before fitting the weldolet, the pipeline must be bored through at 2.1" (52.5 mm) diameter to accept the meter. The weldolet must be welded to the pipeline concentrically with the pre-bored hole.

The view shown below is a schematic to show the relevant dimensions.

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10” (254 mm)

Horizontal: 4” or larger Vertical: 6” or larger

Weld

4.4” (111 mm)

Free stream weldolet

to suit pipe diameter

(4, 6, 8 or 10” N.B.)

2.1” (52.5 mm)

min

Figure 2-3 Free stream 1.5" Swagelock fitting

The installation will conform generally to Schedule 40 pressure ratings. The weldolet fabrication is rated to 100 Bar at ambient temperature.

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Note: Correct installation and pressure testing of the fitting is the responsibility of the user.

2.5.5 T-piece installation

Conditions:

The thermal mass of the flanges may affect the response time of the meter to temperature changes.

Flow velocity at the pipe wall and fluid viscosity must be within the limits shown to ensure that the fluid within the pocket is refreshed in a timely manner. This installation will not respond as rapidly as the free-stream installation to step changes in viscosity.

The view shown is a schematic to show the dimensions of the side pocket, which is fabricated by the end user.

• Flow: 0.5 to 3.0 m/s (at the pipe wall)

• Viscosity: Up to 100 cP, or 250 cP under some conditions

• Temperature: -50 °C to 200 °C (–58 °F to 392 °F)

[-40 °C to 200 °C (-40 °F to 392 °F) in hazardous areas]

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“T” piece Flanged

4” or larg er;

horizontal

or vertical

6.9”

(175 mm ±2

mm)

7.75”

(197 mm)

2” (52. 3 mm)

wall t hickness at least

0.15” (3.912 mm)

2” Schedule 40

PFA

ring

Circlip (not Zircon ium)

0.47” (12 mm)

4.37” (111 m m )

The pocket geometry must be consistent with 2" schedule 40 tube in both internal diameter and minimum wall thickness, i.e.:

• Internal diameter: 2.1" (52.5 mm)

• Wall thickness : minimum 0.15" (3.912 mm)

Alternatively, schedule 80 tube may be used, but this affects the calibration, and must be specified when ordering the sensor.

Weld neck or slip-on flanges may be used, according to the flange rating selected. However, for higher rated flanges, only slip-on flanges may give the necessary clearances.

For normal flow conditions (up to 3 m/s at the pipewall), the tines should be retracted 1” (25 mm) from the main pipe wall. For higher flow rates, increase this by 10 mm for every 1 m/s increase in main flow rate.

For hygienic applications, normal 2” hygienic tube is too thin for this application; (it can vibrate in sympathy with the fork, causing measurement errors). Use 3” hygienic tube and fittings instead, or fabricate hygienic fittings with the same wall thickness and internal diameter as those shown in the diagram above.

Prior to installation, place the PFA ring around the boss on the underside of the meter flange, and then attach the circlip to hold the PFA ring in place. An exception is the Zirconium version of the meter, which uses a self-locking PFA ring and does not require a circlip. See “How to fit the circlip and PFA ring” on page 15.

2.5.6 T-piece weldolet installation

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10.4” (264 mm) Y

O2.1” (52.5 mm) min

DimY = Dim X - DimD + 1.8” (or 43 mm)

3 m/s 4 m/s 5 m/s 6 m/s

Max flowrate

1”

1.4”

1.8”

2.2”

Dim X Inch

Carbon Steel

Stainless Stee l

25.4

35.4

45.4

55.4

Dim X mm

Conditions:

• Flow: 0.5 to 3.0 m/s at the main pipe wall. (Operation is possible with higher flow rates, if dimension X is increased (see diagram below).

• Viscosity limit: Up to 100 cP, or 250 cP under some conditionss

• Temperature: -58 to +392 °F (-50 °C to +200 °C)

The weldolet has a 1.5" taper lock fitting, and is supplied to be welded on 4", 6", 8" or 10" pipelines. Use of the weldolet ensures that the tines of the 7826/7828 meter are orientated correctly and are fully inserted into the fluid stream. The length of the weldolet is determined by the flow rate in the main pipeline (refer to the table in Figure 2-4), and is chosen to ensure that the tines of the 7826/7828 meter are sufficiently retracted from the main pipe wall. Dimension X should be the smallest possible, consistent with the maximum expected flow rate.

Before fitting the weldolet, the pipeline must be bored through at 2” (52.5 mm) diameter to accept the meter. The weldolet must be welded to the pipeline concentrically with the pre-bored hole. The view shown below is schematic to show the relevant dimensions.

Flow velocity at the pipe wall and fluid viscosity must be within the limits shown to ensure that the fluid within the pocket is constantly refreshed. This installation will not respond as rapidly as the free-stream installation to step changes in viscosity.

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Figure 2-4 T-Piece weldolet installation

The installation must conform to Schedule 40 pressure ratings. Alternatively, schedule 80 tube may be used, but this will affect the calibration, and must be specified when ordering the sensor.

The weldolet fabrication is rated to 1450 psi (100 Bar) at ambient temperature.

Note: Correct installation and pressure testing of the fitting is the responsibility of the user.

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2.5.7 Flow-through chamber installation

Flow-through chambers are fabricated by Micro Motion, and are available with either weld prepared ends or with flange or compression fittings for connection into the process pipe lines. They are available with 1" NB, 2" NB, or 3" NB inlet and outlet pipes.

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Dimensions shown in inches (mm)

Note: The length of the inlet and outlet pipes must not be altered, otherwise the temperature response and stability of the fitting may be adversely affected.

Conditions:

• Flow: constant, between 10 and 30 l/min for 2" sch 40 calibration bore section, 5–300 l/min for 3" sch 80 calibration bore.

• Viscosity: Up to 1000 cP

• Temperature: -50 °C to 200 °C (–58 °F to 392 °F)

[-40 °C to 200 °C (-40 °F to 392 °F) in hazardous areas]

• Pressure: 70 bar @ 204 °C, subject to process connections.

The RTD is a direct insertion type, without a thermowell, and uses a

The diagram below shows an example of this type of standard installation.

½" Swagelok connection.

The three compression fittings on the flow pockets (½" drain, ¾" temp probe, and 1-½" mounting nut for the meter) are rated to above the working pressure of the flow pocket. The fittings may be Swagelok or Parker; both are used in manufacture.

The fittings are certified to the following standards:

• Swagelok: SO9001 / 9002, ASME,TUV,CSA,DNV

• Parker: ISO 9001 / 9002, TUV, DNV, LLOYDS

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2.6 Installation in the pipeline or system

Density is a highly sensitive indicator of change in a fluid – a key reason why density measurement is increasingly being chosen as a process measurement.

This sensitivity means that the measurement can be very sensitive to extraneous effects and therefore great care must be taken to consider all the factors which affect measurement when assessing the installation requirements.

Like many other meters, the optimum performance of the meter depends upon certain conditions of the fluid and configuration of the process pipe-work. By introducing appropriate flow conditioning, the optimum performance of the 7826/7828 meter can be achieved at any chosen location in the process system.

You must first select a location which serves the application objective; e.g. installed close to the point of control. Then, consideration can be given to fluid conditioning at that point. Where the application requirements allow a degree of tolerance in the point chosen for installation, the installation may be able to take advantage of natural flow conditioning.

The choice of mechanical installation (free stream, “T” piece or flow-through chamber) will be dictated partly by application needs and partly by the fluid conditions, such as:

• Condition of fluid at the sensor

• Thermal effects

• Flow rate

•Entrained gas

• Solids contamination

•Lined pipework

Fluid at the sensor

The fluid in the effective zone of the 7826/7828 meter must be of uniform composition and at uniform temperature. It must be representative of the fluid flow as a whole.

This is achieved either by mixing of the fluid either using a static inline mixer or taking advantage of any natural pipe condition that tends to cause mixing, such as pump discharge, partially open valves. The meter should be installed downstream where the flow is just returning to laminar flow conditions.

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Thermal effects

For high viscosity fluids, temperature gradients in the fluid and in the pipe work and fittings immediately upstream and downstream of the meter should be minimized in order to reduce the effect of viscosity changes.

Always insulate the meter and surrounding pipework thoroughly. Insulation must be at least 1" (25 mm) of rockwool, preferably 2" (50 mm) (or equivalent insulating heat jacket) and enclosed in a sealed protective casing to prevent moisture ingress, air circulation, and crushing of the insulation. Special insulation jackets are available from Micro Motion for the flow-through chambers, which, because of the low volumetric flow rates and hence low heat flow, are more vulnerable to temperature effects.

Avoid direct heating or cooling of the meter and associated pipe work upstream and downstream that is likely to create temperature gradients. If it is necessary to provide protection against cooling due to loss of flow, electrical trace heating may be applied, provided it is thermostatically controlled and the thermostat is set to operate below the minimum operating temperature of the system.

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In cases where it is necessary to heat or cool the fluid - to bring it within the temperature range of the meter, for example - heat exchangers can be installed in the fluid flow. The factory can provide more details on this, or provide a complete system, if required.

Flow rate

Flow rates and velocities should be maintained relatively constant within the limits given. The fluid flow provides a steady heat flow into the meter section, and the flow rate influences the self cleaning of the sensor and the dissipation of bubbles and solid contaminants.

Where it is necessary to install the meter in a by-pass (either using the free stream installation in a 4" diameter horizontal by-pass, or a flow-through chamber), flow may be maintained using pressure drop, pitot scoop, or by a sample pump. Where a pump is used, the pump should be upstream of the meter.

Entrained gas

Gas pockets can disrupt the measurement. A brief disruption in the signal caused by transient gas pockets can be negated in the signal conditioning software, but more frequent disruptions or serious gas entrainment must be avoided. This can be achieved by observing the following conditions:

• Keep pipe lines fully flooded at all times

• Vent any gas prior to the meter

• Avoid sudden pressure drops or temperature changes which may cause dissolved gases to break out of the fluid

• Maintain a back pressure on the system sufficient to prevent gas break out (e.g. back pressure equivalent to twice the ‘head loss’ plus twice the vapor pressure)

• Maintain flow velocity at the sensor within the specified limits.

Solids contamination

• Avoid sudden changes of velocity that may cause sedimentation.

• Install the meter far enough downstream from any pipework configuration which may cause centrifuging of solids (e.g. bends).

• Maintain flow velocity at the sensor within the specified limits.

• Use filtration if necessary.

Lined pipe work

Some installations may require lined pipe work for corrosion resistance reasons. In such cases, if the internal diameter of the pipe work surrounding the fork differs from the ordered calibration boundary, an on-site calibration adjustment may be required.

Example installation

The diagram below illustrates some of the principles outlined in this section. It shows a free-stream meter installation with an additional sample take off. The position of both is such that the static mixing (which could be caused by pump discharge or partially closed valve), has negated the adverse effects of bends and established laminar flow, and has ensured that the fluid is thoroughly mixed and thus of uniform composition and temperature. The ideal place for a free stream or “T” piece installation, or for the by-pass take off point is where the flow has just begun to be laminar.

Note: The insulation extends upstream and downstream far enough to prevent conduction losses in the pipe walls from degrading the temperature conditioning of the fluid at the sensor.

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Mixing produces a fluid

which has uniform

composition, and

temperature and hence

uniform density

Temperature

Centre

Wall

Swirl

Static mixing

(or natural turbulence)

Turbulent flow

Onset of

heat loss effects

Critical Insulation

Onset

of laminar flow

Fork D ensitometers

sample take off for

by-pass installed sensors

Heat Loss

Higher temperature Lower density

Lower temperature Higher density

Density

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2.7 Commissioning

1. Once the pipework installation has been prepared, and before installing the meter, fit a blanking flange or compression nut to the meter mounting, and pressurize and flush the system.

2. Isolate the system, depressurize and remove the blanking flange or compression nut.

3. Install the meter.

4. Slowly pressurize the system and check for leaks, particularly if the normal operating temperature is high, or the sensor has been fitted cold; tighten as necessary.

