Rosemount Vortex Flow Meter - 8600D Series Quick Start Guide

00825-0100-4860, Rev EC

Rosemount® 8600 Series Vortex
Flowmeter

Quick Start Guide

April 2019

Quick Start Guide April 2019

1 About this guide

This guide provides basic guidelines for the Rosemount™ 8600D Series
Vortex Flowmeter. It does not provide instructions for detailed
configuration, diagnostics, maintenance, service, troubleshooting,
Explosion-proof, Flameproof, or Intrinsically Safe (I.S.) installations. Refer to
the reference manual for more instruction. The manuals and this quick start
guide are also available electronically on EmersonProcess.com/Rosemount.

WARNING

Explosions could result in death or serious injury.
Installation of this transmitter in an explosive environment must be in
accordance with the appropriate local, national, and international standards,
codes, and practices. Review the approvals section of thereference manual
for any restrictions associated with a safe installation.

• Before connecting a handheld communicator in an explosive

atmosphere, make sure the instruments in the loop are installed in
accordance with intrinsically safe or non-incendive field wiring practices.

• Verify the operating atmosphere of the flowmeter is consistent with the

appropriate product certifications.

• In an Explosion-proof/Flameproof installation, do not remove the

flowmeter covers when power is applied to the unit. Electrical shock can
result in death or serious injury.

WARNING

Electrical shock can result in death or serious injury.

• Avoid contact with the leads and terminals. High voltage that may be

present on leads can cause electrical shock.

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Return policy

Emerson procedures must be followed when returning equipment. These
procedures ensure legal compliance with government transportation
agencies and help provide a safe working environment for Emerson
employees. Failure to follow Emerson procedures will result in your
equipment being refused delivery.

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1.2 Emerson Flow customer service

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Telephone:

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United States 800 522 6277 U.K. 0870 240

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2 Installation

2.1 Mount the flowmeter

Design process piping so the meter body will remain full, with no entrapped
air. The vortex flowmeter can be installed in any orientation without
affecting accuracy. However, the following are guidelines for certain
installations.

2.1.1 Vertical mounting

If the vortex flowmeter will be installed in a vertical orientation:

• Install upward or downward flow for gas or steam.

• Install upward flow for liquids.

Figure 2-1: Vertical installation

BA

A. Gas flow
B. Liquid or gas flow

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2.1.2 Horizontal mounting

Figure 2-2: Horizontal installation

B

A

A. Preferred installation—meter body installed with electronics to side of

pipe

B. Acceptable installation—meter body installed with electronics above pipe

For steam and fluids with small solids content, it is recommended to have
the flowmeter installed with the electronics to the side of the pipe. This will
minimize potential measurement errors by allowing the condensate or
solids to flow under the shedder bar without interrupting the vortex
shedding.

2.1.3 High temperature mounting

The maximum temperature for integral electronics is dependent on the
ambient temperature where the flowmeter is installed. The electronics must
not exceed 185 °F (85 °C).

Figure 2-3 shows combinations of ambient and process temperatures

needed to maintain a housing temperature of less than 185 °F (85 °C).

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Figure 2-3: Ambient/Process temperature limits

C

A

B

A. Ambient temperature °F (°C)
B. Process temperature °F (°C)
C. 185 °F (85 °C) Housing temperature limit.

Note

The indicated limits are for horizontal pipe and vertical meter position, with
meter and pipe insulated with 3 in. (77 mm) of ceramic fiber insulation.

The following orientations are recommended for applications with high
process temperatures.

• Install with electronics head beside or below process pipe.

• Insulation around pipe may be necessary to maintain ambient

temperature below 185 °F (85 °C).

Note

Insulate pipe and meter body only. Do not insulate support tube bracket or
transmitter so heat can be dissipated.

2.1.4 Steam installations

Avoid installation shown in Figure 2-4. Such conditions may cause a water­hammer condition at start-up due to trapped condensation.

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Figure 2-4: Improper installation

2.1.5 Upstream/downstream requirements

The flowmeter may be installed with a minimum of ten straight pipe
diameters (D) upstream and five straight pipe diameters (D) downstream by
following the K-factor corrections as described in the 8800 Installation
Effects Technical Data Sheet (00816-0100-3250). No K-factor correction is
required if 35 straight pipe diameters upstream (35D) and 10 straight pipe
diameters downstream (10D) are present.

2.1.6 External pressure/temperature transmitters

When using pressure and temperature transmitters in conjunction with the
flowmeter for compensated mass flows, install the transmitters downstream
of the flowmeter as shown in Figure 2-5.

