Thermal Gas Mass Flowmeter

Installation and Operation Guide

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CONTENTS
1. About this manual ................................................................................................ - 3 -
2. Safety Information .......................................................................................................... - 4 -

2.1 Use personnel............................................................................................................... - 4 -

2.2 store and handling ............................................................................................... - 4 -

2.3 Application condition ........................................................................................... - 4 -

2.4 Safety standards and specifications ................................................................. - 4 -

2.5 Intrinsic safety and explosion protection .......................................................... - 4 -

2.6 Environmental protection.................................................................................... - 4 -

3. Introduction ................................................................................................................... - 5 -

3.1 measuring principle ............................................................................................. - 5 -

3.2 Specifications................................................................................................................ - 6 -

3.3 Mechanical Construction .................................................................................... - 7 -

4. Wiring .................................................................................................................... - 9 -
4.1 Preparation of wiring .................................................................................................... - 9 -

4.2 Terminal description .................................................................................................. - 10 -

4.3 Terminal connection .................................................................................................. - 11 -

5. technical parameters................................................................................................. - 12 -

6．Install ............................................................................................................................ - 13 -
6.1 Installation direction .......................................................................................... - 13 -
6.2 Pipe requirements ................................................................................................... - 13 -

6.3 Installation Steps ..................................................................................................... - 15 -

7．Operating the instrument ........................................................................................... - 17 -

7．1 Keyboard and display .......................................................................................... - 17 -

7．2 Menu Instruction ...................................................................................................... - 18 -

8． Quality asurrance and after-sale service .............................................................. - 31 -

Appendix 1 Modbus register address table ............................................................... - 32 -

Appendix 2 Conversion Coefficient of Common Gas ............................................. - 33 -

Appendix 3 Trouble Shooting....................................................................................... - 35 -

Appendix 4 Upper Range Value of Common Gas .................................................... - 36 -

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1. About this manual
Thank you for choosing our products.

Through this manual, we strive to give you an accurate understanding of the thermal mass

flowmeter measurement principle, related concepts, terminology and installation and application of the

correct methods and conditions.

Symbols and meanings used in this manual:

Graphic symbol meanings in this manual

Incorrect operation or infringement with the relevant regulations and the instructions

of this manual may result in damage of the instrument and equipment

Important concepts, definitions or methods

Caution!

Improper or careless operation and application may result in incorrect operation or

even damage to the instrument

Grounding mark

The Specifications and requirements for using intrinsical safety instruments

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3. Introduction

3.1 measuring principle

Thermal gas mass flow meter is designed on the basis of thermal dispersion, and adopts method of

constant differential temperature to measuring gas flow. It has advantages of small size, easy installation,

high reliability and high accuracy, etc.

The meter contains two platinum resistance temperature sensors. The thermal principle operates by

monitoring the cooling effect of a gas stream as it passes over a heated sensor. Gas flowing through the

sensing section passes over two sensors one of which is used conventionally as a temperature sensor,

whilst the other is used as a heater. The temperature sensor monitors the actual process values whilst

the heater is maintained at a constant differential temperature above this by varying the power consumed

by the sensor. The greater the gas velocity, the greater the cooling effect and power required to maintain

the differential temperature. The measured heater power is therefore a measure of the gas mass flow

rate.

The format of gas velocity and power is shown as below:

……(1)
Where: is specific gravity of medium

V is velocity

K is balance coefficient

Q is heater power

Δ T is differential temperature

The medium temperature range of meter is -40℃～220℃.

In the format (1), the specific gravity of medium is related to the density:

……(2)
3
Where: is the medium density in working condition（kg/m ）
3
ρn is the medium density in standard condition, 101.325kPa and 20℃ （kg/m ）

P is the pressure in working condition（kPa）

T is the temperature in working condition （℃）

In the formats (1) and (2), there is a certain functional relationship between the velocity and pressure in

working condition, medium density, the temperature in working condition.

Due to the sensor temperature is always 30℃ higher than the medium temperature (environment

temperature), and the meter adopts method of constant differential temperature, therefore the meter do

not need to do temperature and pressure compensation in principle.

