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Index Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Meter Installation Manual
May 2012 3-9000-771 Rev A
Meter safety
appropriately rated lifting slings
...............................28
Base Enclosure security seals......................................56
Base Enclosure wire seal installation ........................56
electronics enclosure wire seal ..................................55
end flanges tapped flat-counterbore hole .............23
engineered swivel hoist rings .....................................23
hoist ring and non-compliant eye bolt ....................24
hoist ring lookup table.................................................. 27
hoist rings and lifting slings.........................................22
hoist rings in meter end flanges ................................23
hoist rings part number lookup table ......................27
how to obtain swivel hoist rings ................................27
incorrect sling attachment..........................................30
safety precautions using swivel hoist rings............24
swivel hoist rings ............................................................23
90 degree angle between slings................................25
Meter specifications
Accuracy Limits
.................................................................8
analog Input(s)..................................................................9
analog output(s).............................................................10
body and flange pressure rating range (psi)............8
communications ..............................................................9
Connectivity protocols ...................................................9
Device compatibility .......................................................9
Digital Input(s) ..................................................................9
digital, analog, and frequency inputs ........................9
digital, analog, and frequency outputs ...................10
flange types........................................................................8
frequency output/digital outputs.............................10
meter type..........................................................................8
power ...................................................................................9
specific gravity ..................................................................8
temperature.......................................................................9
temperature base electronic enclosure .................... 9
transducers ........................................................................9
Meter tube considerations
bi-directional flow
..........................................................19
piping unidirectional flow............................................ 19
MMU .............................................................................................3
Mounting in heated or cooled pipelines .........................31
O
Open source licenses.............................................................83
Opensource
BSD Open Source License
............................................ 99
GNU General Public License........................................84
GNU Lesser General Public License...........................95
M.I.T License ..................................................................100
P
Piping recommendations
bidirectional flow
...........................................................19
unidirectional flow.........................................................19
Port A
communications
............................................................45
Pre-installation considerations...........................................11
Public domain..........................................................................83
R
Reid Tools..................................................................................27
S
Safety .........................................................................................11
ATEX Directive 94/9/EC................................................12
FCC compliance ..............................................................13
Sealing the unit .......................................................................57
Securing end caps ..................................................................54
Serial Port A parameters.......................................................45
Source code for executable files........................................83
Startup
startup and configuration
......................................35, 59
systems that use flame-proof cable ......................... 40
T
Transducer
LT-07 operating temperature
...................................... 9
Transmitter Electronics Enclosure chassis ground....... 36
U
Ultrasonic type ..........................................................................8
Transit-time based measurement .............................. 8
W
Wiring and connections
Ethernet cable to PC communication
......................44
Ethernet communications...........................................44
Modbus ASCII ..................................................................41
Modbus ASCII or RTU ....................................................41
PC to meter serial connection....................................46
PlantWeb® architecture..............................................41
RS-485 full duplex ..........................................................41
TCP/IP protocol...............................................................41
Wiring and I/O .........................................................................41
Numerics
3810 Series meter
design
.................................................................................. 6
linearity................................................................................ 8
repeatability....................................................................... 8
upper viscosity limit ........................................................ 8
velocity range....................................................................8