FLOWSIC500 ultrasonic flowmeter, custody transfer measurement in natural gas distribution
Advantages
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Highest measurement certainty and safety for continuous gas supply
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Lower installation costs thanks to integrated flow conversion
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Simple installation, compatible with conventional technology (turbine and rotary
displacement meters) -
Lowest operating costs thanks to virtually maintenance-free operation
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Simplified recalibration thanks to easy cartridge replacement
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Reliable under dynamic load changes
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Self-sufficient operation
Field of application
The FLOWSIC500 ultrasonic flowmeter enables extremely precise natural gas distribution measurement. It is overload-proof, accurate and monitored by an intelligent diagnostic system. It can be easily integrated into existing measuring stations. It can be operated either in a self-sufficient energy configuration or in fail-safe network operation with a backup battery. It complies with all relevant standards and directives and provides the safety of a continuous, non-blocking gas supply.
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Distribution of natural gas for municipal and regional gas suppliers at transfer and measuring stations
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Measuring stations in industrial and commercial applications
Device properties:
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Diagnostics and permanent self-checking
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Robust and reliable thanks to the absence of moving parts
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Replaceable cartridge
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No straight inlet/outlet sections required
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Overload-proof
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Optional integrated flow conversion/date registration
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Battery or intrinsically safe power supply
Spare Parts & Accessories 30
30 spare parts · click to collapse
| Order code | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 2064018 | Battery pack 2R20BATTERY UNIT 2R20 FLOWSIC500 battery pack (7.2V; 19Ah)" for autarkic meter operation | Details |
| 2065928 | Battery Unit 2R6Backup battery (7,2 V; 2,7 Ah) for IS external power supply | Details |
| 2066077 | Display Mount, Tested, Spare PartDISPLAY MOUNT. TESTED SP Display module for FLOWSIC500 for output configuration A-E (type code) | Details |
| 2067398 | Closure Set NPT1/4 1.4571Plug for pressure connection NPT 1/4" | Details |
| 2067400 | CLOSURE SET G1/4 1.4571Plug for pressure connection G1/4" | Details |
| 2067401 | Closure set G1/2 1.4571Plug for temperature connection G1/2" | Details |
| 2069071 | Tube Fitting Set for Pipe D06 ST-VZFitting for pipe diameter 6mm | Details |
| 2071174 | SP-EDT23-1000-0000RGX.E.I3 MOUNTEDT23 - digital pressure transmitter; gauge pressure 0 to 10 bar | 0 to 145 psi; G1/4'' external thread / Replaced by spare part PN 2117988 | Details |
| 2071175 | SP-EDT23-0400-0000RGX.E.I3 MountEDT23 - digital pressure transmitter; gauge pressure 0 to 4 bar | 0 to 58 psi; G1/4" external thread / Replaced by PN 2117987 | Details |
| 2071176 | ET-EDT23-2500-0000RGX.E.I3 MOUNTEDT23 - digital pressure transmitter; gauge pressure 0 to 25 bar | 0 to 362 psi; G1/4" external thread / Replaced by spare part PN 2117986 | Details |
| 2071178 | FLOWSIC500 pressure sensor 0,8-5,2 BAR 12-75 PSIEDT23 - digital pressure transmitter; absolute pressure 0,8 to 5,2 bar | 12 to 75 psi; G1/4'' external thread | Details |
| 2071179 | FLOWSIC500 pressure transmitter EDT23 absolute pressure 2-10 BAR 29-145 PSIEDT23 - digital pressure transmitter; absolute pressure 2 to 10 bar | 29 to 145 psi; G1/4'' external thread / Replaced by PN 2117983 | Details |
| 2071180 | ET-EDT23-2000-0400AGX.E.I3 Absolute Pressure TransmitterEDT23 - digital pressure transmitter; absolute pressure 4 to 20 bar | 58 to 290 psi; G1/4" external thread / Replaced by PN 2117982 | Details |
| 2071181 | ET-EDT34-60-25.E.I3 MountEDT34 - digital temperature transmitter, -25°C to +60°C | -13°F to 140°F / Replaced by PN 2147941 | Details |
| 2071771 | SET TUBE FITTING PIPE 1/4" ST-VZFitting for pipe diameter 1/4" | Details |
| 2071777 | FLOWSIC500 Temperature TransmitterEDT34 - digital temperature transmitter, -40°C to +70°C | -40°F to 158°F / Replaced by PN 2147942 | Details |
| 2075562 | Adapter NPT1/4 A - G 1/4 I SSAdapter NPT 1/4" external thread to G1/4" internal thread | Details |
| 2087270 | Cleaning toolAuxiliary tool: assembly levers (2 pieces) | Details |
| 2087945 | RS485 module, input voltage 2.7...5 V, type I output configurationRS485 Module for FLOWSIC500 Rated input voltage 2,7 - 5V | Details |
| 2087946 | RS485 module, input voltage 4...16 V, J-type output configurationRS485 Module for FLOWSIC500 Rated input voltage 4 - 16V | Details |
Configurator / Comparison
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Case Studies
Municipal Wastewater Treatment · Ultrasonic flowmeter — Application Case
Project Overview
The site is the inlet, biological and outlet stages of a municipal plant. The customer wanted Ultrasonic flowmeter properly configured on the existing plant, with the aim of transit-time ultrasonic measurement of liquid or gas flow.