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3.2 Specifications
Features

 Measuring the mass flow or volume flow of gas

 Do not need to do temperature and pressure compensation in principle with accurate measurement
and easy operation.
 Wide range: 0.5Nm/s～100Nm/s for gas. The meter also can be used for gas leak detection
 Good vibration resistance and long service life. No moving parts and pressure sensor in transducer,
no vibration influence on the measurement accuracy.
 Easy installation and maintenance. If the conditions on site are permissible, the meter can achieve a
hot-tapped installation and maintenance. (Special order of custom-made)
 Digital design, high accuracy and stability
 Configuring with RS485 or HART interface to realize factory automation and integration

Description Specifications

Measuring Medium Various gases (Except the acetylene)

Pipe Size DN10～DN4000mm

Velocity 0.1～100 Nm/s

Accuracy ±1～2.5%

Sensor: -40℃～+220℃
Working Temperature
Transmitter: -20℃～+45℃

Insertion Sensor: medium pressure≤ 1.6MPa

Working Pressure Flanged Sensor: medium pressure≤ 1.6MPa

Special pressure please contact us

Power Supply 24VDC or 220VAC

Response Time 1s

4-20mA (optoelectronic isolation, maximum load 500Ω), Pulse, RS485

Output
(optoelectronic isolation) and HART

Alarm Output 2 line Relay, Normally Open state, 3A/30V/DC

Sensor Type Standard Insertion, Hot-tapped Insertion and Flanged

Construction Compact and Remote

Pipe Material Carbon steel, stainless steel, plastic, etc

4 lines LCD
Display
Mass flow, Volume flow in standard condition, Flow totalizer, Velocity, etc.

Protection Class IP65

Sensor Housing
Stainless steel (316)
Material

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3.3 Mechanical Construction

3.3.1 Appearance

Fig. 1 Standard Insertion Flow Meter Fig. 2 Flanged Flow Meter

(Pipe size DN100-DN500) (Pipe size DN10-DN80)

Fig. 3 Hot-tapped Insertion Flow Meter

(Pipe size DN100-DN4000. Special requirements please contact us)

The insertion sensor of compact insertion flow meter should be inserted to axis of pipe, and the length of

the insertion sensor is decided by pipe size, please confirm the pipe size when ordering. If the insertion

sensor can’t be inserted to axis of pipe, the manufacturer will provide a calibration factor to achieve an

accurate measurement.

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3.3.2 Dimensions
Dimensions of standard insertion sensor Dimensions of hot-tapped insertion sensor

The dimensions of flanged sensor

PN1.6Mpa Plane and surface plate flat welding steel pipe flanges (Unit: mm)

Flange
Nominal Center Screw Flange Pipeline
Outer Screw Sealing Face
Diameter Hole Hole Thickness Length
diameter Thread

DN D k n×L d f C L

15 95 65 4×14 M12 46 2 14 280

20 105 75 4×14 M12 56 2 16 280

25 115 85 4×14 M12 65 2 16 280

32 140 100 4×18 M16 76 2 18 350

40 150 110 4×18 M16 84 2 18 350

50 165 125 4×18 M16 99 2 20 350

65 185 145 4×18 M16 118 2 20 400

80 200 160 8×18 M16 132 2 20 400

100 220 180 8×18 M16 156 2 22 500

For DN15-DN80, the meter can be made with threading to connect.

The above table is used for rated pressure of 1.6MPa. If the rated pressure is more than 1.6MPa, please

contact us for special order.

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4.2 Terminal description

Terminal diagram Mark Description

L AC85V~AC220V L

N AC85V~AC220V N

24V 24V Power supply positive pole

0V 24V Power supply 0V

P+ Pulse output positive pole

P- Pulse output negative pole

I+ Current output positive pole

I- Current output negative pole

485+/A RS485 communication interface A

485-/B RS485 communication interface B

ALARM1 Alarm output 1

ALARM2 Alarm output 2

Sensor terminal

PT20/PT300 is

Default combination ，

Other optional sensors

PT20/PT200、 PT20/PT1000、

RS232 interface, baud rate is 9600.

