Configureprocessmeasurement
Table5-9OptionsforDensityMeasurementUnit
Label
UnitdescriptionDisplayProLinkIIFieldCommunicator
Specicgravityunit(not
temperature-corrected)
SGUSGUSGU
Gramspercubic
centimeter
G/CM3g/cm3g/Cucm
GramsperliterG/Lg/lg/L
GramspermilliliterG/mLg/mlg/mL
Kilogramsperliter
KG/Lkg/lkg/L
Kilogramspercubicmeter
KG/M3kg/m3kg/Cum
PoundsperU.S.gallonLB/GALlbs/Usgallb/gal
PoundspercubicfootLB/CUFlbs/ft3lb/Cuft
Poundspercubicinch
LB/CUIlbs/in3lb/CuIn
APIgravityDAPIdegAPIdegAPI
ShorttonpercubicyardST/CUYsT/yd3STon/Cuyd
5.6.2Configureslugflowparameters
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ProLinkII
ProLink→Conguration→Density→SlugHighLimit
ProLink→Conguration→Density→SlugLowLimit
ProLink→Conguration→Density→SlugDuration
FieldCommunicatorCongure→ManualSetup→Measurements→Density→SlugLowLimit
Congure→ManualSetup→Measurements→Density→SlugHighLimit
Congure→ManualSetup→Measurements→Density→SlugDuration
Theslugowparameterscontrolhowthetransmitterdetectsandreportstwo-phaseow.
Procedure
1.SetSlugLowLimittothelowestdensityvaluethatisconsiderednormalinyourprocess.
Valuesbelowthiswillcausethetransmittertoperformtheconguredslugowaction.Typically,
thisvalueisthelowestdensityvalueinthenormalrangeofyourprocess.
Tip
Gasentrainmentcancauseyourprocessdensitytodroptemporarily.T oreducetheoccurrence
ofslugowalarmsthatarenotsignicanttoyourprocess,setSlugLowLimitslightlybelowyour
expectedlowestprocessdensity.
YoumustenterSlugLowLimiting/cm
3
,evenifanotherunithasbeenconguredfordensity
measurement.
ThedefaultvalueforSlugLowLimitis0.0g/cm
3
.Therangeis0.0g/cm
3
to10.0g/cm
3
.
ConfigurationandUseManual
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