5. Once the system has stabilized and is leak free, fit the insulation material, remembering also to insulate any flanges.

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Dimensions in inches (mm)

5.5 (140)

∅4.3 (109)

Mounting to suit 1.5″ Swagelok or similar cone

1.2

(31)

1/2″ NPT both sides

4.8 (121)

0.5

(12)

7826: 5.8 (148.4) 7828: 4.9 (125.4)

∅1.38 (35)

2.8 Short Stem Dimensional Drawings

2.8.1 Cone-seat connection

Figure 2-5 Cone-seat connection details

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7826: 5.8 (148.4) 7828: 4.9 (125.4)

5.5 (140)

∅4.3 (109)

1.2

(31)

1/2″ NPT both sides

4.8 (121)

0.5

(12)

∅1.38 (35)

2.8.2 Flange connection

Figure 2-6. Flange connection details

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For information on installing a short-stem version of the 7826/7828 liquid density meter, see Chapter 2.

3.1 Introduction

To protect the tines from damage, a Transit Cover is fitted prior to shipment from the factory. The Transit Cover is held in place by 2 grub screws. Be sure to remove and store the Transit Cover prior to installation. Re-fit the Transit Cover if storing or transporting, such as for repair. If the Transit Cover has been lost, it can be purchased from Micro Motion.

For further information on handling and using the meter, see Safety Guidelines in Chapter 1.

There are two main aspects to consider:

• The accuracy and repeatability of the measurements

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• The relevance of the measurements to the overall purpose of the system

Factors which may adversely affect accuracy and repeatability include:

• The presence of gas or bubbles within the fluid being measured

• Non-uniformity of the fluid

• The presence of solids as contaminants

• Fouling of the meter

• Temperature gradients

• Cavitations and swirls

• Operating at temperatures below the wax point of crude oils

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Factors which may adversely affect the relevance of the measurements could include:

• Measurement used for control purposes being made too far away from the point of control, so that the system cannot respond properly to changes.

• Measurements made on fluid which is unrepresentative of the main flow.

3.2 Safety Information

3.2.1 General information applicable to the complete system

• If the equipment is likely to come into contact with aggressive substances, it is the responsibility of the user to take suitable precautions that prevent it from being adversely affected.

• It is the responsibility of the installer/user of this equipment to ensure:

• This product is not used as a support for other equipment or personnel.

• This product is protected from impact.

• It is important that this sensor is handled with care due to its sensitivity to impact.

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3.2.2 Pressure bearing parts

• It is the responsibility of the installer/user of this equipment to ensure:

• The materials of construction are suitable for the application.

• All piping connections conform to the local and national regulations and codes of practice.

• The pressure and temperature limits for this equipment are not exceeded, if necessary by the use of suitable safety accessories.

• Correct gaskets/seals are fitted and are compatible with the media and process.

• The installed sensor is adequately supported for weight and vibration effects.

• Regular inspection for corrosion and wear are carried out, both internal and external.

• The sensor must not be fitted until all installation work and final precommissioning checks are carried out. Do not remove blanking plugs until the sensor is fitted.

• The sensor must be installed in compliance with this manual, to ensure correct fitting. This applies to all variants.

• The user should not repair this equipment, but general maintenance can be applied as described within this manual.

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3.3 Installation considerations

Density is a sensitive indicator of change in a fluid - a key reason why density measurement is increasingly being chosen as a process measurement. However, density measurements can be sensitive to extraneous effects and, therefore, great care must be taken to consider all the factors which may affect measurement when assessing the installation requirements.

Like many other meters, the optimum performance of the meter depends upon certain conditions of the fluid. You must first select a suitable position where the fork’s tines are always completely immersed in the fluid. Although tolerant of solids, turbulence and bubbles, there should be at least a 200 mm clearance from objects e.g. impellers, pipe stubs, etc.

Then consideration can be given to fluid conditioning at that point. Where the application requirements allow a degree of tolerance in the point chosen for installation, the installation may be able to take advantage of natural flow conditioning.

The choice of mechanical installation will be dictated partly by application needs and partly by the fluid conditions, such as:

• Condition of fluid at the sensor

• Flow rate

•Entrained gas

• Solids contamination

3.3.1 Fluid at the sensor

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The fluid in the effective zone of the long stem 7826/7828 meter must be of uniform composition and at uniform temperature. It must be representative of the fluid as a whole. This is achieved by taking advantage of any natural tank condition that tends to cause mixing, such as pump discharge, partially open valves etc.

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3.3.2 Flow rate

If there is flow in the tank, the rate of flow should ideally be not more than 0.5 m exceed this, a ‘shift’ will be introduced into density readings. The higher the flow rate is, the larger the ‘shift’. Measurements also become ‘noisy’.

3.3.3 Entrained gas

Gas pockets can disrupt the measurement. A brief disruption in the signal caused by transient gas pockets can be negated in the internal signal conditioning software, but more frequent disruptions or serious gas entrainment must be avoided. This can be achieved by observing the following conditions:

• Vent any gas prior to the meter.

• Avoid sudden pressure drops or temperature changes which may cause dissolved gases to break out of the fluid.

3.3.4 Solids contamination

• Avoid sudden changes of velocity that may cause sedimentation.

/s. If flow rates

• Install the meter far enough away from any build-up of solids.

• Maintain flow velocity at the sensor within the specified limits.

• Specify the long-stem 7826/7828 meter with a non-stick PFA protective layer.

3.4 Open-tank installation

Only the safe area model may be used in open-tank installation.

1. For open-tank installations, the long-stemmed 7826/7828 meter is clamped to a structure (see Figure 3-1). The position of the clamp determines the insertion depth.

Figure 3-1 Open-tank installation

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2. Keep the tines away from the tank wall (see Figure 3-2).

Figure 3-2 Keeping tines away from the tank wall (Open-tank)

3. Keep the tines immersed in fluid (see Figure 3-3).

Figure 3-3 Keeping tines immersed (Open-tank)

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4. Keep tines away from objects and disturbed flow (see Figure 3-4).

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Figure 3-4 Keeping tines away from objects and disturbed flow (open tank)

5. If there is flow, align the tines such that the flow is directed towards the gap between the tines (see Figure 3-5).

Figure 3-5 Aligning the tines in flow (Open-tank)

6. Keep away from deposit build-up (see Figure 3-6).

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Figure 3-6 Avoid deposit build-up (Open-tank)

3.5 Closed-tank installation

1. For closed-tank installations, the long-stemmed 7826/7828 meter should have a factory fitted flange attachment. (This is an option that is specified as a code in the part number – see a list of the product options in the product data sheet available at www.micromotion.com.) (See Figure 3-7).

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Figure 3-7 Closed-tank installation

2. To vary the insertion depth, a standoff section with flange (not supplied) can be used (see Figure 3-8).

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Figure 3-8 Use of standoff section (not supplied)(closed-tank)

3. Keep the tines immersed in fluid (see Figure 3-9).

Figure 3-9 Keeping tines immersed (closed tank)

4. Keep the tines away from the tank wall (see Figure 3-10).

Figure 3-10 Keeping away from tank wall (closed tank)

5. Allow for flexing of the tank lid, preventing the long-stemmed 7826/7828 meter from being pushed towards a tank wall or into the path of disturbed flow (see Figure 3-11).

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Figure 3-11 Allowing for tank lid flexing (closed tank)

6. Keep tines away from objects and disturbed flow (see Figure 3-12).

Figure 3-12 Keeping tines away from objects and disturbed flow (Closed-tank)

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7. If there is flow, align the tines such that the flow is directed towards the gap in the tines (see Figure 3-13)

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Figure 3-13 Aligning the tines in flow (closed tank)

8. Keep away from deposit build-up (see Figure 3-14).

Figure 3-14 Avoid deposit build-up (closed tank)

3.6 Calibration

The log-stemmed 7826/7828 meter is factory calibrated and no further calibration is necessary. The calibration is traceable to Micro Motion onsite ISO17025-accredited laboratory.

For calibration range, see the 7826/7828 liquid density meter product data sheet available at www.micromotion.com.

3.7 If the tank is pressurized

1. Once the installation has been prepared, and before installing the 7826/7828 meter, fit a blanking flange or compression nut to the 7826/7828 meter mounting, and pressurize and flush the system.

2. Isolate the system, depressurize and remove the blanking flange or compression nut.

3. Install the 7826/7828 meter.

4. Slowly pressurize the system and check for leaks, particularly if the normal operating temperature is high, or the sensor has been fitted cold; tighten as necessary.

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∅4.29 (109)

5.75 (146)

4.53 (115)

Pipe must be securely

clamped in at least two

places along this length.

Electronic housing

External Earth

connector

Lower nodal mass

Long stem 1.5″ SCH 80 tube

Vibrating element

Dimensions in inches (mm)

Mounting hardware is customer specific, and is not supplied.

7826: 6.7 (170) 7828: 5.71 (145)

∅1.38 (35)

Stem length is to customer specification. Can be between

19.68 (500) (minimum) to 78.74 (2000) (maximum) .

5. Once the system has stabilized and is leak free, fit the insulation material, remembering also to insulate any flanges.

3.8 Long Stem Dimensional Drawings

3.8.1 Open-tank connection

Figure 3-15 Open-tank connection (cast housing)

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∅4.75 (120)

6.89 (175)

5.04 (128)

Pipe must be securely clamped in at least two places along this

length.

Amplifier housing

External Ear th

screw

Lower nodal mass

Long stem 1.5″ SCH 80 tube

Vibrating element

Dimensions in inches (mm)

Mounting hardware is customer specific, and is not supplied.

Upper nodal mass

Cover lock screw M4 x 5 ST.STL -

Kept captive by

data label

NPT

7826: 6.7 (170) 7828: 5.71 (145)

∅1.38 (35)

Stem length is to customer specification. Can be between

19.68 (500) (minimum) to 78.74 (2000) (maximum).

∅4.29 (109)

11.4 (290)

4.53 (115)

Connection to pipeline (Zone 0 area) by means of a standardized industr y flange (for example, DIN, ANSI, BS, or JIS Limit ANSI 1500 equivalent)

Electronic housing

External Earth

connector

Lower nodal mass

Long stem 1.5″ SCH 80 tube

Vibrating element

Dimensions in inches (mm)

5.5 (140)

NPT

7826: 6.7 (170) 7828: 5.71 (145)

Stem length is to customer specification. Can be between 19.68 (500) (minimum) to

78.74 (2000) (maximum).

∅1.38 (35)

11.4 (290)

Figure 3-16 Open-tank connection (stainless steel housing)

3.8.2 Closed-tank connection

Figure 3-17 Closed-tank connection (cast housing)

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Connection to pipeline (Zone 0 area) by means of a standardized industry flange (for example, DIN, ANSI, BS, or JIS Limit ANSI 1500 equivalent)

5.5 (140)

Amplifier housing

External Ear th

screw

Lower nodal mass

Long stem 1.5″ SCH 80 tube

Vibrating element

∅4.7 (120)

Upper nodal mass

Cover lock screw

M4 x 5 ST.STL -

Kept captive by

data label

Dimensions in inches (mm)

5 (128)

11.4 (290)

NPT

7826: 6.7 (170) 7828: 5.71 (145)

Stem length is to customer specification. Can be between 19.68 (500) (minimum) to 78.74 (2000) (maximum).

∅1.38 (35)

Figure 3-18 Closed-tank connection (stainless steel housing)

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The following information is applicable to the 7826 liquid density meter only. For information on making the electrical connections for the 7826 and 7828 liquid density meters with Advanced electronics, see Electrical Connnections (Advanced) chapter.

For installations in hazardous areas:

• For ATEX installations, the electrical installation must strictly adhere to the safety information given in the ATEX safety instructions booklet shipped with this manual. See Safety Information in Chapter 1 for important information.

• For installations in USA and Canada, the electrical installation must strictly adhere to the Electrical Codes and a conduit seal is required within 2” (50 mm) of the enclosure.

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4.1 Introduction

This chapter shows you how to wire up the 7826 liquid density meter and then connect it to the

Micro Motion

795x series of computers.

