Installing/Mounting
4.2 Determining a location
SITRANS F M MAG 5100 W
16 Operating Instructions, 11/2010, A5E03063678-02
4.2 Determining a location
NOTICE
The sensor must always be completely filled with liquid.
● Locate the the flowmeter in u-shaped pipes if pipes are only partially filled or have free
outlet
Figure 4-1 Correct installation in U-tube
● Avoid the following installations
– Installation at the highest point in the pipe system
– Installation in vertical pipes with free outlet
Figure 4-2 Correct installation with filled pipes
Figure 4-3 Correct installation at low point in system before outlet
Inlet and outlet conditions
To achieve accurate flow measurement it is essential to have straight lengths of inlet and
outlet pipes and a certain distance to pumps and valves.
It is also important to centre the flowmeter in relation to pipe flanges and gaskets.
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