Function1 the same with S485 interface

Function2 is used to upgrade the instrument program

Upgrade button, press the button, the RS232 interface for

function two, at this time the instrument is not displayed in

the upgrade ready!

Under normal circumstances, no need to press the button.

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4.3 Terminal connection

Pulse output wiring

Analog output wiring

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5. technical parameters
Power Supply Supply Voltage 24VDC/1.5A

Allow residual ripple：0~100Hz，

Upp = 30Mv，Uss＜10mV

Maximum noise：500Hz~10KHz ，Ueff = 2.0Mv

or 85~265V AC

Operating current <650mA

Output Output current mode 4~20mA/ Fixed current output

RS485 interface Baud rate：1200/2400/4800/9600/19200

Data：8

Check：None/Odd/Even

Stop：1

RS232 interface Baud rate：9600 ，Data：8，Check：None ，

Stop：1

Communication protocol MODBUS RTU

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6．Install

A stable flow field is the premise of the accurate measurement of the thermal instrument. Therfore,

please note following points when installing the instrument.

6.1 Installation direction

●Horizontal installation

The process pressure must not exceed 2MPa when installing

●Vertical installation

The process pressure must not exceed 2MPa when installing

6.2 Pipe requirements

If the Interference sources (i.e. bends, reduce, valves, T tubes, ect.) exist on the instrument intake

pipe, measures must be taken to minimize their impacts on measurement performance

The following diagrams describe the recommended minimum straightway lengths of some types of

pipe.

The straightway length should be as long as possible while the room is sufficient. Without the

consideration of other factors, the recommended minimum straightway lengths are:

front straightway length: 20×DN

rare straightway length: 5×DN

 The recommended straightway lengths are minimum, increased straightway lengths improve the

instrument performance.

 If multiple Interference sources exist in front of instrument, the recommended straightway lengths

are absolute.

 The contorl valves are recommended to be place at rare of instrument.

 For the light gases, such as helium and hydrogen, front straightway lengths should be doubled.

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a = front straightway length b = rare straightway lengths

Control valves and shut-off valves should be palced at rare of instrument.

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6.3 Installation Steps
The base of thermal flowmeter

The base of Hot-tapped insertion type The base of standard insertion type

No welding in explosive environment

Carry out the welding operation in accordance with the requirements of special environment.

When installing, place the base on the top of pipe, and make the through-hole of base be perpendicular

to axis of pipe. The good welding location of base and welding process is as below.

Before Welding, the base should be

processed as the same as the
circular arc of pipe to ensure sealing

Good welding location of base

The installation of standard insertion type

Identify an appropriate location for the flow meter.

Confirm the inner diameter and wall thickness of pipe

 Place the other part of meter into ball valve, and calculate the insertion depth according to the inner

diameter and wall thickness of pipe. This step doesn’t need to screw the nut by hand.

 Turn the connecting rod of sensor to make the mark direction of sensor as the same flow direction.

 According the calculated data on site, ensure the insertion depth by corresponding calibration on

the connecting rod, and then screw the nut tightly.

 If the meter is horizontal installation, the display of the meter can be installed in the direction of 90°,

180° or 270° to meet various requirements.

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The installation of hot-tapped insertion type

 Before installation, please conform the connection type and install fittings.

 Before installation, the site must be shut down, and strictly follow the rules of factory.

 Identify an appropriate location for the flow meter.

 According to length requirement of meter, cut the pipe, and install the flanges and bolts on the pipe.

 Ensure the mark direction of meter is as the same flow direction, the display is perpendicular to

horizontal plane, the axis of pipeline is paralleled to horizontal plane, the error can’t be more than

±2.5, and then fix the meter by bolts.

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7．Operating the instrument

7．1 Keyboard and display

Display

Keyboard

Cancel/Exit Key

Shift Key

Modify/Page Key

Confirm/Enter Key

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7．2 Menu Instruction

7．2．1 Display sreens

Display the instant flow rate and Display the instant flow Present value of output

the unit of instant flow rate. velocity, the unit is fixed as m/s. current. The bar at bottom

Cumulative flow and the unit of 0 and 3.1 indicate the range of indicates the percentage of

Cumulative flow velocity while this range is varied output current in its range.