4.2 Installation considerations

4.2.1 Power supply

The power supply to the 7826 liquid density meter must have the following requirements:

• Voltage: Nominally 24 VDC, but in the range 23 to 27 VDC.

• Current: 50 mA

4.2.2 EMC

To meet the EC Directive for EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility), it is recommended that the 7826 meter be connected using a suitable instrumentation cable containing an overall screen. This should be earthed at both ends of the cable. At the 7826 meter, the screen can be earthed to the meter body (and therefore to the pipework), using a conductive cable gland.

4.2.3 Ground connections

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It is not necessary to earth the meter through a separate connection; this is usually achieved directly through the metalwork of the installation.

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4.2.4 Cabling requirements

Although it is possible to connect separate cables to the 7826 meter for power and the signal outputs, it is recommended that all connections are made through one instrumentation-grade cable.

The instrumentation cable should be individually screened twisted-pairs with an overall screen, foil or braid for the cable. Where permissible, the screen should be connected to earth at both ends. (At the 7826 meter, this is best done using a conductive cable gland.)

Cables should conform to BS2538. In the USA, use Belden 9402 (two-pair) or Beldon 85220 (single-pair). Other cables that are suitable are those that meet BS5308 Multi-pair Instrumentation Types 1 and 2, Belden Types 9500, 9873, 9874, 9773, 9774 etc.

The typical maximum recommended cable length for the above cable types is 1000 m (3200 ft), but care must be taken to ensure that the power supply at the meter is at least 23 V. Thus, for 24 V power supply, the overall resistance for the power supply connections (both wires in series) must be less than 100 ohms.

In order to complete the wiring, you will need the following parts:

• ½” NPT to M20 gland adapter

• ½” NPT blanking plug

• M20 x 1 cable gland (not supplied).

The gland adapter and blanking plug are supplied with the 7826 meter – these two parts are Ex d rated. However, you will need to get a suitably rated cable gland:

• For non-hazardous area installations, use an IP68 or higher rated cable gland.

• For hazardous area installations use an Ex d-rated cable gland.

In hazardous areas, all parts must be explosion-proof. Alternative parts may be required in order to meet local electrical installation regulations.

4.2.5 Surge protection

Careful consideration should be given to the likelihood of power supply surges or lightning strikes. The power supply connections of the 7826 meter have a surge arrestor fitted that gives protection against power supply transients.

If there is a possibility of lightning strikes, external surge protection devices - one for each pair of signals and the power supply - should be installed as close to the 7826 meter as possible.

Another method of surge protection is to connect an MOV (Metal Oxide Varistor) (breakdown voltage >30 V) with an NE-2 neon bulb in parallel across each wire and ground. These can be mounted in a junction box close to the 7826 meter.

4.2.6 Installation in explosive areas

For installations in hazardous areas:

• For installations in USA and Canada, the electrical installation must strictly adhere to the Electrical Codes and a conduit seal is required within 2” (50 mm) of the enclosure.

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GRUB

HOLE

1/ 2" N P T HOLE

1/2" NPT PLUG Exd IIC

1/2" TO M20 x 1 ADAPTOR Exd IIC

M20 x 1 CABLE GLAND Exd IIC

SUPPL Y SIG

200 mm OF UNSCRE ENED WIRE

TERMINAL BOARD

CABLE GLAND

The 7826 meter is an explosion-proof and flameproof device. However, it is essential to observe the rules of compliance with current standards concerning flameproof equipment:

• Electronics housing caps should be tightened securely and locked in position by their locking screws.

• The electrical cable or conduit should have an appropriate explosion-proof cable gland fitted.

• If any electrical conduit entry port is not used, it should be blanked off using the appropriate explosion-proof blanking plug, with the plug entered to a depth of at least five threads.

• The spigot must be locked in place.

4.2.7 Installation in non-hazardous areas

Typically the 7826 meter will operate over cable lengths up to 2 km from a 24 V supply. Micro Motion recommend cables similar to BS 5308 or RS 368.

4.3 Wiring the meter

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1. Open the Terminal Board side of the meter’s electronics housing by undoing the grub screw and unscrewing the lid anticlockwise.

2. The meter is normally mounted horizontally such that the 1/2” NPT holes are on a vertical plane. This minimizes water ingress. Identify the 1/2" NPT hole which is lowest and attach the multi-core cable to it.

3. Assemble the adaptor, cable gland and cable so that the multi-core cable is gripped leaving 200 mm of free, unscreened wire to connect to the terminal blocks.

RTD

S UPPLY SIG

TB3 TB1

UNDO THIS CAP

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1/2" NPT

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Term 1

SUPPLY SIG

+ - + -

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5. The adjacent diagram shows all the

electrical connections to the meter terminal block.

6. When you have screwed the wires into

the correct terminals, carefully tuck the wires around the electronics, and tighten the cable gland.

erm 8

7. Screw the housing cap on fully and

tighten the locking grub screw using the 2.5 mm AF hex drive.

4.4 Connecting the meter to a 795x series computer

4.4.1 Overview

The meter requires a 795x series computer (Signal Converter or Flow Computer) with liquid-based application software for it to be functional. This section provides a guide to possible wiring connections between the meter and the 795x. Configuration of the 795x is outside the scope of this manual. For this task, refer to the 795x operating manual that was supplied with the 795x instrument.

795x computers are available as a 7950 Wall Mount unit or 7951 Panel Mount unit. Each type of unit has a different position and layout for the physical connections. There is even a choice of two connection panels for the 7951 - Klippon or D-type (Cannon).

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Frequency Output

7826

Supply

Signal

RTD

Density power +

PL9/1

Ch.1

PL9/2

PL9/3

PL9/4

PL12/1

PL12/2

PL12/3

PL12/4

PL9/5

Ch.2

PL9/6

PL9/7

PL9/8

PL12/5

PL12/6

PL12/7

PL12/8

Density input +

Density input -

Density power -

RTD power +

RTD signal +

RTD signal -

RTD power -

7950 Flow Computer/Signal Converter

PL9/9

PL9/10

Ground

PL12/9

PL12/10

Ground

795x Connectors used

7950 10-way Klippon

7951 25-way D-type (Cannon) or 10-way Klippon

Note: The choice of rear panel connectors for the 7951 is done prior to ordering the unit so that it is manufactured to satisfy the customers connector requirement.

Use this table to quickly find the appropriate connection diagrams.

795x Figure

7950 Signal Converter/Flow Computer Figure 4-1

7951 Signal Converter/Flow Computer Figure 4-2

Note: “Signal Converter” and “Flow Computer” are terms that are often used to identify the basic purpose of the 795x application software. Refer to the supplied 795x operating manual if in doubt about identification.

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4.4.2 Connection diagrams

Figure 4-1 Connecting a meter to a 7950 Signal Converter/Flow Computer (non-hazardous area)

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Frequency Output

7826

Supply

Signal

RTD

7951 Signal Converter/Flow Computer

24V pwr +

PL5/9 (SK6/22)

Ch.1

PL5/1 (SK6/14)

PL5/2 (SK6/15)

PL5/10 (SK6/24)

PL7/1 (SK7/14)

PL7/2 (SK7/15)

PL7/3 (SK7/16)

PL7/4 (SK7/17)

PL5/9 (SK6/22)

Ch.2

PL5/3 (SK6/16)

PL5/4 (SK6/17)

PL5/10 (SK6/24)

PL7/5 (SK7/18)

PL7/6 (SK7/19)

PL7/7 (SK7/20)

PL7/8 (SK7/21)

Den ip +

Den ip -

24V pwr -

RTD pwr +

RTD sig +

RTD sig -

RTD pwr -

(0V dc)

(+24V dc)

(Den +)

(Den -)

PL9/9 (SK6/25)

PL9/10 (SK6/25)

Ground (0Vdc)

PL5/10 (SK6/25)

PL12/10 (SK6/25)

Ground (0Vdc)

Figure 4-2 Connecting a meter to a 7951 Signal Converter/Flow computer (non-hazardous area)

4.5 System connections (customer’s own equipment)

Incorrectly connecting the meter can damage the unit.

The power supply requirements from the customer’s own equipment are as follows:

• For Density Meter: 23 to 27 VDC, 50 mA minimum

• For Meter RTD: 5 mA DC maximum

The frequency at which the meter is operating can be detected using a timer counter connected between the density output line and the negative power line.

The electrical connections to be made are shown in Figure 4-3.

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Frequency Output

7826

Supply

Signal

RTD

Power +

Power -

Signal +

Signal -

6V pk to pk

RTD Supply +

RTD Supply -

RTD Signal

}

Figure 4-3 Electrical connections for use with customer’s own equipment (non-hazardous area)

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4.6 Checking the installation

After installation, the following procedure will indicate to a high degree of confidence that the meter is operating correctly.

Electrical checks

Measure the current consumption and the supply voltage at the meter amplifier. They should be within the following limits:

• Current: 40 mA to 70 mA (Measured in series at the “SUPPLY +” terminal)

• Voltage: 22.8 V to 25.2 V (Measured between” SUPPLY +” and “SUPPLY -” terminals)

Functionality checks

1. With the meter clean and dry, and with the tines shielded from the wind, operate it in air and

check that the meter frequency output (τ

), is as specified on the meter calibration certificate

density air point check. If the ambient conditions are not at 20°C (± 2 °C), use the formula below to calculate the resulting time period:

•t

@ 20 °C = tB@ ambient temp – [ 0.25 * ( ambient temp - 20 ) ]

The result (τ

) from this equation should now correspond to the air check on the calibration

certificate to within ± 0.5 μsec.

Note: The air check point is found in the Density Calibration section of the meter calibration certificate.

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The τB value can be easily monitored by a 795x computer with the “Health Check” facility. Perform the following 795x front panel keyboard sequence if this facility is required:

a. Press the bottom-right grey MAIN MENU key.

b. Use the DOWN-ARROW key (at the left of the display) to page down through the menu

options until “Health Check” (or similar) appears.

c. Select the “Health check” option using the appropriate blue key at the right side of the

display.

d. Use the blue DOWN-ARROW key (at the left side) to page down through the menu

options until “Time period inputs” (or similar) appears.

e. Select the relevant “Time Period i/p 2”, “Time Period i/p 3” or “Time Period i/p 4” option

according to the physical connections made to the 795x.

f. Refer to the supplied 795x operating manual for information about front panel key

operations and navigating the menu structure.

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For information on making the electrical connections for the 7826 liquid density meter with Frequency Output electronics, see Electrical Connections (Frequency Output) chapter.

For installations in hazardous areas:

• For installations in USA and Canada, the electrical installation must strictly adhere to the Electrical Codes and a conduit seal is required within 2” (50 mm) of the enclosure.

5.1 Introduction

The 7826/7828 liquid density meter with Advanced electronics has two types of output:

• Two off 4–20 mA analog outputs that give an output proportional to a user-specified range.

The parameters that can be output on each analog output are as follows:

Analog Output 1 Analog Output 2

Line density

Base or referred density

Line temperature Line temperature

Special function parameter Special function parameter

(1) Factory default selection for product option codes A and C. (2) Factory default selection for product option code B. (3) Factory default selection for all product options.

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(1)

(2)

Line density

Base or referred density

(3)

• A Modbus (RS-485) interface, giving access to other measurement results, system information

and configuration parameters. The Modbus interface is also used to configure the 7826/7828 meter, using a PC running the Micro Motion ADView or ProLink II software (see the Using ADView and ProLink II chapter).

It is recommended that both output types are installed, requiring a minimum of eight wires (two for each output, and two for power). Although you may not immediately require the Modbus connection, it may be required for in-situ calibration adjustment and future system enhancements, and the cost of the additional wires is trivial compared to the expense of installing them retrospectively.

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A number of factors must be taken into account when planning the electrical installation. These include:

•Power supply

•EMC

• Ground connections

•Cables

• Surge protection

• Installation in explosive area

• Modbus connections

• Analog connections

5.2 Installation considerations

5.2.1 Power supply

The power supply to the 7826/7828 liquid density meter must have the following requirements:

• Voltage: Nominally 24 VDC, but in the range 20 to 28 VDC.

