Configureprocessmeasurement
5.10.1Concentrationmeasurementapplication
Theconcentrationmeasurementapplicationcalculatesconcentrationdatafromprocesstemperature
anddensity.MicroMotionprovidesasetofconcentrationcurvesthatcalculateconcentrationdatafor
severalstandardindustryapplicationsandprocessuids.Ifdesired,youcancongureacustomcurve
foryourprocessuid,orpurchaseacustomcurvefrom
MicroMotion.
Note
Theconcentrationmeasurementapplicationisalsoknownastheenhanceddensityapplication.
5.10.2Standardcurvesfortheconcentrationmeasurement
application
ThestandardcurvesavailablefromMicroMotionareapplicabletoavarietyofprocessuids.
Table5-12describesthestandardconcentrationcurvesavailablefromMicroMotion,alongwith
thedensityandtemperaturemeasurementunitsusedincalculation,andtheunitusedtoreport
concentrationdata.Ifthesecurvesareavailableonyourtransmitter,youcansetActiveCurvetoany
oneofthem.
Table5-12Standardconcentrationcurvesandassociatedmeasurementunits
CurvenameDescriptionDensityunitTemperature
unit
Concentration
unit
DegBalling
Curverepresentspercentextract,by
mass,insolution,basedon°Balling.
Forexample,ifawortis10°Balling
andtheextractinsolutionis100%
sucrose,theextractis10%ofthe
totalmass.
g/cm3°F°Balling
DegBrix
Curverepresentsahydrometerscale
forsucrosesolutionsthatindicates
thepercentbymassofsucrosein
solutionatagiventemperature.For
example,40kgofsucrosemixed
with60kgofwaterresultsina40
°Brixsolution.
g/cm3°C°Brix
DegPlato
Curverepresentspercentextract,by
mass,insolution,basedon°Plato.
Forexample,ifawortis10°Plato
andtheextractinsolutionis100%
sucrose,theextractis10%ofthe
totalmass.
g/cm3°F°Plato
HFCS42Curverepresentsahydrometerscale
forHFCS42(highfructosecorn
syrup)solutionsthatindicatesthe
percentbymassofHFCSinsolution.
g/cm3°C%
HFCS55Curverepresentsahydrometerscale
forHFCS55(highfructosecorn
syrup)solutionsthatindicatesthe
percentbymassofHFCSinsolution.
g/cm3°C%
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