The cumulative flow has 10 with the setting instrument

digits dsiplay, if the cumulative measuring range. The velocity

flow is greater than 9999999, a of medium is displayed

carry is generated and indicated dynamically.

by

The indicators of upper and Didplay of all information.

lower alarm states. The ralies Historical data, the last data for

are nomally on without alarm. the current time point of the data,

the data interval can be set.

Switch between 6 display screens by pressing (the page down key). Pressing Entrer key can enter

currently displaied menu. Back to flow dispaly screen from non flow display screens by pressing Cancel

key

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7．2．2 Menu selecting and password entering

Menu Selecting

SET: Setting of basic parameters

CLR: Setting the integer and decimal of cumulative flow

ImA: Setting the current parameters

ALM: Setting the alarm parameters

COM: settings of RS485 communication

CAL: Calibrate instrument

ADJ: Correction flow value

SYS: Setting the system parameters

QHD: Query history data

CHK: Instrument self-test

SAV: Save and restore paramters

SET: Setting of basic parameters , enter:1000

CLR: Setting the integer and decimal of cumulative flow ,

enter:1000

ImA: Setting the current parameters, enter:1000

ALM: Setting the alarm parameters, enter:1000

COM: settings of RS485 communication , enter:1000

CAL: Calibrate instrument, enter:0603

ADJ: Correction flow value, enter:1000

SYS: Setting the system parameters, enter:1000

QHD: Query history data, None password required

CHK: Instrument self-test, None password required

SAV: Save and restore paramters, None password required

Press Modify/Page Key to select the menu.

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Press Shift Key to select the menu item.

To set the basic parameters, move the black background cursor to "SETTINGS" item, press Enter key

and the password entering screen appears. Press Enter Key once more, to switch to password entering

model (prompted by blinkong cursor). Enter the password and press Enter key again. Once the password

is correct, the basic parameter setting screen appears or an "Error" message is given if the password is

incorrect.

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7．2．3 Basic Paramters

Language: Simplified Chinese/English

User Zero point and present voltage

If there is no medium flow but the isntrument does not display the

zero flow rate, adjust the user zero point to make set the display to

zero.

> signal indicates that this field is adjustable

Flow rate unit is selectable from: g/min、g/s、 Kg/min、 Kg/h、

Nm3/h、Nm3/min、NL/h、NL/min、SCFM

Cummulative flow unit could be one of:

g、Kg、Nm3、NL、CFM，

The cummulative flow unit is cahnged with the flow rate unit

setting and therfore does not need to be set seperately.

Analog output indicating flow or velocity

> signal indicates that this field is adjustable. To switch between

lower span and upper span by pressing Shift Key.

Press enter to set span limits, the first digit will blink if it in editing

model.

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Damping factor: default value is 2 while it could be adjusted

bwtween 0 and 50.

Decreasing the damping factor results in a quicker response of flow

rate changes but may counts the unwanted interferences in.

Increasing the damping factor results in a smoother curve but

may be dull for quick flow rate changes.

Signal cut-off: Set as a percentage of full scale. Any signal less than

this value will be cut-off and considered as ZERO.

Instrument factor: The instrument factor is used to compensate

the interference of cross section velocity distribution and the

influence of the specific application environment。

The instrument factor is a coefficient of linear flow and results in:

Display flow rate = instrument factor * actual measured flow rate.

Pipe inner diameter: Enter the real pipe inner diameter here in unit

of mm.

Select media type,Enter the number to select,

Number range: 00-59

Gas density: unit Kg/m3

When the actual medium density is differnt from calibration gas

density, this could be used for density correction. Always, this is

used for unit conversion of volume and weight.

Conversion rate: The rate of calibration gas desity and actual gas

density.

Noise threshold: Ranged between 0 and 10 and used to suppress

the noise signal. The higher the value is, the higher the singal

strength wiuld be considered as noise.

Sampling peroid: The instrument averages all the smapled flow rate

values within the given period and takes the verage value as the

measured value. Sampling period is set as an increamtal of 200ms.

