ProSoft Technology MVI56-AFC User Manual

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Introduction

MVI56-AFC ♦ ControlLogix Platform

User Manual

Liquid and Gas Flow Computer

Page 12 of 316

ProSoft Technology, Inc.

February 25, 2011

1.1

Update Notice

If your module measures liquids, please read this notice before upgrading from
version 2.04 (or earlier) to 2.05 (or later).

For compliance with new measurement standards, the AFC version 2.05 has

introduced several new liquid product groups. In particular, the two non-refined

liquid product groups of version 2.04, which covered the entire density range of

crudes and NGLs, have each been split into two separate product groups, one

for the higher density range of crudes and the other for the lower density range of

NGLs. If your module has meter channels configured for either "Crude, NGL" or

"Oil-water emulsion", you should decide before upgrading the firmware the

new product group (light or heavy) to which each such channel should be

assigned. This assignment will be performed during the upgrade process and will

preserve all other configuration and historical records including accumulator

values and archives, in contrast to changing a product group after the upgrade

which resets the meter configuration and erases all historical records. Meter

channels configured for "Gas" or "Refined products" are not affected.
AFC Manager exhibits the same behavior when converting a project between

versions 2.04 (or earlier) and 2.05 (or later).
The criterion for assigning the new product group depends on the density units

and the Default Reference Density, as described in the following tables:

Density Units = kg/m3

Version 2.04 Product Group

Default Reference Density

Version 2.05 Product Group

Crude, NGL

= 0 OR ≥ 610.0

Crude oils, JP4

Crude, NGL

> 0 AND < 610.0

NGLs, LPGs

Oil Water Emulsion

= 0 OR ≥ 610.0

Oil-water emulsion (Crd)

Oil Water Emulsion

> 0 AND < 610.0

Oil-water emulsion (NGL)

Density Units = Rd/60

Version 2.04 Product Group

Default Reference Density

Version 2.05 Product Group

Crude, NGL

= 0 OR ≥ 0.6100

Crude oils, JP4

Crude, NGL

> 0 AND < 0.6100

NGLs, LPGs

Oil Water Emulsion

= 0 OR ≥ 0.6100

Oil-water emulsion (Crd)

Oil Water Emulsion

> 0 AND < 0.6100

Oil-water emulsion (NGL)


Due to roundoff error of numeric conversions, a Relative Density very close to

the cutoff value of 0.6100 may cause the module to assign the new product

group opposite to the one that was intended. Before upgrading, change the

Default Reference Density to a number significantly different from 0.6100, such

as 0.6110 (to target Crude) or 0.6090 (to target NGLs). You may change it back

to the correct value after the upgrade.

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