• Current: for transmitter – 50 mA; for mA outputs – 22 mA per output.

If several 7826/7828 meters are to be used within a local area, one power supply can be used to power them all; where the meters are distributed over a wide area and cabling costs are high, it may be more cost effective to use several smaller, local power supplies.

Upon leaving the factory, the two 4-20 mA analog outputs are non-isolated as they are powered through internal links to the power supply input. However, if split-pads “LNK A” (Analog Output 1) and “LNK B” (Analog Output 2) by the terminal block are ‘broken’, they become isolated and require a separate 20-28 VDC power supply (see the 4–20 mA outputs section for details).

If an RS-232 to RS-485 converter is used (for example to connect to a serial port on a PC), this may also require a power supply (see the Further information on RS-485 section for details).

Care should be taken where there is the possibility of significant common-mode voltages between different parts of the system. For example, if the 7826/7828 meter is locally powered from a power supply which is at a different potential to the RS-485 ground connection (if used).

5.2.2 EMC

To meet the EC Directive for EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility), it is recommended that the 7826/7828 meter be connected using a suitable instrumentation cable containing an overall screen. This should be earthed at both ends of the cable. At the 7826/7828 meter, the screen can be earthed to the meter body (and therefore to the pipework), using a conductive cable gland.

5.2.3 Ground connections

It is not necessary to earth the meter through a separate connection; this is usually achieved directly through the metalwork of the installation.

The electronics and communications connections (RS-485/Modbus and 4-20 mA analog output) of the 7826/7828 meter are not connected to the body of the meter. This means that the negative terminal of the power supply can be at a different potential to the earthed bodywork.

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In the majority of applications, it is not necessary to connect the RS-485 ground connection. In areas where there is a significant amount of electrical noise, higher communications integrity may be obtained by connecting the negative power terminal (pin 2) of the 7826/7828 meter to the communications ground. If this is done, it is important to ensure that the possibility of ground loops (caused by differences in earth potential) is eliminated.

5.2.4 Cabling requirements

Although it is possible to connect separate cables to the 7826/7828 meter for power, RS-485 and the 4-20 mA analog output, it is recommended that all connections are made through one instrumentation-grade cable.

Connections for the Analog and Modbus signals should be individually screened twisted-pairs with an overall screen, foil or braid for the cable. Where permissible, the screen should be connected to earth at both ends. (At the 7826/7828 meter, this is best done using a conductive cable gland.)

The typical maximum recommended cable length for the above cable types is 1000 m (3200 ft), but care must be taken to ensure that the power supply at the meter is at least 20 V. Thus, for 24 V power supply, the overall resistance for the power supply connections (both wires in series) must be less than 100 ohms.

In order to complete the wiring, you will need the following parts:

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• ½” NPT to M20 gland adapter

• ½” NPT blanking plug

• M20 x 1 cable gland (not supplied).

The gland adapter and blanking plug are supplied with the 7826/7828 meter – these two parts are Exd rated. However, you will need to get a suitably rated cable gland:

• For non-hazardous area installations, use an IP68 or higher rated cable gland.

• For hazardous area installations use an Exd-rated cable gland.

In hazardous areas, all parts must be explosion-proof. Alternative parts may be required in order to meet local electrical installation regulations.

5.2.5 Surge protection

Careful consideration should be given to the likelihood of power supply surges or lightning strikes. The power supply connections of the 7826/7828 meter have a surge arrestor fitted that gives protection against power supply transients.

If there is a possibility of lightning strikes, external surge protection devices - one for each pair of signals and the power supply - should be installed as close to the 7826/7828 meter as possible.

Another method of surge protection is to connect an MOV (Metal Oxide Varistor) (breakdown voltage > 30 V) with an NE-2 neon bulb in parallel across each wire and ground. These can be mounted in a junction box close to the 7826/7828 meter.

If the RS-485/Modbus output is permanently connected to a PC, an independently powered, fully isolated RS-485 to RS-232 converter should be used. (See the Further information on RS-485 section for details).

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HAZARDOU S AREA SAFE AREA

Meter

Power + Power -

RS-485 A

RS-485 B

4-20 mA output 1 + 4-20 mA output 1 -

Power supply (

20...28 Vdc at 50 mA)

+ 24V

RS-485/232 converter

To RS-232 port on a PC running ADView or ProL ink II (v2.9 or later) software for monitoring, maintenance and configuration.

Analog o/p + An al og o/p -

1 2

5 6

4-20 mA output 2 + 4-20 mA output 2 -

Analog o/p -

7 8

Analog o/p +

Passive outputs

(see the 4-20 mA outputs section for more information)

5.2.6 Installation in explosive areas

For installations in hazardous areas:

• For installations in USA and Canada, the electrical installation must strictly adhere to the Electrical Codes and a conduit seal is required within 2” (50 mm) of the enclosure.

The 7826/7828 meter is an explosion-proof and flameproof device. However, it is essential to observe the rules of compliance with current standards concerning flameproof equipment:

• Electronics housing caps should be tightened securely and locked in position by their locking screws.

• The electrical cable or conduit should have an appropriate explosion-proof cable gland fitted.

• If any electrical conduit entry port is not used, it should be blanked off using the appropriate explosion-proof blanking plug, with the plug entered to a depth of at least five threads.

• The spigot must be locked in place.

Figure 5-1 Wiring diagram

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Notes

1. The main 24 VDC power supply must supply the following: 20 to 28 VDC at 50 mA for transmitter; and, 22 mA per analog output used.

2. The RS-485/232 converter and PC are not normally installed permanently. However it is strongly recommended that the wiring to the 7826/7828 meter is made at installation.

3. Upon leaving factory, the two analog outputs are non-isolated as they are powered through internal links to Power Supply Input.

4. If split-pads “LNK A” (Analog Output 1) and “LNK B” (Analog Output 2) by the terminal block are broken, the two 4-20 mA analog outputs become isolated; direct connections to an external power supply is then required. A second or third external 20 to 28 VDC power supply can be used. (See 4-20 mA outputs section for more details).

5. Typically, four pairs of shielded 19/0.30 mm are used for wiring.

6. The naming conventions for RS-485 signals differ between manufacturers. If RS-485 communications do not function correctly, try swapping the ‘A’ and ‘B’ signals over at one end of the link.

(#16 AWG) to 19/0.15 mm2 (#22 AWG) wires

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5.3 Wiring the meter

Figure 5-2 shows the terminal board of the 7826/7828 liquid density meter. To reveal the terminal board, it is necessary to unscrew the housing cap; the procedure is described in the Wiring Procedure section.

Note: If the 7826/7828 meter is to be used in hazardous areas, the electrical installation must strictly adhere to the safety information given in the ATEX safety instructions booklet that shipped with this manual. See Safety Information in Chapter 1 for more information.

The connections to the 7826/7828 meter are:

•Power

• Modbus (RS-485) communications

• Analog outputs (4-20 mA).

It is recommended that you install all connections (eight cores) at installation, to avoid the possibility of expensive alterations to the cabling at a later date. Typically, four pairs of shielded 19/0.30 mm (#16 AWG) to 19/0.15 mm

Figure 5-2 View of the terminal board

(#22 AWG) wires are used.

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5.4 Power supply input

Terminals 1 and 2 are for connecting an external 24 VDC power supply, as guided in Figure 5-3.

Ensure that the loop resistance of the cable(s) is such that the voltage at the meter terminals is greater than 20 volts. (The maximum voltage at the meter terminals is 28 VDC.)

Figure 5-3 Power supply connections

5.5 4-20 mA outputs

Terminals 5, 6, 7 and 8 are for connecting the two 4-20 mA analog outputs to external devices, such as a PLC or DCS. Upon leaving the factory, the two 4-20 mA analog outputs are non-isolated as they are powered through internal links to the Power Supply Input.

Figure 5-4 4–20 mA output using a single power supply

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However, if split-pads “LNK A” (Analog Output 1) and “LNK B” (Analog Output 2) by the terminal block are ‘broken’, they become isolated and require direct connections to another external 20–28 VDC power supply (see Section 5.5.1 for more information on isolating the analog outputs). A second or third external 20–28 VDC supply can be used.

Figure 5-5 4–20 mA output using up to three independent power supplies

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Note: The external device must be located in a non-hazardous (safe) area unless it is explosion proof and suitably certified.

Fault conditions within the 7826/7828 meter are indicated by a 2 mA output. If this is detected, the Modbus link can be used to interrogate the meter to establish the likely cause of the problem.

5.5.1 Isolating the analog outputs from internal power

To isolate the analog outputs from internal power, use a sharp knife to cut the fine metal strip (or trace) for the appropriate split-pad (see Figure 5-6).

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Example split-pads

Non-isolated analog output (default)

Connected to internal power (split-pad with trace)

Isolated output Disconnected from internal power for external power connection

(split-pad with broken, or cut, trace)

Location of LNK A and LNK B split-pads

1 2 43

5 6 7 8

This figure shows a serial port connection. A USB port connection is also available.

25-to-9 pin adapter, if necessary;

or RS-232 to USB adapter

RS-485/232 signal converter

Figure 5-6 Isolating an analog output from internal power (for external power connection)

5.6 Modbus (RS-485)

Terminals 3 and 4 are for RS-485/Modbus connections to a PC, as shown in Figure 5-7. Connect the RS-485/232 signal converter to your PC’s serial or USB port, using adapters as required. Figure 5-7

shows a serial port connection, but a USB port connection is also available.

Note: The PC and converter are always located in a non-hazardous (safe) area.

The RS-485/232 converter and PC are not normally installed permanently. However it is strongly recommended that the wiring to the 7826/7828 meter is made at the time of installation.

For detailed information on RS-485, see the Further information on RS-485 section.

Note: If you encounter communication difficulties with RS-485, swap over the ‘A’ and ‘B’ signal connections at one end of the network.

Figure 5-7 Modbus connections

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GRUB

a: ¾” NPT Blanking Plug. b: ¾” NPT to M20 adaptor. c: M20 cable gland.

5.7 Wiring procedure

1. Open the Terminal Board side of the meter’s electronics housing by undoing the 2.5 mm AF grub screw and unscrewing the lid anticlockwise.

2. Fit the M20 gland adaptor into the most convenient ½” NPT hole.

3. Fit the M20 x 1 cable gland to the adapter. Fit a ½” NPT blanking plug to the unused hole.

UNDO THIS CAP

SCREW

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4. Insert the cable through the cable gland and adaptor so that the multi-core cable is gripped leaving 200 mm of free, unscreened wire to connect to the terminal blocks.

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5. Wire up the cable cores as shown

6. When you have screwed the wires into the correct terminals, carefully tuck the wires around the electronics, and tighten the cable gland.

7. Screw the housing cap on fully and tighten the locking grub screw using the 2.5 mm AF hex drive.

5.8 Further information on RS-485

5.8.1 RS-485

The 7826/7828 meter’s Modbus communications uses the RS-485 electrical standard. This uses the difference between the two signal cores to transmit and detect logic levels, and is therefore able to tolerate significantly higher levels of common mode noise than RS-232, which uses the voltage between the signal core and a common earth. A brief summary of some typical characteristics of the two standards is given below.

TIGHTEN CAP

TIGHTEN GRUB

Signal detection Differential Single-ended

Receiver threshold 200 mV +1.5 V

Meter output swing 0 to +5 V (no load)

A converter is required for communication between the two standards. Further details are given in Section 5.8.2.

Only two signal connections are required for RS-485, usually called A and B, sometimes ‘+’ and ‘–‘.

Note: Unfortunately, different manufacturers have interpreted the standard in different ways. Some have a ‘logic 1’ represented by signal A being more positive than signal B, others have made the opposite interpretation. If you encounter communication difficulties with RS-485, the first remedy is to swap over the ‘A’ and ‘B’ signal connections at one end of the network.

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For areas which may experience high common mode signals, a third conductor can be used as a ground reference for the communications signals. If used, this should be connected to Terminal 2 (Power supply negative) on the 7826/7828 meter.

