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Reference Manual
00809-0100-4860, Rev BC
Section 3: Configuration
January 2013
Configuration
Rosemount 8600D to display flow in barrels per minute instead of gallons per minute, and one
barrel is equal to 31.0 gallons.
Base volume unit: gal
Base time unit: min
User defined unit: br
Conversion number:
1
/31.0
See the specific variables listed below for more information on setting special units.
Base volume unit
Base Volume Unit is the unit from which the conversion is made. You must select one of the Field
Communicator defined unit options:
Gallons (gal)
Liters (L)
Imperial gallons (Impgal)
Cubic meters (Cum)
Barrels (bbl) where 1 bbl=42 gal
Cubic Feet (Cuft)
Base time unit
Base Time Unit provides the time unit from which to calculate the special units. For example, if
your special units is a volume per minute, select minutes. Choose from the following units:
Seconds (s)
Minutes (min)
Hours (h)
Days (d)
User defined unit
User Defined Unit is a format variable that provides a record of the flow units to which you are
converting. The LCD on the Rosemount 8600D will display the actual units you define. The Field
Communicator will simply display “SPCL.” There are four characters available to store the new
units designation.
Conversion number
Conversion Number is used to relate base units to special units. For a straight conversion of
volume units from one to another, the conversion number is the number of base units in the
new unit.
Field Comm. 1, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1
Field Comm. 1, 1, 4, 1, 3, 2
Field Comm. 1, 1, 4, 1, 3, 3
Field Comm. 1, 1, 4, 1, 3, 4