User ManualTable of ContentsIntroduction71.1 Safety guidelines71.2 About the meter71.2.1 What is it?71.2.2 7829 Viscomaster meter measurements81.2.3 7829 Viscomaster Dynamic meter measurements81.2.4 What is it used for?9Installation112.1 Introduction112.2 Installation effects122.2.1 Boundary effects122.2.2 Fluid at the sensor142.2.3 Thermal effects142.2.4 Entrained gas152.2.5 Solids contamination152.2.6 Vibration effects152.3 General fitting notes152.4 Standard installations162.4.1 Overview162.4.2 Meter orientation172.4.3 Flow-through chamber installation182.4.4 VAF Viscosense retrofit192.4.5 VAF Viscotherm retrofit222.5 Commissioning242.6 During normal running242.7 Removal and refitting procedure24Electrical Connections273.1 Introduction273.2 Installation considerations283.2.1 Power supply283.2.2 EMC283.2.3 Ground connections293.2.4 Cabling requirements293.2.5 Surge protection293.2.6 Installation in explosive areas303.3 Wiring the meter323.4 Power supply input323.5 Modbus (RS-485)333.6 4-20 mA outputs343.7 Wiring procedure363.8 Further information on RS-485383.8.1 RS-485383.8.2 RS-485 to RS-232383.8.3 RS-485 multi-drop413.8.4 Transmission mode41Using ADView and ProLink II434.1 Using ADView software434.1.1 What is ADView?434.1.2 Installing ADView434.1.3 Starting ADView444.1.4 Understanding ADView features464.2 Using ProLink II software514.2.1 Overview514.2.2 Requirements514.2.3 Connecting from a PC to a meter514.2.4 ProLink II configuration upload/download524.2.5 ProLink II language52Calibration Check535.1 Calibration535.1.1 Factory calibration535.1.2 Calibration of Transfer Standards535.1.3 Instrument calibration545.1.4 General viscosity equation545.1.5 General density equation545.2 Calibration certificate examples555.2.1 Viscomaster sample calibration certificate555.2.2 Viscomaster Dynamic sample calibration certificate565.3 User calibration checks575.3.1 Ambient air calibration check575.3.2 On-line calibration adjustment57General Maintenance596.1 Overview596.2 General maintenance596.2.1 Physical checks596.2.2 Electrical check606.2.3 Performance check606.2.4 Calibration check606.3 Fault analysis and remedial action606.3.1 Troubleshooting faults606.3.2 Mechanical servicing626.3.3 Time period trap62Factory Default Settings65A.1 Default configuration for analog outputs65Calculated Parameters67B.1 Overview67B.2 Base density referral67B.2.1 API density referral67B.3 Kinematic viscosity69B.4 Base kinematic viscosity referral using ASTM D34169B.5 Ignition quality69Safety Certification71C.1 Safety certification71Modbus Communications73D.1 Overview73D.2 Accessing Modbus registers74D.2.1 Establishing Modbus communications74D.3 Modbus implementation74D.3.1 Register size and content74D.4 Modbus register assignments75D.5 Index codes78D.5.1 API product type79D.5.2 Pressure, Temperature, Density and other Units79D.5.3 Output averaging time79D.5.4 Analog output selection80D.5.5 Referral temperature80D.5.6 Software version80D.5.7 Hardware type80D.5.8 Unit type81D.5.9 Status register flags81D.5.10 Line dynamic viscosity units82D.6 Establishing Modbus communications82D.7 Example of direct Modbus access84D.7.1 Example 1: Reading line density (16-bit register size)84D.7.2 Example 2: Reading line density (32-bit register size)85Product Data87E.1 Density / temperature relationship of hydrocarbon products87E.1.1 Crude oil87E.1.2 Refined products87E.1.3 Platinum resistance law88E.1.4 Density of ambient air89E.1.5 Density of water89E.1.6 Velocity of sound in liquids90Return Policy93F.1 General guidelines93F.2 New and unused equipment93F.3 Used equipment93Size: 1.81 MBPages: 96Language: EnglishOpen manual