For example, if the sampling period is set 5, the actual instrument

sampling time is 5*200ms = 1s.

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Select output pulse or frequency

Output pulse width （50-1000ms）

Pulse equivalent: Defines how many volum per pulse.

There 4 pulse equivalents: 1.0、10.0、100.0 and 1000.0. Setting

pulse equivalent to 10.0 means: for every 10 units cummulative

flow, the instrument outputs a pulse.

MaxFrequency:Maximum output frequency

Flow rate corresponding to maximum frequency

If 1000Nm3/H output frequency 5000Hz

That 500 Nm3/H output frequency 2500Hz

Output pulse width （50-1000ms）

Pulse equivalent: Defines how many volum per pulse.

There 4 pulse equivalents: 1.0、10.0、100.0 and 1000.0. Setting

pulse equivalent to 10.0 means: for every 10 units cummulative

flow, the instrument outputs a pulse.

Instrument factor: The instrument factor is used to compensate

the interference of cross section velocity distribution and the

influence of the specific application environment。

The instrument factor is a coefficient of linear flow and results in:

Display flow rate = instrument factor * actual measured flow rate.

Pipe inner diameter: Enter the real pipe inner diameter here in unit

of mm.

Noise threshold: Ranged between 0 and 10 and used to suppress

the noise signal. The higher the value is, the higher the singal

strength wiuld be considered as noise.

Sampling peroid: The instrument averages all the smapled flow rate

values within the given period and takes the verage value as the

measured value. Sampling period is set as an increamtal of 200ms.

For example, if the sampling period is set 5, the actual instrument

sampling time is 5*200ms = 1s.

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Select menu item in the menu selection screen then enter the password.

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After entered the menu item , press the "ESC" Key to return to the menu selection creen, press the

"ENT" key to enter the value set

7．2．4 Totalizer Settings

Clear or set the cumulative flow decimal and integer

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7．2．5 Current settings
Current output model: 4~20mA and fixed current.

When the "Fixed current" is selected, the output currrent is fixed in a

given value.

For example: the current output model is set to "4~20mA"

When there is no flow, if the output is measured as 3.89mA with a

multimeter, then set the " Adjust Iout Zero " to 3.89mA

At the maximum flow rate, if the outpout is measured as 19.75mA

with a multimeter, then set the " Adjust Iout Zero " to 19.75mA

Calibrate the cuurent output with "Fixed current" model:

Setp 1: Connect a multimeter to the current output circuit

Setp 2: Set the current output model to "Fixed current"

Step 3: Move the ">" cursor to next row, enter the setting model by pressing Ent key. Select the output

current value by pressing Page Down Key. Select the value to 4mA.

Step 4: Check the multimeter reading, if it's not 4mA (for example, 3.90mA), press Page Down Key to

enter the calibration menu. Move the ">" cursor to " Adjust Iout Zero " and then press Ent Key to edit

the value. Enter 3.90mA(in this example) and then press Ent Key angain to save.

Step 5: Hold down the Shift Key and Page Down Key at same time to return to previous menu. Select

the 20mA and press Ent Key.

Step 6: Check the multimeter reading, if it's not 20mA (for example, 19.90mA), press Page Down Key

to enter the calibration menu. Move the ">" cursor to " Adjust Iout Span " and then press Ent Key to

edit the value. Enter 19.90mA(in this example) and then press Ent Key angain to save.

7．2．6 Alarm Settings

Set the upper alarm and lower alarm. The alarm setpoints are always

expressed in percentage of instrument full scale . For instance,

setting the Lower alarm setpoint to 10% means:

The lower alarm setpoint =(upper span - lower span)*10%.

At the example left, both upper anf lower hysteresises are set to 0.5.