5.8.2 RS-485 to RS-232

Converters are available from a number of sources, and can range from simple in-line devices that simply plug into a PC’s RS-232 port, to programmable devices with full isolation between the two networks.

Note: The 7826/7828 meter uses a half-duplex implementation of RS-485, such that the A and B signals are used for data transmission in both directions. This requires that the RTS line is toggled to indicate the transmission direction. This can be done by the host computer, or automatically by an RS-485/232 converter which has the facility to do so. If you are using Windows 2000, XP or Vista on your PC, you should use a converter which automatically changes RTS (as detailed below) otherwise the link may not work correctly.

For simple installations, where the following conditions are valid, a simple in-line converter will be satisfactory:

• The Modbus network is less than about 150 ft (50 m).

• The number of devices on the bus is low.

• No common mode problems.

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The converter derives its power from the PC’s RS-232 port RTS or DTR line, which must be held permanently in the high state. This is normally adequate for short distances where there are only a few devices on the network. However, the ability of the port to supply sufficient power is not guaranteed, especially for laptop PCs, and it may be necessary to connect an external power supply. This may also be necessary if using Windows 2000, XP, or Vista.

To check the voltage levels, measure the voltages on the RTS input and the DTR input while the converter is connected to the PC (or other RS-232 device). This procedure needs a break-out box (not supplied). Whichever input is powering the converter must have at least +6 V during communications. Where the power is found to be insufficient, a 9 VDC supply can be connected between (+) and GND of the RS-232 connector.

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RTS In Port 1 GND

Power Input

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8

6 5 4 3 2 1

Port 2

RS485

RxB

Port 2 GND

RxA

TxA

TxB

GND

3 4

GND

3 4

5.8.3 RS-485 multi-drop

When several devices are connected in parallel on an RS-485 network, this is known as a multi-drop network. Although it is theoretically possible to have up to 256 devices, in practice this is limited to around 32 or less, depending largely on the driving power of the Master. Each device has a unique slave address. For the 7826/7828 meter, this address must be individually programmed using the ADView or ProLink II (v2.9 or later) software, before being connected to the multi-drop network (see section 4.4.3 for details).

Wiring is quite straightforward: simply connect ‘B’ terminal to ‘A’ terminal, A to B. On some devices, the RS-485 signals may be marked + and –. The + signal generally corresponds to the A signal, and the – signal to B. If you encounter communication difficulties with RS-485, the first remedy is to swap over the ‘A’ and ‘B’ connections at one end of the network.

5.8.4 Transmission mode

The 7826/7828 meter’s RS-485 interface uses the following parameter settings, which are not selectable:

• Baud rate: 9600

• Bits: 8

• Parity: None

• Stop bits: 2

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6.1 Using ADView software

6.1.1 What is ADView?

ADView is a software package provided by Micro Motion to enable you to:

• Configure our density and viscosity meters.

• View and save data from them.

• Check that they are functioning correctly.

ADView is installed on a PC and interacts with the density/viscosity meter through one of the PC’s standard serial (RS-232) ports.

ADView requires Microsoft’s Windows operating system: Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP or Vista.

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Note: To connect to an RS-485/Modbus device, such as the 7826/7828 meter, you will need an adapter between the PC and the meter (see Electrical Connections chapter).

ADView provides many useful facilities, such as:

• Setting up serial link to communicate with the meter

• Configuring the meter

• Displaying data in real time, or as a graph

• Logging data to a file

• Verifying correct operation of the system, and diagnosing faults

• Loading or storing Modbus register values

• Read/write to individual Modbus registers.

6.1.2 Installing ADView

ADView software is available for the PC on a variety of media (for example, CD-ROM) and is freely available to download from the Micro Motion web site (at www.micromotion.com).

1. Identify the media containing the installation files for ADView.

2. Insert the media into an appropriate drive on your PC.

3. If the installation program does not begin automatically, run the set-up ‘.exe’ file that is on the media. This does vary between different PC operating systems. In general, open the File Manager or Windows Explorer, browse the drive containing the media and double-click on the set-up ‘.exe’.)

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4. When the installation program starts, you will be asked to supply your name and company name for registration purposes, and supply a directory path into which ADView’s files can be loaded (a default directory path will be suggested).

5. Follow the installation instructions until installation is complete. It will normally only take a few minutes. You can abandon the installation if you need to do so.

6.1.3 Starting ADView

Start the ADView software by navigating through the Start Menu to the program entry of ADView 6. Left-click on it once and the window shown below will then appear.

Note: Developments in ADView may mean that the screen shots differ slightly from the ones you will see on your PC screen.

Each of the six icons gives you access to the various facilities of ADView. You can choose to connect a Modbus device to one of the PC’s serial ports, or you can use ADView’s built-in simulation of the meter.

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To run the simulation, choose Options > Simulate board response from the menu bar and choose the appropriate densitometer option. Then, click on the ADView screen. When simulation is chosen, ADView ignores the serial port and supplies simulated data. However, you do still need to click on the

Connect button. Then, click on the OK buttons, as necessary, to return to the main ADView screen.

Setting up serial communications

To operate with a real Modbus device, you will need to connect it to a suitable power supply (see the technical manual for the device) and need a connection to a serial port on the PC. Full details for connecting to the Modbus (RS-485) link on the meter are in Chapter 5.

ADView automatically configures the selected port with the correct settings for the device. For the meter, this is 9600 baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and Xon/Xoff (software) flow control.

6.1.4 Understanding ADView features

ADView facilities

The main ADView window gives access to the various facilities available. A brief description of each is listed below. Using the facilities is largely intuitive so that you can quickly learn the system.

OK buttons, as necessary, to return to the main

Communications Setup button followed by the

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Communications Setup

Sets up and checks RS-232/RS-485 communications.

Board Configuration

• Enables you to select the measured parameter and range for the analog output, and to configure density referral by entering matrix values or K factors, as well as special calculations, line pressure and averaging time.

• Displays instantaneous values of a selectable output parameter and the analog output.

Data logging

• Provides tabular data from meters of line and base density, temperature and special function. One parameter can be displayed as a graph.

• Data can also be logged to a file in either Excel (tab delimited) or Notepad (space delimited) formats.

• The frequency at which results are logged can be set, and logging can be started and stopped.

With this facility you can dump the contents of all (or selected) Modbus registers from the device, or alternatively transmit values to them. File format is selectable (Excel/tab delimited, or Notepad/Space delimited).

Meter details

Shows a list of meter details such as type, serial number, calibration dates, software version, etc.

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Diagnostics

Enables you to view:

- live sensor readings

- the status of the meter

- values of working coefficients You can also verify calculations.

Menu bar

File

Tools

Options

Window

Help

Exit Exit ADView program.

Health Check Determines whether the system is functioning correctly.

Direct Comms. Enables you to specify exactly what will be transmitted on

Engineer Status Only used by Micro Motion service engineers.

Simulate board response/ Actual Board

Enable / disable screensaver Allows you to select between these two options. When

About ADView Displays software version number.

registers (see Appendix D).

the Serial link (see Appendix D).

Allows you to select between these two options

enabled, the screensaver operates as configured by the Windows system settings.

Provides a means of opening or selecting ADView’s facilities.

Configuring a slave address

The factory configuration sets the slave address to 1. However, in many applications it will be necessary to allocate another address. In a multi-drop application, where several Modbus devices are connected on the same network, it is essential to configure unique slave addresses for each device.

To do this, you will need to run ADView and use the Register Read/Write facility, detailed in “Register Read / Write” on page 67. Check the value in Register 30 (Modbus Slave Address). If it is not the required value, enter the desired value and click on the write button. The meter will now be configured with the new slave address.

Board configuration

The board configuration controls the way in which the meter will process and present data, user settings, calibration constants and other factors. This data is stored in non-volatile memory known as registers; a full list of the registers used in the meter is given in Appendix D.

To configure the meter, it is necessary to write data into the configuration registers using the RS-485/Modbus link. ADView provides a convenient and graphical way of doing this without you needing to know about register addresses and data formats.

Certain parameters are not available for configuration by ADView, including the Density Offset value which may be required to fine tune the calibration of the meter. However, ADView does have tools for reading and writing to individual Modbus registers (using the and for direct communication on the Modbus (using

Tools > Direct Comms). More details and

Tools > Register Read/Write facility),

examples are given in Appendix D, but for the significant majority of applications these tools will not be required.

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There is no facility within ADView or the meter to ‘reset’ to a default configuration. Therefore, before attempting any alterations to the configuration, you are strongly advised to use the Register Dump/Load facility in ADView to store the existing configuration (see “Register Dump / Load” on page 67). Then, if any mishap occurs, you will be able to restore the configuration from the saved file.

ADView’s Board Configuration window is shown below:

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To exit from any of the configuration windows without making any changes, press the

Esc key on

your computer keyboard.

Density referral (Configure… button)

To configure the density referral calculation, you will need to enter the relevant information.

•For matrix referral, this is a set of four values of density for each of up to five different temperatures; Appendix B gives more details on this.

•For API referral, you can select the product type, which automatically adjusts the coefficients of the General Density Equation, or enter your own values.

Special function (Configure… button)

The range of special functions (calculated parameters) that are available depends on the referral type selected.

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The Log Setup button – which is activated when logging has been stopped – enables you to configure the frequency of logging, where the logged data will be filed, and the format of the data.

Display Selection dropdown list to select the transmitter and parameter to be displayed on the graph

For selecting the parameter to be

Click Show Graph to configure and display graph

For multi-drop configurations, the output of up to three transmitters can be displayed simultaneously.

Tabular display of instantaneous output of transmitter.

Select analog output of another transmitter.

Click OK to close Data Logging window

Graphical representation of analog output.

Click Start to start logging.

Click Stop to stop logging

Special Function API referral Matrix referral

Specific Gravity ✓✓

API° ✓

% mass ✓

% volume ✓

° Baumé ✓

° Brix ✓

User defined quartic ✓

None ✓✓

When you select the Special Function you require, the configuration window will alter to allow you to input the relevant parameters, if applicable. Note that you can only select one Special Function to be available at any one time.

When you are satisfied with the configuration, you should save it to a file, using the

Dump/Load

facility, as a safeguard against subsequent loss or alteration.

Data logging

ADView’s Data Logging function is a useful tool for checking setups and performing experimental data capture. The diagram below explains some of the features.

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Address of unit being accessed

Enter desired filename for Dump, or required filename for Load.

Choose which sets of registers to save to file, or simply save all of them.

You can also specify individual registers.

Choose data delimiter (Dump only)

Restore a previously saved set of register data from file.

Store the selected register data to a file.

This facility is essential for saving the configuration of your meter. You should use it to save the current configuration before you start to alter it, in order to restore it if things go wrong for any reason. Also, if you send the meter away for servicing or re-calibration, you should save the current configuration. Details are given below.

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In a few cases, it may be useful to write directly to a single Modbus register. Two likely occasions for using this feature are to set the Slave Address of the unit and to configure a density offset. The Modbus Communications appendix has a complete list of the registers.

Before making any changes to individual registers, you should save the current configuration to a file to safeguard your configuration if anything goes wrong. See “Data Logging” for more information.

From ADView’s menu bar, select

Tools > Register Read/Write.

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To see a complete list of Modbus register numbers and descriptors, click here.

Choose the one you want to access.

For non-numerical values, click here to see complete list of possible entries and select one to write into the register.

Enter numerical values directly.

The Write button causes the current value to be written to the selected register.

You can read and write to any number of registers. When you have done all you want to, click OK.

The Read button causes the current value of the chosen register to be displayed.

The current register number appears here.

6.2 Using ProLink II software

Note: For more detailed information on installing and using the ProLink II software application, see the user manual available at www.micromotion.com or on the Micro Motion product documentation CD.

6.2.1 Overview

ProLink II is a Windows-based configuration and management tool for Micro Motion meters. It provides complete access to meter functions and data.

