Installing/Mounting
4.3 Mounting the sensor
SITRANS FCS200
Operating Instructions, 02/2011, A5E02508199-01
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Orienting the sensor
SITRANS FCS200 operates in any orientation, but Siemens recommends orienting the
sensor in one of the following ways:
1. Vertical orientation with an upwards flow
Figure 4-2 Vertical orientation, upwards flow
2. Horizontal installation, tubes sideways
Figure 4-3 Horizontal mounting, tubes sideways
3. Horizontal installation, tubes up
Figure 4-4 Horizontal orientation; tubes up
4.3 Mounting the sensor
● Install two pipe hangers with rubber inserts symmetrically and stress free on the
enclosure ends as shown below.
Sensor end dimensions are described in the Dimensions chapter (Page 34) of the
Operating Instruction
s.
● Mount the pipe hangers on a solid, vibration free foundation or frame
● Center the connecting pipelines axially in order to assure a stress-free installation.