Figure 2-5: Upstream/Downstream piping

A

B

D

A. Pressure transmitter
B. Four straight pipe diameters downstream
C. Temperature transmitter

D. Six straight pipe diameters downstream

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2.1.7 Flanged style installation

Figure 2-6: Flanged style installation

A

B

A. Installation bolts and nuts (supplied by customer)
B. Gaskets (supplied by customer)
C. Flow direction

Note

The required bolt load for sealing the gasket joint is affected by several
factors, including operating pressure, gasket material, width, and condition.
A number of factors also affect the actual bolt load resulting from a
measured torque, including condition of bolt threads, friction between the
nut head and the flange, and parallelism of the flanges. Due to these
application-dependent factors, the required torque for each application may
be different. Follow the guidelines outlined in ASME PCC-1 for proper bolt
tightening. Make sure the flowmeter is centered between flanges of the
same nominal size as the flowmeter.

C

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Install remote electronics

If you order one of the remote electronics options (options R10, R20, R30, or
RXX), the flowmeter assembly ships in two parts:

1. The meter body with an adapter installed in the support tube and an
interconnecting coaxial cable attached to it.

2. The electronics housing installed on a mounting bracket.

1. Mount the meter body in the process flow line as described in Mount

the flowmeter.

2. Mount the bracket and electronics housing in the desired location.
The housing can be repositioned on the bracket to facilitate field
wiring and conduit routing.

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Refer to Figure 2-7 and these steps to connect the loose end of the coaxial
cable to the electronics housing.

Figure 2-7: Remote electronics installation

I

H
G

F

E

D

C

B

K

P

L

A

M

N

A. Meter body
B. Support tube
C. Sensor cable nut

D. Nut

E. Washer

F. Union
G. Meter adapter
H. Coaxial cable

I. 1/2 in. NPT conduit atapter or cable gland (supplied by customer)
J. Electronics housing

K. Ground connection

L. Housing base screw

M. Housing adapter

N. Housing adapter screws
O. 1/2 in. NPT conduit adapter or cable gland (supplied by customer)

P. Coaxial cable nut

J

O

1. If you plan to run the coaxial cable in conduit, carefully cut the
conduit to the desired length to provide for proper assembly at the
housing. A junction box may be placed in the conduit run to provide a
space for extra coaxial cable length.

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CAUTION

The coaxial remote cable cannot be field terminated or cut to length.
Coil any extra coaxial cable with no less than a 2-in. (51 mm) radius.

2. Slide the conduit adapter or cable gland over the loose end of the
coaxial cable and fasten it to the adapter on the meter body support
tube.

3. If using conduit, route the coaxial cable through the conduit.

4. Place a conduit adapter or cable gland over the end of the coaxial
cable.

5. Remove the housing adapter from the electronics housing.

6. Slide the housing adapter over the coaxial cable.

7. Remove one of the four housing base screws.

8. Attach and securely tighten the coaxial cable nut to the connection
on the electronics housing.

9. Attach the coaxial cable ground wire to the housing via the housing
base ground screw.

10. Align the housing adapter with the housing and attach with two
screws.

11. Tighten the conduit adapter or cable gland to the housing adapter.

CAUTION

To prevent moisture from entering the coaxial cable connections,
install the interconnecting coaxial cable in a single dedicated conduit
run or use sealed cable glands at both ends of the cable.

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3 Consider housing rotation

The entire electronics housing may be rotated in 90° increments for easy
viewing. Use the following steps to change the housing orientation,

1. Loosen the four housing rotation set screws at the base of the
electronics housing with a 5/32” hex wrench by turning the screws
clockwise (inward) until they clear the support tube.

2. Slowly pull the electronics housing out of the support tube.

CAUTION

Do not pull the housing more than 1.5 in. (40 mm) from the top of
the support tube until the sensor cable is disconnected. Damage to
the sensor may occur if this sensor cable is stressed.

3. Unscrew the sensor cable from the housing with a 5/16” open end
wrench.

4. Rotate the housing to the desired orientation.

5. Hold it in this orientation while you screw the sensor cable onto the
base of the housing.

CAUTION

Do not rotate the housing while the sensor cable is attached to the
base of the housing. This will stress the cable and may damage the
sensor.

6. Place the electronics housing into the top of the support tube.

7. Use a hex wrench to turn the four housing rotation screws counter­clockwise (outward) to engage the support tube.

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4 Set jumpers

Adjust jumpers to desired settings.

4.1 HART jumpers

If alarm and security jumpers are not installed, the flowmeter will operate
normally with the default alarm condition alarm high and the security off.

