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K500 Auto Hydroheater – 3.5 Rev: 8-2016
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Appendix C: Table of Figures
Figure 1: How the K500 Hydroheater Works ....................................................... 7
Figure 2 Body Serial Number ............................................................................. 8
Figure 3: Model Number Location ...................................................................... 8
Figure 4: Dimensions of K500 Hydroheater ....................................................... 13
Figure 5: Support Diagram .............................................................................. 17
Figure 6: Piping Configuration.......................................................................... 19
Figure 7: Process Diagram ............................................................................... 19
Figure 8: Line Connections .............................................................................. 20
Figure 9: Drip Leg Installation .......................................................................... 21
Figure 10: Typical K500 Response Time ........................................................... 27
Figure 11: Logic for Closing the Steam Valve ..................................................... 28
Figure 12: Recommended Spare Parts .............................................................. 39
Figure 13: Cross Sectional View of Hydroheater .................................................. 40
Figure 14: Actuator Mount to Head ................................................................... 41
Figure 15: Refer to Step 4 above for values of "A" and "B" ................................... 43
Figure 16: Actuator Mount to Head ................................................................... 44
Figure 17: Body Side of Head .......................................................................... 44
Figure 18: Different View of Body Side of Head .................................................. 45
Figure 19: CTA ............................................................................................... 45
Figure 20: CTA Stud ....................................................................................... 45
Figure 21: Body Internal at Steam Inlet ............................................................ 46
Figure 22: Extracting the Combining Tube ......................................................... 46
Figure 23: Manual CTA Assembly with Position Indicator .................................... 59
Figure 24: For some older bodies, CTA must be mounted in this direction ............. 60
Figure 25: Scale needs to be removed and then reversed .................................... 60
Figure 26: Positioner to actuator airline ............................................................ 61
Figure 27: Air Supply to Actuator ..................................................................... 61
Figure 28: Actuator Lock Nut ........................................................................... 62
Figure 29: Exploded View of K500 ................................................................... 63
Figure 30: Exploded View - K500 CTA Assembly ................................................ 66
Figure 31: Actuator detached from stem plug and pressure released ..................... 71
Figure 32: Actuator connected to stem plug ...................................................... 71
Figure 33: 475 HART Communicator ................................................................ 74
Figure 34: DVC 2000 Mounted on Actuator ....................................................... 76
Figure 35: Array Mounting Location .................................................................. 77
Figure 36: DVC 2000 Showing Screen Display and Arrow Placement .................... 77
Figure 37: Bottom View of DVC ........................................................................ 79
Figure 38: Magnet Assembly ............................................................................ 80
Figure 39: Alignment Template/Mounting Bracket .............................................. 80
Figure 40: Characteristics of Saturation Pressure vs Temperature ......................... 84