This chapter provides basic information for connecting ProLink II to your meter. The following topics and procedures are discussed:

• Requirements (see Section 6.2.2)

• Configuration upload/download (see Section 6.2.4)

The instructions in this manual assume that users are already familiar with ProLink II software. For more information on using ProLink II, see the ProLink II manual.

6.2.2 Requirements

To use ProLink II with a 7826/7828 liquid density meter, the following are required:

• ProLink II v2.9 or later

• Signal converter(s), to convert the PC port’s signal to the signal used by the meter

- For RS-485 connections, an RS-485 to RS-232 signal converter.

6.2.3 Connecting from a PC to a meter

The following table describes the options for connecting ProLink II to your meter.

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Connection Physical layer Protocol

RS-485 terminals or RS-485 network RS-485 Modbus

6.2.4 ProLink II configuration upload/download

ProLink II provides a configuration upload/download function which allows you to save configuration sets to your PC. This allows:

• Easy backup and restore of meter configuration

• Easy replication of configuration sets

Micro Motion recommends that all meter configurations be downloaded to a PC as soon as the configuration is complete.

To access the configuration upload/download function:

1. Connect ProLink II to your meter.

2. In the ProLink II software application, open the

• To save a configuration file to a PC, use the

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File menu.

Load from Xmtr to File option.

• To restore or load a configuration file to a meter, use the

6.2.5 ProLink II language

ProLink II can be configured for the following languages:

• English

•French

•German

To configure the ProLink II language, choose

Tools > Options.

In this manual, English is used as the ProLink II language.

Send to Xmtr from File option.

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Calibration Check

7.1 Calibration

7.1.1 Factory calibration

Prior to leaving the factory, the 7826/7828 liquid density meter is calibrated within a standard physical boundary (typically 52.5 mm diameter) against Transfer Standard instruments traceable to National Standards.

Three fluids ranging in density from 1 to 1000 kg/m constants K0, K derived from the air-point and material properties.

The calibration procedure relies on units being immersed in fluids whose density is defined by Transfer Standards. Great attention is paid to producing temperature equilibrium between the fluid, the unit under test and the Transfer Standard (see Section 7.1.2). In this way, accurate calibration coefficients covering the required density range can be produced.

1, and K2 (see Section 7.1.4). The temperature coefficients (K18 and K19) are

are used to establish the general density equation

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All instruments are over-checked on water to verify the density calibration, and with two different fluids to check the viscosity calibration. This check is monitored by the Micro Motion Quality Assurance Department.

7.1.2 Calibration of Transfer Standards

For density calibration, Transfer Standard instruments used in the calibration are selected instruments which are calibrated by the British Calibration Service Calibration Laboratory and are certified.

Transfer Standard calibration uses a number of density-certified liquids, one of which is water. The densities of these reference liquids are obtained using the Primary Measurement System whereby glass sinkers of defined volume are weighed in samples of the liquids.

Calibration of the Transfer Standard instruments is performed under closely controlled laboratory conditions and a calibration certificate is issued. Calibrations are repeated, typically every six months, producing a well-documented density standard.

7.1.3 Instrument calibration

Each meter is issued with its own calibration which is programmed into the instrument electronics before it leaves the factory. Under normal circumstances it should not be necessary to re-calibrate the 7826/7828 meter provided it is used in the environment for which it was calibrated originally.

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The calibration data is shown on a calibration certificate supplied with the instrument. The calibration contains the following:

• The instrument serial number

• Several sample points from the output signal/density relationship. These have been calculated

• Temperature coefficient data, K18 and K19; this defines the correction which should be

• One instrument air (density) data point for check calibration purposes.

7.1.4 General density equation

The General Density Equation, used to calibrate the 7826/7828 meter and shown in the Calibration certificate is:

where ρ is the calculated density, τ is the time period (in μs) of the tuning fork, and K0, K1 and K2 are density coefficients, derived from the factory calibration data and selected to optimize the accuracy of the density measurement across the calibrated density range.

Temperature effects are also compensated for using a second equation:

using the general density equation with the calibrated coefficients listed.

applied to achieve the best density accuracy if the instrument is operating at product temperatures other than 20 °C.

ρ = K0 + K1τ + K2τ

ρ’ = ρ( 1 + K18(t - 20)) + K19(t - 20)

where ρ’ is the new (temperature compensated) density value, t is the measurement temperature, and K18 and K19 are temperature correction coefficients.

Note: For the 7826/7828 meter with the Advanced electronics, values for the K coefficients, shown on the calibration certificate, are programmed into the meter registers and should not be altered. If the meter is used in an application dissimilar to the one for which it was originally calibrated, it may be necessary to recalculate the K coefficients. Contact the factory for further details.

7.2 Calibration certificate examples

Note: These certificates are examples only - they are NOT the calibration certificate for your 7826/7828 meter.

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CALIBRATION CERTIFICATE

7826F LIQUID DENSITY METER Serial No : XXXXXX Cal. Date : 09MAY06 Pressure Test : 230 BARS

DENSITY CALIBRATION AT 20 DEG. C AND AT 1 BAR

DENSITY PERIODIC TIME [KG/M3] [uS]

0 1073.992 DENSITY = K0 + K1.T + K2.T**2

1.2 (1073.613)air check 300 1190.859 K0 = -1.17560E+03 \ 500 1262.255 K1 = -2.31824E-01 } 300 - 1100 Kg/m3 700 1329.508 K2 = 1.23558E-03 / 800 1361.790 900 1393.266 1000 1423.993 K0 = -1.16536E+03 \ 1100 1454.022 K1 = -2.51436E-01 } 0 - 3000 Kg/m3 1600 1595.144 K2 = 1.24443E-03 /

TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT DATA

Dt=D(1+K18(t-68))+K19(t-68) K18 = -2.1110E-05 K19 = +1.4825E-04

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Ref No:- XX7826/Vx.x/XX/X DATE : 10MAY06

Figure 7-1 Example calibration certificate (in metric units)

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CALIBRATION CERTIFICATE

7826F LIQUID DENSITY METER Serial No : xxxxxx Cal. Date : 09MAY06 Pressure Test : 3.34 kpsig

DENSITY CALIBRATION AT 68 DEG. F AND 0 PSIG

DENSITY PERIODIC TIME [ g/cc] [us]

0 1073.992 DENSITY = K0 + K1.T + K2.T air (1073.613) check

0.30 1190.859 K0 = -1.17560E+00 \

0.50 1262.255 K1 = -2.31824E-04 } 0.3 - 1.1 g/cc

0.70 1329.508 K2 = +1.23558E-06 /

0.80 1361.790

0.90 1393.266

1.00 1423.993 K0 = -1.16536E+00 \

1.10 1454.022 K1 = -2.51436E-04 } 0.0 - 3.0 g/cc

1.60 1595.144 K2 = +1.24443E-06 /

TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT DATA

Dt=D(1+K18(t-68))+K19(t-68) K18 = -1.173E-05 K19 = 8.236E-08

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Ref No:- XX7826/Vx.x/XX/X DATE : 10MAY06

Figure 7-2 Example calibration certificate (in imperial/US units)

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7.3 User calibration checks

7.3.1 Ambient air calibration check

An air check is a simple and convenient method to see if any long term drift or corrosion and deposition on the tines has occurred.

Ambient air check procedure:

1. Isolate and, if necessary, disconnect the meter from the pipeline.

2. Clean and dry the wetted parts of the meter and leave them open to the ambient air.

3. Apply power to the instrument and check that the time period of the instrument agrees with the figure shown on the calibration certificate to within ±100 ns. If the 7826/7828 meter is not at 20°C, compensate for this by adding an offset of +110 ns for every °C above 20°C, or by subtracting an offset of +110 ns/°C below 20°C.

4. Re-fit the meter to the pipeline if serviceable or remove for further servicing.

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7.3.2 On-line calibration adjustment

An on-line calibration adjustment may be required if:

• The physical boundary surrounding the tines is different from the physical boundary used for the factory calibration.

• The unit has suffered long term drift or corrosion of the tines.

The 7826/7828 meter is a very accurate and stable instrument, and will normally provide good measurements. If it is suspected of giving incorrect results, you should confirm this by carefully checking the integrity of the fluid temperature measurement, and compare this with the temperature measurement given by 7826/7828 meter. You should also verify the integrity of the density check measurement. It is only after you have eliminated all other possible causes of error that you should attempt to make adjustments to the calibration of 7826/7828 meter.

Normally the density calibration adjustment is made by configuring a simple density offset into the instrument. If a more detailed calibration adjustment is required, such as a two- or three-fluid calibration adjustment for offset and scale, then refer to Micro Motion.

Calibration adjustment - stable liquids (with Frequency Output electronics) – 7826 meter only:

1. On the signal processing equipment, set the line density offset to 0, and the line density scaling factor to 1.

2. Ensure that the system has reached its stable operating temperature.

3. With the meter operating at typical process conditions, draw off a sample of the liquid into a suitable container, and note the meter density reading and the operating temperature.

4. Measure the density of the sample under defined laboratory conditions using a hydrometer or other suitable equipment. Refer this to the operating conditions at the meter.

5. Calculate the density offset required to make the meter measurement the same as the measured density of the sample.

6. On the signal processing equipment, enter the calculated line density offset.

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Calibration adjustment - stable liquids (with Advanced electronics):

1. Using ADView (see Using ADView and ProLink II chapter), reset the line density offset

2. Ensure that the system has reached its stable operating temperature.

3. With the meter operating at typical process conditions, draw off a sample of the liquid into a

4. Measure the density of the sample under defined laboratory conditions using a hydrometer or

5. Calculate the density offset required to make the meter measurement the same as the measured

6. Using ADView’s Register Read/Write tool, configure the meter with the calculated line

Calibration adjustment - unstable or high vapor pressure liquids (with Frequency Output electronics) – 7826 meter only:

A pressure pyknometer and its associated pipework can be coupled to the pipeline so that a sample of the product flows through it.

1. On the signal processing equipment, set the line density offset to 0, and the line density scaling

2. Ensure that the system has reached its stable operating temperature.

3. When equilibrium conditions of product flow are reached, note the meter density reading and

4. Remove the pyknometer for weighing to establish the product density.

(register 173) to 0, and the line density scaling factor (register 174) to 1.

suitable container, and note the meter density reading and the operating temperature.

other suitable equipment. Refer this to the operating conditions at the meter.

density of the sample.

density offset (Register 173).

factor to 1.

temperature and simultaneously isolate the pyknometer from the sample flow.

5. Compare the pyknometer reading with the meter reading and compute the density offset required.

6. On the signal processing equipment, enter the calculated line density offset.

Calibration adjustment - unstable or high vapor pressure liquids (with Advanced electronics):

A pressure pyknometer and its associated pipework can be coupled to the pipeline so that a sample of the product flows through it.

1. Using ADView (see Using ADView and ProLink II chapter), reset the line density offset (register 173) to 0, and the line density scaling factor (register 174) to 1.

2. Ensure that the system has reached its stable operating temperature.

3. When equilibrium conditions of product flow are reached, note the 7826/7828 meter density reading and temperature and simultaneously isolate the pyknometer from the sample flow.

4. Remove the pyknometer for weighing to establish the product density.

5. Compare the pyknometer reading with the 7826/7828 meter reading and compute the density offset required.

6. Using ADView’s Register Read/Write tool, configure the 7826/7828 meter with the calculated line density offset (Register 173).

For further details on these procedures, reference should be made to:

Energy Institute: HM7. Density, sediment and water. Section 1: General

guidance on test methods (formerly PMM Part VII, S1)

1st ed 1996 ISBN 978-0-85293-154-7

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Energy Institute: HM8. Density, sediment and water. Section 2: Continuous

density measurement (formerly PMM Part VII, S2)

2nd ed Sept 1997 ISBN 978-0-85293-175-2

American Petroleum Institute: Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards

Chapter 14 - Natural Gas Fluids - Section 6: Installing and proving density meters used to measure hydrocarbon liquid with densities between 0.3 and 0.7 g/cc at 15.56°C (60°F) and saturation vapour pressure, April 1991.

