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(4) TemperatureDifferenceBetweenImpulse
Piping(fordifferentialpressure
transmitters)
Ifthereisatemperaturedifferencebetweenthehigh
andlowimpulselines,thedensitydifferenceoftheuids
inthetwolineswillcauseanerrorinthemeasurement
pressure.Whenmeasuringow,impulselinesmustbe
routedtogethersothatthereisnotemperaturedifference
betweenthem.
(5) CondensatePotsforSteamFlow
Measurement(fordifferentialpressure
transmitters)
Iftheliquidintheimpulsepipingrepeatedlycondenses
orvaporizesasaresultofchangesintheambientor
processtemperature,thiswillcauseadifferenceinthe
uidheadbetweenthehighpressureandlowpressure
sides.Topreventmeasurementerrorsduetothesehead
differences,condensatepotsareusedwhenmeasuring
steamow.
(6) PreventingWindSpeedEffectsinVeryLow
DifferentialPressureMeasurement
(fordifferentialpressuretransmitters)
IMPORTANT
Whenusingadifferentialpressuretransmitterto
measureverylowpressures(draftpressure),thelow
pressureconnectionportisleftopentoatmospheric
pressure(thereferencepressure).
Anywindaroundthedifferentialpressuretransmitter
willthereforecauseerrorsinthemeasurement.To
preventthis,itwillbenecessaryeithertoenclosethe
transmitterinabox,ortoconnectaimpulselineto
thelowpressuresideandinsertitsendintoawind
excludingpot(cylindricalwithabaseplate).
(7) PreventingFreezing
Ifthereisanyriskthattheprocessuidintheimpulse
pipingortransmittercouldfreeze,useasteamjacketor
heatertomaintainthetemperatureoftheuid.
NOTE
Aftercompletingtheconnections,closethevalveson
theprocesspressuretaps(mainvalves),thevalvesat
thetransmitter(stopvalves),andtheimpulsepiping
drainvalves,sothatcondensate,sediment,dustand
otherextraneousmaterialcannotentertheimpulse
piping.
4.2 ImpulsePipingConnection
Examples
Figure4.6,4.7,and4.8showsexamplesoftypical
impulsepipingconnections.Beforeconnectingthe
transmittertotheprocess,studythetransmitter
installationlocation,theprocesspipinglayout,and
thecharacteristicsoftheprocessuid(corrosiveness,
toxicity,ammability,etc.),inordertomakeappropriate
changesandadditionstotheconnectioncongurations.
Notethefollowingpointswhenreferringtothesepiping
examples.
• Iftheimpulselineislong,bracingorsupportsshould
beprovidedtopreventvibration.
• Theimpulsepipingmaterialusedmustbecompatible
withtheprocesspressure,temperature,andother
conditions.
• Avarietyofprocesspressuretapvalves(mainvalves)
areavailableaccordingtothetypeofconnection
(anged,screwed,welded),construction(globe,gate,
orballvalve),temperatureandpressure.Selectthe
typeofvalvemostappropriatefortheapplication.
Tee
3-valve
manifold
Drain valve
Orifice
Drain plug
Tap valve
Union
or flange
Liguid Gas
Condensate pot
Steam
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Figure4.6 ImpulsePipingConnectionExamples
(fordifferentialpressuretransmitters)
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Pipe (opened to atmosphere
at low pressure side)
Open Tank
Closed Tank
Tap valve
Union or flange
Vent plug
Tee
Drain valve
Drain plug
Figure4.7 ImpulsePipingConnectionExamples
(EJ210)
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