Figure 4-1: HART jumpers and LCD display

HI

SECURITY

ON

LO

ALARM

OFF

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5 Connect wiring and power up

5.1 Power supply

The dc power supply should provide power with less than two percent ripple.
The total resistance load is the sum of the resistance of the signal leads and
the load resistance of the controller, indicator, and related pieces. Note that
the resistance of intrinsic safety barriers, if used, must be included.

Figure 5-1: Load limitation

1500

1250

1000

750

A

500

250

0

10.8 16.8 22.8 28.8 34.8 42

B

A. Rloop in ohms
B. Power supply voltage

Maximum Loop Resistance = 41.7 (Power Supply Voltage - 10.8) The Field
Communicator requires a minimum loop resistance of 250 ohms.

5.2

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Conduit installation

Prevent condensation in any conduit from flowing into the housing by
mounting the flowmeter at a high point in the conduit run. If the flowmeter
is mounted at a low point in the conduit run, the terminal compartment
could fill with fluid.

If the conduit originates above the flowmeter, route conduit below the
flowmeter before entry. In some cases a drain seal may need to be installed.

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Figure 5-2: Proper conduit installation

A A

A. Conduit line

5.3 Wire the flowmeter

Use the following steps to wire the flowmeter:

1. Remove the housing cover on the side marked FIELD TERMINALS.

2. Connect the positive lead to the “+” terminal and the negative lead
to the “−” terminal as shown in Figure 5-3 for HART installations.

3. For HART installations utilizing the pulse output, connect the positive
lead to the “+” terminal of the pulse output and the negative lead to
the “−” terminal of the pulse output as shown in Figure 5-4. A
separate 5 to 30 Vdc power supply is required for the pulse output.
Maximum switching current for the pulse output is 120 mA.

CAUTION

Do not connect the powered signal wiring to the test terminals.
Power could damage the test diode in the test connection. Twisted
pairs are required to minimize noise pick up in the 4–20 mA signal
and digital communication signal. For high EMI/RFI environments,
shielded signal wire is required and preferred in all other installations.
Use 24 AWG or larger wire and do not exceed 5,000 feet (1,500
meters). For ambient temperatures above 140 °F (60 °C) use wire
rated to 176 °F (80 °C) or higher.

Figure 5-3 and Figure 5-4 show wiring connections necessary to

power a transmitter and enable communications with a hand-held
Field Communicator.

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Figure 5-3: 4–20 mA wiring

RL ≥ 250 Ω

+

A

-

A. Power supply

Figure 5-4: 4–20 mA and pulse wiring with electronic totalizer/
counter

RL ≥250 Ω

+

A

­100 Ω ≤ R

≤ 100 kΩ

L

-

B

+

A. Power supply
B. Power supply with counter

4. Plug and seal unused conduit connections. Use pipe sealing tape or
paste on threads to ensure a moisture-tight seal. Housing conduit
entries marked with M20 will require M20 x 1.5 blanking plug thread.
Unmarked conduit entries will require a ½–14 NPT blanking plug
thread.

Note

Straight threads require a minimum of three wraps of tape to obtain
a tight seal.

5. If applicable, install wiring with a drip loop. Arrange the drip loop so
the bottom is lower than the conduit connections and the flowmeter
housing.

Note

Installation of the transient protection terminal block does not
provide transient protection unless the transmitter case is properly
grounded.

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5.4 Secure cover jam screw

For transmitter housings shipped with a cover jam screw, the screw should
be properly installed once the transmitter has been wired and powered up.
The cover jam screw is intended to disallow the removal of the transmitter
cover in flameproof environments without the use of tooling.

1. Verify the cover jam screw is completely threaded into the housing.

2. Install the transmitter housing cover and verify that the cover is tight
against the housing.

3. Using an M4 hex wrench, loosen the jam screw until it contacts the
transmitter cover.

4. Turn the jam screw an additional ½ turn counterclockwise to secure
the cover.

CAUTION

Application of excessive torque may strip the threads.

5. Verify that the cover cannot be removed.

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6 Verify configuration

Before operating the flowmeter in an installation, you should review the
configuration data to ensure that it reflects the current application. In most
cases, all of these variables are pre-configured at the factory. Configuration
may be required if your flowmeter is not configured or if the configuration
variables need revision. Rosemount recommends the following variables are
reviewed before startup.