That means,:

the switch back point of upper alarm = upper alarm setpoint - upper

hysteresis(i.e. 8-0.5)

the lower alarm switch back point = lower alarm setpoint + lower

hysteresis(i.e. 2+0.5)
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7．2．7 Communication Settings
Communication protocol

Protocol: Modbus RTU, other ,HART

Modbus Device ID, ranged from 0 to 255

HART Device ID, ranged from 0 to 15

HART Protocol : if Device ID is non-zero value, Analog output

fixed to 4mA

PV: Flow

SV: Velocity

TV: Temperature

QV: Totalizer

Set the RS485 port baud rate and parity bit. The stop bit is

fixed as i bit. The default parameters of RS485 are :

Baud Rate:9600

Parity bit: NONE

Stop Bit: 1

Data Bits:8

7．2．8 Save and restore paramters

Save Parameters Saving.... Saved successfully Failed when saving

Restore parameters Restored successfully Failed wen restoring

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7．2．9 Correction Settings

Segmental correction factor. Up to 5 segments could be set to

correct the nonlinear errors. The segment number must be

ascending. The total number of segments could be less than 5 but

the correction takes from the firt segment and in a row.

correction factor 1.143 =10.00/8.75

correction factor 0.899 =(30.00-10.00)/(31.00-8.75)

correction factor 0.952 =(50.00-30.00)/(52.00-31.00)

correction factor 0.909 =(70.00-50.00)/(74.00-52.00)

correction factor 1.429=(90.00-70.00)/(88.00-74.00)

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7．2．10 System paramters Settings
System time calibration

The type of temperature sensor, temperature sensor is

based on the type of hardware, the circuit is determined,
no need to modify the sensor model.
The interval between the 60 data points, which is the
interval between the data of the historical data curve, and
the interval between the adjacent data is the interval
between the adjacent 2 data.
Loop display, select the YES, then all information,
flow,velocity,current,relay,historical data,
temperature (if set the display) to loop display.
Backlight settings, always and moment,
moment for the back of the display backlight 30S.

The display content is set for setting the content

displayed when the power is on.
The interval between the interface and the interface
shows the interval between the interface and the
interface.

When the buzzer is turned on or off, the key is pressed to

open, then the buzzer rings.
Temperature interface is displayed, set to display, the
display interface can be found in the temperature value.

The temperature coefficient is the a coefficient in the

formula, and the temperature deviation is the b
coefficient in the formula. T= at+b

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Select menu item in the menu selection screen then enter the password.

7．2．11 Query history data

Enter the value of the date you want to query, the
following two lines of traffic value and cumulative value.
Daily at 8 am the meter automatically saves the current
flow and the fatigue measurement

7．2．12 Self-test
Press enter self-test，display √,that is normal;
display×,that is error.

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8． Quality asurrance and after-sale service
According to the ISO9001:2000 quality management and control system, this product is made of new raw

materials and components, and has been tested strictly in factory. However, due to the uncertainties that

may arise in transportation or use, we undertake to ensure that:

 Whithin 2 weeks from the date of delivery, if a quality defects can be recognized, the

instrument will be changed free of charge

 Whithin 1 year from the date of delivery, if the instrument is damaged but not caused by

improper using or users, it will be repaired free of charge.

 Damages caused by following resons are not considered as the free service conditions

 In violation of the relevant provisions of the manual requirements and installation or use

conditions

 Incorrect or violate the local related instrument installation, wiring or the use regulations

 Wroks with the equipmets which are not electrically compatable with the instrument or

not certified or not assured with quality ensurance

 Unauthorized disassemble or repair

 Out of one year warrenty

 Force majeure as defined by applicable laws

 For thos fault instruments within warranty, users should pay for the freight for sending

instrument to us, the fees for exchange or repair and the freight for sending back are taken

by us

 If there is not faulty found in the istrument sent back to us, users should take all the freights.

 Once the faulties found in the instrument send to us, unless under the special

circumstances, the new or repaired instrumnent will be send back out within 48 hours or 2

working days.

