1 Startup
1.1 Checklist
During meter startup, have the following equipment and information on hand:
Mater startup checklist
Site pipe and ID drawings with elevations
Site wiring diagrams
Daniel Gas Ultrasonic Meter calibration data
Daniel Gas Ultrasonic Meter manuals
Information and manuals for all other flow instrumentation - flow computers, pressure
and temperature transmitter data sheets, and wiring
Shutoff and control valve information, specifications, operation and setup data
Ethernet (Cat 5 cables) or serial cables to link the laptop to the meter
Field service representative's telephone numbers for major components; valves, meter,
flow computer, communication gear, transmitters, site designers or integrators
Check all ultrasonic meter wiring
Check the settings of any bit switches on transmitter I/O cards
Establish flow in the meter(at lease 3 feet per second to ensure good thermal mixing)
Save the meter configuration file - your "As Found" record of the meter. In Daniel Meter-
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select Tools|Edit/Compare Configuration .
Click the Read button and select File Save .
Open File|Program Settings and customize Daniel MeterLink
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user preferences
Open Meter|Monitor and check the measurement paths or chords and that they agree
with each other to approximately 0.2%
Check for alarms, open Meter|Monitor and click Check Status.
Check for good signal strength (usually shown as "SNR") or , Signal to Noise Ratio
Check for reasonably correct flow profile
From the Logs/Reports menu, click Maintenance Logs/Reports , collect and save a Mainte-
nance Log to record the initial performance of your meter(this is your "as Found" record)
From the Meter|Field Setup Wizard menu. Make any configuration adjustments, such as
setting the frequency output variable and frequency full scale
Save another Maintenance Log (this is your"As Left"record)
Startup
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