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• Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Meter Installation Manual

  1
  • Important Safety Instructions

    3
    • Signal words and symbols used in this manual

      5
• Contents

  9
  • List of Tables

    11
  • List of Figures

    13
• Section 1: Introduction

  15
  • 1.1 Typical Applications

    15
  • 1.2 Features and benefits:

    15
  • 1.3 Acronyms, abbreviations and definitions

    16
  • 1.4 Daniel MeterLink software

    19
  • 1.5 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Flow Meter design

    20
  • 1.6 Meter specifications

    22
  • 1.7 Pre-installation considerations

    25
  • 1.8 Safety

    25
  • 1.9 Certifications and approvals

    26
    • Standards

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    • Approval Agencies

      27
  • 1.10 FCC compliance

    27
• Section 2: Mechanical installation

  29
  • 2.1 Meter piping, lifting and mounting

    29
  • 2.2 Meter components

    31
  • 2.3 Piping recommendations

    32
  • 2.4 Field hydrostatic pressure testing

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  • 2.5 Meter safety for hoist rings and lifting slings

    36
    • 2.5.1 Use of appropriate safety engineered swivel hoist rings in meter end flanges

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      • Safety precautions using safety engineered swivel hoist rings

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      • How to obtain safety engineered swivel hoist rings

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      • What size safety engineered swivel hoist ring do you need?

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    • 2.5.2 Appropriately rated lifting slings

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      • Safety precautions using appropriate rated lifting slings

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  • 2.6 Mounting requirements in Liquefied Natural Gas pipelines

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• Section 3: Electrical installation

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  • 3.1 Cable length TTL mode

    49
  • 3.2 Cable length Open Collector mode

    49
  • 3.3 Grounding meter electronics

    50
  • 3.4 Conduit seals

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    • 3.4.1 Startup for systems using explosion-proof conduit

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    • 3.4.2 Startup for systems that use flame-proof cable

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  • 3.5 Wiring and I/O

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    • 3.5.1 CPU Module labeling and LED indicators

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      • Ethernet communications

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      • Serial connections

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  • 3.6 Daniel Ultrasonic Meters I/O connections

    61
    • 3.6.1 Frequency/Digital outputs

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      • Frequency or Digital Outputs (FODO 1) source

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      • Frequency or Digital Outputs (FODO 2) source

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      • Frequency or Digital Outputs (FODO 3) source

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      • Mode options

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      • Channel B Phase options:

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      • Phase A and Phase B output (based on flow direction)

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      • Maximum frequency for the frequency outputs

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    • 3.6.2 Analog input settings

      66
    • 3.6.3 Analog output settings

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    • 3.6.4 Digital Input

      66
    • 3.6.5 DHCP server switch settings

      67
    • 3.6.6 Configuration protect switch settings

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    • 3.6.7 External power source connection and fuse

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    • 3.6.8 Securing the meter

      68
      • Sealing the Transmitter Electronics Enclosure

        68
      • Procedure

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      • Base Enclosure Security Seals

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      • Procedure

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    • 3.6.9 Sealing the unit

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• Section 4: Configuring a 3818 LNG Meter

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  • 4.1 Using Daniel MeterLink to configure the meter

    73
    • Procedure

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    • 4.1.1 Field Setup Wizard using Daniel MeterLink

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      • Procedure

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  • 4.2 Using AMS Device Manager to configure the meter

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    • Procedure - installing AMS Device Description

      76
    • AMS Device Manager - Guided Setup

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    • Note: Before writing configuration changes to your meter, make sure you have saved the Configuration file and Maintenance log.

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    • Procedure

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    • AMS Device Manager - Manual Setup

      83
    • Procedure

      83
  • 4.3 Using a Field Communicator to configure the meter

    91
    • Installation Requirements

      91
    • Procedure

      92
  • 4.4 Security seals for the meter

    94
• Appendix A: Engineering drawings

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  • A.1 Daniel 3818 LNG Liquid Ultrasonic Flow Meter drawings

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• Appendix B: Open source licenses

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  • B.1 GNU General Public License

    102
  • B.2 GNU Lesser General Public License

    113
  • B.3 BSD Open Source License

    117
  • B.4 M.I.T License

    118
• Appendix C: Index

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  • C.1 Manual index

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    • Shipping Requirements

      122