Function Blocks 
AGA8DL Function Block 
20    HC900 Hybrid Control Designer Function Block Reference Guide  Revision 11 
  2/07 
Status 
number 
Block type  Severity  Description 
43  AGA 8 - DETAIL  Warning  FLOWING TEMPERATURE (TF) < 17 OR > 143 DEG F 
MOLE FRACTION FOR METHANE < 0.45 OR > 1.0 
FOR NITROGEN < 0.0 OR > 0.5 
FOR CARBON DIOXIDE < 0.0 OR > 0.3 
FOR ETHANE < 0.0 OR > 0.1 
FOR PROPANE < 0.0 OR > 0.04 
FOR WATER < 0.0 OR > 0.0005 
FOR H2S < 0.0 OR > 0.0002 
FOR HYDROGEN < 0.0 OR > 0.1 
FOR CARBON MONOXIDE < 0.0 OR > 0.03 
FOR OXYGEN < 0.0 OR > 0.0  
FOR BUTANES < 0.0 OR > 0.01 
FOR PENTANES < 0.0 OR > 0.003 
FOR HEXANES + < 0.0 OR > 0.002 
FOR HELIUM < 0.0 OR > 0.002 
46  AGA 8 - DETAIL  Warning 
FOR ARGON < 0.0 OR > 0.0 
49  AGA 8 - DETAIL  Warning  SUM OF MOLE FRACTIONS < 0.9999 OR > 1.0001 
52  AGA 3 - ORIFICE  Error  FLOWING PRESSURE WAS <= 0.0 OR > 40000. PSIA 
53  AGA 3 - ORIFICE  Error  FLOWING TEMPERATURE < -200. OR > 760. DEG F 
55  AGA 3 - ORIFICE  Error  ORIFICE DIAMETER WAS >= 100.0 INCHES 
56  AGA 3 - ORIFICE  Error  PIPE DIAMETER WAS >= 100.0 INCHES 
57  AGA 3 - ORIFICE  Error  FLOWING OR STANDARD DENSITY WAS <= 0.0 
LBM/FT^3 
58  AGA 3 - ORIFICE  Error  DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE WAS <= 0.0 INCHES H2O 
65  AGA 3 – ORIFICE  Error  SUPERCOMPRESSIBILITY FACTOR WAS <= 0.0 
66  AGA 3 – ORIFICE  Error  RELATIVE DENSITY AT STANDARD CONDITIONS WAS < 
0.07 OR > 1.52 
68  AGA 3 – ORIFICE  Error  COMPRESSIBILITY FACTOR AT STANDARD 
CONDITIONS <= 0.0 
69  AGA 3 – ORIFICE  Error  BETA RATIO (DO/DM) <= 0.0 OR => 1.0 
75  AGA 3 – ORIFICE  Warning  ORIFICE DIAMETER WAS < = 0.45 INCHES 
76  AGA 3 – ORIFICE  Warning  PIPE DIAMETER WAS <= 2.0 INCHES 
77 GENERAL 
CONFIG 
Error  ERROR                INVALID COMPANION BLOCK 
INTERCONNECTION 
78 GENERAL 
CONFIG 
Error  METER/COMPRESSIBLITY BLOCK UNITS ARE 
INCONSISTENT 
79  AGA 3 - ORIFICE  Warning  BETA RATIO (DO/DM) WAS < 0.1 OR > 0.75 
99 GENERAL 
OPERATION 
N/A  Block is disabled – process value outputs are set to 0 and 
error/warning pins are turned off.