 If a faulty appears, contact us or your local agent

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Appendix 1 Modbus register address table
Floating point data arrangement is F2-F1-F4-F3 (F4-F3-F2-F1 High to low)
register address Register name Register data type data format
number
4x0001-4x0002 Flow 2 float IEEE754
TXD 01 03 00 00 00 02 C4 0B
RXD 01 03 04 00 00 00 00 FA 33
4x0003-4x0004 velocity 2 float IEEE754
TXD 01 03 00 02 00 02 65 CB

RXD 01 03 04 00 00 00 00 FA 33
4x0005-4x0006 current 2 float IEEE754
TXD 01 03 00 04 00 02 85 CA
RXD 01 03 04 00 00 00 00 FA 33
4x0007-4x0008 Cumulative decimal 2 Unsigned long F4-F3-F2-F1

TXD 01 03 00 06 00 02 24 0A
RXD 01 03 04 00 00 00 00 FA 33
4x0009-4x0010 Cumulative decimal 2 float IEEE754
TXD 01 03 00 08 00 02 45 C9
RXD 01 03 04 00 00 00 00 FA 33
4x0011-4x0012 Cumulative float 2 float IEEE754
TXD 01 03 00 0A 00 02 E4 09
RXD 01 03 04 00 00 00 00 FA 33
4x0013-4x0014 Gas temperature 2 float IEEE754
TXD 01 03 00 0C 00 02 04 08
RXD 01 03 04 BA 4A 41 F8 CF 2F
4x0015-4x0016 Current acquisition signal 2 float IEEE754
value
TXD 01 03 00 0E 00 02 A5 C8
RXD 01 03 04 82 1F 40 36 52 5B
4x0017-4x0018 Lower Range 2 float IEEE754
4x0019-4x0020 Upper Range 2 float IEEE754
4x0021 Lower relay status 1 Unsigned int 0- open
1- close
4x0022 Upper relay status 1 Unsigned int 0- open
1- close
4x0051-4x0052 ID number 2 Unsigned long F4-F3-F2-F1
4x0053 Device ID 1 Unsigned int 0-255
4x0054 BaudRate 1 Unsigned int
4x0055 Parity 1 Unsigned int
4x0056 StopBit 1 Unsigned int

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Appendix 2 Conversion Coefficient of Common Gas
According to different gas on site, the calibration in lab translates the flow rate of actual gas on site

into flow rate of air, and then begins to calibrate the flow rate at present. Therefore, when using the meter

on site, the meter displays mass flow or volume flow of actual gas.

When translating the flow rate of gas into flow rate of air, there is a conversion coefficient table of different

gas.

Table 1 The Density and Conversion Coefficient of Common Gas

Specific heat Density Conversion

Gas
(Kal/g*℃) (g/l, 0℃) Coefficient
0 Air 0.24 1.2930 1.0000
1 Argon (Ar) 0.125 1.6605 1.4066
3
2 Arsine (AsH ) 0.1168 3.478 0.6690
3
3 Boron Tribromide (BBr ) 0.0647 11.18 0.3758
3
4 Boron Trichloride (BCl ) 0.1217 5.227 0.4274
3
5 Boron Trifluoride ( BF ) 0.1779 3.025 0.5050
2 6
6 Borane (B H ) 0.502 1.235 0.4384
4
7 Carbon Tetrachloride (CCl ) 0.1297 6.86 0.3052
4
8 Carbon Tetrafluoride (CF ) 0.1659 3.9636 0.4255
4
9 Methane (CH ) 0.5318 0.715 0.7147
2 2
10 Acetylene (C H ) 0.4049 1.162 0.5775
2 4
11 Ethylene (C H ) 0.3658 1.251 0.5944
2 6
12 Ethane (C H ) 0.4241 1.342 0.4781
3 4
13 Allylene (C H ) 0.3633 1.787 0.4185
3 6
14 Propylene (C H ) 0.3659 1.877 0.3956
3 8
15 Propane (C H ) 0.399 1.967 0.3459
4 6
16 Butyne (C H ) 0.3515 2.413 0.3201
4 8
17 Butene (C H ) 0.3723 2.503 0.2923
4 10
18 Butane (C H ) 0.413 2.593 0.2535
5 12
19 Pentane (C H ) 0.3916 3.219 0.2157
3
20 Carbinol (CH OH) 0.3277 1.43 0.5805
2 6
21 Ethanol (C H O) 0.3398 2.055 0.3897
3 3 3
22 Trichloroethane (C H Cl ) 0.1654 5.95 0.2763
23 Carbon Monoxide (CO) 0.2488 1.25 0.9940
2
24 Carbon Dioxide (CO ) 0.2017 1.964 0.7326
2 2
25 Cyanide (C N ) 0.2608 2.322 0.4493
2
26 Chlorine (Cl ) 0.1145 3.163. 0.8529
2
27 Deuterium (D ) 1.7325 0.1798 0.9921
2
28 Fluoride (F ) 0.197 1.695 0.9255
4
29 Germanium Tetrachloride (GeCl ) 0.1072 9.565 0.2654