Technical Challenges
What actually causes trouble is high solids and corrosive fractions, with large diurnal flow swings, and effluent parameters drift and probes foul with sludge and biofilm. All of this means the Ultrasonic flowmeter configuration has to involve checking straight runs, pipe internal condition and entrained gas.
Configuration
Supply and installation were organised through the flow range: flow solution matched to line size, medium and range. On site this meant checking straight runs, pipe internal condition and entrained gas, checked line by line against: stable compliance with Grade 1A discharge limits and online data reporting.
Performance
After commissioning the outcome is clamp-on versions avoid pipe work, minimising shutdown in revamps, and the readings are now used for process tuning.
Food & Beverage · Ultrasonic flowmeter — Application Case
Site Conditions
This is a Food & Beverage customer whose plant is at dosing, pasteurising, filling and CIP stages. The main task was transit-time ultrasonic measurement of liquid or gas flow.
The Problem
The difficulty lies in syrups, dairy and beverages that scale easily, under strict hygienic requirements; at the same time frequent cleaning demands instruments that withstand hot CIP/SIP caustic cycles. Specification therefore means checking straight runs, pipe internal condition and entrained gas.
What We Did
We took a flow range approach — flow solution matched to line size, medium and range. Delivery was built around checking straight runs, pipe internal condition and entrained gas, with point-by-point checks on: food-safety and hygienic design per 3-A / EHEDG.
Operating Outcome
In service the system performs as intended — clamp-on versions avoid pipe work, minimising shutdown in revamps, with routine maintenance falling noticeably.
Chemical & Pharmaceutical · Ultrasonic flowmeter — Application Case
Application Context
reactors, metering vessels and finished-product tanks is a typical Chemical & Pharmaceutical duty. The project started from Ultrasonic flowmeter, focusing on transit-time ultrasonic measurement of liquid or gas flow.
Process Constraints
corrosion plus Ex protection shortens instrument life and makes downtime costly, and highly corrosive media with solvents and crystallisation, partly in explosive atmospheres only amplify it. The Ultrasonic flowmeter specification must therefore cover checking straight runs, pipe internal condition and entrained gas.
Delivery Approach
Delivery was handled as the flow range — flow solution matched to line size, medium and range. Execution centred on checking straight runs, pipe internal condition and entrained gas, together with Ex certification and GMP traceability of records.
Field Results
Operation shows the benefit clearly — clamp-on versions avoid pipe work, minimising shutdown in revamps, with confidence in this measuring point improving markedly.
Power & Energy · Ultrasonic flowmeter — Application Case
Customer Profile
The typical setting in Power & Energy is boiler feedwater, turbine condensate and FGD/DeNOx systems. The measuring point is Ultrasonic flowmeter; the focus is transit-time ultrasonic measurement of liquid or gas flow.
Key Difficulties
Conditions are high temperature and pressure with both steam and saline water and, on top of that, drift under high temperature and pressure, with very costly unplanned outages, which a standard configuration cannot handle for long. The design therefore starts with checking straight runs, pipe internal condition and entrained gas.
Implementation
The scope ran through the flow range: flow solution matched to line size, medium and range. Technically it hinges on checking straight runs, pipe internal condition and entrained gas, and on these requirements: compliance with power-industry codes and unit availability targets.
Customer Benefit
In practice this means clamp-on versions avoid pipe work, minimising shutdown in revamps, which cut the workload on the site maintenance team.
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