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General Maintenance

8.1 Overview

Care is essential in handling of the meter during its removal from and fitment to the pipeline/tank and during transportation. Wherever possible, retain and use the original packaging.

The 7826/7828 liquid density meter is rugged and robust, and has no moving parts. When correctly installed and operated, servicing is not normally required, even with poor quality fluid, and no periodic maintenance procedure is specified. It is recommended that a visual inspection is carried out at intervals to check for leaks and physical damage, and corrective maintenance carried out when required.

ADView’s Data Logging facility can be used whenever necessary to verify that the meter is functioning correctly.

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Check calibrations should be carried out at specified intervals in order to identify a malfunction or deterioration in meter performance. If a fault or a drop in performance is detected, further tests are required to identify the cause of the fault. Remedial action is limited to cleaning the meter tines, making good any poor connections, and replacing the internal electronics. In the extreme cases the complete meter may need to be replaced.

Note: The electronics within the 7826/7828 meter contain calibration information relevant to that particular meter only. The circuit boards operate as a pair, and therefore both boards must be changed together. Contact Micro Motion for more details if you need to change the boards.

8.2 General maintenance

No periodic maintenance procedure is specified, but the following procedure is recommended for periodic inspection. It can also be used when fault finding.

8.2.1 Physical checks

1. Examine the meter, its electronics housing and cables for any signs of damage and corrosion.

2. Make sure that the spigot connection is tight.

3. Check the meter for sign of leakage.

4. Check that there is no ingress of water/fluid into the electronics housing.

5. Ensure that the threads on the covers are well greased (graphite grease) and that the O-rings are in good condition.

Note: The covers MUST be completely screwed down and, in the case of an explosion-proof enclosure application, DO NOT FAIL to tighten the locking screws.

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8.2.2 Electrical check (for meters with Frequency Output electronics)

1. Carry out power supply and current consumption test at the meter terminals T1 and T2. These should give:

If the current consumption is too high, replace the meter amplifier module.

2. For a 7826 meter with a frequency output, and with the power supply still connected, ensure that the periodic time signal is present at terminals T3 and T4 (or T12 and T4 as on older models). This should give a signal amplitude of:

3. For a 7826 meter with a frequency output: check the 100 Ω RTD (Platinum Resistor Thermometer) element by disconnecting the wiring to terminals T5 to T8 (T7 to T10) inclusive and measuring the resistance between terminals T6 and T7 (T8 and T9 for older versions). The value of resistance is temperature dependent and can be found in the Appendix E of this manual.

4. Carry out an insulation test on the meter electrics as follows:

a. Disconnect all external leads from the terminal board.

b. Now short-circuit all the terminals together. Carry out an insulation test between the

• 25 mA to 42 mA at 22.8 VDC to 25.2 VDC

• Approximately 12V peak-to-peak (in air)

terminals and the meter body, using the 500 VDC insulation tester. The resistance must be greater than 2 M

Ω (current limited to 5 mA).

c. Remove all short-circuits and reconnect the leads if required.

8.2.3 Electrical check (for meters with Advanced electronics)

Check the power supply and current consumption at the meter terminals, pins 1 and 2, having disconnected all analog outputs. These should give 35 mA to 42 mA at 22.8 V to 25.2 V.

If the current consumption is outside this range, contact Micro Motion.

8.2.4 Performance check

When several systems are run in parallel and use the same fluid source, comparison of the line viscosity, base density and temperature readings between installations can be a useful indicator of possible system faults. Differences between readings, or changes from the normally observed conditions should always be investigated to confirm that instrumentation is functioning correctly.

8.2.5 Calibration check

1. Carry out a check calibration as detailed in the Calibration Check chapter.

2. Compare the results obtained with the previous calibration figures to identify any substantial deterioration in meter performance or any malfunction.

Note: A drop in meter performance is likely due to a build up of deposition on the tines which can be removed by the application of a suitable solvent. See Mechanical Servicing below.

Note: Malfunctions generally could be the result of electrical/electronic faults in either the meter or the readout equipment. Always check the readout equipment first before attention is directed to the meter.

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8.3 Fault analysis and remedial action

A fault may be categorized as either an erratic reading or a reading which is outside limits.

Electrical faults can also cause symptoms which appear to affect the readings and it is recommended that the electrical system is checked first, before removing the meter for servicing.

8.3.1 Troubleshooting faults

Table 8-1 Faults and possible causes

Fault Possible causes Remedy

Readings fluctuate slightly, i.e., are noisy

Erratic readings One or more of:

Readings outside limits Deposition and/or corrosion on

Analog output = 0 mA No power to analog output If voltage across pins 5 and 6 is not 15 to

Analog output is 2 mA Alarm condition caused by

Analog output averaging time not long enough

Gas bubbles around tines; cavitations; severe vibration or electrical interference; large amount of contaminants

the tines.

Analog output circuit failure Use ADView’s facility to set the analog output

lack of power to 7826/7828 meter

Alarm condition caused by other internal failure

Increase the averaging time using ADView’s Board Configuration facility (see the Using ADView and ProLink II chapter).

Remove primary cause; e.g.:

-install air release units to release gas;

-apply back pressure to discourage formation of bubbles;

-remove cause of vibration Alternatively, it may be necessary to adjust the Time Period Trap.

Clean tines.

28 V, replace power supply.

to 4, 12 or 20 mA (in Board Configuration) to check whether the output is functioning. If not, replace circuit boards.

If voltage across pins 1 and 2 is not 20 to 28 V, check and replace main power supply.

Use ADView Diagnostics to check that phase locked loop is in lock.

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Temperature readings incorrect

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If analog output and Modbus appear to be functioning correctly, the temperature sensor has probably failed.

Return the meter to Micro Motion for servicing.

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Table 8-1 Faults and possible causes continued

Fault Possible causes Remedy

7826/7828 meter does not communicate with ADView

Power failure to 7826/7828 meter

Check power supply to 7826/7828 meter and converter; replace if necessary

Power supply to RS-485/232 converter failed.

A and B Modbus connections reversed

RS-485/232 converter failed, wired incorrectly, or connected the wrong way round

ADView incorrectly installed on PC

Incorrect Slave address chosen for 7826/7828 meter

RS-232 port on PC failed. Connect to another free RS-232 port on the

Check wiring

Try another converter

Re-install ADView

Check slave address

PC, if available.

Alternatively connect a known working RS-232 device to the PC to check that the port is working.

8.3.2 Mechanical servicing

This mainly comprises the cleaning of any deposition or corrosion from the tines. Deposition is removed by the use of a suitable solvent. For corrosion, solvent and the careful use of a fine abrasive will usually be sufficient. Take care not to damage the PFA lamination if installed. However where extensive corrosion has been treated, it is highly recommended that a full calibration is carried out to check the meter characteristics.

Care is essential in handling the meter during transit, installation, and removal from the pipeline/tank.

8.3.3 Time period trap

Disturbances in the fluid caused by bubbles, cavitations or contaminants can cause sudden changes in the measured output, which may, under some circumstances, give rise to instability (i.e. hunting) in a control system relying on the measurement. The 7826/7828 meter can maintain the analog output during such perturbations by ignoring the aberrant measurement, and maintaining the output at the last good measured value. This facility is known as the Time Period Trap (TPT).

Under all normal circumstances, the factory settings for the TPT should be used. However, in extreme cases it may be necessary to alter the settings to meet the demands of a particular system. This should only be done after monitoring the behavior of the system for some time, to establish the normal running conditions.

Great care must be taken not to reduce the sensitivity of the meter so that normal response to fluctuations in the fluid is impaired.

The time period trap facility works as follows:

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After each measurement of the time period (of the 7826/7828 meter’s vibrating tines) the new value is compared with the previous value. If the difference between them is smaller than the allowable tolerance, the output is updated to correspond to the new measured value, and the TPT remains inoperative; i.e., operation is normal. If the difference exceeds the allowable tolerance, the output remains at the its previous level, and does not follow the apparent sudden change in value.

This process is repeated until either of the following:

• The latest measured value falls back to the level of the original value, indicating that the transient has passed; or

• The TPT count is reached. At this point it is assumed that the change in value is not due to a random disturbance, and the output adopts the value of the latest reading.

Two Modbus Registers control the operation of the Time Period Trap facility. These can be changed, if necessary, using ADView’s Register Read/Write facility.

• Modbus Register 138: contains the maximum allowable change in the time period between readings, specified in μs. The preset value is 10.

• Modbus Register 137: contains the Time period count, which is the maximum number of measurements to be rejected before resuming normal operation; the preset value is 2. If the value is set to 0, TPT is disabled, and the output will always follow the time period measurement. If you want to program another value, it should be determined experimentally, and be equal to the length of the longest undesirable transients which are likely to arise. If the value is set too high, the meter will be slow to respond to genuine changes in the fluid properties.

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Appendix A

7826/7828 Specifications

A.1 Density performance

7826/7828 Specifications

Accuracy

Operating Range

Repeatability ±0.0001 g/cc ±0.1 kg/m3 ±0.006 lb/ft

Process Temperature Effect (Corrected)

Process Pressure Effect (Corrected)

(1) Stated accuracy is for calibrated range 0.6–1.25 g/cc (600–1250 kg/m3).

(2) With the 7826, the viscosity of the liquid can be up to a maximum of 500 cP. However, with the 7828, the viscosity of the liquid

(3) Temperature effect is the maximum measurement offset due to process fluid temperature changing away from the factory

(4) Pressure effect is defined as the change in sensor flow and density sensitivity due to process pressure changing away from

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

can be up to a maximum of 20,000 cP.

calibration temperature.

the calibration pressure. To determine factory calibration pressure, refer to calibration document shipped with the 7826/7828. If data is unavailable, contact the factory.

±0.001 g/cc ±1.0 kg/m3

0 to 3 g/cc 0 to 3000 kg/m3 0 to 187.4 lb/ft

±0.0001 g/cc ±0.1 kg/m3 (Per °C)

Negligible

A.2 Temperature specification

Calculated Parameters Modbus Communications

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Process

Ambient

7826/7828 short-stem version 7826/7828 long-stem version

–40 °F to +185 °F (–40 °C to +85 °C)

–58 °F to +392 °F (–50 °C to +200 °C) –40 °F to +302 °F (–40 °C to +150 °C)

A.2.1 Integral temperature sensor

Technolo gy 100-Ω RTD (4 wire)

Accuracy RTD BS1904 Class B, DIN 43760 Class B.

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A.3 Pressure ratings

Maximum operating pressure

Test pressure Tested to 1.5 x the maximum operating pressure

PED compliance Outside the scope of European directive 97/23/EC on Pressure Equipment.

(1) Actual maximum operating pressures are limited by the process connection rating.

(2) For Zirconium flanges, the maximum operating pressure is dependent on the working temperature. See “Zirconium 702

(1) (2)

pressure and temperature flange ratings” for more information.

7826/7828 short-stem version 7826/7828 long-stem version

3000 psi (207 bar) 1450 psi (100 bar)

A.3.1 Zirconium 702 pressure and temperature flange ratings

Process flange type

2” ANSI 150 226.3 psi (15.6 bar) 197.3 psi (13.6 bar) 159.5 psi (11.0 bar) 110.2 psi (7.6 bar)

2” ANSI 300 588.9psi (40.6 bar) 513.4 psi (35.4 bar) 417.7 psi (28.8 bar) 336.5 psi (23.2 bar)

DN50 PN16 229.2 psi (15.8 bar) 175.5 psi (12.1 bar) 137.8 psi (9.5 bar) 107.3 psi (7.4 bar)

DN50 PN40 571.5 psi (39.4 bar) 439.5 (30.3 bar) 342.3 psi (23.6 bar) 266.9 psi (18.4 bar)

Pressure and temperature ratings

100°F (37.8°C) 199.9°F (93.3°C) 299.8°F (148.8°C) 392°F (200°C)

A.4 Hazardous area classifications

ATEX Explosion Proof

ATEX-approved: Certification for use in Europe

7826/7828 ATEX II2G Ex d IIC, T4

CSA C-US Explosion Proof

CSA-approved: Certification for use in Canada and USA

7826/7828 Class I, Division 1 Groups C & D, T4

A.5 General classifications

A.5.1 Electromagnetic compatibility

All versions conform to the latest international standards for EMC, and are compliant with EN 61326/IEC 61326.

