CiDRA SONARtrac PW VF-100 - Manual (Page 3)

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INTRODUCTION with INSTALLATION CHECKLIST
Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION with INSTALLATION CHECKLIST ....................................................... 1-1
1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1-1
1.2 Sensor Head Description and Function .................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Transmitter Description and Function ....................................................................... 1-2
1.4 Intellectual Property Notices .................................................................................... 1-3
1.5 Warranty .................................................................................................................. 1-3
1.6 CiDRA Contact Information ...................................................................................... 1-3
1.7 Passive Sonar EC Declaration of Conformity ........................................................... 1-4
1.8 Installation Checklist ................................................................................................ 1-5
1.1 Introduction
SONARtrac
®
passive sonar process monitoring systems utilize patented
sonar array processing techniques to listen to and interpret flow
turbulence generated by fluid flow and sound generated by process
piping and instrumentation. The clamp-on design eliminates the need for
cutting pipe or interrupting process flow during installation.
The Model VF-100 (Volumetric Flow) Flow Monitoring System is a clamp-
on system used to measure the volumetric flow rate within process
pipes.
The Model HD VF-100 (High Dispersion Volumetric Flow) Flow
Monitoring System is used to provide accurate and reliable process flow
measurements for difficult to characterize solid/liquid mixtures and
challenging sand/rock slurry flows with varying velocities and densities
within process pipes.
The Model PW VF-100 (Process Water Volumetric Flow) system is used
to provide measurement of process water. The transmitter firmware can
not be upgraded to measure gas volume fraction, nor are the PW VF-100
systems certified for use in hazardous areas.
The Model GVF-100 (Gas Volume (Void) Fraction) Monitoring System is
used to measure the gas volume / void fraction (amount of free air /gas)
contained in a fluid within process pipes on a real-time basis.
The Model VF/GVF 100 (Volumetric Flow / Gas Volume Fraction)
Combined Monitoring System measures the volumetric flow and the gas
volume / void fraction in process pipes. This is also available as with the
HD option as an HD VF/GVF-100 Process Monitoring System.
The Model TAM-100 (Total Air Monitor) System is a real-time process
monitoring system used to determine the non-dissolved gas present in
any liquid or continuous process fluid. A small amount of process fluid is
continuously diverted through the TAM from a process line sample tap.