Flowmetering

Target flowmeters

Pressure/temperature limits

239

0

200

150

100

50

100

200

300

400

Pressure psi g

Steam

saturation

curve

400

300

200

100

0

0.6

5

10

15

20

25

3032

Pressure bar g

The product should not be used in this region due to software limitations.

Maximum design pressure

Maximum design temperature

Minimum design temperature

3.3.7

* Maximum operating pressure

* Note: See the Installation and Maintenance Instructions supplied with the TFA (IM-P193-02 and IM-P193-03) for full operation restrictions

Horizontal flow

32 bar g @ 239 °C

239 °C

0 °C (non-freezing)

32 bar g @ 239 °C

(464 psi g @ 462°F)

(462°F)

32°F (non-freezing)

(464 psi g @ 462°F)

Vertical flow

7 bar g @ 170 °C

(101 psi g @ 338°F

Minimum operating pressure

Maximum operating temperature (saturation)

Maximum electronics ambient temperature

Maximum electronics humidity level

Designed for a maximum cold hydraulic test pressure of

Differential pressure drop

mbar

Inches H

2

0

0.6 bar g

239 °C

55 °C

90% RH (non-condensing)

52 bar g

(8.7 psi g)

(462°F)

(131°F)

90% RH (non-condensing)

(754 psi g)

%Qmax

10% 20% 30%

40%

50%

60%

70% 80%

90%

100%

DN25

6 25 56

100

156

225

306 399

505

624

DN32

5 19 43

76

118

170

232 303

383

473

DN40

3 10 23

42

65

94

127 166

210

260

DN50

2 6 14

25

39

56

76 100

126

156

%Qmax 10%

20%

30% 40%

50%

60%

70%

80% 90% 100%

DN25 2.5

10.0

22.5 40.1

62.6

90.1

122.7

160.2 202.8 250.4

DN32 1.9

7.6

17.1 30.4

47.5

68.3

93.0

121.5 153.8 189.8

DN40 1.0

4.2

9.4 16.7

26.1

37.6

51.1

66.8 84.5 104.3

DN50 0.6

2.5

5.6 10.0

15.6

22.5

30.7

40.1 50.7 62.6

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