3 INSTALLATION
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SITRANS FX300
www.siemens.com/flow 06/2009 - SFIDK.PS.050.F2.02 A5E02100423
3.4.3 Pipelines with control valve
3.4.4 Preferred mounting position
INFORMATION!
To ensure smooth and correct measurement, the manufacturer recommends not installing the
measuring device downstream from a control valve. This would run the risk of vortex formation,
which would distort the measuring result.
Figure 3-4: Pipeline with control valve
1 Recommended: installing the device upstream
upstreamupstream
upstream from the control valve at a distance of ≥ 5 DN
2 Not recommended: Installing the flowmeter directly downstream
directly downstreamdirectly downstream
directly downstream of control valves, due to vortex formation.
Preferred mounting position
1 Above a horizontal pipe
2 underneath a horizontal pipe (not permitted with lines at risk for condensate )
3 On a vertical pipe
INFORMATION!
Depending on the installation position, you may have to rotate the display and/or the connection
housing. For further information refer to Turning the display on page 24
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