HART

• Tag

• Transmitter Mode

• Process Fluid

• Reference K-Factor

• Flange Type

• Mating Pipe ID

• PV Units

• PV Damping

• Process Temperature Damping

• Fixed Process Temperature

• Auto Adjust Filter

• LCD Display Configuration (For units with a display only)

• Density Ratio (For Standard or Normal flow units only)

• Process Density and Density Units (For mass flow units only)

• Variable Mapping

• Range Values

• Pulse Output Configuration (For units with a pulse output only)

Table 6-1: Field Communicator fast key sequences

Function HART Fast Key Function HART Fast Key

Alarm Jumpers 1, 4, 2, 1, 3 Meter Body

Number

Analog Output 1, 4, 2, 1 Minimum Span 1, 3, 8, 3

Auto Adjust Filter 1, 4, 3, 1, 4 Num Req Preams 1, 4, 2, 3, 2

Base Time Unit 1, 1, 4, 1, 3, 2 Poll Address 1, 4, 2, 3, 1

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Table 6-1: Field Communicator fast key sequences (continued)

Function HART Fast Key Function HART Fast Key

Base Volume Unit 1, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1 Process Fluid Type 1, 3, 2, 2

Burst Mode 1, 4, 2, 3, 4 Process Variables 1, 1

Burst Option 1, 4, 2, 3, 5 Pulse Output 1, 4, 2, 2, 1

Burst Variable 1 1, 4, 2, 3, 6, 1 Pulse Output Test 1, 4, 2, 2, 2

Burst Variable 2 1, 4, 2, 3, 6, 2 PV Damping 1, 3, 9

Burst Variable 3 1, 4, 2, 3, 6, 3 PV Mapping 1, 3, 6, 1

Burst Variable 4 1, 4, 2, 3, 6, 4 PV Percent Range 1, 1, 2

Burst Xmtr
Variables

Conversion
Number

D/A Trim 1, 2, 5 Review 1, 5

Date 1, 4, 4, 5 Revision Numbers 1, 4, 4, 8

Descriptor 1, 4, 4, 3 Scaled D/A Trim 1, 2, 6

Density Ratio 1, 3, 2, 4, 1, 1 Self Test 1, 2, 1, 5

Device ID 1, 4, 4, 8, 6 Signal to Trigger

Electronics Temp 1, 1, 4, 7 STD/ Nor Flow

Electronics Temp
Units

Filter Restore 1, 4, 3, 3 Status 1, 2, 1, 1

Final Assembly
Number

Fixed Process
Density

Fixed Process
Temperature

Flange Type 1, 3, 4 Totalizer Control 1, 1, 4, 4

Flow Simulation 1, 2, 4 Transmitter Mode 1, 3, 2, 1

Installation Effects 1, 4, 1, 6

K-Factor 1, 3, 3 TV Mapping 1, 3, 6, 3

Local Display 1, 4, 2, 4 Trigger Level 1, 4, 3, 2, 5

1, 4, 2, 3, 6 QV Mapping 1, 3, 6, 4

1, 1, 4, 1, 3, 4 Range Values 1, 3, 8

1, 4, 3, 2, 2

Ratio

1, 1, 4, 1, 2

Units

1, 1, 4, 7, 2 Special Units 1, 1, 4, 1, 3

1, 4, 4, 8, 5 SV Mapping 1, 3, 6, 2

1, 3, 2, 4, 2 Tag 1, 3, 1

1, 3, 2, 3 Total 1, 1, 4, 4, 1

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Table 6-1: Field Communicator fast key sequences (continued)

Function HART Fast Key Function HART Fast Key

Loop Test 1, 2, 2 URV 1, 3, 8, 1

Low Flow Cutoff 1, 4, 3, 2, 3 User Defined Units 1, 1, 4, 1, 3, 3

Low Pass Filter 1, 4, 3, 2, 4 USL 1, 3, 8, 4

LRV 1, 3, 8, 2 Shedding

LSL 1, 3, 8, 5 Variable Mapping 1, 3, 6

Manufacturer 1, 4, 4, 1 Velocity Flow 1, 1, 4, 3

Mass Flow 1, 1, 4, 2 Velocity Meas Base 1, 1, 4, 3, 3

Mass Flow Units 1, 1, 4, 2, 2 Volumetric Flow 1, 1, 4, 1

Mating Pipe ID
(Inside Diameter)

Message 1, 4, 4, 4 Write Protect 1, 4, 4, 6

1, 3, 5 Wetted Material 1, 4, 1, 4

Frequency

1, 1, 4, 6

Note

For detailed configuration information, refer to the product reference
manual.

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7 Product certifications

For information about product certifications, refer to Rosemount™ 8600
Series Vortex Flowmeter Approval Document (00825-VA00-0011). You can find

it at emerson.com or contact our Customer Service Center (see contact
information on the last page of this document).

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