Contents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................5
I. Shipping and storage; product inspection................................................................................................ 5
II. Warranty ................................................................................................................................................. 5
III. Maintenance, Repair and Hazardous substances..................................................................................... 5
IV. Disposal ................................................................................................................................................... 5
V. Supplementary operating instructions..................................................................................................... 5
VI. Operating manual of explosion-proof flowmeters................................................................................... 5
1. IDENTIFICATION......................................................................................................................5
2. STEPS PRIOR TO OPERATION...................................................................................................7
2.1 Safety advisory for the user ..................................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Hazard warnings ...................................................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Proper use of the device .......................................................................................................................... 9
2.4 Installation and servicing......................................................................................................................... 9
2.5 Returning your flowmeter for servicing or calibration ............................................................................10
2.6 Replacement of the transmitter electronics............................................................................................10
2.7 Maintenance...........................................................................................................................................11
Transmitter.............................................................................................................................................. 11
Coriolis mass flow sensor ........................................................................................................................11
3. THE TMU SENSOR .................................................................................................................12
3.1 Application domain of the TMU sensor...................................................................................................12
3.2 Mode of operation..................................................................................................................................12
Measuring principle ................................................................................................................................12
System configuration ..............................................................................................................................12
Acquisition............................................................................................................................................... 12
3.3 Performance characteristics of the TMU sensor......................................................................................13
Reference conditions .............................................................................................................................. 13
TMU flow ranges .....................................................................................................................................13
Density measurement.............................................................................................................................14
Accuracy ..................................................................................................................................................15
Pressure loss TMU...................................................................................................................................16
Environmental Conditions....................................................................................................................... 17
3.4 Operating conditions ..............................................................................................................................18
Installation...............................................................................................................................................18
Installation Orientation ...........................................................................................................................19
Pressure surges .......................................................................................................................................21
Using the device with hazardous fluids...................................................................................................21
Vibration stability .................................................................................................................................... 22
Process conditions................................................................................................................................... 22
Gas content .............................................................................................................................................22
Process pressure range ...........................................................................................................................23
Outlet pressure .......................................................................................................................................23
Connection to the transmitter ................................................................................................................23
3.5 Construction details................................................................................................................................24
Dimensions and weight...........................................................................................................................24
Dimensions of the sensor types TMU 006 to TMU 050 ..........................................................................26
Dimensions of the sensor types TMU 080 to TMU 300 ..........................................................................28
Dimension drawings for sensors with heating ........................................................................................31
Material...................................................................................................................................................32