A.5.2 Environment

• Weather rating: IP66

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A.6 Materials of construction

Wetted parts 7826 (short stem) Stainless steel 316L, Alloy C22, Alloy B3, Alloy 400, Zirconium

or Titanium

7828 (short stem) Stainless steel 316L, Alloy C22, Alloy B3, Alloy 400, or

Titanium

(1)

7826/7828 (long stem)

Tine finish 7826/7828 Standard, PFA coated, or Electro-polished

Electronics enclosure 7826/7828 (short stem)

7826/7828 (long stem)

(1) The 7826/7828 long-stem version is also available in Alloy C22 as an ETO purchase.

Stainless steel 316L

Sand cast low copper alloy Polyurethane paint finish

Sand cast low copper alloy, or stainless steel Polyurethane paint finish

A.7 Weight

Weight 7826/7828 (short stem)

7826/7828 (long stem)

15 lb (6.7 kg) typical

Dependent on stem length (contact factory)

7826/7828 Specifications

Calculated Parameters Modbus Communications

A.8 Electrical

Power supply requirement 7826 frequency output

7826/7828 transmitter 7826/7828 mA outputs

Outputs (7826 frequency output)

Outputs (7826/7828 Advanced electronics)mAAccuracy

Frequency output

RTD output

Repeatability Out-of-range System alarm

Communications RS-485 (Modbus)

A.9 Default configuration

The 7826/7828 liquid density meter can be supplied in the following configurations. The default values for these configurations are shown in Table A-1.

23 to 27 VDC, 50 mA 20 to 28 VDC, 50 mA 22 mA per output

Current modulation on power supply line 2 wires (6V peak nominal)

100-Ω RTD (4 wire)

Two passive 4–20 mA ±0.1% of reading, ±0.05% of full scale at 20 °C ±0.05% of full scale, over range –40 °C to +85 °C

3.9 or 20.8 mA on 4–20 mA 2 or 22 mA on 4–20 mA (Programmable alarm state)

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Table A-1 Default configuration for analog outputs

Option A Option B Options C &D

Analog Output 1

Variable Special function

(API°)

Units API° kg/m

4 mA setting 0 700 700

20 mA setting 100 1000 1000

Referred density Line density

kg/m

Analog Output 2

Alarms

Density calculations

Matrix referral

Variable Temperature Temperature Temperature

Units °C °C °C

4 mA setting 0 0 0

20 mA setting 150 150 150

Coverage General system

Analog output

General system Analog output

Hysteresis 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%

Temperature units °C °F °C

Temperature offset 0 0 0

Pressure units bar psi bar

Pressure set value 1.1013 14.5 1.1013

Line density units kg/m

g/cc kg/m

Line density scale factor 1 1 1

Line density offset 0 0 0

Reference temperatures All 20

Reference densities All 0

Base temperature 20

(1)

All 68 All 20

All 0 All 0

68 20

(1)

API referral

Product type General crude General crude General crude

User K0 +0000E+00 +0000E+00 +0000E+00

User K1 +0000E+00 +0000E+00 +0000E+00

Base temperature 15 60 15

Base pressure 1.1013 14.5 1.1013

Special Functions

Type None None None

Name 0 (None) 0 (None) 0 (None)

Units None None None

Density of water (d) 0 0 0

Density of Product A 0 0 0

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Table A-1 Default configuration for analog outputs continued

Option A Option B Options C &D

Density of Product B 0 0 0

Quadratic coefficients (A,B,C)

Output averaging time

Modbus

Slave address 1 1 1

Byte order Big Endian Big Endian Big Endian

Hardware type

(1) For Option C, the Matrix referral constants will have been configured to the customer’s specification.

000

5 s 5 s 5 s

Advanced fork Advanced fork Advanced fork

7826/7828 Specifications

Calculated Parameters Modbus Communications

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Appendix B

Calculated Parameters (Advanced version)

B.1 Overview

The 7826/7828 liquid density meter is capable of calculating a number of parameters based on the measured line density and temperature. These calculated parameters are often referred to as ‘special functions.’ Only one calculated parameter is available at any one time; it can be used to control the analog (4-20 mA) output, and can also be accessed as a digital value (Modbus Register 260).

This section describes the algorithms used in these calculations.

The availability of the calculated parameters is dependent on whether Matrix or API is chosen as the density referral method.

7826/7828 Specifications

Calculated Parameters Modbus Communications

Special Function API referral Matrix referral

Specific Gravity

API°

% mass

% volume

° Baumé

° Brix

User defined quartic

None

B.2 Base density referral

Base density is the density of the fluid at a specified base (or referral) temperature which is different to the line (i.e., the actual) temperature of the fluid. Base density can be calculated by either a Matrix referral method or by the API Referral method.

B.2.1 Matrix density referral

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The Matrix Density Referral method uses a process of interpolation and extrapolation between a matrix of known density and temperature reference points to determine the liquid density at a specified base temperature different to the line temperature. A typical referral matrix is shown below.

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Calculated Parameters (Advanced version)

Temperature

Density

D1D2D3D

Line Temperature

(measured)

Line Density ρ

(measured)

Base (Referred) Density ρ

(calculated)

The lines D1 to D4 plot the density of four product types for which the density is known at five different reference temperatures, T temperature, the 7826/7828 meter calculates the base density at the base temperature.

The information required for the referral is:

• Five reference temperatures

• The density for each of four product types at the five reference temperatures (20 reference points in all)

• The base temperature, which must be one of the five reference temperatures.

to T5. Using this information, and the measured line density and

All 20 reference points must be specified, otherwise the 7826/7828 meter cannot calculate the base density. If you do not have all the relevant data, enter a sensible estimate for the missing reference points.

The easiest way of entering these values is by using the Board Configuration facility of ADView. Section 4 tells you how to do this.

B.2.2 API density referral

This calculation uses an iterative process to determine the density at the base temperature by applying temperature and pressure corrections using the API-ASTM-IP petroleum measurement tables.

The information required for the API density is:

• Reference pressure and reference temperature.

• Line pressure: This is not measured by 7826/7828 meter, and must be entered as part of the configuration.

• Product type: Refined product, crude product, or user defined.

Density / temperature relationship

Correction factors in the revised API-ASTM-IP petroleum measurement tables are based on the following correlation equations:

ρt / ρ

= exp [-α15 Δt (1 + 0.8 α15 Δt)]

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Calculated Parameters (Advanced version)

1510

ρ+

=α

⎥ ⎦

⎤ ⎢ ⎣

⎡

=β

where:

• ρt = Density at line temperature t °C

• ρ

= Density at base temperature 15 °C.

• Δt = (t - 15) °C

• α

= Tangent thermal expansion coefficient per °C at base temperature of 15 °C.

The tangent coefficient differs for each of the major groups of hydrocarbons. It is obtained from the following relationship:

where K

and K1 are known as the API factors.

Hydrocarbon group selection

The hydrocarbon group can be selected as:

• General refined products

• General crude products

• User defined

and K1 are programmed into the 7826/7828 meter for the first two groups. For refined products the

values of K

Hydrocarbon Group

Gasolines 654 to 779 346.42278 0.43884

Jet Fuels 779 to 839 594.54180 0.0000

Fuel Oils 839 to 1075 186.9696 0.48618

and K1 are automatically selected according to the corrected density:

Density Range (kg/m³) K

Calculated Parameters Modbus CommunicationsSafety Certification7826/7828 Specifications

For Crude Oil the API factors are:

Product K

Crude oil 613.972226 0.0000

User defined factors can be entered as any sensible value.

Density / pressure relationship

Isothermal secant compressibility can be defined by the simplified equation:

• where liquid volume changes from V (atmospheric) to P

to V1 as the gauge pressure changes from zero

•where β = Isothermal secant compressibility at temperature t

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P1 β−=

⎟

⎟ ⎠

⎞

⎜

⎜ ⎝

⎛

⎟ ⎠

⎞

⎜ ⎝

⎛

−

1086.66

341.384

906.318

Degrees Brix =

yAB

------

⎝⎠

⎛⎞

------

⎝⎠

⎛⎞

------

⎝⎠

⎛⎞

------

⎝⎠

⎛⎞

⋅+⋅+⋅+⋅+=

δV1 = Change of volume from V0 to V

P1 = Gauge pressure reading (P - 1.013) bars

• hence

•where

= Corrected density at zero (atmospheric) gauge.

= Uncorrected density (Kg/m3)

= (P - 1.013) where P is pressure in bars (P - base)

A correlation equation has been established for from the available compressibility data; such as,

log

C = -1.62080 + 0.00021592t + 0.87096 x 106(ρ15)-2 + 4.2092t x 103(ρ15)-2 per bar

where

• β = C x 10

Bar

• t = Temperature in deg C

• ρ = ρ

/ 1000 = oil density at 15 °C (kg/litre)

B.3 Calculated parameters

These are also known as Special Functions.

B.3.1 Specific gravity

Specific gravity (SG) = Base density (@ T

) / Density of water (@ T

ref

B.3.2 Degrees Baumé

Degrees Baumé = 145 – (145 / Base density)

(Where Base Density is in units of g/cc.)

B.3.3 Degrees Brix

Where SG is Specific gravity.

B.3.4 Quartic equation

The following polynomial equation is implemented:

)

ref

Where:

A, B, C, E, F = user programmable constants.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Introduction

1.1 Safety guidelines

1.2 About the 7826/7828 liquid density meter

1.2.1 What is it?

1.2.2 What is it used for?

1.2.3 Measurements and calculations

1.2.4 Outputs from frequency output version (7826 meter only)

1.2.5 Outputs from the Advanced electronics version

1.2.6 Typical meter application with Advanced electronics

1.3 Principle of Operation

Installation (Short Stem)

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Safety Information

2.2.1 General information applicable to the complete system

2.2.2 Pressure bearing parts

2.3 Boundary effects

2.4 Viscosity effects

2.5 Standard installations

2.5.1 Overview

2.5.2 Meter orientation

2.5.3 Free stream installation - flanged fitting

2.5.4 Free stream installation - weldolet

2.5.5 T-piece installation

2.5.6 T-piece weldolet installation

2.5.7 Flow-through chamber installation

2.6 Installation in the pipeline or system

2.7 Commissioning

2.8 Short Stem Dimensional Drawings

2.8.1 Cone-seat connection

2.8.2 Flange connection

Installation (Long Stem)

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Safety Information

3.2.1 General information applicable to the complete system

3.2.2 Pressure bearing parts

3.3 Installation considerations

3.3.1 Fluid at the sensor

3.3.2 Flow rate

3.3.3 Entrained gas

3.3.4 Solids contamination

3.4 Open-tank installation

3.5 Closed-tank installation

3.6 Calibration

3.7 If the tank is pressurized

3.8 Long Stem Dimensional Drawings

3.8.1 Open-tank connection

3.8.2 Closed-tank connection

Electrical Connections (Frequency Output) – 7826 Only

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Installation considerations

4.2.1 Power supply

4.2.2 EMC

4.2.3 Ground connections

4.2.4 Cabling requirements

4.2.5 Surge protection

4.2.6 Installation in explosive areas

4.2.7 Installation in non-hazardous areas

4.3 Wiring the meter

4.4 Connecting the meter to a 795x series computer

4.4.1 Overview

4.4.2 Connection diagrams

4.5 System connections (customer’s own equipment)

4.6 Checking the installation

Electrical Connections (Advanced)

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Installation considerations

5.2.1 Power supply

5.2.2 EMC

5.2.3 Ground connections

5.2.4 Cabling requirements

5.2.5 Surge protection

5.2.6 Installation in explosive areas

5.3 Wiring the meter

5.4 Power supply input

5.5 4-20 mA outputs

5.5.1 Isolating the analog outputs from internal power