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30 Germane (GeH4) 0.1405 3.418 0.5656
31 Hydrogen (H2) 3.4224 0.0899 1.0040
32 Hydrogen Bromide (HBr) 0.0861 3.61 0.9940
33 Hydrogen Chloride (HCI) 0.1911 1.627 0.9940
34 Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) 0.3482 0.893 0.9940
35 Hydrogen Iodide (HI) 0.0545 5.707 0.9930
36 Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) 0.2278 1.52 0.8390
37 Helium (He) 1.2418 0.1786 1.4066
38 Krypton (Kr) 0..0593 3.739 1.4066
39 nitrogen (N2) 0.2486 1.25 0.9940
40 Neon (Ne) 0.2464 0.9 1.4066
41 Ammonia (NH3) 0.5005 0.76 0.7147
42 Nitric Oxide (NO) 0.2378 1.339 0.9702
43 Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) 0.1923 2.052 0.7366
44 Nitrous Oxide (N2O) 0.2098 1.964 0.7048
45 Oxygen (O2) 0.2196 1.427 0.9861
46 Phosphorus Trichloride (PCI 3) 0.1247 6.127 0.3559
47 Phosphorane (PH3) 0.261 1.517 0.6869
48 Phosphorus Pentafluoride (PF5) 0.1611 5.62 0.3002
49 Phosphorus Oxychloride (POCI3) 0.1324 6.845 0.3002
50 Silicon Tetrachloride (SiCI4) 0.127 7.5847 0.2823
51 Silicon Fluoride (SiF4) 0.1692 4.643 0.3817
52 Silane (SiH4) 0.3189 1.433 0.5954
53 Dichlorosilane (SiH2CI2) 0.1472 4.506 0.4095
54 Trichlorosilane (SiHCI3) 0.1332 6.043 0.3380
55 Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) 0.1588 6.516 0.2624
56 Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) 0.1489 2.858 0.6829
57 Titanium Tetrachloride (TiCI4) 0.1572 8.465 0.2048
58 Tungsten Hexafluoride (WF6) 0.0956 13.29 0.2137
59 Xenon (Xe) 0.0379 5.858 1.4066

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Appendix 4 Upper Range Value of Common Gas
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(Unit: Nm /h. The follow table can be extended)

Nominal

Diameter Air Nitrogen（N2） Oxygen（O2） Hydrogen(H2)

(mm)

15 65 65 32 10

25 175 175 89 28

32 290 290 144 45

40 450 450 226 70

50 700 700 352 110

65 1200 1200 600 185

80 1800 1800 900 280

100 2800 2800 1420 470

125 4400 4400 2210 700

150 6300 6300 3200 940

200 10000 10000 5650 1880

250 17000 17000 8830 2820

300 25000 25000 12720 4060

400 45000 45000 22608 7200

500 70000 70000 35325 11280

600 100000 100000 50638 16300

700 135000 135000 69240 22100

800 180000 180000 90432 29000

900 220000 220000 114500 77807

1000 280000 280000 141300 81120

1200 400000 400000 203480 91972

1500 600000 600000 318000 101520

2000 700000 700000 565200 180480

The flow rate in standard condition: The flow rate is in the condition of 20℃ temperature and 101.325kPa

pressure.

The unit of flow rate is optional: Nm3/h, Nm3/min, L/h, L/min, t/h, t/min, kg/h or kg/min.

The reduction formula of flow rate in working condition and flow rate in standard condition:
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Qs: The flow rate in standard condition (Nm3/h).

Qn: The flow rate in working condition (m3/h).

t: The medium temperature in working condition (℃).

p: The medium pressure in working condition (Gauge pressure, kPa).

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